South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 24, 2025

34,390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $283.07/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,339/hd at 826 lb · 3,515 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.76/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,087/hd at 725 lb · 2,562 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $296.52/cwt +1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,308/hd at 778 lb · 2,301 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	34,390	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
341	341	13	457.50	$457.50	$1,560	-22.50
384–396	392	49	420.00–455.00	$434.86	$1,705	-8.67
410–449	436	166	375.00–450.00	$419.03	$1,827	-14.48
455–498	480	125	375.00–415.00	$394.35	$1,893	-4.79
489 unweaned	489	44	382.50	$382.50	$1,870	—
500–547	520	499	345.00–407.50	$387.24	$2,014	+12.67
532	532	29	334.00	$334.00	$1,777	-40.57
554–599	577	570	326.00–374.00	$352.75	$2,035	+37.25
600–649	625	1,575	305.00–359.00	$340.50	$2,128	+2.18
647–648	648	12	312.00–320.00	$316.00	$2,048	-7.30
664 thin fleshed	664	50	337.50	$337.50	$2,241	—
650–699	676	1,692	296.00–342.50	$322.86	$2,183	+4.57
701–749	719	1,664	276.00–320.75	$308.50	$2,218	+8.01
732–748	737	174	284.00–296.50	$287.99	$2,122	-12.50
750–799	778	2,273	278.00–304.00	$296.84	$2,309	+1.66
784–798	794	28	269.00–275.00	$270.91	$2,151	-22.09
801–849	826	3,449	271.00–294.50	$283.38	$2,341	-0.44
848	848	66	267.00	$267.00	$2,264	-16.82
853–899	870	1,638	264.00–283.75	$275.38	$2,396	+14.75
854–898	872	101	238.00–266.00	$259.23	$2,260	-1.40
900–949	922	1,599	252.50–279.75	$270.83	$2,497	-1.15
912–938	922	25	250.00–257.50	$254.45	$2,346	-17.53
950–997	969	972	244.00–276.00	$265.10	$2,569	-11.15
981	981	10	242.00	$242.00	$2,374	-6.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
739	739	35	293.25	$293.25	$2,167	—
1005–1048	1025	652	233.00–265.50	$256.09	$2,625	-1.78
1016–1031	1027	28	233.50–243.00	$240.65	$2,471	-17.22
1063	1063	11	230.00	$230.00	$2,445	-24.86
1055–1079	1065	140	251.00–253.50	$252.97	$2,694	-1.89
1128–1142	1132	160	238.25–240.50	$238.93	$2,705	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	5	194.00	$194.00	$2,726	—
1419	1419	80	203.25	$203.25	$2,884	-3.25
1443–1471	1452	13	198.75–200.00	$199.22	$2,893	—
1513–1573	1555	139	198.00–200.50	$199.71	$3,105	+2.71
1564	1564	24	205.00	$205.00	$3,206	+8.00
1539–1699	1571	187	200.00–205.00	$202.38	$3,179	+5.38
1642–1724	1675	218	198.00–199.75	$199.01	$3,333	-1.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	8	392.50–435.00	$408.44	$1,376	-21.56
366–388	378	9	400.00–405.00	$402.15	$1,520	+52.15
488	488	9	360.00	$360.00	$1,757	-17.50
503–548	537	65	345.00–367.50	$357.84	$1,922	+7.74
566–594	584	48	296.00–351.00	$329.40	$1,924	-0.16
602–636	623	29	280.00–324.00	$306.00	$1,906	-5.21
678–688	684	48	290.00–306.00	$300.89	$2,058	-0.40
701–742	721	86	270.00–292.00	$285.47	$2,058	+5.96
769	769	7	247.00	$247.00	$1,899	-31.33
759–798	786	70	270.00–291.00	$274.72	$2,159	-3.61
802–842	815	117	269.00–274.50	$272.70	$2,223	+9.27
878	878	7	258.00	$258.00	$2,265	+4.00
923	923	34	259.00	$259.00	$2,391	+19.79
974	974	17	247.00	$247.00	$2,406	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	5	405.00	$405.00	$1,555	—
568–599	585	18	317.50–329.00	$322.46	$1,886	—
682	682	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,944	—
739	739	62	290.00	$290.00	$2,143	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
577	577	17	265.00	$265.00	$1,529	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1187	1187	10	224.00	$224.00	$2,659	+18.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	333	13	427.50–447.50	$439.52	$1,464	—
352–366	359	20	400.00–425.00	$412.26	$1,480	+32.87
400–448	427	145	340.00–382.50	$364.44	$1,556	+8.45
464 unweaned	464	48	345.00	$345.00	$1,601	—
452–499	475	361	317.50–385.00	$348.80	$1,657	+10.06
500–549	520	793	292.50–359.00	$335.26	$1,743	-1.49
520	520	11	295.00	$295.00	$1,534	-41.75
552 thin fleshed	552	27	338.00	$338.00	$1,866	—
550–599	572	740	292.00–345.50	$318.89	$1,824	+3.34
576–598	584	51	275.00–297.00	$284.69	$1,663	-30.86
600–636	605	53	283.00–300.00	$297.64	$1,801	+18.64
600–649	627	1,812	285.00–330.00	$307.71	$1,929	+6.75
628–634	631	23	276.00–287.00	$281.29	$1,775	-19.67
641–646	644	149	316.00–337.50	$324.04	$2,087	+50.04
664–674	666	21	270.00–272.00	$270.48	$1,801	-19.72
650–697	667	1,989	275.00–325.00	$294.56	$1,965	+4.36
690 thin fleshed	690	6	270.00	$270.00	$1,863	—
663–699	696	62	307.00–319.00	$308.11	$2,144	+44.11
700–747	723	1,552	260.00–291.00	$276.55	$1,999	+3.69
707–746	729	1,002	284.00–331.00	$305.44	$2,227	+32.58
746	746	8	249.00	$249.00	$1,858	-58.70
754–792	765	437	284.50–322.00	$299.28	$2,289	+56.28
750–795	770	1,438	248.00–284.00	$268.71	$2,069	-21.50
804–821	819	426	273.00–280.00	$274.74	$2,250	+31.74
801–849	824	1,193	247.50–270.00	$258.34	$2,129	+15.34
825–842	837	175	244.00–250.00	$246.97	$2,067	+3.97
855–862	858	15	220.00–236.00	$229.57	$1,970	-22.30
850–894	868	593	240.75–265.25	$251.09	$2,179	-0.78
904–938	910	273	238.00–253.00	$245.93	$2,238	-2.15
936–938	938	62	234.50–236.50	$234.82	$2,203	-13.26
967	967	70	230.75	$230.75	$2,231	+1.91
974	974	8	219.00	$219.00	$2,133	-9.84

