South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

30,553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $400.54/cwt -5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,890/hd at 722 lb · 2,368 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $428.12/cwt +7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,890/hd at 675 lb · 2,329 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $380.17/cwt -0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,963/hd at 779 lb · 2,328 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	30,553	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–348	338	21	630.00–680.00	$641.67	$2,169	+19.62
361–399	381	112	590.00–665.00	$612.12	$2,332	+6.99
400–445	427	212	530.00–625.00	$573.25	$2,448	+12.60
431 thin fleshed	431	13	617.50	$617.50	$2,661	—
458–496	481	305	480.21–586.00	$553.55	$2,663	+33.55
501	501	6	455.00	$455.00	$2,280	-61.30
506 unweaned	506	6	430.00	$430.00	$2,176	-75.00
507 thin fleshed	507	42	596.00	$596.00	$3,022	—
500–547	525	1,082	467.50–547.50	$528.56	$2,775	+12.26
543	543	37	487.50	$487.50	$2,647	+19.04
569 thin fleshed	569	16	516.00	$516.00	$2,936	—
551–599	584	1,567	427.50–507.00	$479.15	$2,798	+31.97
588–594	590	26	405.00–422.00	$415.42	$2,451	-31.76
600–647	625	1,659	417.50–480.00	$447.05	$2,794	+23.05
630–631	631	22	420.00–425.00	$421.82	$2,662	-26.95
650–699	675	2,329	395.00–456.00	$428.12	$2,890	+6.72
700–749	721	2,220	376.00–432.00	$402.38	$2,901	-0.39
722 unweaned	722	51	370.00	$370.00	$2,671	—
724–747	735	97	368.00–385.00	$374.49	$2,753	-28.28
750–799	779	2,170	352.50–399.00	$381.51	$2,972	+0.94
777–798	784	158	359.00–365.00	$361.73	$2,836	-18.84
800–840	817	1,445	352.00–384.00	$366.24	$2,992	-3.12
815–827	823	9	342.00–359.00	$353.39	$2,908	-15.97
827 unweaned	827	10	330.00	$330.00	$2,729	—
853	853	15	307.50	$307.50	$2,623	-47.62
850–896	871	904	340.00–366.00	$354.95	$3,092	-0.17
910–942	915	186	313.00–320.50	$319.75	$2,926	-2.75
900–947	922	612	325.00–356.00	$340.86	$3,143	+4.53
951–983	964	293	329.75–351.00	$336.05	$3,240	-1.86
998	998	56	325.50	$325.50	$3,248	+8.50
1094	1094	34	307.00	$307.00	$3,359	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
549	549	19	492.00	$492.00	$2,701	—
1012–1049	1041	303	309.00–322.00	$319.94	$3,331	-3.06
1050–1062	1057	151	309.00–323.25	$312.96	$3,308	-2.26
1095	1095	17	294.50	$294.50	$3,225	-20.72
1114–1118	1115	63	290.00–310.00	$306.50	$3,417	+8.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	5	545.00	$545.00	$1,788	—
390	390	6	585.00	$585.00	$2,282	+16.81
430–444	434	31	485.00–535.00	$509.33	$2,210	-51.49
451–479	463	57	475.00–525.00	$506.02	$2,343	-6.84
508–548	539	105	460.00–515.00	$486.34	$2,621	+2.87
565–570	569	17	440.00–452.50	$442.92	$2,520	+19.14
607–645	623	145	380.00–437.00	$420.90	$2,622	+33.40
653–684	664	17	376.00–395.00	$384.05	$2,550	+1.01
694 unweaned	694	15	375.00	$375.00	$2,602	—
737–748	743	41	369.00–377.00	$373.98	$2,779	+8.98
760–799	788	11	357.00–359.00	$358.47	$2,825	+21.24
903–923	916	14	312.50–339.00	$321.83	$2,948	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1246	1246	6	244.00	$244.00	$3,040	—
1341–1468	1423	31	229.00–236.50	$233.25	$3,319	—
1443	1443	6	230.00	$230.00	$3,319	—
1528–1575	1543	99	228.00–235.75	$233.26	$3,599	-10.59
1504–1628	1562	146	232.50–236.50	$235.20	$3,674	+8.51
1614–1742	1657	57	229.00–237.50	$233.79	$3,874	—
1616–1918	1738	50	210.00–225.00	$218.08	$3,790	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	6	480.00	$480.00	$2,410	—
638	638	13	350.00	$350.00	$2,233	-65.00
675	675	23	350.00	$350.00	$2,362	+30.00
676	676	8	305.00	$305.00	$2,062	-15.00
749	749	8	376.00	$376.00	$2,816	—
783–788	785	14	290.00–315.00	$300.75	$2,361	—
842	842	12	275.00	$275.00	$2,316	—
882	882	58	330.00	$330.00	$2,911	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329–345	338	35	520.00–570.00	$546.51	$1,847	+8.74
356–393	368	101	500.00–600.00	$537.18	$1,977	+5.84
406–449	429	232	480.00–542.50	$512.50	$2,199	-7.97
450–496	476	650	455.00–540.00	$499.47	$2,377	+26.39
521 thin fleshed	521	77	500.00	$500.00	$2,605	—
501–548	528	1,171	417.50–490.00	$457.93	$2,418	+0.93
551–599	575	1,348	391.00–480.00	$435.00	$2,501	+5.74
568–592	579	17	396.00–415.00	$405.14	$2,346	-24.12
592 unweaned	592	10	403.00	$403.00	$2,386	—
591–597	595	265	446.00–467.50	$452.93	$2,695	+85.00
603–631	613	122	438.00–507.00	$482.53	$2,958	+105.66
613 unweaned	613	8	384.00	$384.00	$2,354	—
600–648	619	1,662	370.00–435.00	$408.50	$2,529	+6.38
650–699	673	1,677	365.00–412.00	$389.93	$2,624	+6.38
650–698	674	466	377.00–475.00	$430.38	$2,901	+46.83
654–694	675	58	344.00–360.00	$355.45	$2,399	-28.10
701–725	710	278	372.00–395.00	$380.36	$2,701	+39.20
701–749	723	996	342.00–388.00	$366.05	$2,647	-1.31
709–746	727	58	322.50–340.00	$335.98	$2,443	-31.38
752–770	762	304	383.00–420.00	$389.94	$2,971	+42.13
758–781	769	47	327.50–333.00	$330.90	$2,545	-16.91
751–799	774	823	331.00–365.00	$345.86	$2,677	-1.95
805	805	6	338.00	$338.00	$2,721	-1.08
808–835	827	40	307.80–330.00	$317.81	$2,628	-5.30
801–848	830	573	324.00–346.00	$330.80	$2,746	+7.69
850–899	871	177	321.50–346.00	$328.52	$2,861	+18.52
867–889	875	29	305.00–315.00	$307.57	$2,691	-11.96
914–933	927	72	305.00–329.00	$325.37	$3,016	+6.07
952	952	54	285.50	$285.50	$2,718	-6.16
954–996	986	158	290.00–317.00	$313.39	$3,090	+21.73

