South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

16,673 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $307.47/cwt -0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,257/hd at 734 lb · 1,565 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $277.94/cwt +3.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,724/hd at 980 lb · 1,487 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.18/cwt +5.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,430/hd at 870 lb · 1,150 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	16,673	—	—

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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	515.00	$515.00	$1,756	+0.02
388	388	18	492.50	$492.50	$1,911	-11.86
413–448	440	28	465.00–485.00	$472.09	$2,077	-11.95
454–497	483	96	430.00–480.00	$444.68	$2,148	-0.49
502–545	512	157	412.50–455.00	$440.81	$2,257	-3.23
556–594	573	285	372.50–425.00	$402.21	$2,305	+5.10
602–649	624	427	358.00–391.00	$378.04	$2,359	-4.34
652–696	680	498	339.00–379.00	$353.23	$2,402	-25.94
702–741	719	379	327.00–358.50	$346.09	$2,488	+7.51
769–791	775	244	308.00–327.00	$320.23	$2,482	-9.93
783	783	19	310.00	$310.00	$2,427	+12.06
802–847	823	468	284.00–324.00	$308.55	$2,539	-5.18
850–891	872	582	283.00–308.00	$298.59	$2,604	-1.68
893	893	24	286.00	$286.00	$2,554	-14.27
903–949	926	771	271.00–300.00	$286.29	$2,651	+0.19
957–998	980	1,487	269.00–286.50	$277.94	$2,724	+3.04

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1044	1022	811	267.25–278.75	$272.34	$2,783	+4.34
1054–1097	1082	963	261.50–267.75	$263.60	$2,852	-4.43
1119	1119	54	254.75	$254.75	$2,851	-1.51

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	5	500.00	$500.00	$1,645	+10.29
376	376	18	472.50	$472.50	$1,777	-12.37
469–474	470	36	405.00–427.50	$422.75	$1,987	+55.25
507–522	514	67	382.50–405.00	$393.82	$2,024	-34.18
552–583	573	19	335.00–397.50	$353.35	$2,025	+15.35
620–645	621	85	353.00–366.00	$365.21	$2,268	+21.92
663–698	672	28	327.00–360.00	$344.49	$2,315	+6.50
736–749	739	88	313.00–324.00	$321.72	$2,378	+41.72
750–761	755	12	275.00–328.00	$310.49	$2,344	-16.51
822	822	16	291.75	$291.75	$2,398	-0.71
852	852	9	278.00	$278.00	$2,369	-5.09
917	917	11	265.00	$265.00	$2,430	-12.15

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1429	1429	27	231.00	$231.00	$3,301	+4.00
1436–1465	1440	22	228.00–230.00	$229.72	$3,308	+2.72
1537–1546	1544	23	230.00	$230.00	$3,551	+0.55
1510–1638	1578	15	230.00–231.00	$230.45	$3,637	—
1612–1666	1655	47	225.00–228.00	$227.05	$3,758	-3.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	4	500.00	$500.00	$1,580	+40.00
351	351	16	477.50	$477.50	$1,676	+60.48
408–439	425	51	420.00–435.00	$430.22	$1,828	+16.08
459–499	478	186	362.50–405.00	$388.86	$1,859	-14.48
505–547	517	148	359.00–393.50	$379.51	$1,962	+7.42
551–598	586	296	336.00–372.50	$363.13	$2,128	+5.88
600–649	634	831	306.00–351.00	$335.15	$2,125	+14.47
660 thin fleshed	660	7	346.00	$346.00	$2,284	—
652–698	680	990	293.50–341.00	$320.04	$2,176	+4.48
701–749	734	1,515	289.00–320.00	$307.15	$2,254	-0.88
737	737	42	327.00	$327.00	$2,410	+18.97
745	745	8	265.00	$265.00	$1,974	-17.50
752–796	765	785	273.00–306.75	$298.94	$2,287	-6.32
783–798	786	103	266.00–287.00	$284.15	$2,233	+1.46
803–842	824	650	264.00–299.00	$285.73	$2,354	-9.63
813–847	830	132	307.00–313.00	$309.89	$2,572	+14.53
802–841	831	84	276.00–281.00	$277.49	$2,306	-17.87
853–888	866	819	269.00–288.50	$278.93	$2,416	+20.93
857–897	878	142	294.00–305.50	$299.21	$2,627	+25.56
863–894	884	189	264.00–266.50	$265.21	$2,344	-8.93
900–930	913	462	260.75–280.50	$268.69	$2,453	+2.28
908–933	921	86	245.00–262.00	$253.99	$2,339	-9.16
957–997	966	431	243.00–271.50	$254.83	$2,462	+3.04
973	973	90	245.50	$245.50	$2,389	-6.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	11	435.00	$435.00	$1,505	-5.41
362–397	384	18	405.00–440.00	$433.78	$1,666	—
444	444	7	325.00	$325.00	$1,443	—
467–496	479	53	340.00–385.00	$377.51	$1,808	+5.96
507–548	522	49	332.50–360.00	$347.97	$1,816	+24.75
561–591	582	79	315.00–341.00	$327.36	$1,905	+2.61
631–648	646	57	310.00–312.50	$311.02	$2,009	+3.02
659–682	670	37	291.00–303.00	$295.82	$1,982	+10.82
715–725	721	21	277.00–286.00	$282.60	$2,038	+14.91
772–792	785	36	262.00–284.00	$276.79	$2,173	+11.06
805	805	5	251.00	$251.00	$2,021	—
867–898	893	79	254.00–255.00	$254.20	$2,270	+1.20
901–927	916	49	251.00–259.50	$254.41	$2,330	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1294–1374	1322	34	226.00–229.00	$228.35	$3,019	—
1320–1463	1364	21	228.00–238.00	$231.22	$3,154	+1.19
1656	1656	9	231.00	$231.00	$3,825	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
938	938	9	265.00	$265.00	$2,486	—
1002	1002	33	261.50	$261.50	$2,620	+13.08
1065	1065	6	238.00	$238.00	$2,535	-18.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
797	797	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,474	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	8	440.00	$440.00	$1,958	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1297–1489	1416	34	219.00–230.00	$224.78	$3,183	—
1500	1500	5	232.00	$232.00	$3,480	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562–597	574	9	320.00–325.00	$323.27	$1,856	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1389–1459	1436	22	217.00–224.00	$220.07	$3,160	—
1530–1860	1605	46	223.00–231.00	$228.12	$3,661	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
629	629	9	350.00	$350.00	$2,202	+15.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1488	1488	5	189.00	$189.00	$2,812	-0.46

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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.