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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 21, 2025

18,275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $290.00/cwt +10.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,547/hd at 878 lb · 1,808 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $306.77/cwt +5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,508/hd at 817 lb · 1,664 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.33/cwt +4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,297/hd at 822 lb · 1,250 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 18,275 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–393 366 21 445.00–480.00 $458.98 $1,680 -41.02
408–444 424 49 420.00–472.50 $449.09 $1,904 +1.27
478 thin fleshed 478 14 470.00 $470.00 $2,247 —
479 unweaned 479 19 410.00 $410.00 $1,964 —
451–499 481 248 412.00–442.50 $431.19 $2,074 +10.99
526 unweaned 526 7 335.00 $335.00 $1,762 —
519–549 534 201 399.00–424.00 $409.12 $2,185 +31.62
555–596 unweaned 568 35 339.00–388.00 $371.84 $2,112 —
553–596 576 536 345.00–402.00 $388.82 $2,240 +10.07
584 584 19 351.00 $351.00 $2,050 -27.75
603 603 50 337.50 $337.50 $2,035 -11.77
608 thin fleshed 608 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,310 -1.41
600–644 621 366 345.00–373.00 $362.94 $2,254 +13.67
603–638 unweaned 624 27 339.00–370.00 $351.21 $2,192 —
651–697 673 689 323.00–364.00 $352.49 $2,372 +6.99
693 693 90 346.50 $346.50 $2,401 +21.50
696–698 697 27 312.50–319.00 $316.83 $2,208 -8.17
708–746 727 450 306.00–344.00 $333.47 $2,424 -5.16
746–747 747 46 280.00–297.00 $288.12 $2,152 -50.51
756 756 9 301.00 $301.00 $2,276 -9.07
773 773 80 318.00 $318.00 $2,458 +7.93
755–799 783 1,117 291.00–328.00 $312.81 $2,449 +16.14
807 807 134 309.00 $309.00 $2,494 +30.00
800–848 817 1,465 285.00–316.50 $307.82 $2,515 +5.92
848 848 6 282.00 $282.00 $2,391 -19.90
849 849 59 278.25 $278.25 $2,362 —
856–899 878 1,739 270.00–298.50 $290.05 $2,547 +10.41
889 889 69 288.75 $288.75 $2,567 +9.11
922 922 31 270.50 $270.50 $2,494 -5.84
902–938 923 899 264.00–291.75 $285.50 $2,635 +9.16
957–995 972 580 258.00–286.00 $272.93 $2,653 +7.76
999 999 79 257.50 $257.50 $2,572 -7.67
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006–1047 1023 953 261.00–273.75 $268.55 $2,747 +7.73
1052–1095 1069 230 245.50–270.00 $259.60 $2,775 +17.99
1118 1118 20 250.75 $250.75 $2,803 +8.25
1172–1189 1181 108 252.50 $252.50 $2,982 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1388–1451 1437 9 221.00–223.00 $222.57 $3,198 +6.39
1478 1478 9 219.00 $219.00 $3,237 +2.00
1483 1483 6 216.00 $216.00 $3,203 -1.00
1574 1574 42 220.00 $220.00 $3,463 —
1558–1628 1601 18 221.00–222.00 $221.38 $3,544 +5.07
1623–1738 1656 95 216.50–218.50 $217.95 $3,609 +3.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–493 480 59 401.00–405.00 $403.54 $1,937 +9.21
577 577 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,890 -27.16
656 656 4 336.00 $336.00 $2,204 —
740 740 8 292.00 $292.00 $2,161 +11.00
782 782 7 267.50 $267.50 $2,092 —
838–839 839 22 263.00–278.00 $271.19 $2,275 —
864 864 6 246.00 $246.00 $2,125 —
944 944 9 177.50 $177.50 $1,676 —
994 994 13 243.00 $243.00 $2,415 —
995 995 7 244.00 $244.00 $2,428 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 6 288.00 $288.00 $1,993 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1123 1123 3 204.00 $204.00 $2,291 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,304 -42.08
356 356 10 440.00 $440.00 $1,566 +24.37
404 unweaned 404 7 397.50 $397.50 $1,606 —
402–442 426 119 385.00–440.00 $412.03 $1,755 +8.45
459 unweaned 459 28 405.00 $405.00 $1,859 —
450–491 481 221 332.50–410.00 $371.00 $1,785 -6.19
508–540 unweaned 519 15 340.00–342.50 $341.63 $1,773 —
500–548 521 233 330.00–395.00 $350.71 $1,827 +3.19
551–598 576 503 311.00–358.00 $341.48 $1,967 +7.39
588 588 13 322.00 $322.00 $1,893 -12.09
618 618 22 306.00 $306.00 $1,891 -9.36
619 unweaned 619 36 292.00–326.00 $309.00 $1,913 —
602–649 628 349 310.00–335.00 $320.60 $2,013 +5.24
650–695 670 728 292.00–331.00 $317.68 $2,128 +9.41
696 696 8 288.00 $288.00 $2,004 +4.45
698 698 26 286.00 $286.00 $1,996 +2.45
708–748 727 791 278.00–325.00 $302.75 $2,201 +17.48
727 unweaned 727 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,999 —
731–733 732 75 269.00–291.00 $277.52 $2,031 -7.75
761–779 766 260 301.00–344.00 $315.00 $2,413 +38.52
760–798 781 672 271.25–300.00 $283.40 $2,213 +6.92
800–847 821 968 266.50–287.75 $275.77 $2,264 +3.87
800–847 826 264 280.00–310.00 $293.42 $2,424 +21.52
849 849 18 264.25 $264.25 $2,243 -7.65
861–876 868 132 316.00–322.00 $318.89 $2,768 +64.39
850–888 872 687 252.00–282.00 $263.54 $2,298 +7.96
904–936 915 447 242.50–272.50 $256.25 $2,345 +9.06
952–990 972 162 244.00–261.75 $255.27 $2,481 +15.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
838–847 842 98 2,460.00–2,480.00 $2,469.44 —
866–886 882 128 2,480.00–2,540.00 $2,527.11 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–399 395 17 330.00–402.00 $381.28 $1,506 +11.28
484–499 491 21 335.00–351.00 $342.92 $1,684 -2.63
525–543 535 23 285.00–322.00 $306.22 $1,638 -45.78
588 588 25 288.00 $288.00 $1,693 -19.55
648 648 6 290.00 $290.00 $1,879 —
659–665 662 16 272.00–305.00 $290.64 $1,924 —
758–784 774 25 260.00–269.00 $265.47 $2,055 -9.53
823 823 7 247.00 $247.00 $2,033 +0.67
979 979 14 225.00 $225.00 $2,203 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1343–1510 1399 9 218.00–221.00 $219.92 $3,077 +5.69
1388–1457 1405 87 216.00–220.25 $218.82 $3,074 +3.61
1463–1609 1546 20 215.50–224.00 $220.07 $3,402 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026 1026 15 220.00 $220.00 $2,257 —
1068 1068 49 225.00 $225.00 $2,403 +0.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
797 797 6 262.00 $262.00 $2,088 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 3 209.00 $209.00 $2,341 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
723 723 19 313.00 $313.00 $2,263 +20.00

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 4 210.00 $210.00 $2,888 —
1500 1500 5 214.50 $214.50 $3,218 +1.81

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 3 215.00 $215.00 $3,204 +3.12
1505–1641 1601 47 215.50–220.00 $217.65 $3,485 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1542–1628 1570 20 183.00–187.00 $184.72 $2,900 —

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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.