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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

57,525 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $181.29/cwt -6.98 vs last sale · ≈ $952/hd at 525 lb · 6,435 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.77/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 574 lb · 4,938 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $192.24/cwt -2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 477 lb · 4,328 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 57,525 28,384 44,294
Feeder cattle 56,390 26,693 42,561
Slaughter cattle 1,135 1,691 1,733

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer Calves sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer Calves and Yearlings sold steady to 3.00 lower. Yearling steers 750- 900 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and above 900 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Similar to last week as many strings of preconditioned calves were in the offering and they were met with good to very good demand. Slaughter Cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher and Bulls sold on a higher undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262–287 273 20 218.00–227.00 $222.75 $608 —
305–339 326 13 201.00–207.50 $203.34 $663 -11.34
317–347 339 250 199.00–227.50 $218.99 $742 +4.31
350–398 382 490 193.00–229.00 $214.80 $821 -3.17
400–449 426 2,191 179.00–224.00 $207.76 $885 -4.61
450–499 477 4,311 174.00–204.50 $192.29 $917 -2.07
495–498 496 17 172.00–182.00 $178.46 $885 -15.90
524 524 47 170.50 $170.50 $893 -16.70
500–549 525 6,257 170.00–193.00 $181.74 $954 -5.46
500–548 536 121 161.00–164.00 $163.70 $877 -23.50
538 unweaned 538 10 161.00 $161.00 $866 —
550 550 10 166.00 $166.00 $913 -12.34
550–596 574 4,834 160.00–188.00 $175.61 $1,008 -2.73
598 fancy 598 94 185.00 $185.00 $1,106 —
600–646 619 2,862 155.00–180.50 $170.06 $1,053 -3.64
653–684 665 68 146.50–148.00 $147.07 $978 -20.83
651–699 672 1,009 143.00–175.00 $166.33 $1,118 -1.57
705–742 721 186 150.00–168.00 $159.43 $1,149 -5.49
732 732 16 142.00 $142.00 $1,039 -22.92
753–792 773 434 153.25–166.75 $160.25 $1,239 +3.39
801–845 825 429 148.50–165.50 $159.26 $1,314 +3.36
852–896 880 1,433 137.00–167.00 $159.51 $1,404 +2.34
900–920 910 28 147.00–152.25 $149.65 $1,362 +3.41
905–948 926 673 137.50–158.75 $155.49 $1,440 -4.87
950–999 976 2,049 141.85–160.00 $153.07 $1,494 -6.15
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–499 473 62 161.00–173.00 $167.13 $791 —
521–523 522 11 165.00–170.00 $167.28 $873 -0.65
574 574 17 159.00 $159.00 $913 -3.15
659 659 10 145.00 $145.00 $956 -4.79
1003–1045 1028 501 131.00–154.00 $148.73 $1,529 -4.22
1050–1097 1078 922 143.00–151.25 $148.13 $1,597 +2.46
1109–1131 1126 86 136.00–144.75 $138.67 $1,561 —
1152–1168 1156 91 134.50–146.50 $142.64 $1,649 —
1222 1222 6 115.50 $115.50 $1,411 —
1330 1330 32 126.50 $126.50 $1,682 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269–283 281 64 182.50–210.00 $204.55 $575 -5.45
324–347 336 29 192.50–203.00 $199.49 $670 —
350–370 thin fleshed 359 24 171.00–210.00 $191.59 $688 —
361–395 378 208 172.50–207.50 $199.11 $753 +19.19
401–448 431 276 157.50–201.50 $180.86 $780 +20.86
454–495 475 317 153.00–178.00 $171.89 $816 +2.87
504–546 529 331 154.00–170.00 $163.87 $867 -0.90
550–597 573 98 151.00–163.00 $156.67 $898 +3.89
602–635 613 50 146.00–158.00 $152.98 $938 -6.02
678 678 7 142.00 $142.00 $963 —
722 722 32 144.00 $144.00 $1,040 -0.67
777–794 784 21 131.00–156.00 $143.42 $1,124 +3.31
844 844 15 154.00 $154.00 $1,300 +3.31
895 895 56 147.75 $147.75 $1,322 —
920 920 5 132.00 $132.00 $1,214 -11.00
931–940 934 30 143.00–143.75 $143.23 $1,338 +0.23
958 958 12 148.75 $148.75 $1,425 +1.25
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1176 1176 7 128.50 $128.50 $1,511 —
1183–1274 1244 46 127.00–134.00 $132.11 $1,643 —
1312 1312 7 128.50 $128.50 $1,686 +10.56
1330 1330 8 127.00 $127.00 $1,689 +9.06
1350 1350 16 126.50 $126.50 $1,708 +4.94
1343–1432 1399 16 123.00–125.75 $124.76 $1,745 +0.27
1454–1467 1461 18 123.00–124.50 $123.75 $1,808 -4.25
1505–1573 1555 247 124.00–124.75 $124.43 $1,935 -0.57
1646 1646 7 127.00 $127.00 $2,090 +6.91
1652–1655 1653 36 115.00–119.00 $116.78 $1,930 —
1733 1733 17 104.00 $104.00 $1,802 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
257 257 15 164.00 $164.00 $421 —
366–385 369 32 165.00–184.00 $168.10 $620 —
553 553 7 156.00 $156.00 $863 +6.00
766 766 22 148.00 $148.00 $1,134 —
