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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 6, 2022

20,187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.26/cwt -7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,274/hd at 871 lb · 1,431 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.04/cwt +4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 917 lb · 1,373 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $156.19/cwt +3.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,513/hd at 968 lb · 1,327 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 20,187 15,573 17,255
Feeder cattle 18,832 14,753 15,956
Slaughter cattle 1,355 820 1,299

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Due to differences in flesh condition, feeder steers under 800 lbs not well compared, over 800 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher, with some instances of steady to 3.00 lower due to differences in flesh condition. Very good demand for feeder steers and heifers this week as more locations hosted their annual summertime BBQ special sales. There were long strings of yearlings on offer and there were plenty of buyers on the seats actively bidding and chasing the market to secure their feeder cattle needs. As the cash fed cattle trade in the north continues to outperform the southern trade and the June Live Cattle board, optimism continues to build. Cash corn was higher this week but that did not slow down the feeder market. Flesh condition is a major factor in how high a price feeder cattle can achieve, compared to others that are carrying too much flesh, the greener cattle draw much more interest from buyers, especially so during a time of high feed cost. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
171 171 9 180.25 $180.25 $308 —
413–441 424 33 222.00–236.00 $229.97 $975 -2.59
473–498 488 54 207.50–219.00 $212.55 $1,037 -11.23
540–547 545 14 205.00–210.00 $206.42 $1,125 +1.42
555–580 571 92 190.50–219.00 $201.21 $1,149 -8.07
603–632 625 102 188.00–214.00 $204.95 $1,281 -1.97
654–699 692 249 173.00–193.00 $183.66 $1,271 -8.13
704–722 thin fleshed 716 21 193.50–195.50 $194.16 $1,390 —
700–743 721 280 170.00–188.00 $175.72 $1,267 -7.65
750–795 778 429 160.25–184.00 $173.99 $1,354 -5.16
803–849 826 959 160.00–182.00 $171.84 $1,419 +0.10
854–899 883 793 154.50–173.50 $164.20 $1,450 -2.67
904–944 929 1,176 145.50–168.50 $159.97 $1,486 +3.00
919–942 935 22 142.50–152.00 $145.47 $1,360 +3.47
952–996 968 1,255 150.00–168.00 $156.70 $1,517 +4.17
964–980 977 72 138.50–149.50 $147.24 $1,439 -5.29
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
996 996 19 145.00 $145.00 $1,444 —
1001–1048 1024 995 148.00–159.50 $154.88 $1,586 +2.90
1055–1097 1070 1,018 134.50–160.50 $155.10 $1,660 +9.10
1100–1147 1118 612 142.00–150.25 $148.40 $1,659 +18.90
1151–1163 1160 385 144.25–149.25 $148.12 $1,718 —
1219 1219 28 142.50 $142.50 $1,737 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 9 194.00 $194.00 $774 —
427–437 430 19 207.00–209.00 $208.46 $896 -4.54
490 490 5 190.00 $190.00 $931 -26.00
572–596 575 89 189.00–198.50 $191.18 $1,099 —
611–644 630 85 164.00–195.00 $179.69 $1,132 —
667–684 675 81 163.00–175.50 $171.49 $1,158 —
715–747 738 67 143.00–170.00 $159.09 $1,174 —
751–796 774 145 128.00–164.00 $159.62 $1,235 —
801–847 825 76 145.00–160.00 $154.08 $1,271 —
872–876 872 40 155.00–157.00 $156.80 $1,367 —
905 905 25 145.00 $145.00 $1,312 +14.00
950–999 983 70 125.50–146.00 $142.64 $1,402 +0.64
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1152 1152 6 128.00 $128.00 $1,475 —
1314 1314 7 141.00 $141.00 $1,853 -0.44
1320 1320 14 140.00 $140.00 $1,848 -1.44
1328–1384 1344 57 138.00–138.50 $138.14 $1,857 —
1354–1484 1413 247 141.00–144.00 $142.96 $2,020 -2.14
