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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

13,109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $176.05/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,273/hd at 723 lb · 1,236 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $186.44/cwt +2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 676 lb · 1,065 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.38/cwt -4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,146/hd at 724 lb · 919 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 13,109 28,773 46,313
Feeder cattle 12,485 27,432 43,956
Slaughter cattle 624 1,341 2,357

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Fewer feeder cattle in the auctions this week as the extremely cold weather caused many cancellations. Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Good demand for feeder cattle this week but with the sky-rocketing corn futures and free-falling feeder cattle futures at midweek cattle feeders took a step back to re-evaluate their game plan. The feeder cattle futures have been pointing to a very bullish feeder market in the coming months but runaway feed costs are extremely concerning. The Live Cattle futures aren’t painting as rosy of an outlook, and when coupled with costs of gain as high as the cost of the cattle there is reason for concern. Little snow cover across the state which is also adding to cattle producers’ worries as good spring rains will be necessary. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 2 265.00 $265.00 $792 —
303–347 320 25 240.00–262.50 $256.48 $821 —
351–388 369 27 230.00–240.00 $234.51 $865 +17.82
420–437 434 30 232.00–233.75 $233.47 $1,013 +10.10
455–493 471 139 221.00–236.00 $226.30 $1,066 +0.52
500–533 507 71 210.00–227.00 $222.24 $1,127 +3.38
548 548 21 201.00 $201.00 $1,101 -0.88
548 548 17 210.00 $210.00 $1,151 +8.12
550–597 572 488 194.50–220.00 $210.28 $1,203 +8.22
578 578 50 204.00 $204.00 $1,179 +1.94
584–585 thin fleshed 584 153 206.50–210.50 $208.80 $1,219 +0.08
605–647 621 491 188.50–206.00 $198.45 $1,232 +0.16
662 fancy 662 85 195.50 $195.50 $1,294 —
651–697 677 961 170.50–192.25 $185.99 $1,259 +1.94
693 693 19 168.50 $168.50 $1,168 -4.52
710–737 thin fleshed 715 172 183.00–186.85 $186.04 $1,330 —
701–744 724 1,045 162.50–185.00 $174.71 $1,265 -0.85
733 733 19 159.00 $159.00 $1,165 -16.56
755–799 769 816 160.00–181.00 $169.12 $1,301 -0.77
791–796 795 24 153.00–159.00 $156.07 $1,241 -13.82
800–842 817 737 154.00–165.00 $160.48 $1,311 -1.72
818 818 6 153.00 $153.00 $1,252 -9.20
851–895 879 459 148.00–162.00 $154.05 $1,354 -3.68
899 899 21 150.00 $150.00 $1,348 +3.50
905 905 33 144.00 $144.00 $1,303 -11.13
900–949 916 241 149.75–162.50 $157.64 $1,444 +2.51
953–994 982 513 149.60–154.00 $152.21 $1,495 +0.74
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
679 679 7 177.00 $177.00 $1,202 —
923 923 65 153.50 $153.50 $1,417 +3.62
1003–1043 1031 144 149.00–152.50 $150.72 $1,554 +0.22
1068 1068 18 149.75 $149.75 $1,599 +0.05
1117–1144 1123 220 147.00–151.50 $150.43 $1,689 +7.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 8 221.00 $221.00 $864 +2.85
414–445 438 18 208.00–214.00 $209.26 $917 -1.74
474–499 489 28 206.00–218.00 $211.66 $1,035 +19.52
530–543 536 7 192.00–200.00 $196.52 $1,053 +1.50
579–593 583 46 184.00–192.00 $190.25 $1,109 +2.50
618–644 631 36 162.00–184.00 $178.39 $1,126 +7.93
658–694 686 39 160.00–172.00 $165.43 $1,135 -5.89
712–745 720 63 147.50–165.50 $162.52 $1,170 +1.07
772–786 781 22 149.00–154.50 $150.51 $1,175 -5.01
