South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 26, 2026

21,531 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $424.75/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,880/hd at 678 lb · 2,217 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $389.62/cwt +7.24 vs last sale · ≈ $3,004/hd at 771 lb · 1,899 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $405.91/cwt +8.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,935/hd at 723 lb · 1,802 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	21,531	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348	348	6	620.00	$620.00	$2,158	—
352–396	374	42	595.00–650.00	$623.64	$2,332	-3.66
400–446	426	145	555.00–625.00	$588.49	$2,507	+12.12
453–486	464	157	530.00–575.00	$554.91	$2,575	+17.71
502–549	531	385	482.50–540.00	$507.65	$2,696	-14.88
550–594	568	853	442.50–519.00	$488.02	$2,772	+20.39
568–595	588	40	422.50–450.00	$439.92	$2,587	-27.71
604–648	629	1,173	415.00–468.00	$445.49	$2,802	+1.68
639	639	7	407.00	$407.00	$2,601	-12.70
650–699	678	2,217	399.00–452.00	$424.75	$2,880	+0.45
700–748	723	1,802	380.00–425.00	$405.91	$2,935	+8.37
752–799	770	1,803	362.00–412.00	$391.16	$3,012	+8.02
780–797	790	96	355.00–375.00	$360.75	$2,850	+9.21
800–849	821	1,453	350.00–387.50	$372.48	$3,058	+0.80
833–836	835	20	345.00–349.00	$346.40	$2,892	-3.22
852–897	876	904	342.00–376.50	$362.80	$3,178	+25.23
853–891	884	55	337.00–344.00	$341.60	$3,020	+4.03
902–949	919	1,004	333.00–370.75	$346.47	$3,184	+16.47
929	929	31	328.00	$328.00	$3,047	-2.00
953–989	975	208	319.00–343.00	$331.00	$3,227	+12.00
969–996	987	35	313.00–315.00	$314.33	$3,102	-4.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–337	318	8	520.00–566.00	$538.27	$1,712	—
351–382	369	54	550.00–650.00	$636.01	$2,347	+53.17
429–444	437	9	440.00–540.00	$483.60	$2,113	-34.89
496	496	13	495.00–507.50	$499.81	$2,479	-1.98
522–544	532	58	462.50–492.00	$471.59	$2,509	+4.81
560–589	577	54	410.00–460.00	$441.82	$2,549	+12.18
616–638	625	100	410.00–437.00	$428.17	$2,676	+26.16
638 thin fleshed	638	3	420.00	$420.00	$2,680	—
661–695	684	80	370.00–421.00	$397.74	$2,721	-3.25
708–728	719	22	347.50–377.50	$360.93	$2,595	-14.98
932	932	10	333.00	$333.00	$3,104	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1451	1451	4	235.00	$235.00	$3,410	—
1459	1459	7	239.00	$239.00	$3,487	—
1525–1591	1551	36	235.00–236.00	$235.60	$3,654	+4.60
1528–1691	1620	68	236.00–242.00	$239.62	$3,882	—
1629–1659	1644	18	235.50–236.00	$235.75	$3,876	—
1751–1906	1781	52	221.00–230.50	$228.93	$4,077	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1041	1041	4	324.50	$324.50	$3,378	—
1056	1056	25	321.75	$321.75	$3,398	+2.19
1103	1103	10	290.00	$290.00	$3,199	-22.00
1122	1122	64	306.50	$306.50	$3,439	-5.50
1211	1211	9	281.00	$281.00	$3,403	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	10	420.00	$420.00	$2,062	—
650	650	21	375.00	$375.00	$2,438	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001	1001	5	305.00	$305.00	$3,053	—
1061–1088	1070	20	309.00–320.00	$316.09	$3,382	+39.09

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–337	326	7	595.00–620.00	$606.07	$1,976	+78.20
351–399	388	61	505.00–580.00	$542.83	$2,106	+7.94
428	428	5	460.00	$460.00	$1,969	-34.40
401–448	432	167	465.00–557.50	$518.34	$2,239	+23.94
477 unweaned	477	7	385.00	$385.00	$1,836	—
450–498	481	195	475.00–525.00	$491.96	$2,366	-0.23
508	508	8	430.00	$430.00	$2,184	-33.63
500–549	531	631	447.50–500.00	$466.31	$2,476	+2.68
551–599	578	568	400.00–472.50	$439.21	$2,539	+2.41
580–599	596	62	375.00–415.00	$402.64	$2,400	-6.36
600–649	626	1,147	379.00–445.00	$407.85	$2,553	+0.23
634–636	635	49	370.00–377.00	$371.86	$2,361	-18.14
651–673	658	27	358.00–378.00	$371.18	$2,442	-37.02
650–699	672	1,143	351.00–424.00	$391.41	$2,630	+2.69
703–748	724	258	391.00–421.00	$403.67	$2,923	+34.62
703–749	727	1,093	335.50–387.00	$364.46	$2,650	-4.59
702–745	741	61	341.00	$341.00	$2,527	-28.05
754–775	760	257	374.00–435.00	$390.37	$2,967	+68.49
752–799	771	721	328.50–385.00	$357.92	$2,760	+36.04
790–792	791	36	324.00–332.00	$326.80	$2,585	-21.84
808	808	66	399.00	$399.00	$3,224	+61.59
805–845	820	192	325.50–350.00	$333.26	$2,733	-4.15
851–898	866	260	310.50–346.00	$325.71	$2,821	-10.60
901–927	905	189	293.00–321.00	$303.04	$2,743	+2.61
912–948	945	36	279.50–281.00	$279.62	$2,642	-5.38
986–996	988	271	298.00–301.00	$300.37	$2,968	-1.38

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1302–1573	1427	188	235.00–244.50	$239.52	$3,418	+8.78
1342–1603	1487	177	234.00–236.00	$235.36	$3,500	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
284	284	7	580.00	$580.00	$1,647	+91.00
307–343	313	26	535.00–580.00	$572.40	$1,792	—
401	401	4	512.50	$512.50	$2,055	+39.80
473	473	9	450.00–470.00	$463.33	$2,192	+43.33
524–548	542	28	410.00–439.00	$424.30	$2,300	-5.70
558–591	576	81	330.00–415.00	$392.36	$2,260	-16.38
605–636	629	23	382.00–422.50	$391.44	$2,462	+33.40
690	690	14	367.00	$367.00	$2,532	-5.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1021	1021	63	285.75	$285.75	$2,918	+7.75
1058	1058	51	298.00	$298.00	$3,153	—
1146	1146	41	292.00	$292.00	$3,346	—
1150	1150	6	288.00	$288.00	$3,312	+10.54
1212	1212	9	281.00	$281.00	$3,406	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
589	589	7	355.00	$355.00	$2,091	—
640	640	16	370.00	$370.00	$2,368	—

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1373	1373	12	233.00	$233.00	$3,199	—

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1449–1575	1507	24	231.00–232.00	$231.48	$3,488	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1694	1694	28	210.00	$210.00	$3,557	—

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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.