South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 24, 2025

25,612 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $291.23/cwt +6.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,528/hd at 868 lb · 2,099 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $301.44/cwt +7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,472/hd at 820 lb · 1,978 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $308.34/cwt +8.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,387/hd at 774 lb · 1,973 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	25,612	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324 unweaned	324	7	480.00	$480.00	$1,555	—
318–348	337	17	495.00–530.00	$506.64	$1,707	—
357–399	383	32	447.50–495.00	$467.96	$1,792	-27.23
402–449	429	81	425.00–480.00	$453.21	$1,944	+9.74
448 unweaned	448	17	450.00	$450.00	$2,016	—
451–496	488	205	375.00–480.00	$422.66	$2,063	-4.82
507 unweaned	507	29	415.00	$415.00	$2,104	—
500–541	520	177	380.00–413.00	$398.97	$2,075	+4.08
547	547	26	381.00	$381.00	$2,084	-13.89
552–598	576	828	353.50–394.00	$376.93	$2,171	+5.56
615 unweaned	615	59	356.50	$356.50	$2,192	—
601–647	629	553	335.00–371.00	$352.77	$2,219	+27.91
633–646	639	26	335.00–338.00	$336.72	$2,152	+11.86
662 unweaned	662	84	347.00	$347.00	$2,297	—
655–692	672	1,199	320.00–357.00	$340.82	$2,290	+21.19
693	693	13	321.00	$321.00	$2,225	-20.97
700–749	727	1,638	293.50–339.00	$316.75	$2,303	+26.25
750–796	774	1,955	287.50–319.50	$308.54	$2,388	+8.05
795–799	796	18	283.50–293.00	$286.15	$2,278	-14.34
801–849	820	1,928	280.50–314.50	$301.92	$2,476	+7.18
812–846	825	50	279.00–287.50	$282.83	$2,333	-11.91
850–896	868	2,099	273.50–302.00	$291.23	$2,528	+6.98
901–947	923	1,143	267.75–290.50	$277.14	$2,558	+2.31
950–996	975	1,491	258.00–276.00	$267.51	$2,608	+3.71
983–999	988	30	245.00–258.00	$256.25	$2,532	-7.55
1006–1009	1008	171	257.00–263.25	$261.39	$2,635	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1009	1009	9	240.00	$240.00	$2,422	-15.00
1004–1028	1022	152	241.00–258.00	$253.24	$2,588	-1.76
1061–1086	1073	227	251.50–256.35	$253.71	$2,722	-5.10
1100	1100	11	241.50	$241.50	$2,656	+18.00
1120	1120	11	240.00	$240.00	$2,688	+16.50
1200–1218	1201	118	223.50–230.00	$229.55	$2,757	-8.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–435	422	11	395.00–465.00	$425.67	$1,796	—
519–539	532	56	345.00–385.00	$367.53	$1,955	-6.50
551–599	581	93	315.00–356.00	$344.02	$1,999	-12.59
646	646	19	319.00	$319.00	$2,061	+9.00
650–699	668	48	282.00–329.00	$310.57	$2,075	-7.89
702–713	707	13	293.00–305.00	$299.42	$2,117	+11.05
770–783	774	46	296.50–302.50	$300.52	$2,326	+10.95
836–848	840	23	279.00–283.00	$281.95	$2,368	+18.95
945	945	14	262.00	$262.00	$2,476	+24.50
964	964	14	251.00	$251.00	$2,420	+9.00

