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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

49,961 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $280.85/cwt -12.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,607/hd at 572 lb · 4,601 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $270.67/cwt -12.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,678/hd at 620 lb · 4,016 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $296.97/cwt -11.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 523 lb · 3,295 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 49,961 54,880 24,705
Feeder cattle 48,493 53,821 22,942
Slaughter cattle 1,468 1,059 1,763

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Yearling feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, yearling heifers 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Demand for calves much moderate than has been seen since the start of the fall runs. The immense downward pressure from the futures complex has caused much uncertainty concerning the direction of the market. This collapse in the futures really came out of nowhere and blindsided cattle producers and left them reeling as it such a vast departure from where the market was pointed towards a month ago. Cattle feeders saw the fat market roll back into the 178.00-181.00 range because of the futures collapse. The confidence that cattle feeders had that the market would stay good has been shattered by this past week's downturn. Calves that aren't carrying two rounds of shot, or just aren't as attractive were much harder to sell, the market was still active on the front end kind. The yearling market was under the same pressure as those Live Cattle contract winter months are much lower than they were. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322–349 338 109 322.50–347.50 $329.68 $1,114 -54.01
352–399 380 496 315.00–364.00 $346.41 $1,316 -10.77
400–449 426 800 301.00–362.50 $336.70 $1,434 -10.87
426–442 437 75 303.00–327.50 $308.54 $1,348 +7.14
452 fancy 452 133 364.00 $364.00 $1,645 +2.42
450–499 474 2,361 291.00–353.00 $320.05 $1,517 -12.77
475 475 10 291.50 $291.50 $1,385 -41.32
481 481 55 299.00 $299.00 $1,438 -33.82
504–510 fancy 509 264 322.00–329.00 $325.81 $1,658 -2.19
513 513 9 257.00 $257.00 $1,318 -51.34
500–549 524 2,935 267.00–317.00 $295.18 $1,547 -13.16
520–539 533 87 252.00–286.00 $273.85 $1,460 -13.69
559 thin fleshed 559 98 297.00 $297.00 $1,660 —
560–590 fancy 568 241 293.00–322.00 $317.25 $1,802 —
550–599 572 4,098 254.00–306.50 $279.42 $1,598 -14.46
585–588 587 104 248.00–259.00 $250.00 $1,468 -24.81
580–599 590 60 230.00–262.00 $259.38 $1,530 -15.43
603–624 fancy 614 179 292.50–293.50 $293.02 $1,799 —
600–644 620 3,770 245.00–286.50 $270.14 $1,675 -14.20
620–645 637 52 225.00–243.00 $239.19 $1,524 -7.97
643 643 15 246.00 $246.00 $1,582 -1.16
650–694 673 1,210 230.00–278.00 $261.89 $1,763 -9.91
701–739 714 474 231.00–269.50 $256.08 $1,828 -1.08
769–790 774 141 228.00–248.00 $236.65 $1,832 -21.61
776 776 75 238.00 $238.00 $1,847 -20.26
815–848 829 82 230.00–246.50 $239.87 $1,989 -6.26
870 870 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,688 -39.92
850–898 878 1,027 224.50–249.50 $241.19 $2,118 +7.27
894 894 64 220.50 $220.50 $1,971 -31.62
904–945 933 1,536 208.00–245.75 $235.30 $2,195 -8.99
945 945 44 211.00 $211.00 $1,994 -33.29
952–998 969 1,424 219.50–243.75 $232.51 $2,253 +4.22
955–988 972 132 213.00–235.25 $224.04 $2,178 -4.25
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 17 315.00 $315.00 $1,140 —
474 474 6 301.00 $301.00 $1,427 —
531 531 95 278.50 $278.50 $1,479 —
556–597 588 186 259.00–275.00 $265.35 $1,560 +1.02
616 616 16 255.00 $255.00 $1,571 +13.00
673–682 678 246 258.00–261.75 $260.43 $1,766 —
1008–1049 1031 444 196.00–229.75 $225.44 $2,324 -0.89
