South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 8, 2025

16,677 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $427.79/cwt +13.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,660/hd at 622 lb · 1,246 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $411.53/cwt +17.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,382/hd at 579 lb · 1,132 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $447.52/cwt +4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,585/hd at 578 lb · 990 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	16,677	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
241	241	6	655.00	$655.00	$1,579	—
368–398	388	36	530.00–590.00	$554.11	$2,150	+22.91
400–449	431	210	466.00–540.00	$514.42	$2,217	+94.42
461 unweaned	461	24	535.00	$535.00	$2,466	—
479	479	15	460.00	$460.00	$2,203	+19.99
453–497	483	387	467.00–550.00	$509.13	$2,459	+11.08
500 thin fleshed	500	11	510.00	$510.00	$2,550	—
515 fancy	515	106	491.50	$491.50	$2,531	—
518–520	519	13	440.00–447.50	$442.89	$2,299	+1.01
500–548	532	737	420.00–511.00	$484.07	$2,575	+17.76
553 thin fleshed	553	12	485.00	$485.00	$2,682	—
553–598	578	978	402.50–469.00	$447.06	$2,584	+3.34
619 fancy	619	85	442.00	$442.00	$2,736	—
613–637	621	15	382.50–400.00	$394.02	$2,447	-20.89
600–647	622	1,146	372.00–452.00	$427.18	$2,657	+12.27
656	656	22	392.00	$392.00	$2,572	+18.00
650–697	672	747	377.00–425.00	$406.26	$2,730	+10.25
688	688	13	360.00	$360.00	$2,477	+4.89
700–749	719	964	354.00–416.50	$395.07	$2,841	+15.25
750	750	8	365.00	$365.00	$2,738	+6.97
757–790	773	216	337.50–377.50	$357.33	$2,762	-0.70
789	789	70	364.00	$364.00	$2,872	+5.97
802–840	814	271	343.00–389.00	$365.45	$2,975	+16.59
858–891	879	76	305.00–331.00	$322.13	$2,832	-3.13
912–946	931	62	328.00–348.00	$340.18	$3,167	+5.17
958	958	12	289.00	$289.00	$2,769	-39.99
958–997	974	506	308.00–337.50	$327.13	$3,186	-1.86

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1040	1011	226	317.00–326.50	$323.47	$3,270	-3.04
1051–1096	1073	625	304.25–329.85	$318.63	$3,419	-3.43
1116–1142	1127	358	299.50–302.75	$301.07	$3,393	+26.99
1152–1192	1174	200	279.00–302.75	$289.34	$3,397	+10.34

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	323	12	400.00–480.00	$435.14	$1,406	-54.37
386–396	394	24	512.50–535.00	$516.17	$2,034	+16.17
409–447	432	38	457.50–510.00	$483.87	$2,090	+18.58
451–484	468	106	472.50–497.50	$482.19	$2,257	+38.03
502–547	530	115	311.00–447.50	$419.98	$2,226	+0.93
561–599	578	74	371.00–430.00	$398.06	$2,301	-4.15
609–645	631	90	362.00–409.00	$392.10	$2,474	+19.15
651–692	671	43	340.00–370.00	$349.92	$2,348	-8.55
705–721	714	18	333.00–337.00	$335.24	$2,394	-14.14
796	796	5	325.00	$325.00	$2,587	—
814–816	815	26	311.00–324.00	$318.99	$2,600	—
983–998	989	30	262.00–297.00	$282.87	$2,798	-12.13

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1312–1349	1328	26	220.00–226.00	$223.60	$2,969	+4.10
1350–1488	1440	40	220.00–226.50	$224.31	$3,230	—
1458–1474	1470	56	220.00–226.75	$225.37	$3,313	+11.50
1501–1605	1542	59	218.50–224.50	$222.75	$3,435	+7.85
1518–1649	1561	110	220.00–223.00	$222.68	$3,476	+0.58
1652–1747	1697	137	216.50–227.00	$220.16	$3,736	+7.43
1898	1898	4	211.00	$211.00	$4,005	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1101	1101	4	284.00	$284.00	$3,127	—
1222	1222	4	250.00	$250.00	$3,055	+4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–327	326	6	500.00–510.00	$504.98	$1,646	-3.72
368–396	387	77	465.00–505.00	$488.95	$1,892	+23.39
400–446	422	211	387.50–545.00	$479.62	$2,024	+18.44
453–499	474	675	390.00–497.00	$454.48	$2,154	+23.41
501–547	528	809	387.00–470.00	$438.90	$2,317	-23.74
530	530	55	490.00	$490.00	$2,597	+27.36
551–598	576	948	365.00–442.50	$400.30	$2,306	-17.06
583–599	594	184	451.00–485.00	$469.41	$2,788	+111.65
614	614	163	454.00	$454.00	$2,788	+32.60
600–647	624	544	348.00–425.00	$381.63	$2,381	+7.34
650–698	667	268	338.00–390.00	$365.23	$2,436	+11.27
700–746	725	199	320.00–375.00	$346.09	$2,509	+4.95
740	740	14	330.00	$330.00	$2,442	+27.00
762–791	787	259	321.00–342.50	$335.36	$2,639	-0.74
809–846	830	221	306.00–334.00	$322.53	$2,677	-34.47
855–887	866	33	312.00–325.00	$319.93	$2,771	-1.93
915–939	921	50	283.00–286.00	$283.73	$2,613	-45.75
909–948	927	528	283.00–325.00	$304.59	$2,824	-24.89
967–999	983	546	285.00–312.00	$299.61	$2,945	+10.06

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1011	1007	295	264.00–312.00	$282.98	$2,850	-11.23
1006–1035	1025	87	260.00–286.00	$277.20	$2,841	-17.01
1117–1147	1119	130	266.50–268.00	$266.58	$2,983	-22.92
1178	1178	9	261.00	$261.00	$3,075	-9.00
1192–1194	1193	34	243.50–248.00	$244.69	$2,919	-25.31
1218	1218	30	277.75	$277.75	$3,383	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1049–1147	1090	12	220.00–232.00	$225.26	$2,455	+3.26
1223–1606	1409	406	218.00–223.50	$222.36	$3,133	+6.80
1214–1545	1425	129	220.00–223.00	$221.48	$3,156	+5.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–390	370	63	410.00–490.00	$443.77	$1,642	+42.37
403–449	420	21	430.00–457.50	$440.54	$1,850	+9.52
478–491	485	80	380.00–445.00	$425.89	$2,066	+26.72
503–546	522	121	350.00–440.00	$390.59	$2,039	+23.31
553–581	563	38	350.00–370.00	$358.32	$2,017	+20.11
621–644	630	31	302.50–352.50	$322.77	$2,033	-7.03
669	669	8	290.00	$290.00	$1,940	—
761–794	780	23	271.00–315.00	$297.46	$2,320	—
838	838	5	297.00	$297.00	$2,489	+19.00
858–893	875	47	292.75–320.00	$306.39	$2,681	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1006	1006	5	277.00	$277.00	$2,787	—
1121	1121	4	258.00	$258.00	$2,892	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	22	510.00	$510.00	$2,152	—
541	541	5	405.00	$405.00	$2,191	—
625	625	76	409.00	$409.00	$2,556	—
674–678	675	13	290.00–351.00	$336.86	$2,274	-18.38
942	942	4	238.00	$238.00	$2,242	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1392	1392	5	205.00	$205.00	$2,854	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,041	—
597	597	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,164	—

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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.