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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 14, 2023

11,727 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $247.46/cwt -4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $2,178/hd at 880 lb · 1,245 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $238.63/cwt -0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,327/hd at 975 lb · 1,144 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.19/cwt +4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,024/hd at 868 lb · 1,062 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,727 9,231 12,641
Feeder cattle 9,919 8,325 11,357
Slaughter cattle 1,808 906 1,284

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower, heifers unevenly steady. Very good demand remains for yearling steers and heifers, especially for those light fleshed cattle coming right off grass. Cattle feeders backed off in their pursuit of feeder cattle, but still the market is very active and the competition to own cattle remains great. Grass conditions are still good enough to allow cattle to remain turned out, resulting in lighter offerings in the auctions. Cash fed cattle around the 188.00 mark, still much higher than what was anticipated at the start of the summer. This fact is helping to support the feeder market, even if it was lower this week. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls 9.00 to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–371 364 11 350.00–370.00 $360.75 $1,313 —
450–481 465 40 295.00–319.00 $310.09 $1,442 -24.91
538 538 7 270.00 $270.00 $1,453 -50.00
559–584 574 71 279.00–300.00 $291.84 $1,675 -6.16
615–648 622 19 285.00–296.50 $293.98 $1,829 +2.71
658–677 665 71 263.00–290.00 $276.18 $1,837 -5.02
709–741 736 101 257.00–270.75 $269.21 $1,981 +10.49
750–777 756 174 264.00–280.00 $267.38 $2,021 +12.67
778 778 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,953 -3.71
800–847 834 363 246.25–262.00 $251.56 $2,098 +0.24
856–899 880 1,245 226.00–253.75 $247.46 $2,178 -5.13
901–947 923 700 226.00–253.25 $247.38 $2,283 -3.22
954–996 975 1,144 222.50–251.00 $238.63 $2,327 +0.52
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 36 233.00 $233.00 $2,342 -2.66
1000–1034 1015 294 226.00–241.50 $235.27 $2,388 -0.39
1067–1095 1082 115 219.50–226.75 $222.79 $2,411 -7.16
1117–1138 1134 228 193.00–219.75 $216.55 $2,456 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095 1095 42 209.50 $209.50 $2,294 —
1117 1117 30 196.00 $196.00 $2,189 —
1187–1281 1239 18 181.00–187.00 $183.55 $2,274 —
1251 1251 7 175.00 $175.00 $2,189 ±0.00
1279–1316 1301 38 183.00–184.00 $183.39 $2,386 -10.61
1370 1370 12 181.50 $181.50 $2,487 —
1361–1381 1373 23 176.00–178.50 $177.53 $2,437 —
1275–1463 1382 124 184.00–192.00 $188.21 $2,601 —
1413–1430 1423 25 175.00–179.50 $176.79 $2,516 -7.86
1435–1498 1484 200 183.50–187.00 $184.29 $2,735 +4.64
1509 1509 4 179.00 $179.00 $2,701 -5.14
1531 1531 14 174.00 $174.00 $2,664 -10.14
1531 1531 28 187.00 $187.00 $2,863 +2.86
1540–1584 1561 19 193.00 $193.00 $3,013 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,381 —
615–640 629 9 240.00–259.00 $250.74 $1,577 —
652–675 670 53 243.00–250.00 $248.35 $1,664 +25.35
707–738 717 23 240.00 $240.00 $1,721 —
756 756 19 247.00 $247.00 $1,867 +18.00
801 801 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,922 +8.57
886 886 4 212.00 $212.00 $1,878 -14.00
958 958 8 217.00 $217.00 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 190.00 $190.00 $648 —
435 435 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,088 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1009 1009 4 209.50 $209.50 $2,114 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
221 221 4 310.00 $310.00 $685 —
336 unweaned 336 8 322.50 $322.50 $1,084 —
375 375 11 310.00 $310.00 $1,162 —
439–445 443 24 263.00–285.00 $271.18 $1,201 -5.08
456–486 471 14 275.00–287.50 $281.45 $1,326 -3.55
538 538 4 269.00 $269.00 $1,447 +9.70
553–566 556 17 284.00–290.00 $286.46 $1,593 +25.79
602–649 631 150 249.00–271.00 $259.15 $1,635 -1.00
656–673 666 72 260.00–269.00 $263.53 $1,755 +12.25
702–745 727 133 240.00–257.00 $251.33 $1,827 +1.57
762–795 776 570 238.00–251.00 $246.64 $1,914 +8.09
801–849 827 876 228.00–249.50 $236.83 $1,959 +0.52
852–899 868 1,053 217.50–245.50 $233.33 $2,025 +6.08
873 873 9 217.00 $217.00 $1,894 -11.93
923 923 50 219.10 $219.10 $2,022 -5.55
905–947 929 430 219.50–238.50 $229.18 $2,129 +4.53
941 value added 941 24 233.00 $233.00 $2,193 —
954–988 975 437 218.75–231.00 $224.22 $2,186 +3.26
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1128 1128 7 182.00 $182.00 $2,053 —
1187 1187 7 167.00 $167.00 $1,982 —
1203–1344 1278 17 182.50–183.75 $183.20 $2,341 +3.20
1146–1456 1297 226 183.50–187.00 $185.78 $2,410 +5.78
1283–1470 1400 16 172.00–178.50 $174.23 $2,439 —
1364–1528 1400 19 185.00–192.00 $188.41 $2,638 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 8 262.50 $262.50 $1,079 —
514–515 514 26 244.00–245.00 $244.73 $1,258 —
595 595 8 248.00 $248.00 $1,476 —
634 634 24 244.00 $244.00 $1,547 —
716 716 23 230.00 $230.00 $1,647 +14.83
801–813 805 9 217.00–230.00 $225.62 $1,816 +14.62
885 885 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,858 —
904 904 63 218.00 $218.00 $1,971 —
974 974 10 216.50 $216.50 $2,109 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1024 1014 44 202.00–221.50 $217.38 $2,204 +3.41
1073–1077 1074 72 211.00–218.00 $213.53 $2,293 +5.18
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
746 746 21 215.00 $215.00 $1,604 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 6 223.00 $223.00 $809 —
615–642 630 9 160.00–216.00 $191.70 $1,208 —
922 922 5 186.00 $186.00 $1,715 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 unweaned 343 4 345.00 $345.00 $1,183 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1435 1045 85-90% 34 35.00–76.00 $65.66 $686 —
920–1190 1131 85-90% 5 107.00–119.00 $116.02 $1,312 +47.36
965–1690 1246 85-90% 79 95.00–106.00 $99.71 $1,242 +11.21
978–1660 1251 85-90% 60 80.00–95.00 $88.90 $1,112 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
996–1600 1334 80-85% 104 103.00–117.00 $111.00 $1,481 —
1355–1730 1439 80-85% 13 81.00–105.00 $89.68 $1,290 -12.42
1325–1680 1457 80-85% 10 114.00–125.00 $117.87 $1,717 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1666 1580 75-80% 9 110.00–114.00 $112.93 $1,784 —
1345–1980 1611 75-80% 47 115.00–126.00 $119.02 $1,917 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1625 1284 7 47.50–100.00 $83.79 $1,076 —
1420–2340 1762 22 115.00–123.00 $117.18 $2,065 -10.23

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1258–1310 1291 27 137.50–140.00 $139.10 $1,796 —
1358–1467 1406 18 144.50–150.00 $147.05 $2,068 —

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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.