South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

9,519 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary report →

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $157.32/cwt -1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 824 lb · 668 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.49/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 917 lb · 666 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $149.48/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,390/hd at 930 lb · 600 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	9,519	20,893	15,313
Feeder cattle	8,617	19,734	13,674
Slaughter cattle	902	1,159	1,639

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 850 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower, over 850 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Moderate to good demand for this lighter offering of feeder cattle. With the winter storm at midweek there were some cancellations, along with the locations that don't host a sale this holiday week, there were fewer feeder cattle offered in the auctions. With the rising corn cost there is great concern over the coming months in the fed cattle market, this is adding pressure to the feeder cattle market. There was some moisture received this week but more is needed, which is keeping some pressure on the light cattle market that could run on grass as yearlings. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	4	220.00	$220.00	$761	—
418–441	431	31	210.00–226.00	$220.94	$952	+8.89
484–489	488	16	194.00–206.00	$202.27	$987	-5.98
502–538	524	39	186.00–206.00	$197.87	$1,037	+3.87
557–594	576	102	185.00–200.00	$189.59	$1,092	-4.40
600–646	628	57	179.50–193.00	$187.76	$1,179	+10.99
658	658	5	167.50	$167.50	$1,102	±0.00
654–699	672	267	166.75–185.25	$175.93	$1,182	-2.75
704–742	729	175	165.50–172.50	$168.09	$1,225	-2.85
758–799	781	423	156.00–167.25	$162.78	$1,271	+2.52
805–849	824	668	149.00–164.00	$157.32	$1,296	-1.49
853–895	873	562	142.00–161.00	$155.36	$1,356	+1.10
880	880	10	138.00	$138.00	$1,214	-16.26
907–945	930	600	144.50–153.00	$149.48	$1,390	+1.21
950–998	975	467	140.25–151.25	$146.75	$1,431	+2.51
980	980	16	141.00	$141.00	$1,382	-3.24

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1032	1009	232	137.00–148.00	$145.03	$1,463	+4.28
1060–1098	1076	280	137.25–143.85	$141.29	$1,520	-0.31
1144	1144	4	132.00	$132.00	$1,510	-7.33
1171–1189	1185	19	135.00–137.25	$136.78	$1,621	+0.66
1235	1235	7	136.75	$136.75	$1,689	+3.25