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1266–1599	1399	462	198.00–200.75	$199.99	$2,798	—
1291–1568	1462	110	200.00–205.00	$201.82	$2,951	—
1482	1482	18	205.00	$205.00	$3,038	—
1645	1645	37	200.00	$200.00	$3,290	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351–393	365	17	375.00–385.00	$380.79	$1,390	-1.71
435	435	3	347.50	$347.50	$1,512	+5.00
481–498	490	19	305.00–312.50	$309.01	$1,514	-4.47
501–548	537	38	280.00–322.50	$302.18	$1,623	+2.23
563–597	582	27	245.00–292.00	$275.54	$1,604	-1.85
615–617	616	18	254.00–296.00	$277.37	$1,709	-1.59
657–692	677	163	251.00–311.00	$283.30	$1,918	+11.45
740	740	15	239.00–256.00	$250.33	$1,852	-6.67
761–792	783	32	243.00–255.00	$248.24	$1,944	-4.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
776–799	787	119	2,675.00–2,850.00	$2,709.11	—
803	803	53	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
857	857	57	2,775.00	$2,775.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1030	1015	109	222.50–228.50	$226.43	$2,298	-2.07
1207–1210	1209	101	195.00	$195.00	$2,358	—
1309	1309	15	188.75	$188.75	$2,471	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484–492	488	21	360.00–375.00	$367.50	$1,793	—
594	594	5	312.00	$312.00	$1,853	—
645	645	10	307.50	$307.50	$1,983	—
752	752	8	259.00	$259.00	$1,948	—
803	803	7	237.00	$237.00	$1,903	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
711–737	731	41	237.00–265.00	$242.98	$1,776	—
866	866	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,992	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	10	198.00	$198.00	$2,970	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1324	1324	6	185.00	$185.00	$2,449	—
1366–1470	1432	11	195.00–199.00	$197.61	$2,830	—
1545–1660	1629	30	198.00–199.00	$198.40	$3,232	-6.35
1658	1658	9	201.00	$201.00	$3,333	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
722	722	8	244.00	$244.00	$1,762	—
822	822	19	245.00	$245.00	$2,014	—
867	867	7	262.00	$262.00	$2,272	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1376	1376	6	170.00	$170.00	$2,339	—
1435–1592	1545	10	176.00–182.00	$177.67	$2,745	—

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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.