South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

25,486 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $355.47/cwt -2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $3,103/hd at 873 lb · 2,272 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $383.99/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,976/hd at 775 lb · 2,180 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $386.07/cwt -5.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,612/hd at 677 lb · 1,976 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	25,486	33,752	24,726
Feeder cattle	24,360	32,846	24,266
Slaughter cattle	1,126	906	460

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Good demand for all weights of steers and heifers this week, however with the cattle futures contracts under pressure, that pressure carried into the feeder cattle market at the auctions. Cash fed cattle up to 241.00, but there is much uncertainty about where the spring high will be. Cattle feeders are back to feeling defensive about the market and are needing to buy cattle cheaper.

→ Feeder cattle: that pressure carried into the feeder cattle market at the auctions
▼ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 7.00 lower
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 7.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
366–398	382	31	560.00–680.00	$596.79	$2,280	-21.43
403–448	416	76	515.00–635.00	$597.05	$2,484	+5.04
458–499	484	171	541.00–572.50	$549.27	$2,658	+49.27
496	496	21	510.00	$510.00	$2,530	+10.00
502–541	525	412	445.00–552.50	$516.53	$2,712	-5.74
551–597	575	438	445.00–516.00	$491.58	$2,827	+0.85
581–594	584	30	447.50–452.50	$448.52	$2,619	-42.21
601–649	623	1,002	425.00–490.00	$458.65	$2,857	+2.12
636	636	8	419.50	$419.50	$2,668	-21.50
653–697	672	901	397.00–441.00	$429.23	$2,884	-7.24
653–699	674	15	387.50–400.00	$393.95	$2,655	-42.52
712 thin fleshed	712	12	422.50	$422.50	$3,008	—
700–748	723	1,068	376.00–420.00	$402.60	$2,911	-2.63
729–749	737	26	375.00	$375.00	$2,764	-8.14
769	769	11	335.00	$335.00	$2,576	-49.00
750–799	775	2,169	355.00–409.00	$384.24	$2,978	+0.24
800–849	825	1,603	339.00–383.50	$363.71	$3,001	-2.86
855	855	7	334.00	$334.00	$2,856	-8.31
852–899	873	2,265	331.00–370.00	$355.54	$3,104	-2.52
900–946	924	932	315.00–354.25	$342.44	$3,164	-0.35
950–999	981	673	317.00–349.50	$334.37	$3,280	+0.41
991–997	996	76	313.00–317.00	$316.37	$3,151	-3.63
1028	1028	15	309.00	$309.00	$3,177	—
1092	1092	12	286.00	$286.00	$3,123	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1048	1018	452	311.00–336.50	$328.80	$3,347	+6.61
1056	1056	9	306.00	$306.00	$3,231	-0.53

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1369	1369	8	240.50	$240.50	$3,292	—
1461	1461	26	242.00	$242.00	$3,536	-5.00
1523–1586	1551	76	245.50–249.00	$246.15	$3,818	+1.88
1550–1599	1581	226	241.00–245.50	$242.68	$3,837	-3.82
1600–1633	1614	46	243.00–244.25	$243.70	$3,933	—
1663	1663	6	240.00	$240.00	$3,991	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248	248	5	610.00	$610.00	$1,513	—
471–491	482	35	420.00–527.50	$485.34	$2,339	-21.26
511–516	514	8	350.00–400.00	$374.88	$1,927	-113.26
563–594	584	61	425.00–467.50	$458.95	$2,680	+8.46
640–645	641	44	427.50–437.00	$433.51	$2,779	-6.83
651	651	11	405.00	$405.00	$2,637	+5.78
788	788	11	356.00	$356.00	$2,805	-1.49

