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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

27,538 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $324.75/cwt +7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,855/hd at 571 lb · 2,418 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $342.78/cwt +8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,800/hd at 525 lb · 2,183 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $312.94/cwt +8.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,938/hd at 619 lb · 1,809 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 27,538 38,590 1,865
Feeder cattle 26,392 37,354 1,738
Slaughter cattle 1,146 1,236 127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves 8.00 to 10.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, yearling heifers sold with higher undertones compared to last week's limited offering. Very good demand for steer and heifer calves, most notably on those light weight and light fleshed calves to make yearlings of. The market is extremely active on those calves as yearling operators had a good year and want to get their cattle needs secured. Good demand for yearlings yet cattle feeders are facing breakeven prices in the 190s while the cash fed cattle market this week was 185.00. Winter months of the Live Cattle futures below 190.00 is keeping some pressure on the feeder cattle market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 22 425.00 $425.00 $1,245 —
304–348 325 87 397.50–480.00 $442.69 $1,439 +24.79
372 372 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,358 -37.61
350–399 379 312 387.50–475.00 $425.92 $1,614 +23.31
405 405 5 385.00 $385.00 $1,559 +2.25
400–446 424 578 365.00–412.50 $391.49 $1,660 +8.74
442–445 443 45 347.50–360.00 $356.93 $1,581 +5.17
457 457 10 345.00 $345.00 $1,577 -10.26
450–499 482 1,556 327.00–390.00 $365.55 $1,762 +38.98
495 495 11 327.00 $327.00 $1,619 +0.43
503 fancy 503 176 365.00–370.00 $366.96 $1,846 +17.21
500–549 527 1,990 295.00–363.50 $341.06 $1,797 +7.31
543–544 544 17 290.00–303.00 $293.82 $1,598 -20.60
551–598 571 2,383 293.00–341.00 $325.15 $1,857 +7.52
552–598 579 35 292.00–303.00 $297.50 $1,723 -0.61
617 unweaned 617 94 316.50 $316.50 $1,953 +12.65
600–645 619 1,653 270.00–329.50 $313.82 $1,943 +9.51
622 fancy 622 20 311.00 $311.00 $1,934 —
632 632 19 290.50 $290.50 $1,836 -13.81
630–648 641 23 250.00–263.00 $255.71 $1,639 -48.60
650–698 667 474 267.50–306.75 $292.72 $1,952 +3.56
661–677 667 15 244.00–269.00 $258.86 $1,727 -30.30
662–683 unweaned 671 14 278.00–279.00 $278.56 $1,869 —
706–749 734 288 264.00–286.50 $278.16 $2,042 +2.62
739 739 5 247.50 $247.50 $1,829 -28.04
756–790 772 109 263.00–275.00 $267.89 $2,068 +10.54
783 783 12 244.00 $244.00 $1,911 -13.35
806–848 828 28 251.00–266.00 $255.40 $2,115 +6.00
859–898 874 228 236.00–265.00 $255.50 $2,233 +10.35
881 881 75 238.00 $238.00 $2,097 -7.15
906 906 18 235.00 $235.00 $2,129 -1.77
904–942 927 212 241.00–255.75 $254.13 $2,356 -3.55
951–991 971 863 244.75–255.75 $250.60 $2,433 +3.15
961–985 981 70 225.00–227.50 $227.08 $2,228 -2.05
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
593 593 5 294.00 $294.00 $1,743 —
619 unweaned 619 39 294.00 $294.00 $1,820 +22.00
1002–1029 1014 135 219.00–225.00 $223.18 $2,263 -20.18
1003–1047 1022 1,089 224.00–255.50 $238.27 $2,435 -5.09
1052–1098 1079 514 222.75–241.50 $231.81 $2,501 +6.49
1103–1119 1111 317 221.00–232.50 $228.82 $2,542 +4.42
1226 1226 54 211.75 $211.75 $2,596 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
232 232 3 375.00 $375.00 $870 —
282–286 283 15 400.00–402.50 $401.66 $1,137 -15.43
343–348 346 16 372.50–437.00 $396.47 $1,372 +37.10
372–384 377 38 350.00–367.50 $361.90 $1,364 -1.66
400–448 427 175 279.00–369.00 $351.52 $1,501 +9.17
456–499 474 80 330.00–346.00 $335.40 $1,590 +10.23
508–549 531 165 287.50–325.00 $314.76 $1,671 -0.99
554–598 583 138 272.00–310.50 $291.30 $1,698 +21.30
608–646 629 103 257.50–280.50 $269.97 $1,698 +9.15
681–691 686 8 243.00–259.00 $251.06 $1,722 +4.13
724–739 731 24 224.00–252.00 $236.98 $1,732 —
780 780 5 233.00 $233.00 $1,817 —
