South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

18,965 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $480.09/cwt +27.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,749/hd at 573 lb · 1,915 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $506.59/cwt +3.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,663/hd at 526 lb · 1,907 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $451.56/cwt +19.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,361/hd at 523 lb · 1,211 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	18,965	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336–349	343	82	570.00–675.00	$653.39	$2,241	+20.40
354–399	382	130	550.00–670.00	$602.60	$2,302	+36.19
402 fancy	402	19	599.00	$599.00	$2,408	—
400–449	429	604	505.00–625.00	$579.56	$2,486	+38.01
451–499	481	927	470.00–582.50	$544.57	$2,619	+109.57
479–496	487	43	505.00–517.50	$511.59	$2,491	+76.59
500 fancy	500	102	540.00	$540.00	$2,700	—
500–549	527	1,794	417.50–537.50	$504.96	$2,661	+2.35
540	540	11	462.50	$462.50	$2,498	-40.11
551–557 fancy	554	182	503.00	$503.00	$2,787	—
550–599	574	1,696	425.00–502.50	$478.49	$2,747	+128.49
588–599	595	37	427.50–449.00	$440.73	$2,622	+90.73
601–628 unweaned	608	225	420.00–470.00	$447.62	$2,722	—
600–646	628	584	410.00–458.00	$439.23	$2,758	+94.23
650–697	677	485	397.50–462.50	$436.16	$2,953	+36.10
706–747	733	415	362.50–423.00	$403.67	$2,959	+3.22
783 thin fleshed	783	21	393.00	$393.00	$3,077	—
768–798	791	212	370.00–395.00	$376.93	$2,982	-5.10
800–848	826	296	347.00–383.00	$366.38	$3,026	-5.18
852–889	874	414	351.00–378.25	$372.21	$3,253	+9.47
902–948	929	348	342.00–368.00	$363.83	$3,380	+10.22
952–985	966	360	337.00–366.25	$359.38	$3,472	+14.80

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320	1320	5	248.00	$248.00	$3,274	—
1320–1468	1420	34	234.00–238.00	$236.71	$3,361	+5.73
1423–1523	1486	24	232.00–233.75	$232.63	$3,457	-2.37
1438–1599	1548	317	230.00–235.00	$233.35	$3,612	+1.22
1510–1584	1549	42	231.00–235.00	$234.06	$3,626	+1.93
1612–1692	1659	124	232.00–233.00	$232.70	$3,860	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–398	389	52	475.00–625.00	$570.93	$2,221	+50.93
401–446	434	115	500.00–560.00	$538.02	$2,335	+30.13
459–493	487	104	465.00–527.50	$507.10	$2,470	—
508–517	514	32	400.00–475.00	$429.78	$2,209	-11.04
553–596	572	60	402.50–465.00	$444.35	$2,542	+53.35
620	620	20	387.00	$387.00	$2,399	-5.67
699	699	15	385.00	$385.00	$2,691	+16.70
712	712	9	357.50	$357.50	$2,545	—
858	858	6	338.50	$338.50	$2,904	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645 unweaned	645	8	407.00	$407.00	$2,625	—
1000–1004	1002	187	331.25	$331.25	$3,319	+26.25
1059	1059	7	301.00	$301.00	$3,188	-32.72
1130	1130	51	306.00	$306.00	$3,458	-10.47
1156–1165	1158	66	282.00–306.00	$300.88	$3,484	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	12	515.00	$515.00	$2,379	—
582	582	9	360.00	$360.00	$2,095	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
581	581	8	180.00	$180.00	$1,046	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304–349	334	93	415.00–630.00	$582.50	$1,946	+26.73
356–398	380	251	465.00–585.00	$540.89	$2,055	+6.06
400–448	431	741	455.00–575.00	$507.28	$2,186	+23.33
444	444	5	440.00	$440.00	$1,954	-43.95
451–494	468	643	400.00–505.00	$468.59	$2,193	+13.98
479	479	42	515.00	$515.00	$2,467	+60.39
500–549	521	1,105	400.00–497.50	$448.26	$2,335	+16.56
543	543	106	486.00	$486.00	$2,639	+54.30
551–599	572	354	360.00–447.50	$412.01	$2,357	+19.42
602–635	614	155	372.00–408.00	$390.64	$2,399	+39.26
603–643 unweaned	627	23	387.50–392.50	$390.36	$2,448	—
650–696	689	95	356.00–382.50	$358.96	$2,473	-16.86
705–746	732	403	335.00–375.00	$366.41	$2,682	+8.48
750–796	774	69	336.50–357.00	$349.62	$2,706	+1.83
807–844	822	755	319.50–357.00	$347.85	$2,859	+7.40
847	847	61	338.00	$338.00	$2,863	-2.45
853–899	878	635	306.00–350.50	$336.32	$2,953	+3.84
926	926	118	298.00	$298.00	$2,759	-25.18
901–948	930	829	310.00–344.25	$334.60	$3,112	+26.30
958–995	979	350	300.00–334.00	$321.85	$3,151	+2.61
972–997	988	715	330.50–336.25	$333.77	$3,298	+14.53
1000–1039	1018	15	319.00–324.50	$321.88	$3,277	+2.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
269	269	13	650.00	$650.00	$1,748	—
339–344	342	32	440.00–575.00	$490.16	$1,676	—
360–384	373	25	490.00–525.00	$509.44	$1,900	+64.42
413–446	436	19	420.00–447.50	$437.56	$1,908	-1.40
456–483	480	58	435.00–449.00	$446.46	$2,143	+58.96
500–547	540	157	372.00–422.50	$411.62	$2,223	+36.89
572	572	7	380.00	$380.00	$2,174	+5.00
676–691	681	74	340.00–357.50	$345.76	$2,355	—
738	738	9	341.00	$341.00	$2,517	+8.00
882	882	20	307.50	$307.50	$2,712	—
931	931	10	291.00	$291.00	$2,709	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	24	440.00	$440.00	$2,103	—
594	594	5	390.00	$390.00	$2,317	—
1003–1045	1018	111	297.00–329.00	$314.04	$3,197	+5.13
1033	1033	6	308.00	$308.00	$3,182	-0.91
1051–1087	1070	121	295.00–326.00	$309.81	$3,315	+21.13
1139	1139	7	301.00	$301.00	$3,428	—
1140	1140	12	264.00	$264.00	$3,010	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1257–1468	1332	141	232.00–236.50	$234.82	$3,128	+0.09
1412–1507	1440	73	228.00–234.00	$231.62	$3,335	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
736	736	6	347.50	$347.50	$2,558	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454	454	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,907	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
257	257	17	695.00	$695.00	$1,786	—
366–388	386	63	505.00–587.00	$578.35	$2,232	—
410	410	4	480.00	$480.00	$1,968	—
464	464	18	442.50	$442.50	$2,053	—
516	516	5	410.00	$410.00	$2,116	—
609	609	4	365.00	$365.00	$2,223	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369	369	38	480.00	$480.00	$1,771	—
418	418	8	515.00	$515.00	$2,153	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	4	345.00	$345.00	$2,132	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
697	697	12	337.50	$337.50	$2,352	—

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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.