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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 23, 2026

27,823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $386.71/cwt -0.82 vs last sale · ≈ $3,026/hd at 782 lb · 2,381 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $355.81/cwt -2.44 vs last sale · ≈ $3,107/hd at 873 lb · 2,365 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $371.25/cwt +12.15 vs last sale · ≈ $3,078/hd at 829 lb · 1,972 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 27,823 10,807 27,918
Feeder cattle 26,617 10,396 26,878
Slaughter cattle 1,206 411 1,040

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 7.00 higher, instances of 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers. CME Feeder Cattle futures found some support this week and traded higher, which helped to propel the cash feeder cattle market higher. Cash fed cattle at 235.00 this week, leaving many outgoing fed cattle losing some money but in spite of this feeder cattle market still worked it's way higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 9 580.00 $580.00 $1,891 -40.00
377–389 383 14 590.00–601.00 $596.72 $2,285 -11.05
408–442 422 60 550.00–602.50 $578.82 $2,443 -18.99
450–495 479 324 505.00–588.00 $556.93 $2,668 +25.75
508–548 532 278 470.00–560.00 $520.49 $2,769 +13.56
552–596 582 614 450.00–515.00 $488.48 $2,843 -1.92
594 594 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,732 -30.40
601–643 625 838 424.00–488.00 $459.03 $2,869 +12.98
648 648 41 431.00 $431.00 $2,793 +30.00
651–698 674 779 408.00–453.50 $433.04 $2,919 +4.52
674 674 6 398.00 $398.00 $2,683 -30.52
702–749 726 1,813 384.00–427.00 $409.84 $2,975 +7.59
765–780 766 79 367.00–380.00 $379.50 $2,907 -10.66
750–799 783 2,302 358.00–400.00 $386.96 $3,030 +25.96
801–845 829 1,972 345.00–388.25 $371.25 $3,078 +12.15
850–898 873 2,298 342.00–367.50 $356.23 $3,110 -2.02
879–885 885 67 330.00–342.00 $341.29 $3,020 -16.96
905–917 909 102 326.00–334.00 $330.99 $3,009 -11.76
902–946 926 1,528 329.00–358.00 $345.75 $3,202 +3.00
950–994 960 240 310.00–320.50 $313.68 $3,011 -13.70
953–999 973 928 287.00–346.75 $329.07 $3,202 +1.69
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003–1042 1025 143 311.00–320.50 $314.38 $3,222 -2.98
1050–1090 1068 348 266.00–325.00 $310.64 $3,318 +16.14
1101–1111 1107 107 285.00–302.75 $299.96 $3,321 —
1168–1187 1186 123 280.00–286.25 $285.80 $3,390 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423–425 424 19 505.00–537.50 $515.23 $2,185 -9.77
470–484 479 34 475.00–520.00 $504.92 $2,419 —
515–540 519 30 477.50–485.00 $478.87 $2,485 -12.02
555–591 585 54 435.00–470.00 $438.20 $2,563 -19.14
621–644 631 18 432.50–435.00 $433.63 $2,736 -5.37
652–683 669 42 404.00–420.00 $411.05 $2,750 +29.78
750–770 760 33 353.50–355.00 $354.22 $2,692 —
802–844 817 45 342.50–350.00 $345.02 $2,819 —
866–882 874 10 315.00–330.00 $322.43 $2,818 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1317–1495 1385 16 241.50–244.50 $242.95 $3,365 —
1450–1511 1466 19 235.00–235.50 $235.36 $3,450 —
1452–1479 1471 62 243.00–245.00 $244.52 $3,597 —
1514–1571 1539 17 239.50–243.50 $241.37 $3,715 -2.63
1610 1610 17 241.25 $241.25 $3,884 —
1624 1624 4 233.00 $233.00 $3,784 —
1700–1856 1817 12 231.75–236.00 $232.74 $4,229 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 6 560.00 $560.00 $1,915 —
351–388 376 27 515.00–555.00 $542.54 $2,040 +19.24
413–448 425 119 495.00–540.00 $521.55 $2,217 +7.62
453–498 468 163 470.00–512.50 $489.94 $2,293 +2.37
500 thin fleshed 500 26 498.00 $498.00 $2,490 —
501–549 524 492 425.00–484.00 $458.17 $2,401 +0.86
551–599 580 515 400.00–465.00 $434.51 $2,520 -3.15
600–649 630 869 375.00–424.00 $410.31 $2,585 -1.40
650–698 675 723 362.50–405.50 $389.45 $2,629 +3.17
702–725 715 147 393.50–400.00 $396.28 $2,833 +26.21
700–749 724 1,347 342.50–400.00 $378.65 $2,741 +8.58
752–797 774 984 331.50–383.50 $355.70 $2,753 +3.78
781–797 786 445 364.00–416.00 $401.55 $3,156 +49.63
802–849 823 1,139 313.00–355.00 $335.59 $2,762 +9.53
800–848 824 616 340.25–384.00 $366.60 $3,021 +40.54
853–890 866 288 349.50–386.00 $367.58 $3,183 +48.87
856–889 873 325 303.00–332.00 $316.03 $2,759 -2.68
873 873 21 316.00 $316.00 $2,759 -2.71
907–924 915 303 297.00–326.00 $306.84 $2,808 -33.16
950–966 953 286 291.00–312.50 $303.70 $2,894 -7.30
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
708–747 738 330 2,900.00–3,150.00 $3,077.16 —
773–784 780 127 2,875.00–2,975.00 $2,950.03 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1291–1353 1320 30 234.75–236.00 $235.35 $3,107 -9.15
1272–1507 1378 57 239.25–245.00 $242.16 $3,337 —
1344–1503 1477 226 238.50–244.00 $239.83 $3,542 -0.08
1595 1595 37 232.00 $232.00 $3,700 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–393 376 11 485.00–502.50 $494.97 $1,861 —
426–442 429 17 460.00–505.00 $468.19 $2,009 —
477–479 478 42 460.00–520.00 $468.70 $2,240 —
504–535 525 15 380.00–432.00 $415.35 $2,181 -9.23
555–579 566 34 402.50–430.00 $411.96 $2,332 +9.46
614–638 630 38 339.00–387.00 $362.10 $2,281 -19.92
665 665 10 335.00 $335.00 $2,228 —
719–745 735 10 310.00–327.00 $320.34 $2,354 -28.88
761–798 786 21 329.00–331.00 $330.35 $2,597 -7.65
816 816 9 305.00 $305.00 $2,489 —
855 855 8 292.00 $292.00 $2,497 —
881 881 13 276.00 $276.00 $2,432 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1008–1017 1016 153 277.00–290.00 $288.99 $2,936 —
1053–1059 1056 12 268.00–271.00 $269.50 $2,846 —
1229 1229 8 238.50 $238.50 $2,931 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
574 574 68 485.00 $485.00 $2,784 —
730 730 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,555 —
761 761 25 347.50 $347.50 $2,644 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 4 235.00 $235.00 $2,879 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
661 661 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,545 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1393–1490 1434 38 228.00–229.50 $228.71 $3,280 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1388–1545 1448 16 233.50–239.50 $236.03 $3,418 —

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1414 1414 4 207.50 $207.50 $2,934 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 11 213.00 $213.00 $3,206 —

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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.