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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 25, 2025

7,711 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.28/cwt +6.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,861/hd at 869 lb · 1,061 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $358.87/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $3,172/hd at 884 lb · 719 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.44/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,984/hd at 923 lb · 716 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,711 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 6 605.00 $605.00 $2,069 —
353 353 6 525.00 $525.00 $1,853 —
414–424 421 22 530.00–540.00 $532.68 $2,243 —
491 491 7 490.00 $490.00 $2,406 +90.00
519 519 5 462.50 $462.50 $2,400 +2.50
568 568 4 432.00 $432.00 $2,454 -13.00
629 629 4 432.50 $432.50 $2,720 +13.36
694–695 694 23 403.00–409.00 $406.39 $2,820 -7.21
705–733 715 40 382.50–410.00 $398.73 $2,851 +15.08
754–798 787 93 365.00–389.00 $385.92 $3,037 +17.94
810–847 835 335 357.00–383.50 $375.08 $3,132 +9.88
854–898 884 719 346.00–372.50 $358.87 $3,172 -0.64
903 903 14 305.00 $305.00 $2,754 -46.26
903–948 939 628 338.00–360.50 $356.07 $3,343 +4.81
951–976 958 557 345.00–360.00 $356.65 $3,417 +8.95
953–974 958 35 312.00–331.00 $316.42 $3,031 -31.28
979 979 5 331.00 $331.00 $3,240 -16.70
1003 1003 13 285.00 $285.00 $2,859 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1098–1294 1150 27 256.00–285.00 $273.62 $3,147 —
1317–1453 1372 77 239.00–257.50 $252.61 $3,466 —
1378–1466 1451 204 245.00–255.50 $253.12 $3,673 —
1432–1497 1471 121 242.00–244.00 $243.22 $3,578 —
1515 1515 38 255.50 $255.50 $3,871 —
1514–1619 1589 134 242.25–244.50 $243.91 $3,876 -1.25
1706 1706 40 245.00 $245.00 $4,180 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013 1013 6 300.00 $300.00 $3,039 -34.87
1017 1017 57 330.50 $330.50 $3,361 -4.37
1038 1038 16 290.00 $290.00 $3,010 -44.87
1075–1092 1082 92 280.00–295.50 $288.87 $3,126 —
1054–1097 1084 175 303.00–331.50 $325.82 $3,532 —
1115–1129 1118 25 269.00–291.00 $286.56 $3,204 -22.63
1173 1173 89 289.00 $289.00 $3,390 —
1330 1330 14 254.00 $254.00 $3,378 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 3 605.00 $605.00 $1,470 —
538 538 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,125 —
664 664 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,556 —
701–718 711 10 360.00–376.00 $366.31 $2,604 +13.43
840 840 5 327.50 $327.50 $2,751 —
891 891 10 320.00 $320.00 $2,851 +0.85
978–981 980 8 300.00–306.00 $303.00 $2,969 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 12 345.00 $345.00 $2,708 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 9 480.00 $480.00 $1,651 —
424 424 22 455.00 $455.00 $1,929 +9.22
450–494 462 26 455.00–470.00 $459.32 $2,122 +49.32
522 522 5 405.00 $405.00 $2,114 -30.75
534 thin fleshed 534 11 470.00 $470.00 $2,510 —
610–620 615 11 380.00–390.00 $384.51 $2,365 +3.26
693 693 19 367.00 $367.00 $2,543 -3.28
708 thin fleshed 708 7 367.50 $367.50 $2,602 —
728–736 732 159 372.00–384.00 $378.07 $2,767 +26.65
734–735 734 45 335.00–339.00 $335.98 $2,466 -15.44
758–796 774 189 342.00–379.50 $368.75 $2,854 -19.25
794 794 76 329.00 $329.00 $2,612 -14.47
814 814 40 364.50 $364.50 $2,967 +10.47
804–839 819 200 325.00–369.00 $342.71 $2,807 -11.32
850–896 869 864 319.00–347.00 $330.88 $2,875 +4.64
865–894 869 197 318.00–324.00 $322.24 $2,800 -4.00
904–946 919 464 303.50–345.50 $328.24 $3,017 +8.98
904–939 921 51 312.00–314.00 $313.00 $2,883 -6.26
931 931 201 315.00 $315.00 $2,933 -4.26
973 973 35 272.00 $272.00 $2,647 -40.86
953–996 981 478 290.50–336.00 $309.66 $3,038 -3.20
1189 1189 12 244.00 $244.00 $2,901 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1048 1023 185 296.00–335.00 $315.46 $3,227 -8.32
1032–1036 1035 83 270.50–298.50 $280.05 $2,899 -43.73
1065 1065 10 276.00 $276.00 $2,939 —
1064–1085 1078 90 292.50–317.00 $293.84 $3,168 —
1112 1112 15 267.50 $267.50 $2,975 -24.50
1100–1142 1125 55 286.50–316.00 $304.46 $3,425 +12.46
1203–1210 1207 44 260.00–274.00 $268.61 $3,242 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 5 240.00 $240.00 $2,748 —
1181 1181 15 268.00 $268.00 $3,165 —
1173–1386 1237 78 249.00–259.00 $250.90 $3,104 —
1326–1466 1420 78 242.00–243.75 $243.32 $3,455 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 26 470.00 $470.00 $1,706 —
632 thin fleshed 632 15 375.00 $375.00 $2,370 —
649 649 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,239 —
724 724 25 332.50–344.00 $342.16 $2,477 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 8 520.00 $520.00 $1,648 -15.00
415 415 26 490.00 $490.00 $2,034 +15.00
497 497 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,311 —
629 629 7 374.00 $374.00 $2,352 —
735 735 25 359.00–369.00 $363.40 $2,671 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1146–1198 1172 14 230.50–233.00 $231.78 $2,716 —
1361 1361 11 236.25 $236.25 $3,215 —
Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,474 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1447–1480 1461 31 235.00–240.00 $237.59 $3,471 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664–670 668 18 335.00–340.00 $338.07 $2,258 —
748 748 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,506 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1434–1672 1535 16 207.00–209.00 $208.18 $3,196 —

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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.