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1035	1006	279	272.00–292.00	$290.99	$2,927	-12.67
1002–1048	1021	97	297.00–317.00	$308.21	$3,147	+4.55
1072	1072	6	238.00	$238.00	$2,551	-43.95
1165–1178	1172	76	286.00–295.00	$292.38	$3,427	+34.88
1182–1188	1185	150	266.00	$266.00	$3,152	+8.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301–343	319	22	455.00–540.00	$507.77	$1,620	+62.77
358–397	374	72	465.00–540.00	$513.70	$1,921	+42.60
439–449	443	9	405.00–470.00	$434.25	$1,924	+9.25
454–495	489	121	427.50–473.00	$464.22	$2,270	+42.28
504–540	514	58	382.50–417.00	$400.05	$2,056	-21.88
550–596	578	46	322.50–398.00	$374.82	$2,166	-18.53
615–628	626	19	311.00–370.00	$360.85	$2,259	+16.17
665	665	22	357.50	$357.50	$2,377	+1.17
719–725	720	47	331.00–342.00	$332.89	$2,397	-1.11
760	760	7	322.50	$322.50	$2,451	-0.45
845	845	24	317.50	$317.50	$2,683	—
912	912	4	322.00	$322.00	$2,937	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	5	231.00	$231.00	$3,188	—
1265–1539	1394	136	228.50–235.50	$232.55	$3,242	—
1393–1583	1438	124	230.00–236.50	$234.86	$3,377	+1.86
1629–1639	1634	45	225.00–226.00	$225.49	$3,685	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1037	1037	130	281.75	$281.75	$2,922	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
547	547	11	385.00	$385.00	$2,106	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481–497	493	17	485.00–495.00	$492.71	$2,429	—
503	503	11	475.00	$475.00	$2,389	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1254–1578	1467	34	215.50–223.00	$220.67	$3,237	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
397	397	19	420.00	$420.00	$1,667	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	31	435.00	$435.00	$1,805	—
523	523	16	365.00	$365.00	$1,909	—

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1011	1011	27	285.00	$285.00	$2,881	—
1101	1101	18	245.00	$245.00	$2,697	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1420	1416	32	221.00–225.00	$224.01	$3,172	—
1493	1493	8	214.00	$214.00	$3,195	-3.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
549	549	6	265.00	$265.00	$1,455	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1562	1479	17	192.00–196.00	$194.26	$2,873	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1296–1543	1440	24	200.00–201.00	$200.63	$2,889	—

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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.