South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

4,499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.39/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,446/hd at 931 lb · 770 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.22/cwt +3.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,270/hd at 738 lb · 455 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.18/cwt +0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,378/hd at 877 lb · 422 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,499	10,297	10,389
Feeder cattle	3,617	9,252	8,967
Slaughter cattle	882	1,045	1,422

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady in a narrow comparison. Much lighter auction receipts this week as auctions remain on their summer schedules. The drought still remains in the western regions of the state but most operators are able to keep their yearlings out on grass yet. The market is very active at the auctions as demand is very good for all weights of yearlings, but the best demand is for steers as cattle feeders are dealing with high costs of gain and want to buy the most efficient gaining cattle they can find. The cash fed cattle market topped at 146.50 in Iowa, still many dollars higher than the spot futures contract. Cattle feeders feel very bullish about the coming months of the fed cattle market and are willing to chase the yearling market to get cattle bought to fit those months. Slaughter cows uneven, Breakers 3.00 higher, Boner and Lean cows 5.00 to 10.00 lower, bulls 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
432–437	434	26	225.00–234.00	$229.18	$995	-5.82
522	522	10	215.00	$215.00	$1,122	-12.00
634	634	4	202.00	$202.00	$1,281	-7.12
668–688	678	69	188.00–200.50	$193.81	$1,314	-7.71
712–717	716	76	188.00–190.60	$190.19	$1,362	+3.02
780–790	788	191	178.00–184.00	$183.30	$1,444	+4.07
842	842	22	156.50	$156.50	$1,318	-19.26
852–878	859	52	166.50–176.00	$173.39	$1,489	-1.15
868–885	878	10	153.00–155.00	$154.21	$1,354	-20.33
903	903	5	153.00	$153.00	$1,382	-21.23
900–933	912	166	159.75–166.00	$162.54	$1,482	-11.69
976–998	989	42	153.00–159.00	$157.39	$1,557	-7.11

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1017–1034	1026	112	154.50–156.50	$154.98	$1,590	-9.06
1056–1090	1072	266	151.50–158.25	$154.92	$1,661	-2.60
1124–1144	1142	56	148.00	$148.00	$1,690	-5.69

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1367	1367	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,845	-5.00
1404–1476	1430	123	139.00–142.75	$140.79	$2,013	+2.90
1479	1479	9	137.00	$137.00	$2,026	—
1503–1518	1514	80	139.00–143.00	$141.61	$2,144	-1.39
1659	1659	9	143.00	$143.00	$2,372	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
542	542	6	181.00	$181.00	$981	-29.26
636–647	642	10	183.00–185.00	$183.99	$1,181	+4.99
707	707	9	165.00	$165.00	$1,167	—
772–779	778	30	152.00–169.00	$166.75	$1,297	-9.30
831	831	17	169.00	$169.00	$1,404	+14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
544	544	20	181.50	$181.50	$987	—
573	573	11	179.50	$179.50	$1,029	-0.52
616–633	628	48	161.00–168.50	$166.80	$1,048	-10.54
651–677	667	123	174.00–179.00	$177.22	$1,182	+0.21
716–748	737	392	169.00–174.75	$172.62	$1,272	+3.51
742	742	63	169.75	$169.75	$1,260	+0.64
753–775	755	89	158.50–173.35	$172.14	$1,300	+4.45
774	774	9	155.00	$155.00	$1,200	-12.69
800	800	59	165.00	$165.00	$1,320	-3.71
811–828	819	81	154.50–168.10	$165.23	$1,353	-3.48
857–899	877	422	148.00–168.35	$157.18	$1,378	+0.34
906–947	927	638	145.50–162.25	$156.85	$1,454	+2.41
948	948	132	148.35	$148.35	$1,406	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1267	1267	22	139.00	$139.00	$1,761	+8.00
1224–1424	1329	217	138.00–143.50	$139.72	$1,857	+0.61
1394	1394	8	136.00	$136.00	$1,896	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	3	192.00	$192.00	$682	—
441	441	9	186.00	$186.00	$820	+24.00
526–540	537	28	161.50–176.50	$173.35	$931	—
559	559	8	148.00	$148.00	$827	—
620	620	51	169.25	$169.25	$1,049	+17.59
670–678	676	23	154.00–162.50	$160.30	$1,084	-2.26
756	756	20	164.00	$164.00	$1,240	+4.91
818	818	23	156.50	$156.50	$1,280	—
930–947	931	47	147.00–148.25	$148.17	$1,379	+24.38

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1086	1086	9	142.50	$142.50	$1,548	+5.82

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
778–1595	1016	85-90%	16	35.00–51.00	$42.20	$429	—
1010–1204	1176	85-90%	7	76.50–79.00	$76.81	$903	-6.28
955–1453	1183	85-90%	41	56.00–65.00	$60.08	$711	+8.88
1020–1568	1282	85-90%	30	66.00–74.00	$68.67	$880	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1673	1526	75-80%	6	85.00–85.50	$85.26	$1,301	-7.24
1250–1770	1530	75-80%	46	83.00–94.00	$90.12	$1,379	-2.38
1410–1900	1622	75-80%	22	91.00–99.00	$96.12	$1,559	+13.14

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1163–1530	1385	80-85%	17	74.50–85.00	$81.29	$1,126	+7.03
1325–1570	1423	80-85%	11	60.00–76.00	$70.66	$1,005	-14.68
1405–1448	1427	80-85%	4	86.50–91.00	$88.78	$1,267	+3.44

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620	1620	65-75%	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,636	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–2030	1614	5	52.00–92.00	$76.86	$1,241	-18.94
1040–2170	1857	16	96.00–104.00	$99.69	$1,851	—
2240	2240	1	106.00	$106.00	$2,374	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1306	1306	6	118.00	$118.00	$1,541	—
1414–1496	1471	13	121.00–126.50	$124.87	$1,837	-3.45

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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.