South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 13, 2025

29,851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $493.35/cwt +13.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,842/hd at 576 lb · 3,408 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $524.41/cwt +17.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,746/hd at 524 lb · 3,037 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $463.38/cwt +21.81 vs last sale · ≈ $2,888/hd at 623 lb · 2,584 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	29,851	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	327	103	607.50–740.00	$676.73	$2,213	+23.34
350–395	372	116	620.00–670.00	$641.08	$2,385	+38.48
408 thin fleshed	408	9	685.00	$685.00	$2,795	—
414 fancy	414	42	627.50	$627.50	$2,598	+28.50
400–449	425	741	520.00–645.00	$605.53	$2,574	+25.97
435	435	43	560.00	$560.00	$2,436	-19.56
456 fancy	456	29	605.00	$605.00	$2,759	—
450–499	477	1,965	460.00–602.00	$562.33	$2,682	+17.76
454–496	493	78	510.00–527.50	$526.47	$2,595	+14.88
500–549	523	2,917	480.00–557.00	$526.24	$2,752	+21.28
517–543	539	111	467.00–486.00	$481.74	$2,597	+19.24
543	543	9	457.00	$457.00	$2,482	-5.50
571	571	23	460.00	$460.00	$2,627	-18.49
550–597	576	3,385	440.00–523.00	$493.58	$2,843	+15.09
600–648	622	1,507	422.00–494.00	$469.41	$2,920	+30.18
623	623	61	441.00	$441.00	$2,747	+1.77
602–649 unweaned	625	1,016	431.00–474.00	$455.77	$2,849	+8.15
659 fancy	659	91	489.00	$489.00	$3,223	—
651–694	665	963	391.00–474.00	$444.11	$2,953	+7.95
658–693 unweaned	665	513	408.00–458.50	$446.64	$2,970	—
703–722 unweaned	712	176	392.00–419.00	$411.08	$2,927	—
705–741	720	130	383.00–410.00	$393.15	$2,831	-10.52
752–790	785	96	353.00–401.00	$385.14	$3,023	+8.21
810–847	827	389	366.00–394.00	$384.41	$3,179	+18.03
856–899	885	328	363.00–374.50	$370.69	$3,281	-1.52
889	889	5	315.00	$315.00	$2,800	-57.21
906–949	933	751	350.75–375.00	$366.90	$3,423	+3.07
959	959	8	342.00	$342.00	$3,280	-17.38
950–992	968	570	349.75–369.00	$360.55	$3,490	+1.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–348	344	16	615.00–650.00	$627.22	$2,158	—
357–384	372	43	600.00–662.50	$626.32	$2,330	+55.39
411–447	432	125	537.50–575.00	$561.29	$2,425	+23.27
481–499	491	188	510.00–556.00	$528.40	$2,594	+21.30
509–546	526	212	472.50–511.00	$494.57	$2,601	+64.79
552–593	574	196	450.00–480.00	$468.14	$2,687	+23.79
603 unweaned	603	11	425.00	$425.00	$2,563	—
600–648	615	44	390.00–440.00	$424.31	$2,610	+37.31
694–699	697	31	385.00–395.00	$391.47	$2,729	+6.47
737	737	5	357.50	$357.50	$2,635	±0.00
793	793	8	375.00	$375.00	$2,974	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
373	373	5	605.00	$605.00	$2,257	—
467–497	484	43	515.00–516.00	$515.57	$2,495	—
560	560	6	465.00	$465.00	$2,604	—
612–624 unweaned	614	26	424.00–425.00	$424.80	$2,608	+17.80
1027–1038	1034	270	343.25–344.75	$344.05	$3,557	+12.80
1051–1081	1064	227	323.50–351.00	$334.49	$3,559	+33.49
1174	1174	50	306.00	$306.00	$3,592	+5.12
1283	1283	47	298.75	$298.75	$3,833	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1397	1345	40	238.50–247.00	$242.83	$3,266	-5.17
1386	1386	7	238.00	$238.00	$3,299	—
1422–1478	1447	44	241.00–246.50	$243.93	$3,530	+7.22
1486	1486	4	238.50	$238.50	$3,544	+5.87
1506–1581	1529	282	235.50–241.75	$239.65	$3,664	+6.30
1508–1665	1533	71	238.00–242.00	$241.18	$3,697	+7.83
1584	1584	26	233.00	$233.00	$3,691	—
1610–1750	1684	115	235.00–241.25	$237.11	$3,993	+4.41