847 847 15 216.00 $216.00 $1,830 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1263–1300 1278 12 183.00–186.50 $185.02 $2,365 —
1432–1495 1449 67 187.50–190.00 $189.32 $2,743 -2.50
1497 1497 5 186.25 $186.25 $2,788 +0.88
1512–1683 1577 124 184.00–188.00 $186.44 $2,940 -5.24
1511–1592 1581 88 184.00–187.00 $184.93 $2,924 -6.75
1616–1683 1658 136 184.50–188.00 $186.21 $3,087 -0.89
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 7 295.00 $295.00 $1,307 —
478 478 12 342.50 $342.50 $1,637 +22.50
810 810 6 231.00 $231.00 $1,871 —
916 916 17 227.00 $227.00 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 13 315.00 $315.00 $1,339 -10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 9 390.00 $390.00 $956 —
273 273 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,065 -17.95
303–337 321 87 345.00–390.00 $371.03 $1,191 -0.53
354–398 385 258 327.50–379.50 $354.61 $1,365 +3.96
400–437 412 374 310.00–390.00 $343.17 $1,414 +4.10
428 fancy 428 43 361.00 $361.00 $1,545 —
455–499 478 1,516 290.00–343.00 $319.79 $1,529 +0.27
507 thin fleshed 507 17 345.00 $345.00 $1,749 —
502–547 525 1,230 271.00–329.00 $306.02 $1,607 -2.03
525 525 17 276.00 $276.00 $1,449 -32.05
510–545 526 334 334.00–355.00 $342.79 $1,803 +34.74
564 564 21 267.00 $267.00 $1,506 -63.69
550–595 567 1,213 260.00–305.00 $289.13 $1,639 -41.56
604 604 35 280.50 $280.50 $1,694 -13.50
600–649 619 266 243.00–283.00 $269.14 $1,666 -24.86
662–693 671 456 242.00–269.00 $257.88 $1,730 -13.12
677 unweaned 677 6 258.00 $258.00 $1,747 —
658–698 680 11 237.00–237.50 $237.22 $1,613 -24.54
713–746 730 100 238.00–252.00 $247.87 $1,809 -1.44
754–784 766 291 234.50–253.25 $248.64 $1,905 +4.86
774–795 792 90 236.00–239.00 $238.64 $1,890 -5.14
805–849 826 190 233.50–257.50 $240.36 $1,985 -8.68
857–893 873 299 227.50–252.00 $239.49 $2,091 +3.87
891 891 67 224.50 $224.50 $2,000 -11.12
913–919 917 204 220.00–224.35 $222.54 $2,041 -0.76
900–943 920 222 224.00–241.00 $235.17 $2,164 +12.53
951–994 960 224 218.75–241.00 $226.09 $2,170 +6.83
977 977 3 208.00 $208.00 $2,032 -11.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258 258 5 375.00 $375.00 $968 +42.50
316–343 335 52 305.00–390.00 $352.66 $1,181 +5.61
359–396 380 88 307.50–340.00 $333.31 $1,267 +15.42
408–447 427 158 260.00–330.00 $309.75 $1,323 +1.53
455–498 481 43 273.00–300.00 $289.30 $1,392 -10.70
508–548 523 113 271.00–296.00 $282.66 $1,478 +28.84
583 583 3 271.00 $271.00 $1,580 +11.07
616 616 24 240.00 $240.00 $1,478 -12.50
692 692 9 230.00 $230.00 $1,592 -3.76
756 thin fleshed 756 11 246.00 $246.00 $1,860 —
759–799 768 58 221.00–227.00 $225.60 $1,733 —
824 824 9 224.00 $224.00 $1,846 ±0.00
967 967 21 227.00 $227.00 $2,195 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
596 596 29 269.00 $269.00 $1,603 —
1008 1008 130 204.00 $204.00 $2,056 -23.83
1006–1045 1015 379 213.50–233.50 $220.25 $2,236 -7.58
1050–1071 1053 27 210.50–228.50 $225.79 $2,378 +15.79
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1291 1291 5 183.50 $183.50 $2,369 —
1298 1298 10 180.00 $180.00 $2,336 —
1111–1479 1402 264 185.00–190.25 $188.46 $2,642 -1.21
1235–1493 1406 100 186.00–190.50 $187.78 $2,640 -1.89
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1193 1193 16 191.50 $191.50 $2,285 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356 356 7 190.00 $190.00 $676 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 5 260.00 $260.00 $777 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 12 300.00 $300.00 $1,368 —
551 551 27 300.00 $300.00 $1,653 +15.00
708 unweaned 708 6 261.00 $261.00 $1,848 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1423–1616 1448 100 183.50–188.75 $184.41 $2,670 +7.91

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1534–1535 1535 31 183.50–186.00 $184.23 $2,828 —
1727 1727 10 184.00 $184.00 $3,178 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 6 254.00 $254.00 $1,676 —
732 732 12 241.00 $241.00 $1,764 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1358–1513 1465 13 174.00–179.00 $177.57 $2,601 —
1398–1562 1474 9 162.00–170.00 $167.44 $2,468 —
1805 1805 3 161.00 $161.00 $2,906 —

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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.