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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 15, 2026

22,195 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $347.35/cwt +7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $3,370/hd at 970 lb · 2,492 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $387.34/cwt +14.49 vs last sale · ≈ $3,207/hd at 828 lb · 1,505 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $355.02/cwt +0.92 vs last sale · ≈ $3,307/hd at 931 lb · 1,406 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 22,195 12,376 14,586
Feeder cattle 21,259 11,428 13,422
Slaughter cattle 936 948 1,164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for steers and heifers this week as the CME Live and Feeder Cattle made good gains, narrowing the basis substantially and painting a much different picture for the fall/winter months than where it was a few weeks earlier. Long strings of yearlings continue to come to town, some grass yearlings as well from droughted out areas that really don't have grass to turn out on. Cattle feeders held out all week for more money, as of this writing just a few trades at 256.00. Rain came to many areas of the region at the end of the week, but grass is very short in the lower 2/3rds of the state, keeping some cattle from being turned out at all and producers adjusting the numbers of cattle they will carry for the year.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–442 413 21 535.00–600.00 $556.17 $2,297 —
450–497 473 36 520.00–580.00 $545.53 $2,580 +8.68
502–536 520 133 497.50–565.00 $531.19 $2,762 -3.72
551–598 580 212 472.00–514.00 $496.56 $2,880 +2.93
602–647 618 235 442.50–505.00 $478.57 $2,958 +33.19
651–699 675 582 407.50–475.50 $445.05 $3,004 +9.98
705–744 720 379 382.50–442.00 $417.82 $3,008 +6.39
757–794 776 411 377.00–420.00 $399.23 $3,098 +44.23
780 780 17 367.00 $367.00 $2,863 +12.00
793 unweaned 793 5 380.00 $380.00 $3,013 —
800–846 828 1,505 356.00–410.00 $387.34 $3,207 +10.71
851–898 874 1,181 346.00–389.00 $369.11 $3,226 +8.07
900–949 931 1,374 333.00–365.50 $355.60 $3,311 +0.77
949 949 32 330.00 $330.00 $3,132 +13.00
951–997 970 2,479 328.00–357.50 $347.45 $3,370 +5.78
985 985 13 329.00 $329.00 $3,241 -12.67
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
923 923 9 331.00 $331.00 $3,055 —
1003–1036 1018 538 318.00–354.00 $329.31 $3,352 +1.05
1033–1035 1034 80 306.00–324.00 $316.57 $3,273 -11.69
1050–1095 1066 556 309.50–331.50 $319.41 $3,405 +0.47
1093 1093 64 302.50–307.00 $306.09 $3,346 -12.85
1104–1138 1118 582 303.50–315.00 $312.85 $3,498 +6.74
1215–1232 1223 35 283.50–288.00 $285.93 $3,497 —
1230 1230 9 274.00 $274.00 $3,370 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 7 530.00 $530.00 $2,327 —
495 495 14 476.00 $476.00 $2,356 —
501–549 521 50 449.00–507.50 $495.82 $2,583 —
555 555 9 490.00 $490.00 $2,720 —
618–647 640 73 425.00–462.50 $446.82 $2,860 —
665–690 682 27 420.00–436.00 $430.80 $2,938 +27.59
701–745 727 59 367.50–412.50 $398.54 $2,897 -0.46
784–788 786 17 364.00–386.00 $373.03 $2,932 —
800–846 827 330 348.00–386.00 $374.49 $3,097 —
872–884 875 121 335.00–364.00 $358.29 $3,135 +14.40
943 943 46 338.00 $338.00 $3,187 +3.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1359–1376 1368 27 263.50–268.00 $265.19 $3,628 —
1429–1468 1444 16 268.00–269.50 $268.57 $3,878 +10.57
1462–1468 1464 10 260.00–262.25 $261.35 $3,826 —
1521–1593 1565 64 265.00–266.50 $265.93 $4,162 +7.46
