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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 27, 2022

8,236 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.48/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,364/hd at 872 lb · 694 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.41/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 819 lb · 523 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.12/cwt +2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,449/hd at 978 lb · 500 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,236 5,956 4,945
Feeder cattle 7,029 5,207 3,506
Slaughter cattle 1,207 749 1,439

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, except steers 1000-1100 lbs 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, instances to 10.00 higher. Very good demand remains for all weights of feeder cattle as auction runs are more sporadic throughout these summer months. The cash fed cattle in the north topped at 151.00, much higher than where the June Live Cattle contract went off the board at, which is helping to build a lot of optimism amongst cattle feeders for the 4th quarter of the year. New crop corn futures have fallen all the way down to right at 6.00, a far cry from the highs old crop corn reached. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, except Breakers 6.00 higher, bulls 5.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1022 1011 427 149.00–160.50 $158.64 $1,604 -4.18
1055–1086 1071 346 152.00–160.25 $157.09 $1,682 -4.74
1130–1149 1146 391 147.00–161.00 $159.22 $1,825 —
1156–1164 1158 237 145.00–160.75 $157.95 $1,829 +10.72
1226–1243 1228 65 140.25–146.75 $145.94 $1,792 —
1260 1260 4 145.50 $145.50 $1,833 —
1318–1344 1338 25 142.00 $142.00 $1,900 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 7 207.00 $207.00 $929 —
526–538 534 40 211.00–222.00 $220.37 $1,177 +5.37
569 569 15 211.00 $211.00 $1,201 —
610–633 615 53 194.00–210.00 $206.09 $1,267 +23.09
670–689 674 30 194.00–196.00 $194.48 $1,311 +8.48
704–725 716 39 183.00–200.00 $190.51 $1,364 +4.39
750–796 770 268 171.00–185.00 $179.75 $1,384 +4.37
802–843 820 52 167.00–179.00 $175.15 $1,436 +1.02
875 875 27 155.50 $155.50 $1,361 -18.67
853–898 878 353 164.50–180.50 $171.13 $1,503 -3.04
903–949 922 57 161.00–166.00 $163.76 $1,510 -0.16
989–997 991 257 153.00–163.00 $160.06 $1,586 -4.31
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1246–1352 1305 9 138.50–139.50 $138.92 $1,813 -4.08
1305–1346 1333 22 146.00 $146.00 $1,946 +3.00
1370 1370 8 141.00 $141.00 $1,932 -1.00
1349–1453 1418 153 145.00–148.00 $146.55 $2,078 -1.45
1540 1540 20 141.00 $141.00 $2,171 -1.00
1516–1579 1551 152 147.00–148.00 $147.74 $2,291 —
1653 1653 18 137.25 $137.25 $2,269 —
1813 1813 6 132.00 $132.00 $2,393 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–477 470 20 149.00–199.00 $174.40 $820 —
548 548 11 200.00 $200.00 $1,096 —
594 594 6 172.00 $172.00 $1,022 -6.00
619 619 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,009 —
673–685 681 10 158.00–184.00 $165.70 $1,128 —
726 726 14 179.00 $179.00 $1,300 +14.00
757–783 770 19 150.00–169.00 $157.14 $1,210 -9.86
805–816 812 28 153.00–165.00 $161.17 $1,309 +0.43
855–894 861 53 151.50–167.00 $163.86 $1,411 +0.86
906 906 13 154.00 $154.00 $1,395 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004 1004 63 147.00 $147.00 $1,476 —
1098 1098 3 146.00 $146.00 $1,603 +21.00
1144 1144 21 143.00 $143.00 $1,636 —
1181 1181 26 149.00 $149.00 $1,760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
497 497 9 134.00 $134.00 $666 —
899 899 8 137.00 $137.00 $1,232 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 29 208.00 $208.00 $973 +27.65
556–583 561 44 175.00–183.00 $180.56 $1,013 +2.56
611–647 636 168 175.00–185.25 $182.94 $1,163 +10.24
667–695 689 48 165.00–177.00 $170.21 $1,173 +2.81
716–746 737 149 158.00–173.00 $167.02 $1,231 +4.17
752–796 774 179 155.00–165.50 $163.07 $1,262 +2.23
786 786 9 154.00 $154.00 $1,210 -6.84
806–839 819 523 155.00–172.50 $162.41 $1,330 +4.77
855 thin fleshed 855 143 170.25 $170.25 $1,456 —
852–888 876 551 148.00–158.60 $152.91 $1,339 -3.12
910 910 4 136.50 $136.50 $1,242 -12.88
901–941 928 460 142.00–155.10 $151.79 $1,409 +2.41
958–999 978 500 144.00–153.00 $148.12 $1,449 +2.29
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1040 1023 224 139.00–148.50 $145.79 $1,491 +0.04
1051–1090 1062 267 139.25–143.50 $142.34 $1,512 —
1101–1134 1117 56 135.50–145.25 $138.93 $1,552 —
1159 1159 21 140.00 $140.00 $1,623 +1.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1167–1186 1180 29 141.00 $141.00 $1,664 —
1233–1298 1276 21 146.00–150.00 $148.71 $1,898 +1.93
1195–1383 1294 65 145.75–147.50 $146.34 $1,894 -0.44
1287–1331 1302 24 135.00–140.00 $136.70 $1,780 -5.30
1328 1328 4 143.00 $143.00 $1,899 +1.00
1369 1369 7 143.00 $143.00 $1,958 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 7 196.00 $196.00 $806 —
577 577 12 165.00 $165.00 $952 —
602 602 3 153.00 $153.00 $921 -14.00
651–673 656 30 153.00–163.50 $160.12 $1,050 —
706 706 5 159.00 $159.00 $1,123 —
792–797 794 19 133.00–158.00 $144.88 $1,150 +1.88
818–841 829 17 156.50–158.25 $157.34 $1,304 —
857–895 873 35 139.00–143.50 $140.98 $1,231 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1009 1009 16 138.00 $138.00 $1,392 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1823 1480 75-80% 75 91.00–99.00 $96.83 $1,433 +5.86
1203–1976 1667 75-80% 32 98.00–103.50 $100.30 $1,672 —
1495–1935 1681 75-80% 12 85.00–92.00 $89.11 $1,498 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1256–1468 1348 80-85% 13 89.00–95.50 $92.36 $1,245 —
870–1770 1360 80-85% 18 76.00–81.00 $80.22 $1,091 —
1038–1953 1375 80-85% 53 82.00–89.50 $84.95 $1,168 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1335 1080 85-90% 9 65.00–72.50 $68.67 $742 —
1015–1356 1220 85-90% 7 42.50–57.50 $47.65 $581 -20.12
1020–1645 1274 85-90% 22 74.00–79.00 $76.42 $974 —
1100–1411 1329 85-90% 12 79.50–82.00 $80.33 $1,068 -2.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645–1905 1757 3 102.00–110.00 $106.13 $1,865 —
1345–2790 1927 10 111.00–118.00 $115.92 $2,234 —
1765–2170 1972 6 118.00–129.00 $121.82 $2,402 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1428 1428 12 126.00 $126.00 $1,799 —
1383–1669 1493 39 129.00–137.50 $132.15 $1,973 —

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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.