South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

15,785 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $172.93/cwt +3.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,508/hd at 872 lb · 1,377 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $184.72/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,705/hd at 923 lb · 1,251 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $180.39/cwt -2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 971 lb · 1,097 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	15,785	12,641	19,545
Feeder cattle	13,644	11,357	17,902
Slaughter cattle	2,141	1,284	1,643

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, heifers unevenly steady. Very good demand remains for all weights of feeder cattle as the fed cattle market in the north continues to outperform the futures market. Cash fed cattle traded up to 148.00 this week, the strength of the fat market during this time period where fat supplies are the greatest is keeping a fire lit under the feeder cattle market. Yearlings continue to come off grass and cattle feeders are quick to act when they are offered, which creates a very active and fast moving market. The feedyard backgrounded yearlings are highly sought after as well as these cattle will reach their finished weights at a time where the Live Cattle futures are many dollars higher than the current month. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	8	260.00	$260.00	$900	-20.00
371	371	6	247.50	$247.50	$918	-36.50
408–421	419	39	205.00–258.00	$248.73	$1,042	-21.27
450–451	450	9	221.00–230.00	$225.00	$1,012	—
521–538	526	23	216.00–232.00	$227.02	$1,194	-3.78
550–596	572	43	201.00–220.50	$209.43	$1,198	-14.68
620–635	629	60	186.00–227.00	$218.88	$1,377	-0.72
651 thin fleshed	651	25	231.00	$231.00	$1,504	—
661–699	676	139	192.00–226.50	$207.01	$1,399	-9.70
700–744	733	158	193.00–217.00	$204.45	$1,499	+1.83
738	738	19	193.00	$193.00	$1,424	-9.62
752	752	11	182.00	$182.00	$1,369	-9.82
750–797	773	302	172.00–199.00	$193.35	$1,495	+1.53
800–849	830	460	181.00–195.75	$187.07	$1,553	+9.57
850–894	869	1,081	175.00–194.00	$189.78	$1,649	+6.05
877	877	5	172.00	$172.00	$1,508	-11.73
900–949	923	1,251	175.00–189.00	$184.72	$1,705	-0.25
950–988	968	123	168.60–174.00	$171.40	$1,659	-11.82
955–999	971	974	167.25–186.50	$181.53	$1,763	-1.69

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1049	1022	790	157.50–183.50	$171.19	$1,750	-8.35
1052–1098	1073	900	164.75–167.25	$165.55	$1,776	+0.47
1108–1142	1124	23	153.00–160.00	$157.12	$1,766	-6.87
1151	1151	5	152.50	$152.50	$1,755	-9.87
1237	1237	15	155.00	$155.00	$1,917	—
1258	1258	9	155.00	$155.00	$1,950	+8.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	19	140.50	$140.50	$1,721	—
1119–1277	1257	63	152.25–154.50	$152.50	$1,917	—
1332–1358	1344	150	147.50–149.50	$148.63	$1,998	-5.98
1349–1483	1408	98	143.00–147.00	$145.11	$2,043	—
1334–1469	1434	54	152.75–153.50	$153.32	$2,199	—
1435	1435	24	147.00	$147.00	$2,109	—
1429–1495	1464	85	138.00–142.00	$141.31	$2,069	-11.06
1502–1569	1518	376	142.25–148.00	$144.55	$2,194	-3.64
1523	1523	11	153.00	$153.00	$2,330	+4.81