1591 1591 4 262.50 $262.50 $4,176 +4.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
584 584 32 444.00 $444.00 $2,593 —
710 710 18 372.00 $372.00 $2,641 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–635 630 13 425.00–427.50 $426.34 $2,686 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1052 1052 10 313.00 $313.00 $3,293 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383–386 386 40 510.00 $510.00 $1,969 —
449 449 15 490.00 $490.00 $2,200 -85.00
455–496 472 128 445.00–507.50 $480.05 $2,266 -8.82
502 fancy 502 16 490.00 $490.00 $2,460 —
506–548 527 464 420.00–510.00 $481.91 $2,540 -5.18
554–599 583 256 395.00–482.50 $439.56 $2,563 +1.67
602–648 629 509 380.00–450.00 $421.24 $2,650 +13.50
662 662 10 408.00 $408.00 $2,701 +28.04
653–698 676 384 379.00–429.00 $397.35 $2,686 +17.39
691 691 24 342.00 $342.00 $2,363 -37.96
711 unweaned 711 7 355.00 $355.00 $2,524 —
706–747 729 307 357.00–406.00 $376.06 $2,741 +4.59
755 755 13 386.00 $386.00 $2,914 +30.72
750–772 764 172 387.50–413.00 $408.12 $3,118 +52.84
751–797 771 997 333.00–383.50 $363.85 $2,805 +8.57
790–799 797 63 327.50–340.50 $338.25 $2,696 +13.25
829 829 124 351.00 $351.00 $2,910 +26.51
803–849 834 547 323.00–355.00 $339.84 $2,834 +15.35
819–840 834 139 356.50–397.00 $373.01 $3,111 +48.52
833–840 836 26 313.00–319.00 $315.55 $2,638 -8.94
854 fancy 854 61 368.50 $368.50 $3,147 —
855–896 879 281 309.00–350.00 $333.42 $2,931 +33.87
912 912 60 340.00 $340.00 $3,101 +21.94
908–948 925 736 306.00–343.00 $323.87 $2,996 +5.81
945 945 86 302.50 $302.50 $2,859 +7.12
950 950 60 330.50 $330.50 $3,140 +41.59
955–995 965 326 307.00–335.00 $315.02 $3,040 +26.11
960–986 980 46 287.50–291.00 $288.32 $2,826 -19.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,964 —
480–492 487 31 460.00–491.00 $479.18 $2,334 —
512–544 539 106 457.00–460.00 $459.60 $2,477 +54.60
554–597 582 40 385.00–461.00 $407.31 $2,371 +4.81
625–645 634 161 387.50–430.00 $414.37 $2,627 +23.64
675–690 686 27 325.00–385.00 $342.50 $2,350 -24.50
719–747 728 23 302.50–335.00 $327.75 $2,386 -22.25
778–792 784 12 322.00–337.50 $328.53 $2,576 —
817 817 15 314.00 $314.00 $2,565 -7.00
877–895 887 24 310.00–312.50 $311.37 $2,762 +0.37
922–943 926 34 295.00–320.00 $314.76 $2,915 +19.76
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1266–1477 1375 127 262.00–264.00 $263.15 $3,618 +4.97
1310–1508 1431 32 261.00–272.50 $268.20 $3,838 +17.20
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1014 1014 5 285.00 $285.00 $2,890 +3.21
1012–1042 1027 95 288.00–311.00 $299.70 $3,078 +7.20
1121 1121 15 278.00 $278.00 $3,116 —
1125 1125 18 271.00 $271.00 $3,049 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 6 405.00 $405.00 $2,390 —
624 624 9 462.50 $462.50 $2,886 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1364–1675 1435 184 248.00–262.50 $258.29 $3,706 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
863 863 17 296.00 $296.00 $2,554 —
977 977 33 282.00 $282.00 $2,755 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 9 380.00 $380.00 $2,459 —
987 987 60 302.00 $302.00 $2,981 —
1000 1000 13 259.00 $259.00 $2,590 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1409–1673 1577 73 251.00–262.75 $258.23 $4,072 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1468–1484 1473 13 228.00–229.00 $228.31 $3,363 -5.16
1445–1653 1507 13 232.00–237.00 $235.06 $3,542 —

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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.