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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 8, 2024

11,190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $255.89/cwt +3.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,375/hd at 928 lb · 1,300 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $245.86/cwt +8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,403/hd at 977 lb · 1,095 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $260.23/cwt -4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,293/hd at 881 lb · 607 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 11,190 2,298 9,306
Feeder cattle 10,150 2,298 8,189
Slaughter cattle 1,040 — 1,117

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Much larger offering of feeder steers and heifers, higher undertones evident. Very good demand remains for feeder cattle, irrespective of weakness seen in the futures complex. Cattle feeders are fully aware of how limited slaughter cattle supplies are, and how the market is moving counter-seasonally, this is causing cattle feeders to be filled with a great amount of optimism. Cash fed cattle traded at 198.00 this week, 16.00 over the spot month of Aug Live Cattle. Grazing conditions are remaining adequate allowing cattle producers to keep cattle turned out and not having to pull cattle early. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher, lean cows 2.00 lower, bulls steady to 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
424 424 19 380.00 $380.00 $1,611 -75.00
452 452 7 382.50 $382.50 $1,729 +7.50
526 526 56 341.00 $341.00 $1,794 —
613–645 620 155 296.00–320.50 $304.52 $1,888 —
659 659 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,043 +21.29
706–745 726 212 282.00–300.00 $289.27 $2,100 +19.38
751–780 770 77 259.00–283.00 $271.88 $2,093 -3.17
809 809 11 250.00 $250.00 $2,022 -25.50
820–837 828 185 260.50–276.50 $269.29 $2,230 -6.21
854–899 881 601 243.00–272.00 $260.34 $2,294 -4.47
884 884 6 249.50 $249.50 $2,206 -15.31
902–949 928 1,300 241.75–259.50 $255.89 $2,375 +3.89
953–978 969 175 229.50 $229.50 $2,224 -7.96
961–998 979 920 221.00–255.75 $248.97 $2,437 +11.51
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1039 1020 691 230.00–252.50 $244.80 $2,497 +2.80
1053–1098 1078 1,085 225.00–242.00 $232.61 $2,508 —
1077–1087 1083 146 218.00 $218.00 $2,361 —
1103–1141 1123 443 218.00–233.50 $227.37 $2,553 +0.95
1129 1129 58 217.50 $217.50 $2,456 -8.92
1157–1168 1162 13 203.50–218.50 $212.48 $2,469 —
1218 1218 56 219.25 $219.25 $2,670 +12.25
1253–1274 1263 101 206.50–210.50 $208.50 $2,633 —
1299 1299 8 195.00 $195.00 $2,533 —
1302 1302 7 199.50 $199.50 $2,597 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1244–1362 1336 45 196.00–199.75 $198.93 $2,658 —
1341–1353 1347 17 195.50–199.50 $197.37 $2,659 —
1351–1488 1387 101 202.50–206.00 $202.79 $2,813 —
1483–1498 1492 19 197.50–198.50 $198.08 $2,955 —
1507 1507 10 197.50 $197.50 $2,976 —
1524 1524 9 203.50 $203.50 $3,101 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
599 599 7 310.00 $310.00 $1,857 —
616–649 643 31 274.00–299.00 $287.53 $1,849 —
677 677 16 251.00 $251.00 $1,699 —
727–745 739 9 251.00–256.00 $252.64 $1,867 —
759 759 4 219.00 $219.00 $1,662 —
862–891 877 28 214.00–236.00 $229.34 $2,011 -15.66
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1021–1022 1021 25 196.00–209.75 $208.10 $2,125 —
1107–1111 1108 57 194.25–210.75 $204.95 $2,271 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
759 759 23 232.00 $232.00 $1,761 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,288 —
569 569 16 231.00 $231.00 $1,314 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–433 426 44 334.00–336.00 $335.39 $1,429 —
512–530 525 105 291.00–316.00 $308.45 $1,619 -26.55
553–557 556 12 293.00–300.00 $294.74 $1,639 —
607–635 624 85 286.00–302.00 $294.24 $1,836 +18.24
652–673 664 78 273.00–287.00 $281.69 $1,870 +18.69
723 thin fleshed 723 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,959 —
711–742 725 294 249.00–273.00 $264.46 $1,917 +10.48
762–787 775 258 240.50–250.25 $249.09 $1,930 +5.84
803–849 822 306 235.00–246.00 $243.52 $2,002 +2.24
871–896 879 155 225.00–245.00 $238.82 $2,099 -0.15
889 889 8 211.00 $211.00 $1,876 -27.97
909 909 27 219.50 $219.50 $1,995 -13.75
900–947 927 487 220.00–241.00 $226.75 $2,102 -6.50
950–993 968 284 214.00–227.25 $221.23 $2,142 -0.77
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1019 1015 167 194.00–224.00 $214.02 $2,172 -10.98
1060–1097 1061 121 201.00–217.00 $216.59 $2,298 -2.41
1078 1078 58 212.00 $212.00 $2,285 -7.00
1181 1181 55 202.75 $202.75 $2,394 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1158–1280 1211 48 190.00–198.50 $194.97 $2,361 —
1257–1319 1273 74 199.50–204.50 $201.93 $2,571 —
1319–1374 1326 30 200.50–200.75 $200.72 $2,662 —
1255–1541 1406 88 191.00–198.00 $196.54 $2,763 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 4 252.50 $252.50 $1,364 —
569–583 574 18 260.00–277.00 $271.24 $1,557 —
604–643 622 20 234.00–271.00 $253.78 $1,579 —
654–693 666 22 230.00–255.00 $242.27 $1,614 —
700 700 10 249.00 $249.00 $1,743 —
756–799 780 38 229.00–240.00 $237.03 $1,849 —
807–814 813 37 226.00–228.50 $228.30 $1,856 +2.85
972 972 5 208.00 $208.00 $2,022 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018 1018 25 202.00 $202.00 $2,056 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 11 220.00 $220.00 $1,192 —
675 675 6 140.00 $140.00 $945 —
909 909 7 154.00 $154.00 $1,400 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
734 734 18 219.00 $219.00 $1,607 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1955 1490 75-80% 83 135.00–149.00 $144.44 $2,152 —
1280–1790 1522 75-80% 25 149.50–162.00 $153.57 $2,337 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
754–915 798 85-90% 10 62.50–87.00 $81.86 $653 —
843–1330 1053 85-90% 14 99.00–110.00 $104.50 $1,100 —
870–1655 1270 85-90% 24 111.00–122.50 $116.47 $1,479 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1798 1326 80-85% 27 123.00–134.00 $128.23 $1,700 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1705 1665 65-75% 2 141.00–148.00 $144.42 $2,405 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645–1950 1814 6 147.00–156.00 $152.05 $2,758 —
1530–2385 1862 46 160.00–171.00 $164.36 $3,060 —
1800–2550 2165 4 176.00–193.00 $184.86 $4,002 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1413–1530 1456 42 192.00–194.00 $193.27 $2,814 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1407–1622 1464 73 194.00–197.00 $194.49 $2,847 —
1528–1610 1591 30 186.00–190.00 $188.88 $3,005 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 62 228.35 $228.35 $2,637 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1507 1507 18 167.00 $167.00 $2,517 —

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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.