South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

45,390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $207.56/cwt +3.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 574 lb · 4,497 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $198.75/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,236/hd at 622 lb · 4,038 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.69/cwt +1.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 521 lb · 3,772 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	45,390	24,705	37,421
Feeder cattle	43,680	22,942	35,713
Slaughter cattle	1,710	1,763	1,708

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–349	329	61	242.50–267.50	$254.45	$837	+14.05
375	375	11	236.00	$236.00	$885	-10.77
350–399	380	325	225.00–280.00	$246.95	$938	+0.18
400–445	426	701	228.00–266.00	$246.07	$1,048	+9.82
455–496 thin fleshed	471	29	249.00–252.00	$250.80	$1,181	—
451–498	478	2,319	210.00–250.00	$232.17	$1,110	+7.02
479	479	7	222.00	$222.00	$1,063	-3.15
502 thin fleshed	502	77	236.00	$236.00	$1,185	—
500–549	529	2,776	198.00–233.00	$218.07	$1,154	+0.39
560–586	567	91	196.00–197.00	$196.30	$1,113	-7.78
550–599	574	4,359	190.00–223.00	$207.94	$1,194	+3.86
550–596	583	47	182.00–197.50	$193.68	$1,129	-10.40
604	604	23	180.00	$180.00	$1,087	-17.50
600–648	622	3,975	178.50–210.50	$199.04	$1,238	+1.54
606–642	628	40	175.00–192.00	$180.54	$1,134	-16.96
661	661	32	172.00	$172.00	$1,137	-1.50
650–698	666	1,644	179.00–207.00	$196.77	$1,310	+6.56
700–745	721	306	174.50–190.50	$185.19	$1,335	-0.50
751–796	767	363	171.50–189.75	$184.75	$1,417	+3.71
798	798	6	174.50	$174.50	$1,393	-6.54
808	808	20	176.00	$176.00	$1,422	-5.72
801–830	816	111	178.00–188.25	$180.44	$1,472	-1.28
853–896	868	414	170.00–190.25	$183.25	$1,591	+2.25
900–941 thin fleshed	916	287	185.60–185.75	$185.69	$1,701	—
917–924	921	129	172.00	$172.00	$1,584	-4.93
901–948	931	430	169.00–184.00	$177.41	$1,652	+0.48
954–995	974	926	165.25–181.75	$176.47	$1,719	+0.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
249	249	11	285.00	$285.00	$710	—
275	275	4	237.00	$237.00	$652	—
315–349	342	22	217.00–235.00	$221.50	$758	-1.00
350–395	373	137	177.50–240.00	$212.87	$794	-6.94
400–449	427	319	197.00–244.00	$228.57	$976	+20.57
453–499	476	188	194.00–219.00	$204.39	$973	+0.06
500–549	534	488	182.50–209.50	$201.06	$1,074	+1.67
555–596	571	335	183.00–197.50	$192.12	$1,097	+1.41
602–643	628	135	162.00–187.25	$182.40	$1,145	+5.36
638	638	6	159.00	$159.00	$1,014	-18.04
657–681	673	25	173.25–179.00	$175.27	$1,180	-1.46
705–735	715	53	171.50–183.00	$175.14	$1,252	-1.38
760	760	13	165.00	$165.00	$1,254	—
817	817	68	181.75	$181.75	$1,485	+20.75
870–883	878	15	165.00–170.50	$168.32	$1,478	-5.68
930	930	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,581	+1.81
960–969	961	69	161.50–165.25	$164.87	$1,584	+0.87

