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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 3, 2024

15,024 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $335.32/cwt +30.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,089/hd at 623 lb · 1,068 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $262.48/cwt +7.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,294/hd at 874 lb · 900 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $292.19/cwt +15.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,838/hd at 629 lb · 888 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 15,024 7,395 25,505
Feeder cattle 14,072 6,890 24,655
Slaughter cattle 952 505 850

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for feeder cattle this week as the cash fed cattle market continues to outperform the futures markets. Cash fed cattle up to 192.00, which is a 10.00 positive basis over the futures, is really helping to support the feeder cattle market. We've begun the season of summertime BBQ, special feeder cattle sales which feature very long strings of yearlings. There is great interest in buying these cattle and the competition is tremendous. Corn is growing nicely, the moisture situation is much better than last year and fed costs are much lower than last year as well. There is great hope amongst cattle producers that the strength of the cash markets will continue. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher, bulls sold with a higher undertone.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 6 377.50 $377.50 $1,582 —
454 454 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,544 —
454–498 481 51 365.00–390.00 $378.71 $1,822 —
511–522 515 241 353.00–371.00 $362.34 $1,866 +5.17
521 521 7 332.00 $332.00 $1,730 -25.17
539–548 unweaned 543 130 348.00–357.00 $352.95 $1,917 —
559 unweaned 559 17 347.50 $347.50 $1,943 —
565–596 586 340 331.00–354.00 $337.84 $1,980 +9.22
613 613 89 338.00 $338.00 $2,072 +33.00
615–639 unweaned 620 56 323.50–336.00 $326.03 $2,021 —
603–646 624 923 307.50–347.00 $335.63 $2,094 +30.63
660–689 unweaned 676 276 296.50–316.50 $304.18 $2,056 —
651–691 677 610 284.00–331.00 $311.01 $2,106 +21.69
707–730 717 553 300.50–312.50 $304.66 $2,184 +11.60
716–721 718 34 265.00–293.00 $280.60 $2,015 -12.46
753–784 761 250 275.00–295.00 $286.31 $2,179 +5.15
787 787 29 265.00 $265.00 $2,086 -16.16
800–849 832 636 254.50–270.25 $268.04 $2,230 +4.13
851–897 874 900 233.00–270.00 $262.48 $2,294 +7.07
902–920 911 130 245.50 $245.50 $2,237 -1.19
903–936 915 509 245.50–260.00 $256.45 $2,347 +9.76
954–986 974 642 229.75–253.00 $238.52 $2,323 +0.91
994 994 53 218.00 $218.00 $2,167 -19.61
1025–1041 1033 102 219.75–220.25 $220.00 $2,273 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008–1048 1038 492 223.00–237.00 $229.23 $2,379 -1.69
1059–1088 1072 255 215.00–229.00 $221.64 $2,376 +6.14
1218 1218 46 206.25 $206.25 $2,512 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1301–1318 1306 38 186.50–189.00 $188.01 $2,455 —
1340 1340 11 192.50 $192.50 $2,580 —
1383–1494 1458 129 183.50–189.50 $188.18 $2,744 -3.48
1508–1631 1555 66 192.00–194.50 $192.90 $3,000 +3.31
1509–1573 1559 50 188.00–188.50 $188.39 $2,937 -1.20
1598 1598 2 188.00 $188.00 $3,004 -1.59
1617–1754 1685 81 184.00–189.50 $187.33 $3,157 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 12 360.00 $360.00 $1,476 +12.50
438 thin fleshed 438 33 392.50 $392.50 $1,719 —
471–498 491 20 340.00–345.00 $341.20 $1,675 +2.98
510 unweaned 510 22 327.50 $327.50 $1,670 —
