South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 19, 2025

10,446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $316.56/cwt +8.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,631/hd at 831 lb · 1,231 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $281.91/cwt +2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,449/hd at 869 lb · 1,025 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.22/cwt -5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,343/hd at 827 lb · 846 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	10,446	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393–398	397	30	467.50–497.50	$491.56	$1,951	-0.94
413	413	10	475.00	$475.00	$1,962	+2.91
480–493	485	42	420.00–448.00	$430.84	$2,090	-13.84
501–545	534	77	417.00–435.00	$422.43	$2,256	-18.38
538 unweaned	538	60	470.00	$470.00	$2,529	—
557–584	572	93	383.00–394.00	$389.11	$2,226	-13.10
600–647	642	129	360.00–378.00	$370.43	$2,378	-7.61
653–690	667	131	340.00–366.00	$352.87	$2,354	-0.36
693	693	20	339.00	$339.00	$2,349	-14.23
703–743	718	189	320.50–342.00	$337.46	$2,423	-8.63
754–792	769	13	309.00–315.00	$311.38	$2,395	-8.85
750–799	777	354	307.00–350.00	$330.12	$2,565	+9.89
801–849	831	1,231	289.00–325.00	$316.56	$2,631	+8.01
857–891	867	739	287.00–316.50	$309.40	$2,682	+10.81
894	894	18	266.00	$266.00	$2,378	-20.00
906–939	923	695	282.00–291.00	$287.01	$2,649	+0.72
951–991	966	156	271.00–280.00	$277.21	$2,678	-0.73
984	984	13	268.00	$268.00	$2,637	-9.94

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1014–1018	1016	144	267.00–270.50	$269.39	$2,737	-2.95
1049	1049	20	254.00	$254.00	$2,664	-18.34
1081	1081	117	259.85	$259.85	$2,809	-3.75
1100–1118	1112	196	258.25–263.00	$262.32	$2,917	+7.57
1175	1175	50	242.50	$242.50	$2,849	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1414–1456	1438	30	229.00–231.50	$230.24	$3,311	+0.52
1453–1492	1480	10	235.00	$235.00	$3,478	—
1533–1640	1553	70	227.00–234.00	$230.98	$3,587	+0.53
1541–1778	1639	73	230.50–238.00	$232.97	$3,818	—
1781–1918	1876	13	210.00–223.00	$213.80	$4,011	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	5	520.00	$520.00	$1,804	+20.00
478	478	6	415.00	$415.00	$1,984	-7.75
501–527	517	15	337.50–382.50	$354.96	$1,835	-38.86
558	558	3	365.00	$365.00	$2,037	+11.65
613–627	624	14	337.50–358.00	$353.68	$2,207	-11.53
665–679	671	11	315.00–343.00	$327.87	$2,200	-16.62
750–791	766	49	298.00–310.00	$299.77	$2,296	-10.72
831	831	8	260.00	$260.00	$2,161	-31.75
918	918	11	261.00	$261.00	$2,396	-4.00
952–975	973	48	259.00–267.50	$266.63	$2,594	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1098	1098	5	249.50	$249.50	$2,740	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373–396	381	27	400.00–422.50	$414.70	$1,580	-62.80
445	445	13	380.00	$380.00	$1,691	-50.22
470–485	475	70	385.00–405.00	$394.68	$1,875	+5.82
510 thin fleshed	510	6	397.50	$397.50	$2,027	—
502–549	522	93	360.00–395.00	$381.13	$1,989	+1.62
553–586	565	47	330.00–351.00	$342.96	$1,938	-20.17
608–649	631	183	318.00–345.00	$332.26	$2,097	-2.89
650–697	667	219	310.00–332.00	$323.39	$2,157	+3.35
692	692	19	312.00	$312.00	$2,159	-8.04
700–744	720	518	294.00–319.50	$306.01	$2,203	-1.14
745	745	78	288.00	$288.00	$2,146	+23.00
753–799	766	351	304.00–323.00	$309.67	$2,372	+10.73
751–791	776	432	265.00–308.00	$290.35	$2,253	+6.20
803–849	826	775	270.00–291.00	$281.65	$2,326	-4.08
839	839	5	253.00	$253.00	$2,123	-24.49
841	841	66	304.00	$304.00	$2,557	+26.51
854–870	859	348	289.50–323.00	$296.22	$2,545	+17.29
851–898	868	552	259.00–289.00	$277.88	$2,412	-1.05
893–899	898	125	254.00–260.50	$259.87	$2,334	-5.34
901–939	923	477	254.00–278.75	$264.20	$2,439	+10.21
923–924	923	20	257.00–259.00	$257.90	$2,380	+3.91
929	929	51	280.00	$280.00	$2,601	+26.01
951–994	964	226	241.00–270.00	$254.14	$2,450	-0.69

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
808–848	831	144	2,425.00–2,610.00	$2,534.31	—
867–899	887	123	2,500.00–2,620.00	$2,585.79	—
903–907	905	116	2,580.00	$2,580.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1088–1095	1092	100	229.00	$229.00	$2,501	-9.00
1100–1125	1103	25	229.00–230.00	$229.12	$2,527	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1460	1336	75	229.00–233.00	$231.06	$3,087	+2.71
1267–1480	1385	38	228.50–235.00	$231.97	$3,213	+0.75
1630–1653	1643	7	228.00–230.00	$228.85	$3,760	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	440.00	$440.00	$1,377	+5.00
383	383	6	440.00	$440.00	$1,685	+6.22
628	628	10	319.00	$319.00	$2,003	+7.98
705–729	722	42	285.00–287.00	$286.44	$2,068	+3.84

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1039	1039	5	212.00	$212.00	$2,203	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	27	343.00	$343.00	$2,058	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	20	442.50	$442.50	$1,828	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1354–1564	1447	32	225.00–231.00	$227.60	$3,293	+2.82

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1382–1470	1438	30	223.00–230.00	$226.23	$3,253	+6.16
1509–1740	1564	35	221.00–227.75	$224.60	$3,513	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1432–1451	1440	9	188.00–191.00	$189.66	$2,731	—

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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.