South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 10, 2025

24,211 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $299.92/cwt +5.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,325/hd at 775 lb · 1,807 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $291.71/cwt +5.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,391/hd at 820 lb · 1,616 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.57/cwt -5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,137/hd at 773 lb · 1,590 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	24,211	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	4	470.00	$470.00	$1,542	-20.00
369–399	392	30	442.50–490.00	$462.27	$1,812	+4.77
410–448	432	59	415.00–460.00	$437.57	$1,890	-6.95
452–499	472	202	383.00–435.00	$412.46	$1,947	+6.87
500–544	521	377	355.00–417.00	$395.22	$2,059	+4.03
551–597	574	778	339.00–387.00	$367.00	$2,107	+1.08
596–599	597	21	284.00–327.50	$317.10	$1,893	-48.82
601–641	626	812	321.00–362.00	$346.25	$2,168	+10.25
623–638	627	21	300.00–317.00	$304.12	$1,907	-31.88
641	641	26	327.00	$327.00	$2,096	-9.00
641	641	89	347.00	$347.00	$2,224	+11.00
651–695	679	1,288	297.50–343.00	$326.90	$2,220	+54.40
693–699	696	109	291.00–307.50	$305.60	$2,127	+33.10
700–749	723	1,289	291.00–325.00	$314.87	$2,277	+3.66
740	740	5	288.00	$288.00	$2,131	-23.21
722–745	741	73	270.00–303.50	$296.64	$2,198	-14.57
752–797	775	1,710	278.50–314.50	$300.66	$2,330	+6.36
766–793	776	97	267.00–291.00	$286.84	$2,226	-7.46
807	807	28	275.00	$275.00	$2,219	-10.86
800–848	820	1,588	275.00–304.25	$292.00	$2,394	+6.14
850–889	870	1,198	263.00–291.50	$281.81	$2,452	+16.73
887–896	888	89	259.00–265.25	$264.29	$2,347	-0.79
910–918	916	51	252.00–260.00	$257.66	$2,360	+2.99
900–949	921	1,223	266.00–282.25	$273.17	$2,516	+18.50
951–997	976	758	248.00–274.50	$261.71	$2,554	+2.18
979–993	991	92	223.00–249.50	$245.10	$2,429	-0.40