1052–1096 1066 1,162 196.50–231.25 $219.77 $2,343 +1.23
1053–1091 1069 253 189.35–203.50 $194.43 $2,078 -24.11
1106 1106 10 198.25 $198.25 $2,193 -17.05
1116 1116 48 192.50 $192.50 $2,148 -22.80
1155–1183 1168 102 197.75–207.75 $203.18 $2,373 -7.86
1234 1234 46 198.50 $198.50 $2,449 —
1268 1268 45 198.50 $198.50 $2,517 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 6 320.00 $320.00 $842 -9.81
344 344 16 280.00–310.00 $298.75 $1,028 -17.09
353–399 379 115 270.00–322.50 $297.14 $1,126 -23.93
411 411 10 296.00 $296.00 $1,217 -28.25
416–444 428 170 251.00–312.50 $283.29 $1,212 -40.96
457–474 470 37 252.50–253.00 $252.88 $1,189 -21.47
450–499 474 239 235.00–305.00 $275.55 $1,306 +1.20
502–549 530 712 240.00–279.50 $266.27 $1,411 -8.54
556–598 576 330 226.00–255.00 $243.60 $1,403 -30.26
609 609 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,437 -19.67
602–649 630 133 215.00–255.00 $240.19 $1,513 -15.48
717 717 12 225.00 $225.00 $1,613 —
781 781 15 221.00 $221.00 $1,726 -6.50
802–840 812 90 195.00–234.00 $211.91 $1,721 -7.64
852–870 862 40 211.50–223.00 $219.38 $1,891 -7.62
915 915 8 208.00 $208.00 $1,903 -6.50
962–996 987 77 200.00–207.50 $204.72 $2,021 +8.72
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1167–1236 1213 9 180.00–183.00 $182.04 $2,208 —
1318–1428 1398 11 175.00–178.50 $177.60 $2,483 -2.15
1416 1416 9 180.00 $180.00 $2,549 -4.09
1367–1445 1424 26 178.00–179.50 $178.47 $2,541 -5.62
1400–1491 1464 75 180.00–183.00 $182.27 $2,668 —
1477–1499 1490 63 180.00–182.00 $181.15 $2,699 —
1524–1540 1538 110 180.00–181.00 $180.90 $2,782 -2.22
1516–1599 1545 72 180.00–184.00 $182.58 $2,821 -0.54
1554–1649 1595 14 174.00–177.00 $175.33 $2,797 —
1600–1665 1619 203 180.00–182.50 $180.99 $2,930 -3.01
1606–1662 1633 31 175.50–179.00 $177.66 $2,901 -6.34
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 14 302.00 $302.00 $1,271 —
481 481 59 298.00 $298.00 $1,433 —
529–547 532 82 264.50–279.75 $276.88 $1,473 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–474 457 47 160.00–192.50 $188.91 $863 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–489 467 22 260.00–294.00 $285.17 $1,332 —
522 522 5 252.50 $252.50 $1,318 -5.50
1076 1076 5 188.00 $188.00 $2,023 -6.00
1154 1154 10 170.50 $170.50 $1,968 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 20 174.00 $174.00 $1,061 —
668 668 9 185.00 $185.00 $1,236 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 16 190.00 $190.00 $684 —
504 504 7 180.00 $180.00 $907 —
Medium 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
256 256 8 110.00 $110.00 $282 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 6 140.00 $140.00 $903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304–348 330 125 255.00–332.00 $296.53 $979 -13.48
350–399 384 488 246.00–333.00 $284.51 $1,093 -25.01
393 fancy 393 53 297.00 $297.00 $1,167 -38.93
399 399 16 282.00 $282.00 $1,125 -27.52
429 fancy 429 125 314.00 $314.00 $1,347 -16.00
401–449 430 1,380 249.50–314.00 $284.04 $1,221 -12.99
432–434 433 13 272.00–275.00 $273.15 $1,183 -14.85
467 467 47 257.00 $257.00 $1,200 -27.62
450–499 479 1,959 242.00–294.50 $273.93 $1,312 -34.32
451–487 fancy 479 141 279.00–305.00 $299.62 $1,435 +10.11
493 493 73 255.00 $255.00 $1,257 -53.25
493 493 77 301.00 $301.00 $1,484 -7.25
507 fancy 507 108 281.50 $281.50 $1,427 -14.50
501–549 525 2,216 227.50–277.00 $257.06 $1,350 -16.16
526–531 529 455 279.00–295.50 $285.95 $1,513 -14.49
548 548 33 243.00 $243.00 $1,332 -57.44
554 554 22 234.00 $234.00 $1,296 -50.49
553–583 566 574 259.00–287.00 $270.43 $1,531 -14.06
550–599 574 1,964 221.00–277.00 $250.28 $1,437 +7.28
598 598 37 231.00 $231.00 $1,381 -19.00
600–648 618 862 215.00–250.00 $235.57 $1,456 -19.04
622–640 629 42 219.00 $219.00 $1,378 -35.61
629 629 93 265.50 $265.50 $1,670 +10.89
651–688 672 466 222.00–242.50 $236.87 $1,592 -13.73
