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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 30, 2023

12,247 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $178.63/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,475/hd at 826 lb · 1,012 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $187.59/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 724 lb · 844 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.33/cwt +4.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 671 lb · 824 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 12,247 37,644 16,389
Feeder cattle 11,291 35,891 14,702
Slaughter cattle 956 1,753 1,687

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher in a narrow test. Feeder cattle offerings much reduced this week as severely cold weather set back in again with temps falling to the teens below zero along with blowing snow late week making country roads difficult to travel, along with some locations that traditionally do not host a sale this week due to the Black Hills Stock Show running. Demand was good, for all weights, as there was new life breathed into the cattle futures contracts as the annual cattle inventory report showed lower supplies of feeder cattle and cows. Larger auction receipts expected next week as the weather moderates. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher, bulls too few to test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 267.50 $267.50 $920 +27.50
406–444 434 31 240.00–255.00 $242.51 $1,052 +9.11
457–497 479 63 231.00–246.00 $237.77 $1,139 +4.47
483 thin fleshed 483 13 242.00 $242.00 $1,169 —
503–534 527 125 220.00–242.00 $228.28 $1,203 +2.84
555 555 5 196.00 $196.00 $1,088 -19.30
552–598 569 302 204.00–226.00 $216.49 $1,232 +1.19
600–649 629 538 197.25–218.00 $205.94 $1,295 +0.02
640 640 4 188.00 $188.00 $1,203 -1.56
661–696 676 511 188.50–212.50 $200.54 $1,356 +2.54
686–698 691 50 183.50–188.50 $185.62 $1,283 -7.57
701–749 724 830 178.00–197.00 $187.79 $1,360 -1.22
742 742 14 176.00 $176.00 $1,306 -23.00
750–771 755 28 171.00–173.00 $171.51 $1,295 -13.99
754–796 769 620 177.50–191.75 $186.70 $1,436 +1.87
800–847 826 1,012 170.00–187.75 $178.63 $1,475 +0.85
851–896 877 373 168.00–184.00 $177.91 $1,560 +2.02
910 fancy 910 30 179.00 $179.00 $1,629 —
903–945 923 462 167.00–181.50 $173.78 $1,604 +1.61
952–998 975 247 165.00–173.00 $167.98 $1,638 -2.61
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1119 1119 9 144.00 $144.00 $1,611 —
1332–1439 1403 34 161.50–163.00 $162.01 $2,273 —
1408 1408 11 145.00 $145.00 $2,042 —
1423–1473 1447 27 154.00–160.75 $157.44 $2,278 —
1483 1483 6 157.00 $157.00 $2,328 +2.17
1510–1556 1546 131 154.50–157.25 $155.97 $2,411 +12.97
1545–1613 1575 166 154.25–160.00 $156.70 $2,468 +1.34
1656 1656 40 156.00 $156.00 $2,583 +1.69
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016–1038 1033 124 169.50–172.25 $170.09 $1,757 +12.10
1053–1085 1072 160 158.00–171.50 $168.37 $1,805 +6.31
1145 1145 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,866 +3.00
1153 1153 20 160.00 $160.00 $1,845 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
244 244 5 232.50 $232.50 $567 —
311 311 8 200.00 $200.00 $622 -24.00
384–388 386 13 219.00–225.00 $222.71 $860 +7.88
421–436 431 16 217.00–221.00 $218.36 $941 +21.31
481–483 482 12 212.00–215.00 $213.75 $1,030 +6.60
501–540 532 37 181.00–214.00 $202.54 $1,078 +5.90
