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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 9, 2026

20,309 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $336.45/cwt -5.99 vs last sale · ≈ $3,108/hd at 924 lb · 1,896 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $348.42/cwt -7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $3,052/hd at 876 lb · 1,617 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $373.68/cwt -10.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,896/hd at 775 lb · 1,563 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 20,309 25,486 26,245
Feeder cattle 19,381 24,360 24,635
Slaughter cattle 928 1,126 1,610

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, instances of 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Good demand yet for steers and heifers but there is a lot of uncertainty in the marketplace currently, and that led to a lower feeder cattle market. Cash fed cattle have slipped down to 235.00-237.00, which is the opposite direction cattle feeders were expecting this spring as they have historically seen the market make it's yearly high in the spring. With the outside market pressure as well, cattle feeders were determined to buy cattle lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 11 625.00 $625.00 $2,019 —
378 378 2 560.00 $560.00 $2,117 -36.79
402–448 436 28 500.00–552.50 $523.27 $2,281 -73.78
450–479 464 38 527.00–559.00 $540.98 $2,510 -8.29
503–543 524 160 472.50–535.00 $510.99 $2,678 -5.54
551–595 579 435 440.00–500.00 $480.98 $2,785 -10.60
594 594 10 440.00 $440.00 $2,614 -8.52
602–645 624 355 395.00–445.00 $435.51 $2,718 -23.14
650–697 671 755 389.00–451.00 $421.79 $2,830 -7.44
701 fancy 701 4 430.00 $430.00 $3,014 —
703–749 729 1,271 372.50–407.00 $390.42 $2,846 -12.18
750–798 775 1,563 357.00–393.00 $373.68 $2,896 -10.56
817 817 53 344.00 $344.00 $2,810 -19.71
800–849 820 1,181 340.00–387.50 $363.26 $2,979 -0.45
826 826 14 339.00 $339.00 $2,800 -24.71
852–899 876 1,581 334.50–369.00 $348.92 $3,057 -6.62
855–892 878 36 313.00–334.00 $326.24 $2,864 -29.30
901–948 922 1,693 307.00–352.75 $338.39 $3,120 -4.05
918–946 938 203 318.00–321.50 $320.27 $3,004 -22.17
950–986 963 737 305.00–333.50 $326.20 $3,141 -8.17
1028 1028 4 290.00 $290.00 $2,981 -19.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
781 781 56 349.00 $349.00 $2,726 —
1008–1044 1026 408 301.50–319.75 $311.75 $3,199 -17.05
1078–1090 1085 209 300.00–307.50 $303.18 $3,290 -2.82
1101–1127 1120 248 291.50–300.00 $294.93 $3,303 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1372 1367 18 231.00–241.00 $235.42 $3,218 -5.08
1531–1559 1549 257 231.50–238.50 $235.31 $3,645 —
1539–1706 1629 62 228.00–234.00 $232.42 $3,786 -11.28
1625–1676 1643 68 229.75–235.00 $233.11 $3,830 -10.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–643 613 16 406.00–428.00 $420.79 $2,579 -12.72
658–665 660 20 382.50–397.50 $392.97 $2,594 -12.03
735 735 15 357.50 $357.50 $2,628 —
781 781 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,773 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 362 27 505.00–535.00 $522.64 $1,892 -66.47
432–448 440 42 483.00–512.50 $499.90 $2,200 -19.25
455–498 473 102 445.00–509.00 $478.22 $2,262 -8.99
505–542 526 193 395.00–464.00 $439.01 $2,309 -27.63
553–597 570 258 397.50–449.00 $425.48 $2,425 -10.72
600–648 628 397 345.00–418.00 $401.10 $2,519 +29.62
652–699 678 1,040 336.00–401.00 $380.76 $2,582 -2.11
673–690 679 61 365.00–431.00 $406.82 $2,762 +23.95
700–749 732 802 342.00–402.50 $365.14 $2,673 -51.52
733–748 741 171 350.00–422.00 $409.88 $3,037 -6.78
766–768 767 177 362.50–397.00 $380.35 $2,917 -39.52
760–798 772 839 324.50–360.00 $352.07 $2,718 -67.80
775–797 782 116 302.50–330.00 $328.43 $2,568 -4.41
801–834 809 454 349.00–362.50 $353.51 $2,860 +19.96
800–848 820 765 319.00–344.00 $330.68 $2,712 -41.63
833 833 30 311.00 $311.00 $2,591 -12.67
854–896 873 657 296.00–338.00 $325.34 $2,840 +12.71
891 891 13 311.00 $311.00 $2,771 -1.63
908–929 911 115 293.00–300.00 $295.67 $2,694 -20.04
953–992 963 75 271.50–314.00 $302.33 $2,911 -0.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527–542 530 23 355.00–412.50 $402.27 $2,132 -24.53
599 599 40 393.00 $393.00 $2,354 -6.34
629 629 65 367.50 $367.50 $2,312 -10.99
633 633 14 345.00 $345.00 $2,184 -33.49
670–671 670 26 345.00–357.50 $347.89 $2,331 -2.16
742–746 743 87 333.00–344.00 $341.59 $2,538 +8.01
798 798 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,155 -54.00
828–840 830 47 280.00–301.00 $296.93 $2,465 -20.76
886 886 23 287.00 $287.00 $2,543 -14.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012 1012 10 265.00 $265.00 $2,682 -4.00
1111 1111 4 261.00 $261.00 $2,900 -30.00
1138 1138 48 265.50 $265.50 $3,021 -25.50
1169–1172 1171 148 265.50 $265.50 $3,109 +7.50
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1258–1550 1415 43 230.00–233.50 $231.58 $3,277 —
1398–1567 1495 98 227.00–236.00 $230.90 $3,452 -8.70
1733 1733 24 233.00 $233.00 $4,038 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
768 768 14 267.50 $267.50 $2,054 —
Small 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,887 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 7 507.50 $507.50 $2,416 —
641 641 5 395.00 $395.00 $2,532 —
665–694 683 37 369.00–403.00 $384.94 $2,629 —
824 824 18 331.00 $331.00 $2,727 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1555 1479 52 225.00–230.25 $229.02 $3,387 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835 835 8 281.00 $281.00 $2,346 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585 1585 5 229.00 $229.00 $3,630 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 6 214.00 $214.00 $3,210 —

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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.