700–747 721 534 201.00–235.50 $226.52 $1,633 -18.39
758–799 787 579 211.00–234.75 $227.04 $1,787 -8.94
811 811 12 215.50 $215.50 $1,748 -21.79
805–847 822 360 201.50–233.00 $218.33 $1,795 -18.68
851–873 862 20 210.00 $210.00 $1,810 -21.32
850–895 871 601 194.00–234.00 $216.01 $1,881 -15.31
902–948 924 626 200.00–225.50 $211.15 $1,951 -10.30
941 941 47 203.50 $203.50 $1,915 -5.50
950–988 978 281 198.00–224.50 $213.84 $2,091 +3.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288–298 292 10 277.50–302.00 $292.00 $853 +16.44
300–348 329 74 215.00–314.00 $261.87 $862 -31.96
355–390 374 70 262.00–290.00 $277.01 $1,036 -22.50
403–446 432 208 225.00–277.00 $247.86 $1,071 -24.69
451–497 470 415 211.00–259.00 $238.01 $1,119 -23.78
502–549 526 255 215.00–255.00 $234.93 $1,236 -15.90
551–594 576 196 200.00–245.00 $223.86 $1,289 -18.53
583 583 19 205.00 $205.00 $1,195 -37.39
603–632 612 99 213.00–224.00 $215.49 $1,319 -15.51
683 683 23 218.00 $218.00 $1,489 -1.14
730–740 737 53 198.00–221.00 $216.52 $1,596 +5.52
778–793 785 39 215.50–216.50 $216.03 $1,696 +1.64
809–842 820 21 182.00–201.00 $194.50 $1,595 -26.00
883 883 12 207.50 $207.50 $1,832 +3.22
923 923 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,726 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 11 184.00 $184.00 $1,978 —
1279 1279 6 177.00 $177.00 $2,264 —
1236–1463 1366 66 180.00–183.00 $182.31 $2,490 -1.12
1308–1510 1390 35 174.00–178.50 $176.36 $2,451 -7.07
1307–1477 1409 177 180.00–183.00 $181.40 $2,556 +8.40
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 100 239.25 $239.25 $1,534 —
1010 1010 29 199.00 $199.00 $2,010 -13.68
1050–1062 1059 44 181.00–194.50 $192.30 $2,036 -17.70
1100 1100 13 189.00 $189.00 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
686–692 687 60 140.00–175.00 $146.46 $1,006 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 40 256.00 $256.00 $1,242 +41.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 7 300.00 $300.00 $1,023 +48.00
409 409 9 259.00 $259.00 $1,059 +17.00
540 540 10 232.50 $232.50 $1,256 —
697 697 7 201.00 $201.00 $1,401 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 30 150.00 $150.00 $560 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 16 195.00 $195.00 $903 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013 1013 5 187.00 $187.00 $1,894 —
1069 1069 4 171.50 $171.50 $1,833 —
Medium 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 8 75.00 $75.00 $221 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661–671 665 19 210.50–217.50 $213.10 $1,417 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538 538 5 180.00 $180.00 $968 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1425 994 85-90% 19 25.00–68.00 $46.56 $463 —
875–1423 1219 85-90% 76 74.00–89.00 $82.41 $1,005 +7.63
901–1645 1221 85-90% 51 61.00–102.00 $74.18 $906 -0.60
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038–1880 1389 75-80% 100 95.00–113.00 $105.25 $1,462 —
1410–1700 1543 75-80% 8 104.00–118.00 $108.49 $1,674 +19.32
1695 1695 75-80% 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,526 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1675 1254 80-85% 67 80.00–99.00 $91.33 $1,145 —
1078–1473 1298 80-85% 7 73.00–86.00 $80.11 $1,040 —
1498–1565 1520 80-85% 3 96.00–105.00 $99.09 $1,506 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–2068 1767 65-75% 42 104.00–121.00 $110.98 $1,961 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–2450 1860 19 97.00–114.00 $107.91 $2,007 —
1480–2268 1867 14 115.00–138.00 $119.02 $2,222 —
2030–2145 2088 2 78.00–105.00 $91.87 $1,918 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657 657 10 138.00 $138.00 $907 —
927 927 13 136.00 $136.00 $1,261 —

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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.