571–599 577 40 190.00–205.00 $202.00 $1,166 +5.50
614–618 615 14 186.00–189.00 $187.08 $1,151 +3.93
773 773 12 178.00 $178.00 $1,376 +7.75
806–823 809 26 163.00–171.50 $170.17 $1,377 -0.46
895 895 17 166.50 $166.50 $1,490 -2.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 7 212.50 $212.50 $669 +5.50
360 360 4 220.00 $220.00 $792 +12.24
403–449 424 69 206.00–229.00 $213.66 $906 +11.26
454–490 468 123 198.00–210.50 $204.25 $956 -0.35
503 503 10 180.00 $180.00 $905 -13.01
501–541 528 237 174.50–200.00 $190.30 $1,005 -2.71
557–599 576 456 178.00–197.50 $191.16 $1,101 +6.50
600–648 624 786 170.00–193.50 $184.10 $1,149 +2.29
653 fancy 653 24 185.00 $185.00 $1,208 —
660 660 15 198.00 $198.00 $1,307 +10.03
667 thin fleshed 667 33 192.00 $192.00 $1,281 —
650–699 672 752 169.50–187.50 $178.22 $1,198 +3.93
705–745 727 238 166.50–176.60 $171.12 $1,244 -1.15
727 fancy 727 23 180.00 $180.00 $1,309 —
753 753 70 180.50 $180.50 $1,359 +9.63
750–797 778 417 163.00–173.75 $171.89 $1,337 +1.02
806–838 816 236 162.00–170.50 $165.77 $1,353 -2.78
864–876 867 286 164.00–167.00 $166.01 $1,439 +0.71
904–938 922 474 159.00–169.75 $164.68 $1,518 +1.62
955–984 964 258 162.00–169.75 $167.20 $1,612 +9.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 4 211.00 $211.00 $806 +20.81
428 428 4 189.00 $189.00 $809 +2.45
459–481 471 24 180.00–197.00 $184.23 $868 +2.44
534 534 17 186.00 $186.00 $993 +7.91
589 589 15 170.00 $170.00 $1,001 +1.17
612–643 623 80 167.00–177.00 $171.77 $1,070 +10.90
710 710 9 164.00 $164.00 $1,164 +7.92
880 880 19 150.50 $150.50 $1,324 —
903–910 906 7 155.00–159.00 $156.72 $1,420 —
977–987 982 12 141.00 $141.00 $1,385 +13.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1396 1334 74 158.00–163.50 $159.85 $2,132 +16.00
1340 1340 5 152.00 $152.00 $2,037 +8.15
1346 1346 20 149.00 $149.00 $2,006 +5.15
1384 1384 16 143.00 $143.00 $1,979 -17.57
1343–1457 1444 43 154.00–156.75 $154.30 $2,228 -0.26
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1021–1042 1025 129 151.50–165.50 $163.67 $1,678 +22.92
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 4 132.00 $132.00 $1,360 +7.00
1058 1058 9 135.00 $135.00 $1,428 +9.00
1139–1149 1144 8 116.00–136.50 $126.29 $1,445 -0.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
544 544 5 126.00 $126.00 $685 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023 1023 80-85% 6 68.00 $68.00 $696 —
970–1897 1364 80-85% 79 68.50–78.50 $76.19 $1,039 +16.26
1201–1635 1393 80-85% 35 79.00–81.00 $80.27 $1,118 +20.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1815 1570 75-80% 8 68.50–78.50 $75.48 $1,185 -3.38
1372–1833 1583 75-80% 76 78.00–85.50 $82.38 $1,304 +3.52
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1205 992 85-90% 7 22.00–36.00 $27.52 $273 —
830–1435 1079 85-90% 16 55.00–64.00 $58.89 $635 +31.31
1123–1445 1230 85-90% 3 39.00–45.00 $41.35 $509 -19.42
1146–1353 1235 85-90% 7 69.00 $69.00 $852 +8.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1720 1513 3 81.00–87.00 $84.14 $1,273 —
1735–2605 2170 2 105.00–109.00 $107.40 $2,331 —
2185 2185 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,988 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1268 1268 13 120.00 $120.00 $1,522 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1351 1351 6 132.50 $132.50 $1,790 —
1478–1589 1524 35 133.50–139.00 $137.48 $2,095 —

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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.