South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 3, 2025

38,578 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $429.04/cwt -18.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,469/hd at 576 lb · 5,109 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $410.76/cwt -11.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,544/hd at 619 lb · 4,309 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $455.45/cwt -22.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,388/hd at 524 lb · 3,931 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	38,578	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–347	329	65	515.00–635.00	$561.16	$1,846	-60.71
351–398	382	272	515.00–600.00	$549.71	$2,100	+34.71
418	418	10	460.00	$460.00	$1,923	-84.76
400–449	428	906	450.00–585.00	$519.82	$2,225	-24.94
452 fancy	452	113	518.00	$518.00	$2,341	—
454	454	4	430.00	$430.00	$1,952	-88.10
450–499	479	2,193	430.00–549.00	$481.58	$2,307	-36.52
500	500	12	425.00	$425.00	$2,125	+40.00
507 fancy	507	107	490.00	$490.00	$2,484	-24.46
513	513	5	399.00	$399.00	$2,047	+14.00
500–548	525	3,807	420.00–516.00	$454.65	$2,387	+20.31
574	574	14	365.00	$365.00	$2,095	-81.55
551–599	575	4,749	363.00–470.00	$427.57	$2,459	-18.98
566–587 fancy	583	346	450.00–452.00	$451.75	$2,634	-30.25
614 fancy	614	24	426.00	$426.00	$2,616	-56.00
601–649	619	4,241	363.00–445.00	$411.11	$2,545	-10.22
643–647	645	44	362.50–372.50	$368.42	$2,376	+4.40
656	656	15	352.50	$352.50	$2,312	-40.66
650–699	672	2,310	340.00–430.50	$399.11	$2,682	+5.95
701–744	718	856	322.50–413.00	$385.43	$2,767	+52.74
752–795	771	363	324.00–380.50	$359.30	$2,770	+19.30
826	826	8	340.00	$340.00	$2,808	-39.95
833	833	8	350.00	$350.00	$2,916	-29.95
856–896	882	316	309.00–350.00	$343.09	$3,026	-17.03
911–944	925	390	326.00–347.50	$339.33	$3,139	+26.08
979	979	62	330.00	$330.00	$3,231	+21.27
1101	1101	13	271.00	$271.00	$2,984	-2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274	274	4	555.00	$555.00	$1,521	-80.00
344–347	346	14	515.00–530.00	$522.47	$1,808	-64.77
367–399	377	101	435.00–520.00	$501.55	$1,891	-38.92
416–445	432	148	432.50–520.00	$464.36	$2,006	-46.82
456–498	477	251	400.00–465.00	$443.04	$2,113	-25.72
503–547	522	430	375.00–435.00	$410.33	$2,142	-24.03
565–598	581	204	353.00–437.50	$401.50	$2,333	-8.93
610–648	620	134	356.00–380.00	$373.08	$2,313	+0.90
651–671	667	44	310.00–340.00	$329.38	$2,197	-39.01
725	725	24	341.00	$341.00	$2,472	—
830	830	4	270.00	$270.00	$2,241	—
947	947	3	282.00	$282.00	$2,671	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	15	462.50	$462.50	$2,289	—
526	526	8	437.50	$437.50	$2,301	—
587	587	29	392.50	$392.50	$2,304	+2.50
691	691	15	350.00	$350.00	$2,418	+2.00
1003–1047	1025	587	317.00–342.00	$328.74	$3,370	-9.54
1050–1088	1068	105	319.50–320.50	$320.01	$3,418	+4.01
1104	1104	49	272.50	$272.50	$3,008	—
1179	1179	15	270.00	$270.00	$3,183	-15.50
1246	1246	103	274.75	$274.75	$3,423	—
1262	1262	51	273.50	$273.50	$3,452	+5.50

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1306–1414	1383	21	224.50–226.00	$224.94	$3,111	-14.87
1405–1497	1471	88	225.00	$225.00	$3,310	-8.66
1484–1556	1534	18	221.00–223.50	$221.67	$3,400	-11.54
1521–1627	1592	85	223.50–225.00	$224.53	$3,575	-6.13
1549–1732	1629	47	224.00–227.00	$225.50	$3,673	—
1611–1739	1682	115	223.00–225.25	$224.90	$3,783	-8.30

