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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

13,469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $340.54/cwt -10.13 vs last sale · ≈ $3,301/hd at 969 lb · 2,286 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.74/cwt -2.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,929/hd at 880 lb · 1,477 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.08/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $3,096/hd at 970 lb · 886 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 13,469 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366–395 374 39 495.00–555.00 $530.21 $1,983 -13.16
450–493 467 85 410.00–505.00 $480.72 $2,245 -52.15
525–547 541 36 435.00–465.00 $438.67 $2,373 -30.82
585–591 588 8 409.00–415.00 $411.98 $2,422 -32.65
600–646 618 34 388.00–446.00 $436.68 $2,699 +12.35
650–694 674 69 377.00–441.00 $415.33 $2,799 +6.30
732–741 737 108 377.00–414.00 $397.74 $2,931 +3.22
750–799 780 201 365.00–390.00 $377.83 $2,947 -7.91
820 thin fleshed 820 49 372.50 $372.50 $3,054 —
803–848 825 508 335.00–380.00 $364.33 $3,006 -8.13
860–899 883 731 331.00–376.00 $362.55 $3,201 -4.84
903–949 927 701 320.00–365.50 $347.31 $3,220 -15.77
954–958 956 118 324.50–338.00 $331.35 $3,168 +3.70
953–998 970 2,168 323.00–356.75 $341.04 $3,308 -11.16
1153 1153 7 295.00 $295.00 $3,401 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 thin fleshed 1003 99 342.50 $342.50 $3,435 —
1005–1038 1016 359 314.00–354.25 $345.02 $3,505 -0.38
1045 1045 45 309.00 $309.00 $3,229 -36.40
1064–1097 1077 367 294.00–339.00 $322.22 $3,470 -4.53
1101–1149 1123 453 295.75–330.00 $309.00 $3,470 -20.00
1123 1123 21 300.00 $300.00 $3,369 -29.00
1162 1162 115 300.00 $300.00 $3,486 —
1218 1218 43 282.50 $282.50 $3,441 —
1313 1313 3 241.00 $241.00 $3,164 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 3 232.00 $232.00 $2,738 —
1246–1320 1278 7 231.00–232.00 $231.44 $2,958 —
1308–1483 1357 42 240.00–244.00 $242.79 $3,295 +4.79
1422–1497 1466 178 233.50–236.00 $235.35 $3,450 -5.62
1517 1517 3 226.00 $226.00 $3,428 —
1530–1597 1567 177 234.00–238.00 $235.20 $3,686 -5.94
1619 1619 39 235.75 $235.75 $3,817 -5.30
1619–1679 1641 87 224.00–225.00 $224.64 $3,686 -16.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–338 323 11 480.00–500.00 $486.97 $1,573 —
397 397 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,925 -45.00
408 408 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,571 -69.67
464 464 4 465.00 $465.00 $2,158 -8.08
576 576 13 373.00 $373.00 $2,148 -7.00
642 642 6 400.00 $400.00 $2,568 —
656 656 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,099 -33.00
705 705 4 342.50 $342.50 $2,415 —
794–795 795 43 325.00–341.00 $332.81 $2,646 -15.69
823 823 3 310.00 $310.00 $2,551 -39.80
863–883 871 26 324.00–355.00 $341.71 $2,976 —
923 923 6 322.50 $322.50 $2,977 —
958 958 8 335.00 $335.00 $3,209 ±0.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1114 1114 27 268.00 $268.00 $2,986 —
1223 1223 58 259.50 $259.50 $3,174 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 316 31 485.00–510.00 $501.81 $1,586 -46.95
405–444 422 91 442.50–490.00 $463.34 $1,955 -1.96
460–484 479 25 446.00–450.00 $446.77 $2,140 -7.38
504–540 513 48 402.00–439.00 $428.49 $2,198 —
606–628 614 105 374.00–412.50 $387.31 $2,378 -25.33
650–683 673 42 391.00–405.00 $400.81 $2,697 +14.86
701–745 736 328 350.00–375.00 $367.85 $2,707 +12.85
751–796 767 597 335.00–370.00 $351.87 $2,699 -4.41
794 794 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,263 -60.00
805–849 828 756 317.00–357.50 $338.11 $2,800 -18.07
851–897 880 1,410 307.00–343.50 $333.86 $2,938 -2.65
885–889 885 67 309.00–311.00 $309.24 $2,737 -7.88
902–947 920 757 315.00–340.25 $331.13 $3,046 -0.98
951–999 970 722 299.75–334.00 $323.60 $3,139 +22.95
959–997 972 164 299.00–299.50 $299.18 $2,908 -1.47
1090–1093 1091 12 310.00–311.50 $310.63 $3,389 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1203–1259 1219 14 238.00 $238.00 $2,901 —
1320–1478 1363 84 241.00–247.00 $245.10 $3,341 -0.08
1301–1456 1375 387 234.50–240.00 $237.30 $3,263 -3.07
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1047 1019 196 288.00–313.00 $296.28 $3,019 +2.30
1089 1089 24 297.00 $297.00 $3,234 -5.00
1094–1095 1094 42 271.00–288.00 $276.27 $3,022 -25.73
1101–1112 1104 35 269.00–303.00 $295.17 $3,259 +7.17
1132 1132 4 235.00 $235.00 $2,660 -53.00
1203 1203 28 257.00 $257.00 $3,092 —
1261 1261 20 248.00 $248.00 $3,127 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,237 —
323–343 336 9 435.00–450.00 $445.20 $1,496 —
356 356 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,638 —
422 422 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,751 -60.00
497 497 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,963 -17.69
536 536 12 362.50 $362.50 $1,943 —
555–575 567 21 335.00–367.00 $350.28 $1,986 -54.72
613–638 627 26 332.00–341.00 $337.28 $2,115 -65.22
683–687 683 33 335.00–337.50 $335.23 $2,290 -19.77
800–849 818 64 313.00–332.00 $324.92 $2,658 -5.08
854–859 855 65 315.00–316.00 $315.89 $2,701 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1052 1052 33 283.00 $283.00 $2,977 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474 474 14 327.50 $327.50 $1,552 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 7 460.00 $460.00 $1,651 —
447 447 18 480.00 $480.00 $2,146 -20.00
511 511 24 450.00 $450.00 $2,300 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
297 297 3 510.00 $510.00 $1,515 —
460 460 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,909 —

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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.