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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 11, 2023

23,503 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.00/cwt +5.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,087/hd at 873 lb · 2,327 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.81/cwt +9.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,179/hd at 928 lb · 2,278 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.83/cwt +1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,995/hd at 822 lb · 1,669 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 23,503 7,017 20,598
Feeder cattle 22,019 6,216 18,396
Slaughter cattle 1,484 801 2,202

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers generally steady. Very good demand for yearling steers and heifers as they continue to be offered right off grass, cattle feeders are anxious to get these light fleshed yearlings bought while they are available. A few spring born calves offered this week as well, moderate to good demand for these light calves. Most cattle feeders aren't quite ready to take on calves yet as they don't have the time necessary to watch them as closely as needed when they are spread so thin with harvest underway. Pastures are getting short and more cow/calf producers will be shipping their calves to town in the coming weeks. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, bulls 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–345 329 14 337.50–410.00 $370.08 $1,218 —
357–367 364 47 329.00–405.00 $361.91 $1,317 —
402–448 438 127 317.50–370.00 $344.55 $1,509 —
451–469 460 18 315.00–335.00 $323.22 $1,487 —
510–538 523 30 297.00–335.00 $320.34 $1,675 —
555–593 572 109 290.00–315.00 $301.44 $1,724 —
610–627 620 115 275.00–303.00 $289.22 $1,793 —
659–699 673 216 275.00–296.00 $282.46 $1,901 +10.38
701–746 714 391 262.50–279.00 $272.46 $1,945 -0.86
738–749 thin fleshed 744 131 282.25–282.50 $282.37 $2,101 —
770 fancy 770 65 264.00 $264.00 $2,033 —
752–791 777 537 237.50–270.50 $258.95 $2,012 -10.52
811–827 fancy 817 269 272.50 $272.50 $2,226 —
801–846 827 922 252.25–264.75 $257.21 $2,127 +2.82
817–849 thin fleshed 831 179 269.00–270.50 $269.60 $2,240 —
851–897 872 817 240.00–265.50 $253.85 $2,214 +1.72
906–909 fancy 908 176 260.00 $260.00 $2,361 —
908 908 45 236.50 $236.50 $2,147 -14.92
900–948 926 1,251 232.00–256.50 $247.72 $2,294 -3.70
954–999 975 1,588 232.00–256.25 $243.74 $2,376 +0.88
984 984 23 230.00 $230.00 $2,263 -12.86
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1047 1019 336 219.25–236.50 $232.58 $2,370 +15.23
1052–1075 1070 269 229.10–230.75 $229.46 $2,455 —
1100 1100 114 221.10 $221.10 $2,432 —
1123–1125 1124 119 217.50–219.75 $219.11 $2,463 —
1226 value added 1226 4 185.00 $185.00 $2,268 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
952 952 5 213.00 $213.00 $2,028 —
1159 1159 4 194.00 $194.00 $2,248 +24.00
1224–1315 1256 49 183.00–189.50 $186.80 $2,346 -5.20
1373 1373 35 178.00 $178.00 $2,444 -7.00
1322–1464 1426 96 192.00–193.00 $192.37 $2,743 +8.07
1433 1433 19 185.00 $185.00 $2,651 +5.89
1365–1497 1465 305 180.00–184.00 $183.09 $2,682 +2.55
1451–1489 1471 13 176.00–179.50 $177.91 $2,617 -2.63
1506–1595 1546 219 182.00–185.00 $183.13 $2,831 —
1610 1610 5 181.00 $181.00 $2,914 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
449 449 15 345.00 $345.00 $1,549 —
456–496 482 19 270.00–301.00 $278.86 $1,344 —
504–527 519 20 270.00–308.00 $282.92 $1,468 —
552–598 564 30 245.00–285.00 $273.70 $1,544 —
610–644 637 53 241.00–277.00 $259.14 $1,651 -11.86
658–690 674 46 235.00–272.00 $258.05 $1,739 -9.95
753–779 769 68 235.00–256.00 $247.66 $1,905 —
820–836 832 16 215.00–244.00 $229.18 $1,907 -24.82
864–898 877 95 225.00–238.50 $232.56 $2,040 -3.44
902–949 925 147 219.00–242.00 $232.73 $2,153 —
951–998 985 50 230.00–248.00 $232.89 $2,294 +11.31
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1044 1044 4 218.00 $218.00 $2,276 —
1101 1101 57 215.00 $215.00 $2,367 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
744 744 17 240.00 $240.00 $1,786 +11.00
838–843 842 19 182.50–237.50 $223.09 $1,878 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1220 1210 6 149.00–171.00 $159.91 $1,935 —
1347 1347 4 187.00 $187.00 $2,519 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
334–349 338 16 355.00–360.00 $356.29 $1,204 —
366–397 384 71 272.00–355.00 $307.04 $1,179 —
412–418 415 25 331.00–342.00 $336.24 $1,395 —
480 fancy 480 6 303.00 $303.00 $1,454 —
483–499 491 40 281.00–310.00 $285.11 $1,400 —
506–540 521 90 266.00–302.50 $276.93 $1,443 —
568 568 10 250.00 $250.00 $1,420 -18.00
551–596 574 16 272.00–303.00 $288.11 $1,654 +20.11
605–643 635 359 247.00–280.00 $268.87 $1,707 +11.65
641 641 99 275.00 $275.00 $1,763 +17.78
662 662 43 255.00 $255.00 $1,688 -1.48
652–698 679 435 251.00–273.00 $263.60 $1,790 +7.12
702–749 725 760 244.00–269.50 $256.22 $1,858 +3.26
709–735 727 369 256.00–263.00 $258.05 $1,876 +5.09
750–785 762 228 242.00–257.50 $247.32 $1,885 -21.93
750–799 779 530 234.50–276.00 $249.19 $1,941 -0.62
802–840 814 211 238.00–245.25 $242.98 $1,978 +1.87
805–849 822 1,314 229.00–252.50 $242.04 $1,990 +0.93
824 824 21 219.00 $219.00 $1,805 -22.11
831 thin fleshed 831 123 255.10 $255.10 $2,120 —
859 thin fleshed 859 62 255.10 $255.10 $2,191 —
869 869 79 229.50 $229.50 $1,994 -3.59
858–899 870 550 230.50–244.50 $235.03 $2,045 +1.94
850–899 875 1,636 227.50–249.50 $240.19 $2,102 +7.10
911 fancy 911 10 229.00 $229.00 $2,086 —
914–940 925 234 236.75–240.00 $238.89 $2,210 +14.55
902–949 928 2,001 218.00–246.00 $234.61 $2,177 +10.27
917–944 939 33 217.25–232.00 $219.87 $2,065 -4.47
954–958 956 555 232.75–235.50 $234.27 $2,240 +9.70
950–990 964 617 218.00–243.25 $234.96 $2,265 +10.39
1017 1017 8 224.00 $224.00 $2,278 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
276 276 5 317.50 $317.50 $876 —
318 318 6 305.00 $305.00 $970 —
351–394 370 61 245.00–330.00 $285.86 $1,058 —
402–429 419 13 325.00–327.00 $326.26 $1,367 —
481 481 15 236.00 $236.00 $1,135 —
503–538 519 19 249.00–280.00 $266.48 $1,383 —
556–591 577 20 251.00–278.00 $262.52 $1,515 —
626–639 631 19 251.00–256.00 $253.87 $1,602 —
657–683 659 75 232.00–240.00 $239.34 $1,577 —
706 706 11 247.00 $247.00 $1,744 +2.50
750–774 762 27 222.00–243.50 $233.68 $1,781 -0.82
788 788 10 235.50 $235.50 $1,856 +10.72
825–848 833 15 218.00–226.00 $220.72 $1,839 -9.26
855 855 11 233.00 $233.00 $1,992 —
970–990 976 29 204.00–223.00 $213.42 $2,083 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 659 6 251.00 $251.00 $1,654 —
877 877 6 234.50 $234.50 $2,057 —
1002–1041 1015 181 215.25–231.00 $221.93 $2,253 +2.31
1047 1047 58 212.00 $212.00 $2,220 -7.62
1058–1087 1075 31 217.00–222.00 $218.34 $2,347 +4.34
1120 1120 4 210.00 $210.00 $2,352 —
1128 1128 6 219.00 $219.00 $2,470 —
1158–1178 1174 18 182.50–212.00 $188.97 $2,219 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1034 1034 6 202.00 $202.00 $2,089 —
1193–1199 1198 26 180.50–187.00 $185.76 $2,225 +5.76
1215 1215 10 186.00 $186.00 $2,260 —
1302–1359 1321 15 184.00–192.00 $186.74 $2,467 +3.24
1308–1422 1347 166 182.00–185.00 $183.19 $2,468 +6.94
1371–1439 1421 15 175.00–179.00 $176.03 $2,501 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,088 —
445 445 4 235.00 $235.00 $1,046 —
539 539 18 255.00 $255.00 $1,374 —
701 701 20 213.00 $213.00 $1,493 —
772 772 27 240.00 $240.00 $1,853 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1058 1058 5 192.00 $192.00 $2,031 +14.00
1107 1107 8 186.50 $186.50 $2,065 +2.33
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1253 1253 10 145.00 $145.00 $1,817 —

