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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

11,769 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $350.67/cwt -1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $3,394/hd at 968 lb · 1,668 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $366.69/cwt +0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $3,226/hd at 880 lb · 1,243 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $363.08/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $3,362/hd at 926 lb · 909 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 11,769 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–335 310 28 515.00–635.00 $595.99 $1,848 —
373–382 377 15 530.00–552.50 $543.37 $2,049 —
415 415 29 515.00 $515.00 $2,137 —
452–472 453 44 505.00–535.00 $532.87 $2,414 +145.37
498 498 4 485.00 $485.00 $2,415 +97.50
500–547 519 62 450.00–500.00 $469.49 $2,437 —
583–593 589 15 425.00–457.50 $444.63 $2,619 +29.63
608 thin fleshed 608 25 470.00 $470.00 $2,858 —
617–649 626 111 410.00–440.00 $424.33 $2,656 +22.33
654 654 8 352.50 $352.50 $2,305 —
676–683 680 28 405.00–417.50 $409.03 $2,781 +3.25
708 thin fleshed 708 11 427.50 $427.50 $3,027 —
700–749 725 288 370.00–427.50 $394.52 $2,860 -15.82
752–798 781 210 376.00–392.00 $385.74 $3,013 -13.57
807–832 822 194 364.00–376.00 $372.46 $3,062 -8.42
838 838 26 360.00 $360.00 $3,017 -20.88
862 862 21 332.50 $332.50 $2,866 -38.37
856–895 880 1,216 345.00–382.50 $367.39 $3,233 -3.48
889 889 6 345.00 $345.00 $3,067 +5.50
903–949 926 909 341.00–371.50 $363.08 $3,362 -1.63
959–990 965 104 312.50–334.00 $327.65 $3,162 -27.73
950–994 968 1,564 335.00–363.00 $352.20 $3,409 -3.18
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004–1039 1015 513 330.50–354.00 $345.40 $3,506 -6.60
1054–1099 1076 322 321.00–331.00 $326.75 $3,516 -7.97
1101–1120 1111 108 329.00 $329.00 $3,655 +7.75
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1144–1276 1218 16 240.00–252.00 $244.93 $2,983 —
1381 1381 4 238.00 $238.00 $3,287 -11.08
1453 1453 40 239.50 $239.50 $3,480 -4.74
1460–1484 1463 48 240.75–241.00 $240.97 $3,525 -3.27
1446–1495 1470 77 242.00–248.00 $245.57 $3,610 +1.33
1507–1696 1557 401 240.00–242.50 $241.14 $3,755 —
1612–1669 1624 142 240.00–243.00 $241.05 $3,915 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 3 670.00 $670.00 $1,910 —
366 366 7 530.00 $530.00 $1,940 —
414–448 441 18 445.00–480.00 $454.67 $2,005 —
462–496 485 26 470.00–480.00 $473.08 $2,294 —
505 505 4 440.00 $440.00 $2,222 —
595 595 14 380.00 $380.00 $2,261 —
675 675 15 353.00 $353.00 $2,383 —
691 691 7 389.00 $389.00 $2,688 —
785 785 76 348.50 $348.50 $2,736 —
807–811 810 32 347.50–351.00 $349.80 $2,833 —
967 967 13 335.00 $335.00 $3,239 +15.47
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 4 500.00 $500.00 $2,205 —
582 582 7 410.00 $410.00 $2,386 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 6 335.00 $335.00 $2,295 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 5 560.00 $560.00 $1,506 —
322–331 324 20 505.00–560.00 $548.76 $1,778 —
361–386 369 14 505.00–530.00 $518.34 $1,913 —
416–431 425 88 435.00–510.00 $465.30 $1,978 —
453–482 468 43 445.00–465.00 $454.15 $2,125 —
549 549 6 450.00 $450.00 $2,470 —
563–598 587 104 390.00–420.00 $403.93 $2,371 +7.88
610–638 628 65 390.00–420.00 $412.64 $2,591 +23.64
654–691 667 98 355.00–407.00 $385.95 $2,574 +4.75
700–749 728 129 360.00–390.00 $363.38 $2,645 -4.74
734 734 23 355.00 $355.00 $2,606 -13.12
740 740 20 366.00 $366.00 $2,708 -2.12
757–763 762 66 351.00–357.00 $356.28 $2,715 -1.62
757–797 775 281 347.50–370.00 $360.26 $2,792 +2.36
777 777 29 345.00 $345.00 $2,681 -12.90
813 thin fleshed 813 9 357.50 $357.50 $2,906 —
817–832 827 15 320.00–331.00 $327.38 $2,707 -4.12
824–841 828 255 354.00–357.50 $356.18 $2,949 +24.68
802–848 833 244 335.75–362.50 $346.81 $2,889 +15.31
862 862 20 325.00 $325.00 $2,802 -15.46
864 thin fleshed 864 21 358.00 $358.00 $3,093 —
854–899 872 475 321.00–353.00 $336.51 $2,934 -3.95
856–898 892 71 315.50–327.50 $317.12 $2,829 -23.34
893 893 174 339.00 $339.00 $3,027 -1.46
905 905 177 336.00–336.50 $336.17 $3,042 +7.04
900–949 921 578 318.00–341.00 $332.11 $3,059 +2.98
941 941 39 302.00 $302.00 $2,842 -27.13
957–984 970 194 293.50–306.00 $300.65 $2,916 -25.55
950–998 979 556 312.00–338.50 $326.85 $3,200 +0.65
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1316–1463 1364 70 242.00–247.25 $245.18 $3,344 +7.18
1260–1513 1369 404 239.75–242.00 $240.37 $3,291 +2.37
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1011–1033 1015 167 288.75–295.35 $293.98 $2,984 -26.44
1004–1038 1024 140 304.00–316.00 $309.24 $3,167 -11.18
1063 1063 3 302.00 $302.00 $3,210 -18.77
1130 1130 5 288.00 $288.00 $3,254 —
1165 1165 17 257.00 $257.00 $2,994 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 6 475.00 $475.00 $1,928 —
468–480 476 19 400.00–435.00 $412.69 $1,964 —
558 558 7 405.00 $405.00 $2,260 —
649 649 14 402.50 $402.50 $2,612 —
651 651 7 355.00 $355.00 $2,311 —
748 748 9 347.00 $347.00 $2,596 —
771–794 774 85 315.00–318.00 $315.40 $2,441 —
806 806 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,660 +0.55
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
846 846 10 330.50 $330.50 $2,796 —
946 946 6 318.00 $318.00 $3,008 —
1129 1129 6 272.50 $272.50 $3,077 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 20 500.00 $500.00 $2,225 —
478 478 5 480.00 $480.00 $2,294 —
667 667 3 377.50 $377.50 $2,518 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1386–1421 1406 28 240.00–240.50 $240.29 $3,378 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 16 367.50 $367.50 $2,462 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1488–1717 1519 77 208.00–240.00 $228.63 $3,473 —

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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.