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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 25, 2022

19,901 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $148.36/cwt -5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 920 lb · 1,263 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.99/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,136/hd at 823 lb · 1,241 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.65/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 880 lb · 1,238 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 19,901 22,466 11,899
Feeder cattle 18,831 21,484 10,897
Slaughter cattle 1,070 982 1,002

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 750 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, over 750 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 850 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 lower, over 850 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was more moderate as the feeder cattle market was under pressure as cattle futures posted losses and corn contracts up 25 cents. The cash fed cattle market moved higher, up to 147.00-148.00, but with the losses in the futures cattle feeders are wary of buying feeder cattle too high. Good rains finally came to areas of the state, which improved the outlook for a full grazing season, and a hay crop greatly, but some areas West River are still waiting for spring rain. There is now the necessary moisture needed to get a crop started, East River, as well but costs of gain continue to loom large over the feeder cattle market. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls not well tested for comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419–435 423 37 182.50–232.00 $214.33 $907 -7.76
450–499 473 75 194.00–233.00 $220.78 $1,044 +3.81
503–545 524 151 192.00–216.00 $204.90 $1,074 +1.01
552–598 576 194 177.00–207.50 $194.81 $1,122 -1.99
580 unweaned 580 8 183.00 $183.00 $1,061 —
600–645 626 271 172.50–203.00 $189.91 $1,189 -0.27
620–640 630 93 176.00–177.00 $176.60 $1,113 -13.58
661 661 7 156.00 $156.00 $1,031 -23.02
650–698 673 346 168.50–194.50 $182.07 $1,225 -5.93
700–745 721 879 157.00–181.75 $173.02 $1,247 -0.52
728 728 13 155.00 $155.00 $1,128 -18.54
750–796 778 601 145.50–168.75 $159.10 $1,238 +3.26
777–780 thin fleshed 779 300 170.75–175.00 $173.94 $1,355 —
800 800 7 142.50 $142.50 $1,140 -9.50
804–849 828 746 149.00–164.50 $155.34 $1,286 -6.57
850–898 875 1,002 145.00–156.25 $152.02 $1,330 -7.70
901–948 920 1,263 138.25–155.75 $148.36 $1,365 -5.93
950–992 967 835 134.00–145.00 $141.32 $1,367 -9.68
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003–1047 1028 859 133.50–142.75 $139.75 $1,437 -4.94
1050–1090 1076 553 130.25–139.10 $135.89 $1,462 -8.48
1101–1106 1103 219 133.50–137.75 $136.51 $1,506 -6.78
1120 1120 8 130.50 $130.50 $1,462 -12.79
1152 1152 12 134.00 $134.00 $1,544 -5.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 382 23 222.00–230.00 $226.97 $867 +36.27
400–425 418 15 195.00–204.00 $197.29 $825 +43.29
464 464 4 187.00 $187.00 $868 +2.00
523–544 533 19 174.00–187.00 $178.41 $951 -16.59
575 575 5 190.00 $190.00 $1,092 —
618–648 638 51 167.50–176.00 $172.05 $1,098 +17.05
655–696 686 144 159.00–167.00 $165.58 $1,136 +3.47
717 717 9 146.50 $146.50 $1,050 -0.72
707–743 728 39 142.00–152.00 $147.76 $1,076 +0.54
781–784 783 21 150.00–156.00 $152.57 $1,195 -0.79
814–844 837 63 143.75–149.75 $146.44 $1,226 -5.44
891 891 39 140.25 $140.25 $1,250 +5.25
938 938 7 137.50 $137.50 $1,290 -6.93
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1364 1364 8 135.00 $135.00 $1,841 -12.00
1366 1366 11 154.00 $154.00 $2,104 +7.00
1387–1392 1388 55 137.00 $137.00 $1,902 -10.00
1328–1473 1427 184 142.00–145.50 $143.36 $2,046 —
1462 1462 11 132.00 $132.00 $1,930 -18.40
1477–1491 1483 17 149.75–155.00 $152.83 $2,266 +2.43