518 518 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,735 +11.92
572 thin fleshed 572 74 329.50 $329.50 $1,885 —
630–648 638 83 273.00–327.00 $315.11 $2,010 +28.92
696–697 696 31 292.00–296.00 $294.97 $2,053 —
715–728 721 32 262.00–295.00 $284.90 $2,054 —
785–788 787 14 249.00–256.00 $253.01 $1,991 -13.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–416 413 10 352.50–355.00 $353.49 $1,460 —
453–495 471 289 327.50–371.00 $360.89 $1,700 +32.89
502–544 535 170 307.00–336.00 $326.16 $1,745 +26.40
561–591 572 511 294.00–328.00 $318.12 $1,820 +20.12
591–597 unweaned 593 24 298.00–301.00 $299.87 $1,778 —
596 596 152 318.00 $318.00 $1,895 +20.00
601–648 unweaned 629 273 280.00–305.00 $291.16 $1,831 —
602–643 629 615 264.00–309.00 $292.65 $1,841 +15.98
661–696 678 348 264.00–288.00 $276.54 $1,875 +3.09
693 693 17 269.50 $269.50 $1,868 -3.95
710–743 718 161 264.00–273.50 $270.05 $1,939 +12.87
700–746 723 373 261.00–284.00 $277.48 $2,006 +20.30
756–798 775 584 246.00–290.50 $262.13 $2,032 +18.27
791 791 60 285.00 $285.00 $2,254 +29.00
800–831 812 194 240.50–247.00 $244.80 $1,988 +4.11
815 815 26 234.00 $234.00 $1,907 -6.69
804–833 819 140 252.50–255.00 $253.71 $2,078 +13.02
852–893 870 266 241.00–266.00 $249.18 $2,168 +20.67
863–883 874 338 230.50–238.50 $236.41 $2,066 +7.90
913–943 926 646 226.00–234.00 $232.75 $2,155 +11.86
953–964 962 75 229.00–236.00 $230.57 $2,218 +19.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 9 345.00 $345.00 $1,145 —
372 thin fleshed 372 10 330.00 $330.00 $1,228 —
461 thin fleshed 461 50 339.00 $339.00 $1,563 —
480 480 8 302.50 $302.50 $1,452 +3.50
573–594 582 64 251.00–305.00 $280.12 $1,630 -0.92
638 638 18 263.00 $263.00 $1,678 +6.70
668–683 676 16 243.00–279.00 $260.80 $1,763 —
703 703 13 247.00 $247.00 $1,736 —
846 846 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,920 +11.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1107–1186 1142 16 187.50–195.00 $191.59 $2,188 —
1312 1312 3 188.00 $188.00 $2,467 ±0.00
1299–1481 1357 70 184.00–190.00 $186.99 $2,537 —
1382 1382 3 193.00 $193.00 $2,667 —
1323–1401 1386 51 190.50–194.50 $191.24 $2,651 —
1614 1614 28 186.00 $186.00 $3,002 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1108–1640 1285 75-80% 3 147.00–149.00 $148.15 $1,904 —
970–1950 1506 75-80% 94 133.00–146.00 $139.84 $2,106 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–1510 891 85-90% 9 42.50–62.50 $53.05 $473 —
958–1375 1124 85-90% 8 81.00–102.00 $92.41 $1,039 —
899–2165 1271 85-90% 23 105.00–117.00 $111.88 $1,422 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1740 1433 80-85% 32 120.00–131.00 $126.96 $1,819 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1754–1788 1769 65-75% 7 139.50–140.50 $140.07 $2,478 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1880 1880 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,707 —
1750–2400 1930 11 155.00–161.00 $158.55 $3,060 —
1605–2390 2016 4 163.00–171.00 $166.85 $3,364 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1542 1542 5 183.00 $183.00 $2,822 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1531 1531 9 185.50 $185.50 $2,840 —
1460–1590 1552 15 178.00–182.50 $181.31 $2,814 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1453 1453 4 152.50 $152.50 $2,216 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1428–1818 1526 13 154.00–157.00 $155.88 $2,379 -1.93
1524–1620 1576 19 161.00–164.00 $161.97 $2,553 —

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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.