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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 19, 2022

10,580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $178.42/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,763/hd at 988 lb · 1,883 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $185.94/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,724/hd at 927 lb · 985 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $192.45/cwt +3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,586/hd at 824 lb · 695 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,580 20,598 0
Feeder cattle 8,945 18,396 0
Slaughter cattle 1,635 2,202 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Very good demand for yearling steers and heifers. New crop calves are starting to appear on consignment lists at the auctions and are met with plenty of demand. Cattle feeders are quick to act when yearlings are offered, as the months when these cattle will reach finished weights are projected, by the futures market, to be many dollars higher than the current month. Cost of gain is a major concern, however, as new crop corn is now around 6.75 which is over a dollar higher from where those months were earlier in the summer. Cash fed cattle around 145.00 this week, roughly par the October futures. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 3.00 lower, bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 4 235.00 $235.00 $677 -17.50
315–345 323 23 250.00–267.50 $258.97 $836 —
361–398 392 45 242.50–266.00 $254.87 $999 -15.13
406–442 417 37 242.00–257.00 $252.42 $1,053 +12.78
457–485 464 56 221.00–255.00 $243.11 $1,128 +12.28
509–538 520 105 205.50–224.00 $216.76 $1,127 -0.98
559–563 561 76 208.00–237.00 $222.89 $1,250 +5.13
604–628 623 47 194.50–211.00 $201.86 $1,258 -4.13
654–693 665 99 186.00–228.00 $208.71 $1,388 +6.40
701–747 721 144 175.00–208.50 $196.50 $1,417 +0.62
750–776 758 113 178.00–208.50 $189.48 $1,436 +0.86
803–846 824 695 181.50–196.75 $192.45 $1,586 +3.45
850–895 886 377 170.00–193.50 $186.91 $1,656 +1.10
904 thin fleshed 904 28 183.50 $183.50 $1,659 —
907–949 928 957 174.50–190.25 $186.01 $1,726 +5.25
951–997 988 1,883 171.50–187.30 $178.42 $1,763 +6.42
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1204–1380 1319 30 137.50–140.00 $138.34 $1,825 —
1400–1490 1420 114 140.00–142.50 $141.82 $2,014 -1.12
1316–1479 1431 51 144.00–148.00 $144.60 $2,069 +1.66
1502–1503 1503 19 143.50–145.50 $144.76 $2,176 -2.49
1522–1549 1533 79 142.25–143.00 $142.63 $2,187 -4.62
1565 1565 8 139.00 $139.00 $2,175 -2.91
1601–1637 1617 239 139.50–143.00 $142.48 $2,304 —
1701 1701 48 148.00 $148.00 $2,517 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018–1044 1033 442 157.00–184.00 $180.36 $1,863 +3.26
1052 1052 59 177.00 $177.00 $1,862 +8.37
1119 1119 25 169.00 $169.00 $1,891 +10.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 5 237.50 $237.50 $931 —
409 409 6 230.00 $230.00 $941 +26.00
487–497 492 13 201.00–213.00 $207.52 $1,021 +12.52
525–549 538 19 195.00–208.00 $201.53 $1,084 +4.53
564–596 586 40 187.00–206.00 $197.04 $1,155 +0.34
624 624 14 171.00 $171.00 $1,067 -16.00
621–648 636 11 192.00–194.00 $192.89 $1,227 +5.89
655–692 674 56 165.00–185.50 $179.16 $1,208 -2.72
705–747 742 23 173.00–179.50 $178.69 $1,326 +1.62
782 782 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,306 —
811 811 5 168.00 $168.00 $1,362 -13.79
855–873 865 19 152.00–171.00 $163.10 $1,411 -7.62
925–935 933 32 159.00–167.00 $165.51 $1,544 -0.49