1535–1544 1542 44 148.00–151.00 $149.09 $2,299 —
1590 1590 5 156.00 $156.00 $2,480 —
1510–1691 1600 27 150.00–157.00 $154.47 $2,472 +10.47
1602 1602 6 147.00 $147.00 $2,355 +3.00
1543–1668 1624 38 130.00–142.00 $133.57 $2,169 -10.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 6 156.00 $156.00 $892 -3.50
783 783 17 123.50 $123.50 $967 —
825 825 19 131.00 $131.00 $1,081 —
911 911 4 122.00 $122.00 $1,111 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1122 1122 28 133.50 $133.50 $1,498 -2.25
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1069–1082 1079 23 122.00–126.50 $125.53 $1,354 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 18 189.00–190.00 $189.49 $635 —
375–385 384 44 185.00–191.50 $190.79 $733 -3.07
402–445 428 66 174.00–184.50 $181.59 $777 -8.06
450–496 469 164 167.00–182.00 $175.20 $822 -9.44
501–547 535 326 162.00–181.00 $173.87 $930 -9.63
555 555 20 155.00 $155.00 $860 -14.47
556–599 576 395 151.50–180.50 $166.49 $959 -2.98
600–645 631 359 150.00–164.25 $155.53 $981 -5.80
659 fancy 659 52 169.50 $169.50 $1,117 —
650–695 668 442 147.00–158.50 $152.43 $1,018 -2.15
675 675 7 136.00 $136.00 $918 -18.58
715 715 80 165.50 $165.50 $1,183 +24.86
700–749 720 830 141.75–157.25 $151.33 $1,090 +10.69
755–796 774 796 135.00–149.00 $141.64 $1,096 -5.15
803 803 6 130.50 $130.50 $1,048 -17.02
804–845 823 1,235 128.00–144.50 $138.03 $1,136 -2.45
865–872 868 162 141.00–154.00 $151.90 $1,318 +14.44
855–899 882 1,076 131.50–147.00 $136.66 $1,205 -5.34
922 922 5 125.50 $125.50 $1,157 -10.18
900–947 926 897 127.00–135.50 $134.45 $1,245 -1.23
955 955 68 137.50 $137.50 $1,313 -8.26
966 966 18 128.00 $128.00 $1,236 -4.91
959–995 980 167 130.75–134.75 $132.84 $1,302 -0.07
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023–1040 1031 244 129.85–133.00 $131.32 $1,354 +1.75
1069–1088 1076 22 124.50–128.50 $126.73 $1,364 —
1128 1128 58 130.00 $130.00 $1,466 -1.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 13 169.00 $169.00 $837 -3.11
523–538 531 32 155.00–166.00 $159.86 $849 +1.86
567 567 9 154.00 $154.00 $873 -2.75
612–632 623 42 143.00–147.00 $145.31 $905 -5.19
661–680 663 123 135.00–145.50 $135.88 $901 -0.12
710–744 734 40 131.00–144.00 $140.98 $1,035 +4.11
779 779 9 138.00 $138.00 $1,075 +2.50
807–843 829 33 132.00–135.00 $133.13 $1,104 —
878 878 6 128.00 $128.00 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
843–845 845 88 1,230.00 $1,230.00 +30.42
855–873 861 128 1,200.00 $1,200.00 -68.28
922 922 32 1,240.00 $1,240.00 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1219 1219 8 125.00 $125.00 $1,524 —
1196–1578 1266 44 147.00–155.00 $149.07 $1,887 +7.07
1279–1313 1290 33 137.00 $137.00 $1,767 -5.00
1293–1550 1483 148 143.00–149.00 $147.54 $2,188 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
752 752 22 123.00–126.00 $125.18 $941 —
998 998 6 122.00 $122.00 $1,218 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 80-85% 2 78.00 $78.00 $1,010 —
1260–1545 1330 80-85% 10 80.00–84.00 $81.81 $1,088 —
1350 1350 80-85% 2 5.00 $5.00 $68 —
995–1813 1575 80-85% 43 75.50–79.50 $77.01 $1,213 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1820 1441 75-80% 19 80.00–87.00 $84.49 $1,218 —
1432–1890 1600 75-80% 10 69.00–80.00 $76.66 $1,227 —
1340–1820 1652 75-80% 14 87.00–93.50 $91.23 $1,507 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–1545 1092 85-90% 5 58.00–64.00 $58.80 $642 —
890–1590 1096 85-90% 7 35.00–56.00 $47.10 $516 —
1223 1223 85-90% 2 75.00 $75.00 $917 —
1080–1675 1315 85-90% 10 69.00–75.00 $71.22 $937 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–2025 1483 34 55.00–103.00 $90.72 $1,345 —
1680–2320 2000 2 111.00–112.00 $111.58 $2,232 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1356–1385 1376 37 117.50–118.75 $117.91 $1,622 —
1589 1589 20 123.50 $123.50 $1,962 —

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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.