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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

44,154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $283.27/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,622/hd at 573 lb · 3,870 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $295.15/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,558/hd at 528 lb · 3,530 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $273.14/cwt +2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,702/hd at 623 lb · 3,247 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 44,154 49,961 45,390
Feeder cattle 42,474 48,493 43,680
Slaughter cattle 1,680 1,468 1,710

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, 550-650 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower, over 650 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Heifer calves under 550 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 lower, instances to 15.00 lower, over 550 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers 10.00 to 15.00 lower, yearling heifers 4.00 to 6.00 lower, instances to 10.00 lower. Demand for steer and heifer calves was much more moderate this week as the cattle futures complex continues to drop quickly. Cash fed cattle were pulled lower as well, 178.00 in Iowa and Nebraska on Friday. Another Cattle On Feed Report showed more cattle on feed and more cattle placed than last year, which was as expected and what was causing the weakness in the futures contracts. Confidence of cattle feeders that the fat market could hit 200.00 by April has been dealt a great blow. No one that produces cattle saw this market weakness coming after such a bullish spring and summer marketing season, especially as the summer months were fed cattle supplies are the most burdensome. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 lower, bulls 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266–296 276 56 327.50–350.00 $338.99 $936 —
307–347 331 110 325.00–397.00 $360.43 $1,193 +30.75
335–339 338 43 338.00–339.00 $338.63 $1,145 +8.95
350–399 375 477 305.00–384.00 $339.96 $1,275 -6.45
377 377 16 308.00 $308.00 $1,161 -38.41
381 381 28 341.00 $341.00 $1,299 -5.41
405 thin fleshed 405 11 360.00 $360.00 $1,458 —
400–447 422 736 302.50–365.00 $338.22 $1,427 +1.52
450 thin fleshed 450 17 341.00 $341.00 $1,534 —
452–499 476 2,492 270.00–340.00 $315.09 $1,500 +23.59
472–484 482 114 292.00–301.00 $294.99 $1,422 -4.01
502–510 fancy 507 59 317.50–322.00 $320.11 $1,623 -5.70
501–549 528 3,289 257.50–318.00 $295.97 $1,563 +0.79
521–549 528 69 271.00–272.00 $271.66 $1,434 -23.52
539–540 539 113 268.50–283.00 $272.61 $1,469 -1.24
559 thin fleshed 559 92 302.50 $302.50 $1,691 +5.50
550–599 573 3,778 255.00–299.00 $282.80 $1,620 +3.38
602–628 620 33 246.00–269.00 $262.23 $1,626 -7.91
619–628 621 32 249.00–250.00 $249.22 $1,548 -20.92
600–648 623 3,182 245.00–299.00 $273.49 $1,704 +3.35
650–685 667 536 233.00–268.00 $251.00 $1,674 -10.89
700–746 721 416 216.00–269.25 $247.77 $1,786 -8.31
770–776 774 67 221.00–227.00 $224.89 $1,741 -11.76
800–844 834 247 216.00–248.00 $242.36 $2,021 +2.49
850–886 868 826 212.50–253.00 $227.16 $1,972 +33.16
906–949 935 1,467 212.00–238.00 $221.93 $2,075 -13.37
941 941 59 204.75 $204.75 $1,927 -6.25
950–997 973 974 205.00–225.25 $217.78 $2,119 -6.26
974–998 988 133 192.75–211.00 $208.56 $2,061 -15.48
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552–595 563 91 259.50–261.00 $259.92 $1,463 -5.43
604–647 623 205 250.00–254.75 $252.58 $1,574 -2.42
805 805 11 222.00 $222.00 $1,787 —
1012 1012 30 208.25 $208.25 $2,107 -17.19
1001–1048 1031 1,628 204.75–215.50 $209.68 $2,162 -15.76
1050–1096 1070 1,051 202.00–218.60 $213.07 $2,280 +18.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–346 324 106 280.00–330.00 $316.97 $1,027 +18.22
367–398 387 103 225.00–320.00 $296.32 $1,147 -0.82
407–448 428 240 252.50–328.00 $298.12 $1,276 +14.83
458–495 479 326 250.00–298.00 $280.30 $1,343 +4.75
507–548 537 293 235.00–278.00 $261.24 $1,403 -5.03
550–595 574 116 220.00–265.00 $250.92 $1,440 +7.32
600–640 627 85 220.00–260.00 $242.13 $1,518 +1.94
698 698 10 226.50 $226.50 $1,581 —
719–743 734 19 212.50–232.00 $224.96 $1,651 -0.04
806 806 10 192.00 $192.00 $1,548 -19.91
908 908 12 213.00 $213.00 $1,934 +5.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1169 1169 9 176.00 $176.00 $2,057 —
1132–1224 1195 16 161.00–162.50 $161.44 $1,929 —
1330–1502 1400 45 169.00–177.00 $175.19 $2,453 -4.81
1428–1432 1431 18 180.00–180.50 $180.33 $2,581 +1.86
1347–1499 1440 162 179.00–185.00 $180.90 $2,605 +2.43
1423–1567 1480 40 169.00–178.50 $174.61 $2,584 -6.54
1507–1596 1533 312 177.50–181.75 $179.49 $2,752 -1.41
1528–1593 1580 140 177.50–182.50 $181.59 $2,869 +6.26
1615–1673 1635 41 176.25–177.75 $177.07 $2,895 -0.59
1662 1662 7 170.00 $170.00 $2,825 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 26 210.00 $210.00 $882 —