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471–483	476	16	207.00–216.00	$212.01	$1,009	—
560–581	576	35	190.50–191.00	$190.89	$1,100	-0.58
710	710	18	180.00	$180.00	$1,278	—
1000–1047	1022	1,221	156.00–181.75	$176.61	$1,805	+9.04
1056–1094	1070	562	158.25–179.75	$168.67	$1,805	-0.27
1117	1117	10	168.25	$168.25	$1,879	+4.03
1230	1230	22	152.00	$152.00	$1,870	—
1375	1375	7	145.00	$145.00	$1,994	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1283	1283	9	147.00	$147.00	$1,886	+0.50
1143–1367	1295	31	142.00–151.00	$145.92	$1,890	-0.58
1393	1393	6	155.00	$155.00	$2,159	+4.43
1410	1410	9	145.00	$145.00	$2,044	—
1384–1488	1411	62	150.00–153.25	$151.41	$2,136	—
1424	1424	5	141.00	$141.00	$2,008	—
1393–1489	1444	63	147.75–154.00	$150.29	$2,170	—
1509–1551	1523	78	152.00–155.50	$152.99	$2,330	-4.57
1511–1596	1537	295	148.00–158.00	$153.51	$2,359	-4.05
1619	1619	4	156.50	$156.50	$2,534	+4.67
1714	1714	9	154.00	$154.00	$2,640	+3.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
229	229	7	215.00	$215.00	$492	—
484–497	495	58	167.50–200.00	$172.51	$854	—
507	507	11	160.00	$160.00	$811	—
552	552	10	137.00	$137.00	$756	—
629	629	4	171.00	$171.00	$1,076	±0.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	55	159.25	$159.25	$1,712	-7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	11	250.00	$250.00	$710	+22.50
304–338	326	86	217.00–240.00	$227.80	$743	+18.73
352–399	379	356	196.00–254.00	$212.59	$806	+5.11
400–449	425	1,133	195.00–230.00	$207.64	$882	+5.05
470	470	128	218.00	$218.00	$1,025	+17.83
450–499	474	1,940	188.00–236.00	$202.87	$962	+2.70
494–495	495	60	181.50–185.00	$182.78	$905	-17.39
501 fancy	501	66	217.00	$217.00	$1,087	—
500–548	521	3,552	179.00–210.00	$195.57	$1,019	+2.66
522	522	102	224.00	$224.00	$1,169	+31.09
530 thin fleshed	530	22	209.00	$209.00	$1,108	—
539	539	30	183.00	$183.00	$986	-22.70
559–588	564	39	164.00–176.50	$173.63	$979	+2.23
550–599	572	2,217	161.00–199.00	$186.29	$1,066	+4.77
555–596	577	724	205.00–217.00	$211.64	$1,221	+30.12
601–647	618	995	165.00–192.00	$181.46	$1,121	+6.80
621	621	106	205.50	$205.50	$1,276	+30.84
621–629	626	25	157.50–167.00	$162.42	$1,017	-12.24
651–697	679	309	159.00–184.00	$176.11	$1,196	+6.17
666–694	679	25	150.00–166.00	$157.19	$1,067	-12.75
712–746	725	127	168.00–177.00	$170.74	$1,238	+3.74
775–799	785	155	172.00–183.25	$177.30	$1,392	+2.79
799	799	11	163.00	$163.00	$1,302	-11.51
809	809	70	166.50	$166.50	$1,347	-4.90
801–845	823	471	158.50–180.00	$171.71	$1,413	+0.31
824–847	843	33	163.50–164.00	$163.59	$1,379	-7.81
850–897	886	886	163.50–175.35	$169.59	$1,503	+3.05
911–942	924	801	163.50–178.75	$171.34	$1,583	+4.91
940–943	943	251	164.50–170.00	$169.65	$1,600	+3.22
954–999	982	298	157.50–169.00	$166.91	$1,639	-0.43
985	985	13	159.50	$159.50	$1,571	-7.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–328	321	69	193.00–202.00	$196.24	$630	-0.16
350–395	381	136	180.00–216.00	$200.44	$764	-3.55
408–449	428	106	175.00–211.00	$187.74	$804	+1.20
455–498	478	273	169.00–194.50	$180.40	$862	-1.26
501–547	521	258	163.00–185.00	$178.36	$929	-1.08
560–596	571	114	156.00–178.00	$171.98	$982	+1.38
651	651	4	161.00	$161.00	$1,048	-10.00
711	711	7	146.00	$146.00	$1,038	—
721–749	733	75	151.00–167.50	$162.22	$1,189	—
796	796	5	161.00	$161.00	$1,282	—
819	819	36	160.00	$160.00	$1,310	—
951–988	955	25	153.00–155.00	$153.25	$1,464	-3.25

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1323	1194	33	142.00–154.00	$147.10	$1,756	—
1226	1226	10	144.00	$144.00	$1,765	±0.00
1295–1524	1336	40	140.50–144.00	$141.93	$1,896	-2.07
1338–1531	1365	357	150.00–156.75	$153.37	$2,094	—
1295–1568	1376	213	150.00–160.00	$153.80	$2,116	—
1503	1503	8	148.00	$148.00	$2,224	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
511–514	513	35	182.00	$182.00	$934	—
601	601	6	173.00	$173.00	$1,040	—
997	997	14	168.50	$168.50	$1,680	—
1008–1021	1014	199	161.50–169.50	$167.70	$1,700	+15.90
1096	1096	6	158.50	$158.50	$1,737	+13.00
1138	1138	21	148.50	$148.50	$1,690	—
1152–1161	1155	72	156.00–160.50	$158.87	$1,835	+11.87
1150–1175	1165	20	141.00–141.50	$141.30	$1,646	-15.20
1233	1233	16	146.50	$146.50	$1,806	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	12	167.50	$167.50	$625	+10.00
456–493	465	74	142.00–154.00	$144.62	$672	-26.38
547	547	25	142.00	$142.00	$777	—
566	566	5	121.00	$121.00	$685	—
885	885	4	130.00	$130.00	$1,150	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	8	142.00	$142.00	$633	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	6	172.50	$172.50	$902	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1358	1097	85-90%	35	42.50–53.00	$48.92	$537	—
920–1385	1141	85-90%	9	64.00–75.00	$66.23	$756	+25.77
825–1450	1225	85-90%	20	22.00–46.00	$33.17	$406	-38.48
950–1635	1291	85-90%	88	54.00–62.00	$57.98	$749	+2.49

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175	1175	80-85%	1	52.00	$52.00	$611	—
1063–1338	1183	80-85%	8	76.00–81.00	$78.20	$925	—
1160–1740	1388	80-85%	80	63.00–76.00	$69.09	$959	-5.96
1135–1730	1426	80-85%	28	56.00–64.50	$61.00	$870	+0.71

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–2310	1577	75-80%	41	79.00–86.00	$83.37	$1,315	-9.26
1460–1885	1627	75-80%	34	87.00–98.00	$89.94	$1,463	—
1260–1880	1663	75-80%	11	64.00–79.00	$73.29	$1,219	+12.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595–2315	1866	10	52.00–92.00	$85.37	$1,593	-19.80
1705–2310	2006	15	92.50–98.00	$95.05	$1,907	—
2110	2110	1	100.00	$100.00	$2,110	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1136	1136	16	88.00	$88.00	$1,000	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	5	127.00	$127.00	$1,613	—
1475–1698	1564	71	129.50–140.00	$135.52	$2,120	-0.13

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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.