1429 1429 22 149.00 $149.00 $2,129 +3.90
1537 1537 22 139.00–141.50 $140.25 $2,156 -4.75
1572–1589 1581 78 143.50–145.25 $144.90 $2,291 —
1590 1590 4 143.00 $143.00 $2,274 —
1651–1678 1654 39 143.00–145.00 $144.74 $2,394 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
778 778 16 137.50 $137.50 $1,070 —
830 830 21 149.50 $149.50 $1,241 —
984 984 23 138.75 $138.75 $1,365 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 13 144.25 $144.25 $1,447 +18.28
1135 1135 13 137.25 $137.25 $1,558 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 202.50 $202.50 $761 +6.00
408–426 417 36 176.00–190.00 $182.76 $762 -11.40
452–478 464 55 195.00–200.00 $197.78 $918 +8.10
507–538 529 93 163.00–182.00 $178.76 $946 -5.26
550–577 565 52 169.00–179.50 $173.30 $979 -7.05
602–642 625 224 161.00–176.50 $168.75 $1,055 -8.94
660–699 678 426 163.00–175.00 $167.57 $1,136 -2.29
701–744 722 599 151.00–167.25 $158.92 $1,147 -3.05
750–799 774 1,070 142.00–171.00 $154.26 $1,194 -0.45
771–775 774 71 160.25–165.25 $163.78 $1,268 +9.07
779 779 43 149.75 $149.75 $1,167 -4.96
808 808 4 160.25 $160.25 $1,295 +8.70
801–848 822 1,002 142.50–157.00 $148.74 $1,223 -2.81
862 862 124 138.75 $138.75 $1,196 -11.55
850–898 872 1,307 141.00–151.25 $146.97 $1,282 -12.58
900–947 917 1,373 133.50–147.85 $144.04 $1,321 -9.70
954–998 978 675 132.10–147.00 $141.51 $1,384 +1.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 7 183.00 $183.00 $725 +3.00
448 448 12 186.00 $186.00 $833 +1.21
465–497 481 19 161.00–183.00 $169.67 $816 —
542–546 544 21 168.00–179.50 $175.14 $953 —
576–586 581 29 154.50–167.00 $160.91 $935 —
616–623 620 65 144.00–165.75 $152.82 $947 —
652–677 667 102 137.00–161.00 $155.96 $1,040 —
704–747 734 137 142.00–151.00 $148.58 $1,091 —
766–795 781 30 129.00–147.50 $138.08 $1,078 +14.08
804–845 828 139 134.50–146.50 $143.38 $1,187 +13.38
922–933 926 81 132.00–137.75 $136.96 $1,268 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1146–1270 1242 31 137.00–139.00 $138.58 $1,721 -2.42
1204–1560 1267 228 140.00–143.00 $142.10 $1,800 —
1282 1282 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,795 —
1309 1309 7 143.00 $143.00 $1,872 —
1332–1343 1337 34 137.00–138.00 $137.44 $1,838 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1033 1013 79 134.00–148.75 $138.09 $1,399 +3.09
1066–1077 1075 76 132.50–140.50 $137.12 $1,474 —
1117–1137 1128 45 132.75–133.50 $133.08 $1,501 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
826 826 7 106.00 $106.00 $876 —
910 910 12 137.75 $137.75 $1,254 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
672 672 7 130.50 $130.50 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 7 148.00 $148.00 $1,024 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1475 1298 80-85% 13 83.50–87.50 $85.58 $1,111 —
1088–1690 1371 80-85% 88 77.00–83.00 $80.75 $1,107 -1.25
1230–1710 1413 80-85% 8 72.00–76.00 $74.66 $1,055 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1905 1402 75-80% 9 76.00–84.00 $82.15 $1,152 —
1340–1880 1545 75-80% 55 84.00–90.00 $87.31 $1,349 —
1440–1865 1663 75-80% 3 90.50–94.00 $91.95 $1,529 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1520 1081 85-90% 12 51.00–69.00 $61.84 $668 —
975–1410 1193 85-90% 2 45.00–46.00 $45.41 $542 —
870–1465 1233 85-90% 26 70.00–75.00 $71.74 $885 +4.94
1095–1425 1266 85-90% 13 76.00–80.50 $79.02 $1,000 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–2515 1665 11 77.00–106.00 $98.10 $1,633 —
1845–2190 1964 6 114.50–124.00 $119.49 $2,347 —
1540–2355 2028 26 106.00–117.00 $111.25 $2,256 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 4 107.50 $107.50 $1,365 —
1328–1383 1348 14 117.00–119.00 $117.73 $1,587 —
1383–1642 1492 55 123.00–128.50 $124.22 $1,853 —

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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.