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
497	497	9	490.00	$490.00	$2,435	—
546–548	547	53	475.00–496.00	$482.55	$2,640	—
553–582	562	44	455.00–475.00	$468.88	$2,635	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
433	433	6	520.00	$520.00	$2,252	—
506	506	9	445.00	$445.00	$2,252	—

Medium and Large 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
633	633	8	162.50	$162.50	$1,029	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
531	531	7	390.00	$390.00	$2,071	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
286	286	10	700.00	$700.00	$2,002	—
311–339	327	106	570.00–655.00	$624.12	$2,041	+41.62
351–395	378	136	540.00–630.00	$584.55	$2,210	+43.66
422	422	24	445.00	$445.00	$1,878	-62.28
400–448	424	689	475.00–580.00	$528.02	$2,239	+20.74
446	446	12	472.50	$472.50	$2,107	+32.50
453–499	473	1,690	442.50–542.50	$495.73	$2,345	+27.14
483–490	487	95	455.00–490.00	$467.78	$2,278	-47.22
523	523	26	430.00	$430.00	$2,249	-18.26
501–549	530	1,576	410.00–487.50	$458.02	$2,428	+9.76
531–545	540	337	489.00–530.00	$498.79	$2,693	+12.79
551–597	574	1,283	385.00–477.50	$438.59	$2,518	+26.58
610	610	51	441.00	$441.00	$2,690	+50.36
604–637 unweaned	619	449	407.50–430.00	$425.40	$2,633	+35.04
621	621	5	372.50	$372.50	$2,313	-18.14
600–647	623	232	388.00–437.00	$400.35	$2,494	+9.71
655–697	664	159	357.50–419.00	$396.85	$2,635	+37.89
667–672 unweaned	670	148	390.00–395.00	$392.36	$2,629	—
690	690	23	332.50	$332.50	$2,294	-26.46
691	691	79	392.00	$392.00	$2,709	+33.04
718–746	741	129	350.00–362.50	$360.99	$2,675	-5.42
751	751	15	322.00	$322.00	$2,418	-27.62
763	763	75	379.00	$379.00	$2,892	+29.38
758–789	786	78	340.00–355.50	$353.97	$2,782	+4.35
801–847	823	260	344.00–354.00	$353.08	$2,906	+5.23
828	828	5	340.00	$340.00	$2,815	-7.85
854	854	43	314.00	$314.00	$2,682	-22.32
851–897	878	519	325.00–363.50	$351.73	$3,088	+15.41
904–944	924	661	312.50–355.50	$342.45	$3,164	+44.45
951–995	969	239	304.00–343.00	$331.66	$3,214	+9.81
980–992	980	413	315.00–346.00	$345.54	$3,386	+23.69
1005–1012	1011	25	315.00–326.00	$317.19	$3,207	-4.69
1051	1051	36	305.00	$305.00	$3,206	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
306–337	322	44	590.00–645.00	$613.29	$1,975	+123.13
362–395	383	258	510.00–575.00	$553.88	$2,121	+44.44
424–448	441	74	447.50–510.00	$483.49	$2,132	+45.93
455–495	475	200	442.50–476.00	$470.43	$2,235	+23.97
505–544	523	130	385.00–440.00	$419.33	$2,193	+7.71
557–595	573	81	420.00–435.00	$424.79	$2,434	+44.79
613 unweaned	613	5	382.50	$382.50	$2,345	—
810	810	5	333.00	$333.00	$2,697	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1501	1402	149	238.50–243.00	$240.04	$3,365	—
1358–1562	1461	255	234.00–241.00	$237.52	$3,470	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	21	455.00	$455.00	$2,152	+15.00
569	569	17	417.50	$417.50	$2,376	+27.50
1012	1012	23	279.00	$279.00	$2,823	-35.04
1000–1045	1014	98	292.50–338.00	$324.27	$3,288	+10.23
1098	1098	9	289.00	$289.00	$3,173	-20.81
1133	1133	58	307.00	$307.00	$3,478	+6.00
1210–1234	1220	152	257.00	$257.00	$3,135	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	21	475.00	$475.00	$2,095	—
545	545	14	412.50	$412.50	$2,248	—
563	563	8	415.00	$415.00	$2,336	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1338	1289	19	230.50–231.00	$230.75	$2,974	—
1521	1521	21	236.00	$236.00	$3,590	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1402–1509	1465	19	230.00–232.00	$231.16	$3,386	—
1437–1575	1521	89	231.50–237.00	$235.17	$3,577	—

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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.