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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 17, 2025

19,338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $295.05/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,299/hd at 779 lb · 2,168 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $300.49/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,173/hd at 723 lb · 1,788 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $317.81/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,143/hd at 674 lb · 1,730 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 19,338 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 4 480.00 $480.00 $1,550 —
355–398 368 16 432.50–450.00 $443.53 $1,632 +17.26
406–446 434 193 424.00–455.00 $433.51 $1,881 +42.49
476 476 24 385.00 $385.00 $1,833 -3.31
457–489 478 197 370.00–410.00 $399.14 $1,908 +10.83
478 thin fleshed 478 107 444.00 $444.00 $2,122 —
500–548 522 309 346.00–393.00 $374.57 $1,955 -2.72
541–543 542 14 337.50–355.00 $343.74 $1,863 -33.55
550–596 566 759 328.00–370.50 $354.47 $2,006 +16.97
563–597 582 11 310.00–322.50 $315.50 $1,836 -37.58
594 594 19 336.00 $336.00 $1,996 -17.08
602 thin fleshed 602 90 370.00 $370.00 $2,227 —
601–648 628 892 305.00–353.50 $338.32 $2,125 +5.57
622–637 631 20 322.00–326.00 $323.30 $2,040 -9.45
636 fancy 636 17 344.00 $344.00 $2,188 —
650–697 673 1,607 290.00–333.00 $318.29 $2,142 +2.76
690 690 89 319.00 $319.00 $2,201 +21.00
693 693 34 292.00 $292.00 $2,024 -6.00
700–748 723 1,788 283.00–311.00 $300.49 $2,173 -0.48
768 unweaned 768 9 283.00 $283.00 $2,173 —
750–799 779 2,081 271.00–310.50 $295.18 $2,299 +6.63
782 782 78 293.00 $293.00 $2,291 +4.45
800–848 830 1,202 268.00–296.75 $283.82 $2,356 +2.20
850–890 871 74 256.50–268.50 $260.63 $2,270 -12.48
852–899 871 712 258.00–287.75 $276.57 $2,409 +3.46
903–938 922 510 254.50–278.00 $271.98 $2,508 +6.48
954–993 961 709 256.00–278.75 $276.25 $2,655 +12.18
998 998 9 248.00 $248.00 $2,475 +11.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–334 331 11 430.00 $430.00 $1,423 —
386 386 14 350.00 $350.00 $1,351 -20.00
482 482 8 377.50 $377.50 $1,820 +23.82
504–544 525 33 320.00–372.50 $350.10 $1,838 +0.87
561–596 581 109 300.50–343.00 $329.56 $1,915 —
606–643 632 72 296.00–315.00 $311.21 $1,967 +4.16
660–684 682 67 263.00–305.00 $301.29 $2,055 +6.70
728–738 732 20 277.00–285.00 $279.51 $2,046 +3.51
768–780 779 29 257.00–280.75 $278.33 $2,168 +19.33
803–842 822 46 260.00–267.00 $263.43 $2,165 -4.57
882 882 6 254.00 $254.00 $2,240 —
912–944 919 20 231.00–249.00 $239.21 $2,198 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1039 1021 187 244.50–263.50 $257.87 $2,633 +3.95
1056–1064 1058 139 245.00–257.25 $254.86 $2,696 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 3 215.00 $215.00 $2,494 —
1413–1539 1443 17 205.50–209.50 $206.50 $2,980 -7.13
1444–1450 1448 34 205.00–213.50 $211.01 $3,055 -2.62
1587 1587 77 197.00 $197.00 $3,126 -4.50
1671 1671 5 201.00 $201.00 $3,359 -6.22
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1159 1159 4 206.00 $206.00 $2,388 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 unweaned 339 8 417.50 $417.50 $1,415 —
359–397 381 57 352.50–400.00 $379.39 $1,445 -9.91
406–438 429 199 327.50–376.00 $355.99 $1,527 -6.98
440 440 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,430 -37.97
453 453 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,484 -22.76
454–497 474 279 320.00–367.00 $338.74 $1,606 -11.52
502–546 529 514 310.00–347.00 $336.75 $1,781 -2.54
551–598 570 634 296.00–334.50 $315.55 $1,799 -3.76
618 618 19 279.00 $279.00 $1,724 -20.24
622–628 624 84 324.00–335.00 $332.10 $2,072 +32.86
600–648 625 832 284.00–313.00 $300.96 $1,881 -22.04
646 646 5 274.00 $274.00 $1,770 -2.62
650–696 675 997 267.00–301.50 $290.20 $1,959 -26.51
661–695 684 153 305.00–340.00 $322.73 $2,207 +6.02
694 694 7 264.00 $264.00 $1,832 -52.71
703–745 726 507 261.00–297.00 $272.86 $1,981 -49.87
736–747 740 231 281.00–312.50 $307.70 $2,277 +41.70
765 765 22 243.00 $243.00 $1,859 -36.03
752–773 767 464 278.00–308.00 $290.21 $2,226 +11.18
754–799 777 551 243.00–282.00 $263.46 $2,047 +3.34
802–835 818 332 254.00–265.00 $257.09 $2,103 +1.89
819 819 10 243.00 $243.00 $1,990 -12.20
853–884 869 126 240.00–255.50 $251.87 $2,189 -0.50
901–938 920 318 235.50–254.25 $248.08 $2,282 +4.10
974–996 979 58 225.00–230.00 $228.84 $2,240 +1.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 382.50 $382.50 $1,480 -11.73
445 445 10 342.50 $342.50 $1,524 +3.58
464–481 478 31 305.00–342.50 $313.48 $1,498 -6.82
503–538 517 20 293.00–312.50 $299.95 $1,551 -14.59
554–599 583 60 245.00–297.00 $277.39 $1,617 -4.98
600–647 634 44 273.00–289.00 $278.96 $1,769 -6.39
692–694 693 14 265.00–277.00 $271.85 $1,884 -1.68
741 741 11 257.00 $257.00 $1,904 +2.00
763–782 767 36 244.00–254.00 $252.36 $1,936 —
804–830 818 20 237.50–273.00 $253.20 $2,071 +6.20
874–878 875 19 230.00–236.00 $234.42 $2,051 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1227 1227 7 203.00 $203.00 $2,491 —
1263 1263 17 207.75 $207.75 $2,624 —
1378–1422 1410 60 211.50–212.25 $212.05 $2,990 +0.89
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1037 1037 11 228.50 $228.50 $2,370 —
1092 1092 8 218.00 $218.00 $2,381 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1019 1019 5 235.00 $235.00 $2,395 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,726 —
435 unweaned 435 9 395.00 $395.00 $1,718 —
517 517 17 348.00 $348.00 $1,799 —
698 698 13 291.00 $291.00 $2,031 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1640 1640 21 204.75 $204.75 $3,358 —

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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.