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	3	255.00	$255.00	$625	—
302	302	10	247.50	$247.50	$747	—
489–492	491	11	201.00–204.00	$202.91	$996	—
532	532	5	210.00	$210.00	$1,117	—
569–578	574	12	184.00–201.00	$192.57	$1,105	-18.43
645	645	8	182.00	$182.00	$1,174	-14.17
658–662	660	10	193.00–208.00	$200.52	$1,323	—
723–739	734	29	183.00–186.50	$185.43	$1,361	+1.70
759–794	777	18	171.00–183.00	$177.32	$1,378	+7.69
850–899	877	166	159.50–177.50	$171.92	$1,508	—
975	975	9	135.00	$135.00	$1,316	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1096	1096	32	140.00	$140.00	$1,534	—
1194	1194	19	146.00	$146.00	$1,743	—
1363	1363	39	144.10	$144.10	$1,964	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318	318	4	225.00	$225.00	$716	-40.00
366–385	376	8	209.00–235.00	$221.67	$833	-19.69
428	428	32	214.00	$214.00	$916	—
471–483	475	16	190.00–199.00	$192.72	$915	-11.10
504–540	527	47	182.00–200.00	$190.33	$1,003	-17.67
557–577	574	112	173.00–186.00	$183.77	$1,055	-13.74
600–624	621	47	181.00–191.00	$188.34	$1,170	-3.58
655–698	679	352	173.00–202.50	$186.76	$1,268	-3.97
680	680	11	179.25	$179.25	$1,219	-11.48
705–749	735	467	174.00–194.00	$187.52	$1,378	-0.40
747	747	24	170.00	$170.00	$1,270	-17.92
754–799	787	429	165.00–187.75	$176.29	$1,387	+2.79
800–848	826	446	163.00–179.75	$173.46	$1,433	-1.80
862 fancy	862	35	180.25	$180.25	$1,554	—
850–896	871	1,204	157.50–182.00	$171.99	$1,498	+3.75
884 thin fleshed	884	138	179.25	$179.25	$1,585	—
900–948	924	898	154.00–178.25	$166.95	$1,543	-4.36
955–988	971	318	145.00–176.75	$168.63	$1,637	+4.54

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1106–1165	1148	38	139.50–143.50	$142.47	$1,636	—
1219–1408	1275	132	148.00–156.25	$150.79	$1,923	-2.57
1242–1337	1292	30	137.50–142.50	$140.22	$1,812	-13.14
1210–1451	1357	312	145.00–149.50	$146.96	$1,994	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	7	255.00	$255.00	$617	—
292–297	294	32	235.00–242.50	$237.41	$698	—
489	489	10	182.00	$182.00	$890	—
534–539	536	28	163.00–201.00	$183.12	$982	—
586	586	14	166.00	$166.00	$973	+4.62
619–629	624	13	159.00–173.00	$166.59	$1,040	-1.47
660–667	664	9	165.00–170.00	$167.21	$1,110	—
734–744	740	14	163.00–166.00	$164.94	$1,221	-14.56
754–772	762	135	167.75–178.50	$174.60	$1,330	+13.10
827–828	827	24	160.00–162.00	$160.83	$1,330	+4.08
859–873	868	104	140.00–173.50	$167.65	$1,455	—
908–922	919	33	127.00–142.50	$129.78	$1,193	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1044	1015	109	141.50–170.00	$164.11	$1,666	+5.96
1025	1025	8	164.50	$164.50	$1,686	+6.35
1077–1095	1082	136	142.50–155.25	$152.25	$1,647	-1.20
1156–1187	1165	33	143.50–147.25	$146.09	$1,702	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1034	1034	23	136.00	$136.00	$1,406	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	7	245.00	$245.00	$600	—
705	705	5	160.00	$160.00	$1,128	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	11	265.00	$265.00	$829	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1631	1317	80-85%	29	73.00–81.00	$78.56	$1,035	-6.81
1155–1555	1332	80-85%	20	90.00–97.00	$92.18	$1,228	+6.81
1130–1800	1411	80-85%	64	82.00–89.00	$85.38	$1,205	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1012	1012	85-90%	3	85.00	$85.00	$860	—
798–1515	1021	85-90%	8	31.00–57.50	$47.73	$487	—
1003–1483	1200	85-90%	60	61.00–73.00	$68.71	$825	—
910–1545	1325	85-90%	40	73.00–79.00	$75.92	$1,006	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1890	1498	75-80%	31	95.00–100.00	$97.07	$1,454	+4.82
1393–1786	1556	75-80%	35	90.00–94.00	$92.67	$1,442	+17.20
1395–1745	1589	75-80%	13	86.00–91.50	$89.76	$1,426	+14.29

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545	1545	65-75%	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,669	—
1733	1733	65-75%	3	102.00	$102.00	$1,768	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1920	1695	10	76.00–106.00	$98.23	$1,665	—
1245–2420	1788	19	105.00–115.00	$110.92	$1,983	—
1720–2020	1912	3	118.00–131.00	$122.59	$2,344	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1353–1489	1428	86	128.00–135.50	$131.57	$1,879	-3.40

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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.