757 757 15 190.00 $190.00 $1,438 —
941 941 7 167.50 $167.50 $1,576 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 23 268.00 $268.00 $1,552 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 9 253.00 $253.00 $1,116 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 32 315.00 $315.00 $756 —
250–279 272 60 285.00–300.00 $288.01 $783 —
303–344 329 275 272.00–316.00 $291.80 $960 -4.73
367 fancy 367 32 310.00 $310.00 $1,138 +13.00
350–399 382 309 259.00–305.00 $275.68 $1,053 -8.83
400–449 427 971 254.00–307.00 $281.58 $1,202 -2.46
438 438 66 276.00 $276.00 $1,209 +2.85
442 442 186 269.50–272.00 $270.99 $1,198 -2.16
467 thin fleshed 467 23 309.00 $309.00 $1,443 —
461–486 473 15 244.00–246.00 $244.96 $1,159 -28.97
450–499 476 1,793 240.00–283.50 $267.73 $1,274 -6.20
501–549 524 2,767 236.00–279.00 $261.43 $1,370 +4.37
524 524 100 281.00 $281.00 $1,472 +23.94
558 558 29 233.00 $233.00 $1,300 -1.00
556–599 566 43 230.00–235.00 $233.57 $1,322 -36.86
550–596 568 1,618 227.50–269.00 $252.18 $1,432 -18.25
571 571 51 272.75 $272.75 $1,557 +22.47
609 609 98 276.00 $276.00 $1,681 +40.43
600–644 618 807 224.00–260.50 $241.02 $1,490 +5.45
637 637 25 233.00 $233.00 $1,484 +14.00
648 648 9 223.00 $223.00 $1,445 +4.00
650–678 668 287 219.00–242.00 $230.16 $1,537 -6.71
730 730 66 219.00 $219.00 $1,599 -7.52
700–748 734 135 201.00–231.50 $217.53 $1,597 -8.99
755–766 765 298 215.50–231.00 $217.25 $1,662 -9.79
804–847 824 119 204.00–205.50 $204.80 $1,688 -13.53
800–848 830 521 202.00–220.25 $214.09 $1,777 -4.24
833 833 61 218.50 $218.50 $1,820 +0.17
866 866 31 215.00 $215.00 $1,862 +5.00
859–898 879 492 201.00–226.50 $210.46 $1,850 -5.55
881 881 19 186.00 $186.00 $1,639 -30.01
902–939 919 613 180.00–222.00 $212.11 $1,949 +0.96
900–937 921 153 195.75–197.25 $196.63 $1,811 -14.52
955–959 957 89 194.00–198.50 $196.33 $1,879 -17.51
950–984 961 570 180.00–210.00 $206.89 $1,988 -6.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 4 277.50 $277.50 $819 -14.50
302–344 317 75 205.00–292.00 $241.13 $764 -20.74
353–398 385 105 205.00–272.00 $227.76 $877 -49.25
401–448 420 56 227.00–271.00 $248.12 $1,042 +0.26
450–497 472 207 190.00–260.00 $242.18 $1,143 +4.17
514–548 527 211 219.00–248.00 $236.15 $1,245 +1.22
553 553 7 194.00 $194.00 $1,073 -29.86
560–593 575 135 200.00–250.00 $225.31 $1,296 +1.45
604–640 624 84 214.00–226.00 $218.04 $1,361 +2.55
658–673 666 22 221.00–225.50 $223.28 $1,487 +5.28
710–719 718 90 207.00–225.00 $209.18 $1,502 -7.34
773–775 774 58 200.50–205.50 $201.96 $1,563 -14.07
806 806 5 192.00 $192.00 $1,548 -2.50
861–866 863 25 188.00–195.00 $191.09 $1,649 -16.41
926 926 9 193.00 $193.00 $1,787 +6.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1232 1232 24 174.00 $174.00 $2,144 —
1209–1429 1363 145 177.00–182.00 $179.40 $2,445 -2.91
1381–1497 1425 95 178.50–182.50 $179.92 $2,564 -1.48
1451–1505 1488 13 170.50–175.00 $171.85 $2,557 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478–490 484 12 248.00–252.00 $249.98 $1,210 —
505 505 54 256.50 $256.50 $1,295 —
596 596 11 238.50 $238.50 $1,421 —
1011–1042 1023 177 186.50–207.25 $202.83 $2,075 +3.83
1078 1078 3 183.00 $183.00 $1,973 -9.30
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,096 —
552–580 558 25 230.00 $230.00 $1,283 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 7 220.00 $220.00 $728 —
366 366 5 255.00 $255.00 $933 —
475 475 19 222.00 $222.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 3 210.00 $210.00 $899 -49.00
477 477 5 195.00 $195.00 $930 —
892 892 6 150.00 $150.00 $1,338 —
935 935 6 179.75 $179.75 $1,681 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 9 237.50 $237.50 $1,016 —
1008 1008 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,804 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 275.00 $275.00 $960 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1775 1395 75-80% 66 105.00–119.00 $111.63 $1,557 +6.38
1085–1740 1399 75-80% 88 90.00–106.00 $100.39 $1,404 -4.86
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1425 1057 85-90% 32 27.00–51.00 $43.99 $465 —
810–1635 1221 85-90% 17 55.00–68.00 $62.23 $760 -11.95
755–1678 1281 85-90% 100 69.00–82.00 $76.14 $975 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1730 1422 80-85% 74 82.00–95.00 $87.26 $1,241 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1895 1717 65-75% 27 106.00–119.00 $112.13 $1,925 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630–1970 1807 11 101.00–111.00 $104.69 $1,892 —
2050 2050 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,948 —
2165–2330 2248 2 110.00–116.00 $113.11 $2,543 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1312 1312 7 133.00 $133.00 $1,745 —
1458 1458 8 141.00 $141.00 $2,056 —
1494–1547 1510 10 154.00 $154.00 $2,325 —

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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.