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1226	1226	5	132.00	$132.00	$1,618	—
1272–1370	1314	41	135.00–139.00	$137.63	$1,808	+5.63
1346	1346	23	139.50	$139.50	$1,878	—
1416	1416	6	143.00	$143.00	$2,025	+1.82
1394–1483	1436	102	140.00–142.25	$141.28	$2,029	+1.69
1445	1445	4	137.00	$137.00	$1,980	-2.59
1510–1571	1534	37	138.50–144.50	$139.92	$2,146	+4.04
1582	1582	15	139.00	$139.00	$2,199	—
1590	1590	14	145.00	$145.00	$2,306	—
1643–1679	1649	140	137.00–142.50	$141.37	$2,331	+1.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	8	195.00	$195.00	$690	—
483	483	5	186.50	$186.50	$901	-8.69
563–598	581	27	162.00–178.00	$169.10	$982	-3.58
608–640	627	23	159.50–171.00	$164.70	$1,033	-10.89
655–683	664	35	155.50–166.00	$161.05	$1,069	-10.94
700–744	714	58	155.00–161.00	$159.15	$1,136	+10.20
773–794	783	17	148.50–152.50	$150.32	$1,177	+3.96
810–841	831	41	144.00–149.00	$145.89	$1,212	—
929	929	114	152.25	$152.25	$1,414	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
711	711	18	133.00	$133.00	$946	—
836	836	6	133.00	$133.00	$1,112	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1022	1022	5	136.50	$136.50	$1,395	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	12	193.00	$193.00	$757	-18.00
408–446	427	10	174.00–177.00	$175.43	$749	-9.91
471–492	480	35	170.00–180.00	$174.94	$840	-2.88
501–548	531	22	167.50–176.00	$173.04	$919	-2.69
555–599	568	96	162.00–175.00	$168.35	$956	-1.30
605–640	621	236	152.00–167.50	$161.12	$1,001	-1.07
660	660	4	150.50	$150.50	$993	+7.50
657–699	683	249	149.00–161.00	$157.40	$1,075	+0.02
704–745	722	248	143.00–156.75	$150.00	$1,083	-1.87
751–789	773	422	142.50–150.00	$145.39	$1,124	-0.85
824	824	35	145.00	$145.00	$1,195	-7.74
801–849	839	487	132.50–143.00	$140.04	$1,175	+2.58
854–899	871	355	130.00–139.75	$134.66	$1,173	-2.40
902–944	917	666	125.00–137.50	$133.49	$1,224	-1.34
959–971	967	122	126.75–136.75	$134.84	$1,304	+2.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	5	191.50	$191.50	$764	+24.00
427	427	3	162.00	$162.00	$692	-12.68
483–494	492	14	159.50–168.00	$161.29	$794	+5.30
566–568	568	26	140.00–165.50	$145.87	$829	-13.08
636–640	638	17	141.00–149.00	$145.69	$930	+0.68
675	675	82	138.00	$138.00	$932	-9.30
722	722	5	131.00	$131.00	$946	-8.74
768–799	781	113	129.00–140.00	$134.99	$1,054	—
803–820	809	30	130.00–131.00	$130.37	$1,055	-2.77
901	901	4	114.50	$114.50	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
793	793	32	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
816–835	826	225	1,140.00–1,200.00	$1,177.92	-92.08

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1201	1201	7	139.00	$139.00	$1,669	—
1269	1269	23	137.00	$137.00	$1,739	+2.63
1269	1269	7	136.00	$136.00	$1,726	+1.63
1303	1303	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,837	—
1287–1372	1321	38	140.00–143.00	$141.23	$1,866	—
1356–1443	1400	20	143.00–146.00	$144.55	$2,024	+3.63

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1019–1046	1038	16	128.00–131.00	$128.92	$1,338	-4.13
1051–1065	1056	54	134.75–135.75	$135.38	$1,430	+4.58
1152	1152	6	129.75	$129.75	$1,495	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
569	569	7	131.00	$131.00	$745	—
636	636	4	130.00	$130.00	$827	+7.00
672	672	6	120.00	$120.00	$806	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	3	189.00	$189.00	$911	—
522	522	5	188.00	$188.00	$981	—
682	682	3	156.50	$156.50	$1,067	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1279	1279	80-85%	4	82.00	$82.00	$1,049	—
1300–1375	1325	80-85%	3	70.00–73.00	$71.96	$953	-8.80
1370	1370	80-85%	1	63.00	$63.00	$863	—
1177–1813	1520	80-85%	87	74.50–79.50	$77.36	$1,176	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1753	1474	75-80%	66	80.00–86.00	$83.41	$1,229	—
1458–1905	1591	75-80%	7	74.00–78.00	$76.42	$1,216	—
1828–1885	1847	75-80%	3	89.50–90.50	$89.84	$1,659	+16.17

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
893–1125	1042	85-90%	10	12.50–45.00	$23.97	$250	—
1025–1265	1105	85-90%	3	73.00–74.00	$73.62	$814	—
1127–1510	1237	85-90%	17	69.00–74.00	$71.52	$885	+10.97
1125–1598	1332	85-90%	18	54.00–65.00	$57.81	$770	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–2115	1633	6	85.00–100.00	$95.00	$1,551	+4.91
1153–2275	1680	9	101.00–109.00	$104.30	$1,752	—
2125–2353	2257	4	113.00–117.50	$114.62	$2,587	—

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1492–1628	1542	24	119.00–122.00	$120.04	$1,851	—

↑ Back to top

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.