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1057 1057 9 192.00 $192.00 $2,029 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
688–1458 1029 85-90% 36 25.00–79.00 $69.55 $716 —
1122 1122 85-90% 3 104.00 $104.00 $1,167 +18.21
875–1432 1219 85-90% 42 80.00–98.00 $89.28 $1,088 —
1050–1580 1252 85-90% 43 95.00–103.00 $98.69 $1,236 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1283–1385 1317 80-85% 3 77.00–86.00 $82.85 $1,091 —
1100–1610 1368 80-85% 36 104.00–115.00 $108.32 $1,482 +20.85
1180–1585 1376 80-85% 14 95.00–104.00 $100.10 $1,377 +12.63
1210–1530 1415 80-85% 7 116.00–119.50 $118.27 $1,674 +3.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1885 1515 75-80% 34 116.00–127.00 $119.95 $1,817 +0.32
1310–1690 1528 75-80% 10 88.00–116.00 $110.07 $1,682 -9.56
1720–1793 1757 75-80% 4 128.00–129.00 $128.51 $2,258 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1945 1519 14 20.00–117.00 $106.81 $1,622 —
1412–2285 1833 32 118.00–132.00 $123.90 $2,271 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1162–1353 1238 15 142.50–144.00 $143.16 $1,772 —
1337 1337 6 154.00 $154.00 $2,059 —
1379 1379 4 163.50 $163.50 $2,255 —
1432–1515 1460 12 159.00–164.00 $162.27 $2,369 —

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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.