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473–476	475	25	410.00–427.50	$416.27	$1,977	—
549	549	27	412.50	$412.50	$2,265	—
584	584	7	414.00	$414.00	$2,418	+101.50
1062	1062	3	271.00	$271.00	$2,878	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	6	410.00	$410.00	$1,784	—
512	512	40	365.00	$365.00	$1,869	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
431	431	7	475.00	$475.00	$2,047	—
517	517	11	437.50	$437.50	$2,262	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1061	1061	7	222.50	$222.50	$2,361	—
1211	1211	6	244.00	$244.00	$2,955	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	6	395.00	$395.00	$1,667	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	333	114	460.00–555.00	$517.99	$1,725	+3.59
350–399	381	310	440.00–540.00	$486.74	$1,854	-17.09
401–449	428	1,433	407.50–493.00	$460.98	$1,973	-25.83
411–433	428	113	489.00–505.00	$492.40	$2,107	+5.59
471–489	474	21	370.00–373.50	$372.81	$1,767	-92.81
450–498	480	2,216	377.50–481.00	$432.69	$2,077	-32.93
500–547	516	593	410.00–510.00	$467.13	$2,410	-22.64
524	524	10	355.00	$355.00	$1,860	-77.86
500–548	525	2,429	345.00–452.50	$405.24	$2,128	-27.62
551–598	572	2,289	337.00–432.00	$392.59	$2,246	-68.32
555–593	578	334	415.00–525.00	$471.52	$2,725	+10.61
600–632	616	342	322.50–379.00	$355.89	$2,192	+24.95
620–636	628	302	380.00–444.00	$427.85	$2,687	+62.40
630–644	638	12	322.00–328.00	$325.53	$2,077	-39.92
651–682	671	497	317.50–381.00	$363.63	$2,440	-3.54
737	737	24	331.00	$331.00	$2,439	-15.70
746	746	13	297.00	$297.00	$2,216	-13.00
768	768	40	340.00	$340.00	$2,611	+16.74
764–793	777	178	320.00–339.00	$331.27	$2,574	+8.01
813–840	816	76	331.00–339.00	$331.97	$2,709	+1.48
838	838	38	288.00	$288.00	$2,413	-42.49
857–891	876	255	282.25–326.00	$311.70	$2,730	-20.20
893	893	6	280.00	$280.00	$2,500	-27.24
907	907	35	277.00	$277.00	$2,512	-7.00
911–932	916	84	260.00–323.00	$308.58	$2,827	-8.02
952–996	965	526	277.50–325.25	$308.11	$2,973	+34.50
971–980	975	121	264.00–272.00	$267.92	$2,612	-57.34
992	992	41	283.50	$283.50	$2,812	-41.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–336	325	53	420.00–475.00	$463.94	$1,508	-10.85
363–397	385	81	357.50–490.00	$428.60	$1,650	-40.01
401–445	438	119	360.00–450.00	$408.81	$1,791	-37.84
474–498	486	130	365.00–410.00	$388.77	$1,889	-36.38
496	496	22	517.50	$517.50	$2,567	+92.35
502–540	524	180	336.00–467.50	$375.04	$1,965	-14.85
561–585	579	90	335.00–352.50	$346.96	$2,009	-40.30
628–638	631	19	315.00–320.00	$316.33	$1,996	-7.82
654–698	690	32	325.00–335.00	$326.48	$2,253	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590	590	14	343.00	$343.00	$2,024	—
650	650	12	330.00	$330.00	$2,145	—
1003	1003	65	270.00	$270.00	$2,708	-50.63
1007–1049	1039	119	273.50–312.50	$306.92	$3,189	+9.18
1050–1078	1066	439	307.00–312.00	$309.36	$3,298	+50.36
1119	1119	13	277.00	$277.00	$3,100	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1338	1338	5	221.00	$221.00	$2,957	-11.72
1294–1544	1424	60	223.50–226.50	$224.66	$3,199	—
1280–1547	1441	366	223.00–225.50	$224.64	$3,237	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
621	621	18	315.00	$315.00	$1,956	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
647	647	5	352.50	$352.50	$2,281	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	15	510.00	$510.00	$1,708	—
486	486	39	390.00	$390.00	$1,895	-10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	9	475.00	$475.00	$1,895	—
422	422	8	465.00	$465.00	$1,962	-30.00
537	537	7	382.50	$382.50	$2,054	-42.50
591	591	6	330.00	$330.00	$1,950	—
628	628	11	355.00	$355.00	$2,229	+19.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	17	360.00	$360.00	$1,548	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1499	1499	7	226.50	$226.50	$3,395	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1232	1232	6	222.00	$222.00	$2,735	—
1375–1642	1511	36	224.75–227.00	$225.46	$3,407	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1146	1146	8	246.00	$246.00	$2,819	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	5	202.00	$202.00	$3,070	—

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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.