South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 4, 2022

8,160 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $173.11/cwt +9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,608/hd at 929 lb · 1,226 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.13/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,377/hd at 839 lb · 512 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $185.18/cwt +10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 825 lb · 412 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,160	8,236	16,807
Feeder cattle	6,930	7,029	15,523
Slaughter cattle	1,230	1,207	1,284

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 1000 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 1000 lbs mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 15.00 to 20.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers as cattle feeders are feeling very bullish about the cash fat market in the 4th quarter of the year. The current cash fat market in the north has greatly outperformed the southern plains and the futures contracts, by about 13.00, which has built a lot of optimism into the minds of cattle producers. The Feeder Cattle futures continue to stairstep their way higher, reaching back up again to 180.00 for Nov, giving cattle feeders a signal that now is the time to buy. Drought conditions still remain in West River, SD causing some localized early selling off grass. The corn crop in the eastern half of the state looks good as rains came this week, bringing needed moisture, some areas did see storm damage and lodging and even some green snap of corn, but overall the outlook for a bountiful harvest looks good. Slaughter cows unevenly steady, bulls 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461–498	492	46	226.00–234.50	$233.29	$1,148	—
536	536	5	208.00	$208.00	$1,115	-12.37
619–638	637	176	208.00–222.50	$220.73	$1,406	+14.64
653–692	679	157	191.00–215.50	$211.78	$1,438	+17.30
694	694	7	183.00	$183.00	$1,270	-11.48
705–741	717	203	175.50–209.50	$201.53	$1,445	+11.02
744	744	6	147.50	$147.50	$1,097	-43.01
750–796	786	118	170.00–191.50	$184.36	$1,449	+4.61
802–841	825	412	167.75–192.50	$185.18	$1,528	+10.03
852–874	858	178	166.50–185.00	$179.92	$1,544	+24.42
901–949	929	1,226	160.00–179.75	$173.11	$1,608	+9.35
998	998	9	151.50	$151.50	$1,512	-8.56

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1045	1035	380	155.50–158.25	$157.44	$1,630	-1.20
1055–1088	1072	337	153.35–159.25	$156.33	$1,676	-0.76
1102	1102	113	155.60	$155.60	$1,715	—
1155–1197	1165	280	146.00–154.00	$152.90	$1,781	-5.05
1227	1227	60	148.00	$148.00	$1,816	+2.06

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1304	1304	6	138.00	$138.00	$1,800	-0.92
1362–1445	1420	222	142.25–144.25	$143.47	$2,037	-3.08
1500	1500	4	155.00	$155.00	$2,325	—
1508–1587	1544	152	144.00–146.50	$144.97	$2,238	+3.97
1602	1602	70	146.75	$146.75	$2,351	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	25	182.50	$182.50	$1,064	+10.50
778	778	26	166.00	$166.00	$1,291	+8.86
819–831	824	30	165.50–167.00	$166.12	$1,369	+4.95

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
789	789	6	123.50	$123.50	$974	—
1177	1177	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,648	—
1399	1399	6	129.00	$129.00	$1,805	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–446	443	10	185.00–192.00	$188.52	$835	—
522	522	52	208.00	$208.00	$1,086	—
606–628	617	203	194.50–202.00	$199.12	$1,229	+16.18
650–690	667	104	181.50–197.00	$191.26	$1,276	+21.05
679	679	6	161.00	$161.00	$1,093	-9.21
707	707	43	184.50	$184.50	$1,304	+17.48
710–731	724	37	169.00–174.00	$170.89	$1,237	+3.87
771–787	778	134	166.75–167.00	$166.89	$1,298	+3.82
825–848	839	512	160.00–167.25	$164.13	$1,377	+1.72
860–889	873	119	153.25–162.00	$158.10	$1,380	+5.19
901–946	927	257	150.00–155.50	$151.85	$1,408	+0.06
955–992	977	326	148.75–150.25	$149.65	$1,462	+1.53

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1248	1248	39	140.00	$140.00	$1,747	—
1242–1411	1302	308	143.00–146.75	$144.69	$1,884	+7.99
1303	1303	22	140.00	$140.00	$1,824	+3.30

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1017–1028	1019	63	144.00–145.25	$144.97	$1,477	-0.82
1073	1073	51	144.50	$144.50	$1,550	+2.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
547	547	6	160.00	$160.00	$875	—
571–585	576	17	157.00–167.00	$160.58	$925	-4.42
698	698	3	165.00	$165.00	$1,152	—
716	716	10	160.00	$160.00	$1,146	+1.00
791	791	8	157.50	$157.50	$1,246	+12.62
802–847	832	26	155.00–158.50	$157.85	$1,313	+0.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	80-85%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,159	—
1168–1707	1363	80-85%	70	84.00–91.50	$88.18	$1,202	+7.96
1085–1769	1574	80-85%	13	62.00–83.00	$79.73	$1,255	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1870	1530	75-80%	46	92.50–99.00	$93.83	$1,436	—
1430–1839	1735	75-80%	16	83.00–90.50	$89.03	$1,545	—
1950	1950	75-80%	1	100.50	$100.50	$1,960	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
954	954	85-90%	4	60.00	$60.00	$572	—
895–1545	1228	85-90%	11	82.00–83.50	$82.82	$1,017	+35.17
1008–1517	1245	85-90%	25	74.00–79.00	$76.64	$954	+28.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–2030	1653	12	71.00–108.00	$97.60	$1,613	—
1995–2315	2155	2	120.00–121.00	$120.46	$2,596	—
2000–2485	2168	9	109.00–117.00	$113.38	$2,458	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
679	679	28	122.50	$122.50	$832	—
804	804	37	114.50	$114.50	$921	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1283–1300	1290	13	119.00–121.00	$119.78	$1,545	—
1309–1348	1335	12	124.00–125.50	$125.01	$1,669	—

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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.