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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

6,498 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $217.14/cwt +7.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,113/hd at 973 lb · 708 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.21/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,793/hd at 923 lb · 440 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $219.11/cwt -9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,902/hd at 868 lb · 403 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,498 15,920 5,956
Feeder cattle 5,196 14,736 5,207
Slaughter cattle 1,302 1,184 749

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Much lighter offerings made complete price comparisons difficult, feeder steers under 1000 lbs and all weights of heifers sold with lower undertones, steers over 1000 lbs sold with higher undertones. Very good demand for steers and heifers, yet there is some added pressure to the market as the corn futures responded to the widening drought which caused Feeder Cattle futures to retreat heavily early in the week. Cash fed cattle still remain in the mid 180s, still leaving a large positive basis over the futures, which is helping to pull cattle ahead and keep market ready cattle current. Rains finally came East River, giving corn the moisture it desperately needed as drought stress was very evident. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, bulls 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–496 471 67 297.50–316.00 $307.96 $1,450 +22.66
519–543 536 33 280.00–305.00 $298.40 $1,599 +19.71
552–596 564 83 240.00–313.00 $291.00 $1,641 +6.39
608–628 617 32 221.00–246.00 $234.22 $1,445 -34.32
653–690 670 106 234.00–281.00 $249.80 $1,674 -21.76
707–722 710 45 240.00–247.50 $242.34 $1,721 -12.78
758–796 777 75 218.00–247.00 $230.52 $1,791 -6.40
806–848 827 118 207.50–224.00 $218.14 $1,804 -16.57
858–885 868 403 212.00–224.75 $219.11 $1,902 +15.90
913–948 930 192 218.00–226.00 $222.19 $2,066 +2.95
950–995 973 708 209.00–220.00 $217.14 $2,113 +5.82
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003–1028 1014 201 201.50–220.75 $212.76 $2,157 +8.45
1056–1079 1060 273 196.00–208.00 $206.51 $2,189 +8.87
1131–1148 1140 222 196.00 $196.00 $2,234 -7.66
1159 1159 42 187.00 $187.00 $2,167 -5.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1203–1244 1214 15 181.50–184.00 $182.18 $2,212 —
1296–1397 1312 58 171.00–176.75 $175.42 $2,302 —
1341 1341 10 181.00 $181.00 $2,427 —
1374 1374 5 171.00 $171.00 $2,350 -3.42
1399 1399 10 184.50 $184.50 $2,581 —
1437–1450 1441 16 172.00–175.00 $172.94 $2,492 -7.06
1441 1441 11 158.00 $158.00 $2,277 -22.00
1341–1480 1449 288 180.00–183.50 $181.99 $2,637 -3.60
1512–1581 1569 47 180.00–183.00 $182.51 $2,864 -3.49
1526–1598 1576 13 173.00–175.00 $174.40 $2,749 -11.60
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 6 291.00 $291.00 $957 —
426–433 430 19 270.00–286.00 $277.51 $1,193 +17.51
450 450 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,148 —
500–517 507 17 239.00–245.00 $241.52 $1,225 +30.50
562–585 566 24 243.00–282.00 $249.72 $1,413 -5.25
615 615 18 224.00 $224.00 $1,378 -40.00
650 650 11 185.00 $185.00 $1,202 -56.00
656–679 666 37 216.00–231.00 $220.70 $1,470 -20.30
732–747 734 31 210.00–220.00 $211.64 $1,553 -14.67
791–795 793 44 215.00 $215.00 $1,705 -6.17
898 898 11 201.00 $201.00 $1,805 -6.28
931 931 15 189.50 $189.50 $1,764 -8.50
991 991 8 188.00 $188.00 $1,863 -15.50
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1017 1017 13 185.50 $185.50 $1,887 +9.50
1076 1076 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,980 +14.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
644 644 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,224 -35.00
798 798 6 180.00 $180.00 $1,436 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–434 431 33 255.00–262.00 $260.99 $1,125 +11.45
450 450 31 260.00 $260.00 $1,170 +10.58
536 536 35 257.00 $257.00 $1,378 -8.09
595–598 597 31 236.00–247.50 $241.09 $1,439 -15.53
602–642 630 151 214.00–234.00 $228.16 $1,437 -20.51
652–693 674 110 211.00–245.00 $234.77 $1,582 +2.04
704–737 720 172 212.00–221.00 $218.03 $1,570 -0.13
730 730 15 198.00 $198.00 $1,445 -20.16
756–793 787 266 211.00–219.00 $216.13 $1,701 -0.17
812–830 821 181 190.00–205.00 $199.91 $1,641 -9.22
830 830 16 194.00 $194.00 $1,610 +8.00
862 862 34 199.75 $199.75 $1,722 -0.32
904–942 923 440 188.50–199.25 $194.21 $1,793 +8.21
956 956 34 182.00 $182.00 $1,740 -10.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1137–1165 1149 52 171.00–178.00 $174.42 $2,004 —
1173–1357 1281 103 178.75–180.00 $179.08 $2,294 -3.42
1313 1313 4 167.00 $167.00 $2,193 -14.61
1313 1313 9 180.50 $180.50 $2,370 -1.11
1341 1341 23 177.00 $177.00 $2,374 -4.61
1389 1389 9 161.50 $161.50 $2,243 —
1403 1403 8 165.00 $165.00 $2,315 -9.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 8 255.00 $255.00 $793 —
506–547 534 36 202.50–229.00 $212.38 $1,134 -19.62
568–578 576 26 205.00–228.00 $212.61 $1,225 -10.65
607–632 621 35 152.50–217.00 $195.11 $1,212 -21.95
674 674 16 208.00 $208.00 $1,402 -5.50
723–743 734 16 200.00–201.00 $200.43 $1,471 +7.08
776 776 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,630 +0.78
845 845 4 194.00 $194.00 $1,639 -6.54
876 876 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,752 +12.07
903 903 9 186.00 $186.00 $1,680 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 5 187.50 $187.50 $1,022 —
790 790 7 174.00 $174.00 $1,375 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1136 1136 9 176.00 $176.00 $1,999 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1023–1255 1090 85-90% 5 101.00–103.00 $102.54 $1,118 —
560–1600 1110 85-90% 45 25.00–75.00 $55.25 $613 —
885–1733 1269 85-90% 47 72.00–92.50 $86.33 $1,096 —
1008–1702 1366 85-90% 62 91.00–101.50 $96.60 $1,320 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1508 1333 80-85% 18 109.00–116.50 $113.92 $1,519 +71.42
1075–1650 1395 80-85% 20 86.00–106.00 $96.84 $1,351 —
1460 1460 80-85% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,124 -38.28
1280–1700 1534 80-85% 25 101.00–112.00 $107.86 $1,655 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1805 1518 75-80% 53 108.00–121.00 $114.11 $1,732 —
1545–1835 1657 75-80% 3 91.00–114.00 $104.43 $1,730 —
1810 1810 75-80% 1 124.00 $124.00 $2,244 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1608 1601 65-75% 7 123.00–126.00 $123.42 $1,976 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1910 1581 4 47.50–105.00 $86.05 $1,360 —
920–2290 1735 23 116.00–131.00 $123.77 $2,147 —
2085–2245 2152 3 130.00–134.50 $132.53 $2,852 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1346–1541 1488 48 145.00–148.00 $147.00 $2,187 —

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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.