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1483	1483	23	209.00	$209.00	$3,099	+0.02
1488	1488	8	214.00	$214.00	$3,184	+5.02
1518	1518	4	206.00	$206.00	$3,127	—
1518–1542	1529	15	208.00–211.75	$210.19	$3,214	—
1527–1771	1595	38	213.00–215.50	$214.69	$3,424	—
1603–1688	1655	176	209.00–213.00	$209.93	$3,474	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
623	623	22	281.00	$281.00	$1,751	—
737	737	16	288.00	$288.00	$2,123	—
918	918	6	242.50	$242.50	$2,226	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1194	1194	10	222.00	$222.00	$2,651	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	7	405.00	$405.00	$1,401	—
354–391	373	60	408.00–430.00	$416.64	$1,554	+50.87
422 unweaned	422	8	412.50	$412.50	$1,741	—
408–449	432	52	350.00–397.50	$372.30	$1,608	-23.52
451–498	474	209	332.50–410.00	$366.28	$1,736	-4.50
488	488	6	329.00	$329.00	$1,606	-41.78
503–549	525	567	321.00–377.50	$350.48	$1,840	+3.46
531	531	5	301.00	$301.00	$1,598	-46.02
538–542 unweaned	542	99	338.00–345.00	$344.58	$1,868	—
546	546	6	324.00	$324.00	$1,769	-23.02
567 unweaned	567	47	329.00	$329.00	$1,865	—
553–596	575	702	304.00–352.00	$331.84	$1,908	-2.20
577	577	16	308.00	$308.00	$1,777	-26.04
582	582	9	277.50	$277.50	$1,615	-56.54
600–648	626	1,037	297.00–331.50	$316.33	$1,980	-3.52
668	668	12	284.00	$284.00	$1,897	+11.00
651–695	675	1,705	281.50–321.00	$301.66	$2,036	+28.66
669–687	677	166	311.00–312.00	$311.54	$2,109	+38.54
701	701	6	275.00	$275.00	$1,928	-14.00
700–749	730	1,059	269.00–301.00	$287.43	$2,098	+25.07
742	742	5	265.00	$265.00	$1,966	+2.64
760 fancy	760	43	302.00	$302.00	$2,295	—
751–799	771	926	264.00–286.50	$277.11	$2,137	-1.89
750–799	775	14	268.00	$268.00	$2,077	-11.00
759–795	778	673	291.00–316.00	$304.48	$2,369	+25.48
800–823	810	280	283.00–330.00	$296.38	$2,401	+19.27
800–844	815	576	263.00–282.50	$273.96	$2,233	-3.15
869	869	260	277.50	$277.50	$2,411	+22.41
850–898	870	813	248.00–274.50	$260.54	$2,267	+5.45
924	924	5	194.00	$194.00	$1,793	-57.72
900–949	926	320	235.00–251.00	$247.47	$2,292	-4.25
950–972	960	64	224.00–246.00	$240.57	$2,309	+3.01
983	983	13	226.00	$226.00	$2,222	-11.56

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–397	390	38	380.00–429.00	$411.74	$1,606	+21.74
401	401	8	360.00	$360.00	$1,444	—
469–487	482	35	317.50–365.00	$353.12	$1,702	+12.40
502–549	535	29	326.00–335.00	$328.34	$1,757	+13.78
563	563	6	327.50	$327.50	$1,844	+13.55
623–641	634	30	273.00–304.00	$291.14	$1,846	-1.09
684–686	685	11	260.00–272.00	$266.55	$1,826	-9.91
721–739	727	41	269.00–285.00	$278.13	$2,022	-1.87
755–799	770	81	260.50–266.00	$262.03	$2,018	+20.03
927	927	28	231.00	$231.00	$2,141	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1257–1391	1367	17	210.00–213.00	$210.49	$2,877	—
1291–1523	1450	246	208.00–211.50	$210.50	$3,052	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1019	1019	7	233.00	$233.00	$2,374	—
1151	1151	8	212.50	$212.50	$2,446	—
1185	1185	6	200.00	$200.00	$2,370	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1158	1158	4	207.00	$207.00	$2,397	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
493	493	21	362.50	$362.50	$1,787	—
763	763	11	270.00	$270.00	$2,060	—
817	817	31	274.00	$274.00	$2,239	—
941	941	6	235.00	$235.00	$2,211	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1521	1521	4	210.00	$210.00	$3,194	—
1638	1638	5	206.75	$206.75	$3,387	+1.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
783	783	5	256.00	$256.00	$2,004	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1402–1553	1462	15	210.50–213.00	$211.94	$3,099	—
1632–1783	1660	79	204.00–209.50	$207.76	$3,449	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1378–1508	1470	11	175.00–177.00	$176.65	$2,597	—

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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.