South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 29, 2025

15,583 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.61/cwt +5.33 vs last sale · ≈ $3,030/hd at 882 lb · 1,573 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $344.58/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $3,325/hd at 965 lb · 1,108 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $353.61/cwt +0.98 vs last sale · ≈ $3,282/hd at 928 lb · 1,052 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	15,583	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–345	320	72	500.00–687.50	$632.99	$2,026	+47.99
351–388	382	110	505.00–580.00	$566.41	$2,164	+9.74
400–446	433	334	490.00–580.00	$541.55	$2,345	-3.71
451–499	468	436	460.00–550.00	$528.63	$2,474	+23.09
484	484	5	435.00	$435.00	$2,105	-70.54
500–541	516	683	436.00–528.00	$502.61	$2,593	+27.81
550–597	565	472	402.50–482.00	$453.18	$2,560	+11.90
571	571	5	350.00	$350.00	$1,998	-91.28
602–644	614	437	381.00–443.00	$425.32	$2,611	+0.69
626	626	10	345.00	$345.00	$2,160	-79.63
644 thin fleshed	644	14	450.00	$450.00	$2,898	—
651–699	683	154	360.00–417.50	$400.06	$2,732	-28.06
711	711	5	355.00	$355.00	$2,524	-35.42
706–744	718	145	377.50–413.00	$400.45	$2,875	+10.03
759–798	774	148	369.00–391.50	$382.03	$2,957	-4.32
810–849	839	691	340.00–382.50	$371.56	$3,117	-3.37
852–899	878	1,008	345.00–374.50	$362.74	$3,185	-3.09
903–948	928	1,052	341.00–362.50	$353.61	$3,282	+0.98
950–997	965	1,108	321.00–353.25	$344.58	$3,325	-1.87
1118	1118	18	299.00	$299.00	$3,343	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	19	492.50	$492.50	$2,330	—
532	532	13	473.00	$473.00	$2,516	—
1022	1022	87	305.00	$305.00	$3,117	-28.29
1004–1048	1029	902	304.25–346.25	$334.53	$3,442	+1.24
1054–1069	1059	571	323.00–346.25	$333.72	$3,534	+9.60
1061–1084	1077	27	288.00–300.00	$291.50	$3,139	-32.62
1101	1101	48	281.00	$281.00	$3,094	-30.00
1100–1130	1117	280	309.50–319.00	$316.47	$3,535	+5.47
1249	1249	24	258.00	$258.00	$3,222	—
1326	1326	5	245.00	$245.00	$3,249	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1457	1431	18	230.00–232.00	$230.98	$3,305	—
1442–1476	1457	14	235.00	$235.00	$3,424	-4.59
1508–1540	1512	54	230.00–235.00	$234.12	$3,540	-0.37
1505–1571	1544	130	229.50–232.75	$232.13	$3,584	-2.36
1603–1631	1624	135	230.50–233.00	$232.67	$3,779	+0.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	9	520.00	$520.00	$2,064	-10.00
418–449	441	28	470.00–522.50	$507.89	$2,240	—
529–541	536	36	390.00–475.00	$440.82	$2,363	+30.82
561	561	12	391.00	$391.00	$2,194	—
618–634	627	7	380.00–410.00	$392.67	$2,462	—
672–691	680	53	322.50–388.00	$368.30	$2,504	—
753–788	766	23	325.00–375.00	$341.39	$2,615	—
808–848	827	94	299.00–356.00	$348.02	$2,878	+17.20
984	984	59	322.00	$322.00	$3,168	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	6	480.00	$480.00	$1,656	—
502	502	27	412.00	$412.00	$2,068	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422–435	429	7	470.00	$470.00	$2,016	—
512	512	9	455.00	$455.00	$2,330	—
598	598	11	390.00	$390.00	$2,332	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–292	286	18	560.00–600.00	$579.58	$1,658	+84.58
301–347	318	58	445.00–582.50	$555.77	$1,767	-24.77
351–398	371	144	480.00–560.00	$534.83	$1,984	+25.06
403–436	422	128	445.00–532.50	$483.95	$2,042	+17.14
454	454	51	522.50	$522.50	$2,372	+50.97
464	464	4	315.00	$315.00	$1,462	-156.53
450–494	472	321	417.50–465.00	$454.61	$2,146	-16.92
503–545	519	252	400.00–462.50	$431.70	$2,241	-21.40
550–588	579	90	370.00–405.00	$392.59	$2,273	-25.04
612–646	627	11	335.00–370.00	$351.38	$2,203	-41.04
638	638	5	377.50	$377.50	$2,408	-14.92
642	642	30	394.00	$394.00	$2,529	+1.58
650–699	665	308	322.50–394.00	$375.82	$2,499	-4.18
721	721	72	389.00	$389.00	$2,805	+39.00
701–747	731	180	346.00–369.00	$357.93	$2,616	-8.25
759–797	776	333	336.50–356.00	$347.79	$2,699	-11.30
789	789	19	331.00	$331.00	$2,612	-28.09
812–837	820	195	348.50–360.00	$356.45	$2,923	+4.65
801–843	823	387	327.00–354.00	$340.45	$2,802	-11.35
869	869	64	319.00	$319.00	$2,772	-19.40
852–896	880	325	321.00–345.00	$332.48	$2,926	+29.98
882–883	883	1,184	347.50–348.50	$348.00	$3,073	+45.50
901–944	920	582	306.00–341.00	$323.18	$2,973	-15.82
918–946	932	125	306.00–310.50	$308.30	$2,873	-21.56
955–999	965	322	304.00–337.25	$319.24	$3,081	-11.13
961–965	965	45	297.00–301.00	$300.65	$2,901	-29.72
1005–1023	1018	29	319.00–320.00	$319.48	$3,252	+2.83
1034–1049	1045	24	255.00–274.00	$260.49	$2,722	—
1092	1092	6	297.50	$297.50	$3,249	+0.14

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	57	292.50	$292.50	$2,940	-26.87
1003–1047	1025	142	290.00–336.00	$308.91	$3,166	-4.09
1083–1086	1085	19	285.00–299.00	$288.68	$3,132	-6.32
1101	1101	8	267.50	$267.50	$2,945	-32.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1380	1334	91	230.00–235.00	$234.73	$3,131	—
1303–1554	1367	91	225.00–233.50	$231.41	$3,163	-1.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–399	381	53	385.00–495.00	$445.02	$1,696	—
401–449	416	25	390.00–487.50	$438.96	$1,826	+28.96
481	481	8	387.50	$387.50	$1,864	—
508–543	535	13	302.50–395.00	$374.73	$2,005	-47.77
599	599	17	375.00	$375.00	$2,246	-5.00
620	620	6	330.00	$330.00	$2,046	—
740	740	7	333.00	$333.00	$2,464	-14.76
849	849	20	320.00	$320.00	$2,717	—
970–998	982	21	300.00–315.00	$306.53	$3,010	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
868	868	6	315.00	$315.00	$2,734	—
1008	1008	13	271.00	$271.00	$2,732	—
1032	1032	13	263.00	$263.00	$2,714	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	5	390.00	$390.00	$1,716	—
523	523	9	385.00	$385.00	$2,014	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	8	355.00	$355.00	$2,414	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1302	1302	13	233.00	$233.00	$3,034	—
1565	1565	11	229.50	$229.50	$3,592	-3.84

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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.