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1040	1035	205	247.85–255.75	$253.44	$2,623	+5.96
1039	1039	5	234.00	$234.00	$2,431	-13.48
1052–1082	1068	532	243.75–255.75	$248.46	$2,654	+4.25
1051–1096	1084	26	234.50–240.00	$235.94	$2,558	-8.27
1135	1135	33	234.50	$234.50	$2,662	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	18	206.00	$206.00	$2,369	—
1333	1333	32	209.00	$209.00	$2,786	+12.50
1347	1347	5	198.00	$198.00	$2,667	+1.50
1388	1388	5	201.00	$201.00	$2,790	—
1451–1472	1459	28	203.50–207.00	$204.89	$2,989	—
1485	1485	4	208.50	$208.50	$3,096	—
1508	1508	5	201.00	$201.00	$3,031	—
1582–1595	1589	11	204.00–205.00	$204.45	$3,249	+4.45
1529–1763	1606	285	201.00–209.00	$207.53	$3,333	—
1655–1741	1713	195	202.50–205.75	$203.70	$3,489	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–338	330	10	410.00–425.00	$417.56	$1,378	—
385–387	386	19	392.50–410.00	$398.05	$1,536	-31.95
412–434	423	12	380.00–405.00	$394.63	$1,669	—
461–494	483	27	335.00–397.50	$379.54	$1,833	+21.53
508–542	532	24	340.00–375.00	$362.18	$1,927	-12.12
552–597	570	67	330.00–355.00	$346.08	$1,973	+9.72
606–637	625	10	321.00–332.50	$325.46	$2,034	+11.18
699	699	17	292.00–314.00	$303.65	$2,123	+8.32
786–799	796	28	271.00–282.00	$273.72	$2,179	+5.56
808–846	833	9	267.00–269.00	$268.35	$2,235	+20.85
939	939	8	246.00	$246.00	$2,310	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1114	1114	6	225.00	$225.00	$2,506	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321 unweaned	321	26	390.00	$390.00	$1,252	—
354–392	364	62	395.00–444.00	$429.44	$1,563	+41.46
403–446	431	190	337.50–407.50	$377.88	$1,629	-0.10
452–499	482	135	320.00–369.00	$341.63	$1,647	-8.24
510 thin fleshed	510	109	365.00	$365.00	$1,862	—
501–549	528	411	312.50–358.00	$337.38	$1,781	+3.62
551–595	576	876	297.00–340.00	$317.71	$1,830	+5.63
580	580	13	284.00	$284.00	$1,647	+15.48
610 thin fleshed	610	67	325.00	$325.00	$1,982	—
601–648	626	939	287.00–325.00	$306.90	$1,921	+21.14
626–644	639	125	285.00–294.50	$288.79	$1,845	+3.03
650–697	674	1,381	281.00–309.50	$297.26	$2,004	+2.55
666–696	683	16	259.00–270.00	$263.69	$1,801	-31.02
708–743	722	127	296.00–299.00	$297.26	$2,146	+31.84
700–749	724	1,274	263.00–293.00	$280.89	$2,034	+15.47
716–746	725	37	256.00–267.00	$263.03	$1,907	-2.39
750–795	772	1,151	256.00–285.00	$270.63	$2,089	-31.53
773	773	18	253.00	$253.00	$1,956	-49.16
762–797	774	421	288.00–305.00	$293.81	$2,274	-8.35
804–815	814	71	274.00–290.00	$276.00	$2,247	-20.78
801–845	818	944	247.00–269.75	$261.62	$2,140	-35.16
862–896	882	708	238.00–263.25	$246.66	$2,176	-1.37
864–894	884	55	223.00–246.50	$237.42	$2,099	-10.61
907–949	932	371	231.75–247.00	$235.90	$2,199	+11.40
943–949	944	52	229.00–233.00	$232.30	$2,193	+7.80
950–972	962	167	228.25–233.50	$230.56	$2,218	-1.37

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1302–1472	1380	21	200.00–202.00	$201.10	$2,775	—
1276–1558	1411	105	204.00–213.00	$207.08	$2,922	—
1371–1502	1453	226	203.50–206.00	$204.51	$2,972	+4.64
1693	1693	2	206.00	$206.00	$3,488	—
1734	1734	5	208.00	$208.00	$3,607	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251 unweaned	251	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,054	—
398	398	5	345.00	$345.00	$1,373	-7.50
424	424	5	330.00	$330.00	$1,399	-16.11
452–493	480	37	310.00–340.00	$333.52	$1,601	+11.94
509–547	528	58	311.00–325.00	$318.92	$1,684	+11.51
556–580	573	16	291.00–301.00	$294.51	$1,688	+0.39
644	644	9	255.00	$255.00	$1,642	-30.21
680	680	6	263.00	$263.00	$1,788	-7.18
704–723	712	12	242.00–257.50	$248.56	$1,770	-29.44
759–781	767	45	231.00–259.00	$252.85	$1,939	+17.85

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1032	1032	49	211.00	$211.00	$2,178	—
1076	1076	37	206.50	$206.50	$2,222	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
368 unweaned	368	22	440.00	$440.00	$1,619	—
510–547	526	16	342.50–400.00	$373.85	$1,966	—
683	683	3	282.50	$282.50	$1,929	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
262 unweaned	262	9	470.00	$470.00	$1,231	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1460	1409	19	201.00–202.50	$201.49	$2,839	—
1554	1554	5	202.00	$202.00	$3,139	—
1657	1657	11	202.50	$202.50	$3,355	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1479–1597	1525	20	198.00–207.00	$201.42	$3,072	+11.42
1487–1604	1541	13	199.00–201.00	$199.96	$3,081	+9.96
1573–1677	1606	32	198.00–203.50	$201.70	$3,239	—
1875	1875	2	195.00	$195.00	$3,656	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	15	171.00	$171.00	$2,334	—
1447–1703	1639	12	176.00–178.00	$177.56	$2,910	—

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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.