820 820 4 154.25 $154.25 $1,265 —
912 912 7 138.50 $138.50 $1,263 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1341 1341 8 141.50 $141.50 $1,898 —
1481 1481 14 151.50 $151.50 $2,244 —
1528–1648 1581 16 152.00–152.50 $152.23 $2,407 +7.15
1626 1626 7 141.00 $141.00 $2,293 —
1618–1670 1661 72 148.50–150.00 $149.76 $2,488 +10.91
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 614 7 169.00 $169.00 $1,038 —
789 789 8 148.50 $148.50 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 10 192.50 $192.50 $853 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 5 225.00 $225.00 $632 —
346 346 11 232.50 $232.50 $804 +22.50
379–387 384 20 213.00–223.00 $216.95 $833 +8.01
415–443 428 50 176.00–188.00 $181.48 $777 -14.20
433 fancy 433 8 206.00 $206.00 $892 —
452–496 475 53 181.00–193.00 $187.06 $889 -5.10
505–548 527 187 170.00–188.00 $181.41 $956 -2.23
550–599 582 351 169.00–185.50 $179.09 $1,042 +21.38
606–649 628 372 158.00–175.00 $166.99 $1,049 -5.77
656–698 674 754 152.00–169.00 $163.61 $1,103 -0.52
698 698 4 131.00 $131.00 $914 -33.13
700–748 723 886 146.50–165.00 $158.88 $1,149 +2.24
732–746 742 33 143.00–149.75 $144.82 $1,075 -35.26
753–790 764 225 146.00–156.00 $151.71 $1,159 -26.99
794 794 135 156.00 $156.00 $1,239 +5.61
799 799 5 145.00 $145.00 $1,159 -5.39
813 813 25 146.75 $146.75 $1,193 -0.68
801–849 825 289 144.50–149.50 $147.17 $1,214 -0.26
861 861 15 144.25 $144.25 $1,242 -2.64
850–899 877 386 138.50–149.25 $145.76 $1,278 -1.13
904–948 915 271 139.00–148.00 $145.07 $1,327 -0.41
959 959 8 144.00 $144.00 $1,381 -1.73
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 43 149.00 $149.00 $1,494 +3.50
1069–1083 1077 63 134.50–137.25 $136.12 $1,466 +11.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 5 185.00 $185.00 $553 —
474 474 8 164.00 $164.00 $777 -6.69
520–546 534 9 164.00–170.00 $167.41 $894 -5.41
599 599 5 157.00 $157.00 $940 -6.72
603–643 612 13 141.00–156.50 $149.87 $917 -7.95
666–670 667 23 150.00–150.50 $150.39 $1,003 -11.37
706 706 17 144.50 $144.50 $1,020 -7.89
782 782 14 142.00 $142.00 $1,110 -14.00
811 811 11 141.00 $141.00 $1,144 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1264 1264 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,706 -2.09
1316–1480 1344 35 138.50–145.00 $143.77 $1,932 —
1321–1444 1412 23 144.00–150.00 $146.16 $2,064 +5.02
1539 1539 9 153.00 $153.00 $2,355 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 6 111.00 $111.00 $546 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 4 151.00 $151.00 $923 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1086–1793 1424 80-85% 132 73.00–78.00 $75.16 $1,070 +0.96
1043–1675 1435 80-85% 60 67.00–72.50 $71.10 $1,020 +0.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1890 1502 75-80% 19 66.00–78.50 $76.54 $1,150 —
1150–1865 1554 75-80% 4 84.00–85.00 $84.30 $1,310 —
1165–1884 1626 75-80% 79 78.00–83.00 $80.11 $1,303 +9.62
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1210 1077 85-90% 4 26.00–40.00 $29.31 $316 +1.24
830–1485 1148 85-90% 12 41.00–62.00 $55.34 $635 —
1065–1325 1203 85-90% 15 68.00–70.50 $70.14 $844 +16.28
910–1513 1262 85-90% 24 64.00–68.00 $66.77 $843 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–2270 1719 7 100.00–105.00 $102.45 $1,761 +11.30
1690–2310 2000 2 87.00–100.50 $92.70 $1,854 —
1910–2225 2022 3 107.00–116.00 $110.05 $2,225 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1636 1636 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,996 -9.00

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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.