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	3	275.00	$275.00	$2,956	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–337	330	6	530.00–580.00	$554.47	$1,830	-17.87
366–399	383	43	560.00–615.00	$589.11	$2,256	+32.09
401–448	441	117	495.00–530.00	$519.15	$2,289	-5.01
455–497	470	118	440.00–512.50	$487.21	$2,290	+2.36
474–491 thin fleshed	480	44	500.00–510.00	$503.49	$2,417	—
500–547	522	387	415.00–491.00	$466.64	$2,436	+7.80
567–574 fancy	570	15	462.00–465.00	$463.41	$2,641	—
553–594	573	346	375.00–449.00	$436.20	$2,499	-0.03
586 thin fleshed	586	42	455.00	$455.00	$2,666	—
601	601	7	470.00	$470.00	$2,825	+24.00
605 fancy	605	7	435.00	$435.00	$2,632	—
600–648	620	1,043	366.00–430.00	$409.41	$2,538	+32.41
600–645	626	148	368.00–386.00	$371.48	$2,325	-5.52
656–695	673	183	397.00–432.50	$418.20	$2,814	+31.15
650–698	677	1,785	348.00–411.00	$382.87	$2,592	-4.18
690	690	8	366.00	$366.00	$2,525	+1.64
701–748	723	850	340.00–396.00	$370.85	$2,681	+1.90
704–747	730	484	375.00–480.00	$416.66	$3,042	+47.71
730–731	730	42	352.00–364.00	$356.00	$2,599	-12.95
753–790	772	638	382.50–458.00	$419.87	$3,241	+11.54
750–799	777	1,028	326.00–377.00	$351.08	$2,728	-57.25
771–799	781	50	324.00–338.00	$332.84	$2,599	-75.49
800–845	818	672	302.50–349.50	$333.55	$2,728	-49.93
808–824	819	477	344.00–383.00	$372.31	$3,049	-11.17
821–826	823	12	323.00–324.00	$323.67	$2,664	-59.81
860–868	865	222	372.00–397.00	$392.27	$3,393	+85.63
850–881	870	505	303.00–328.00	$312.63	$2,720	+5.99
919–949	927	184	306.00–321.75	$315.71	$2,927	-5.26
914–945	940	94	289.50–293.50	$290.16	$2,728	-30.81
958–977	968	110	285.75–322.00	$302.38	$2,927	-2.42
973–985	975	82	275.50–284.50	$282.90	$2,758	-2.44
1006	1006	7	272.00	$272.00	$2,736	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	7	480.00	$480.00	$1,632	—
386–399	393	17	535.00–550.00	$541.94	$2,130	+12.31
455–477	469	8	427.50–460.00	$439.33	$2,060	-29.16
509–545	532	117	402.50–450.00	$426.80	$2,271	+32.60
559–589	570	32	385.00–411.00	$399.34	$2,276	+7.62
615–636	622	20	365.00–386.00	$378.49	$2,354	-14.48
650–689	678	24	335.00–357.50	$350.05	$2,373	+2.15
709–747	730	47	310.00–342.50	$333.58	$2,435	-15.54
765–796	787	10	324.00	$324.00	$2,550	-8.79
805–835	813	47	314.00–319.00	$317.69	$2,583	—
883	883	3	301.00	$301.00	$2,658	—
916	916	16	304.00	$304.00	$2,785	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1412–1589	1492	83	243.00–246.50	$244.04	$3,641	-0.25
1409–1555	1494	19	239.00–240.00	$239.60	$3,580	-4.69
1483–1601	1506	70	242.75–249.00	$245.03	$3,690	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755–783	761	86	3,050.00–3,230.00	$3,189.09	-40.82
806	806	35	3,350.00	$3,350.00	+128.28

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1019	1019	4	269.00	$269.00	$2,741	+1.67
1022	1022	48	276.00	$276.00	$2,821	+8.67
1123	1123	8	291.00	$291.00	$3,268	—
1173	1173	5	258.00	$258.00	$3,026	+2.22

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1021	1021	9	250.00	$250.00	$2,552	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
597	597	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,284	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
559	559	4	435.00	$435.00	$2,432	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1546	1414	52	239.00–240.00	$239.77	$3,390	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1499–1681	1654	70	236.00–242.00	$240.38	$3,976	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1473	1473	4	205.00	$205.00	$3,020	—
1498–1698	1609	20	208.00–211.00	$209.70	$3,374	—

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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.