1160 1160 6 122.00 $122.00 $1,415 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 7 172.00 $172.00 $671 —
550 550 6 118.00 $118.00 $649 -49.00
650 650 13 116.00 $116.00 $754 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 14 149.00 $149.00 $574 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 12 136.00 $136.00 $809 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252–295 276 57 176.00–200.00 $186.63 $515 —
305–349 331 375 151.00–208.00 $188.33 $623 +11.18
338 fancy 338 11 219.00 $219.00 $740 —
351–399 377 871 154.00–191.00 $176.98 $667 -2.40
415 thin fleshed 415 11 183.00 $183.00 $759 —
420 420 113 191.00 $191.00 $802 +16.91
400–449 428 2,999 150.00–188.00 $174.03 $745 -0.06
450–498 477 3,660 146.00–176.00 $165.00 $787 -37.00
480 480 115 191.00 $191.00 $917 -11.00
500–548 521 3,645 142.00–175.00 $159.88 $833 +0.56
510–540 530 238 168.00–187.50 $176.97 $938 +17.65
545 545 28 141.50 $141.50 $771 -17.82
550 550 39 161.00 $161.00 $886 +2.38
550–596 569 2,229 136.00–165.00 $155.71 $886 -2.91
569 fancy 569 85 162.00 $162.00 $922 —
600–641 617 1,123 137.00–159.00 $153.04 $944 -2.30
630 630 25 150.00 $150.00 $945 +15.00
650–699 683 473 131.00–157.25 $150.35 $1,027 -3.44
700–744 724 373 139.00–153.50 $150.07 $1,087 -9.03
742 742 367 149.00 $149.00 $1,106 +4.00
750–798 780 551 146.00–159.25 $152.22 $1,187 -2.42
802 802 42 138.50 $138.50 $1,111 -13.90
805–845 826 561 142.50–159.50 $150.25 $1,241 -2.15
851–896 877 926 136.50–159.00 $147.39 $1,293 -1.29
881 881 64 151.50 $151.50 $1,335 +11.33
904–947 915 409 134.50–149.00 $143.21 $1,310 +0.35
914–942 928 246 151.25–151.50 $151.38 $1,405 +8.52
963 963 8 131.50 $131.50 $1,266 -10.52
951–990 965 233 134.25–146.00 $138.34 $1,335 +7.84
951–982 969 484 146.75–150.75 $148.93 $1,443 +18.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–343 329 53 170.00–200.00 $177.39 $584 +12.43
388–390 389 14 160.00–168.00 $162.29 $631 —
400–445 431 203 140.00–165.00 $156.14 $673 +2.39
470–498 481 150 136.00–155.50 $149.82 $721 -0.62
501–549 519 84 141.00–155.00 $146.41 $760 -1.47
550–593 564 99 138.00–145.00 $142.77 $805 —
600–640 623 79 132.50–148.00 $142.36 $887 -6.14
662–665 663 10 133.00–135.00 $134.20 $890 -14.30
717–719 718 50 133.00–141.50 $135.55 $973 -4.07
764–791 773 26 135.00–145.25 $138.63 $1,072 +1.63
824 824 7 130.50 $130.50 $1,075 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 31 152.50 $152.50 $564 —
412–441 432 51 143.50–159.00 $152.20 $658 -7.04
478 478 8 159.00 $159.00 $760 +3.00
531 531 7 143.00 $143.00 $759 —
573 573 12 146.00 $146.00 $837 —
645 645 5 138.00 $138.00 $890 —
1004–1047 1012 149 131.00–139.50 $133.94 $1,355 -4.81
1051–1073 1066 29 131.50–143.00 $134.15 $1,430 -3.10
1119 1119 4 118.00 $118.00 $1,320 -10.52
1151–1173 1158 35 128.00–131.50 $130.39 $1,510 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1261 1261 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,538 +5.00
1234–1471 1377 188 121.00–124.00 $121.56 $1,674 +2.38
1497 1497 18 116.00 $116.00 $1,737 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 9 160.00 $160.00 $430 —
639 639 5 133.00 $133.00 $850 —
1004–1033 1011 47 123.00–126.75 $125.85 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 28 135.00 $135.00 $701 —
709 709 7 125.00 $125.00 $886 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 7 137.00 $137.00 $821 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
734–1305 1033 85-90% 17 22.50–38.00 $29.42 $304 -1.03
773–1605 1116 85-90% 52 52.00–57.00 $53.78 $600 —
1160–1235 1198 85-90% 4 58.00–62.00 $59.94 $718 —
1021–1560 1253 85-90% 29 41.00–51.00 $46.92 $588 -6.36
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1553 1492 75-80% 4 61.00–65.00 $62.92 $939 -1.14
1158–1938 1515 75-80% 53 66.00–73.00 $70.88 $1,074 —
1115–1778 1601 75-80% 19 75.00–82.00 $79.46 $1,272 +11.56
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1168–1475 1370 80-85% 8 67.00–69.00 $67.70 $927 —
1085–1758 1388 80-85% 43 58.00–65.00 $62.38 $866 —
1382–1500 1431 80-85% 7 53.00–56.00 $55.25 $791 +2.98
1485 1485 80-85% 1 47.00 $47.00 $698 -11.62
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1537 1537 65-75% 7 95.00 $95.00 $1,460 —
1470–2015 1762 65-75% 50 80.00–90.00 $85.43 $1,505 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–2500 1702 24 45.00–87.00 $72.80 $1,239 —
1765–2440 2119 6 85.00–91.00 $87.86 $1,862 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1343–1378 1354 19 101.00–108.00 $103.25 $1,398 -1.14
1425–1654 1485 59 109.00–113.25 $109.95 $1,633 +10.45
1671 1671 8 99.50 $99.50 $1,663 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.