993 993 18 155.00 $155.00 $1,539 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 6 171.00 $171.00 $1,052 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284–289 287 13 220.00 $220.00 $631 —
304–309 305 15 227.50–257.00 $249.04 $760 +9.04
353–399 371 56 226.00–242.50 $234.34 $869 +27.34
401–441 418 64 187.00–237.50 $221.58 $926 +3.39
480 480 21 187.00 $187.00 $898 -7.56
518–548 526 125 184.00–224.00 $202.45 $1,065 +6.22
553–585 562 24 178.50–196.00 $183.81 $1,033 -10.95
606–644 625 103 177.00–191.75 $184.33 $1,152 -9.53
653–698 681 369 170.50–186.25 $181.03 $1,233 -8.04
700–747 737 287 174.50–182.50 $178.95 $1,319 -3.35
753–797 776 327 170.00–187.00 $175.46 $1,362 -5.72
806–843 820 173 160.75–175.00 $170.58 $1,399 +8.58
853–895 880 361 164.75–175.00 $169.88 $1,495 -4.57
900–949 918 602 162.60–173.50 $166.75 $1,531 +1.25
952–995 981 386 159.75–173.00 $165.02 $1,619 -1.72
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1201 1201 17 135.00 $135.00 $1,621 -8.20
1222–1382 1263 133 141.00–147.00 $144.92 $1,830 +1.53
1317–1369 1331 21 135.00–138.00 $136.06 $1,811 -10.40
1257–1454 1364 311 140.00–143.50 $141.77 $1,934 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–428 423 16 207.50–208.00 $207.66 $878 —
478 478 4 199.00 $199.00 $951 +14.00
501–531 521 49 174.00–181.00 $175.79 $916 -5.21
565–577 571 17 160.00–183.00 $177.50 $1,014 —
616–635 630 19 157.00–176.50 $171.48 $1,080 -8.52
654–689 680 44 173.00–175.00 $174.10 $1,184 +12.85
749 749 11 162.00 $162.00 $1,213 -2.34
754–793 769 18 160.50–164.00 $162.60 $1,250 +1.80
834 834 22 156.00 $156.00 $1,301 -15.50
861–891 865 90 150.50–173.00 $163.65 $1,416 +9.61
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1042 1016 189 155.50–172.25 $165.63 $1,683 +2.48
1052–1068 1063 26 159.75–169.00 $166.78 $1,773 +7.42
1105 1105 3 148.50 $148.50 $1,641 -7.00
1205 1205 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,687 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
856 856 43 130.00 $130.00 $1,113 —
933 933 54 133.00 $133.00 $1,241 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002 1002 7 135.75 $135.75 $1,360 —
1057 1057 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,575 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546–549 548 16 186.00–200.00 $193.89 $1,063 —
694 694 10 162.00 $162.00 $1,124 —
811 811 15 162.50 $162.50 $1,318 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1338 1108 85-90% 31 26.00–58.00 $38.23 $424 —
785–1518 1196 85-90% 45 62.00–72.00 $67.28 $805 —
853–1346 1208 85-90% 8 78.00–82.00 $80.45 $972 —
1100–1660 1376 85-90% 32 70.00–77.00 $73.91 $1,017 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1485 1370 80-85% 3 88.00–91.00 $89.92 $1,232 -2.48
1405 1405 80-85% 1 30.00 $30.00 $422 -52.41
1030–1932 1413 80-85% 47 80.00–90.50 $86.32 $1,220 +3.91
1258–1605 1416 80-85% 18 72.00–82.00 $77.70 $1,100 -4.71
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1565 1468 75-80% 4 83.00–84.00 $83.47 $1,225 -2.25
1230–1820 1520 75-80% 30 88.50–94.00 $91.71 $1,394 —
1316–1731 1531 75-80% 14 97.00–102.50 $100.02 $1,531 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1651 1651 65-75% 4 106.00 $106.00 $1,750 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–2275 1683 19 68.00–98.00 $91.16 $1,534 —
1535–2225 1837 15 100.00–109.00 $103.62 $1,903 -12.49

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1322–1447 1424 45 121.00–126.00 $125.32 $1,785 —

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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.