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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 7, 2026

10,028 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $312.62/cwt +9.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,870/hd at 918 lb · 1,084 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $321.75/cwt +9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,802/hd at 871 lb · 932 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $325.96/cwt +16.88 vs last sale · ≈ $3,154/hd at 968 lb · 685 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 10,028 11,220 13,466
Feeder cattle 9,402 9,900 11,843
Slaughter cattle 626 1,320 1,623

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Yearling feeder steers and heifers 10.00 to 20.00 higher, instances to 30.00 higher on 900-950 lbs steers. Very good demand for yearling steers and heifers, especially by late week as the futures contracts rallied and reports of cash fed cattle at 225.00. Cattle feeders are ready to take on these good, light fleshed yearlings right off grass, and know they will have to compete heavily as the yearling supply is tight this year. However, with outgoing fed cattle losing money and the futures not supporting the cash markets as breakeven prices are much higher than the level the futures are at. Few strings of spring born calves coming to town already, as the drought has been severe and grass is very short. Moderate demand for those calves as most cattle feeders aren't ready to take on a bawling calf yet.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–313 305 17 505.00–555.00 $536.87 $1,637 -65.22
357–385 374 155 500.00–590.00 $536.61 $2,007 -13.39
403–429 424 165 490.00–577.50 $560.71 $2,377 +30.71
466–468 466 123 450.00–484.00 $454.44 $2,118 -22.60
479 479 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,156 -27.04
507–545 516 92 438.00–449.00 $446.35 $2,303 +21.35
585 585 88 431.00 $431.00 $2,521 —
645 645 23 410.00 $410.00 $2,644 +31.52
661–670 667 24 376.00–380.00 $378.16 $2,522 +8.16
816–848 831 536 356.00–372.75 $369.60 $3,071 +24.78
869 869 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,868 +1.64
858–895 879 463 333.00–371.75 $360.71 $3,171 +32.35
929–949 941 642 313.00–350.50 $343.29 $3,230 +15.05
950–976 965 574 299.00–342.25 $331.85 $3,202 +22.77
980–982 981 111 289.00–303.50 $295.52 $2,899 -13.56
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016 1016 61 287.25 $287.25 $2,918 -12.75
1007–1047 1028 210 302.00–312.00 $310.99 $3,197 +10.99
1053–1084 1062 320 292.00–309.50 $305.66 $3,246 +14.62
1146–1148 1147 102 272.25 $272.25 $3,123 -3.75
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1371–1481 1440 19 215.25–216.50 $216.06 $3,111 -0.54
1546–1571 1565 66 216.00–217.50 $217.02 $3,396 +0.94
1604–1709 1631 236 215.75–217.50 $216.57 $3,532 -0.65

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
271 271 9 450.00 $450.00 $1,220 —
334 334 4 475.00 $475.00 $1,586 —
353–393 373 198 444.00–580.00 $526.31 $1,963 +1.31
377 377 11 500.00 $500.00 $1,885 -25.00
426 426 104 427.00 $427.00 $1,819 —
460–471 468 101 401.00–414.00 $404.42 $1,893 -40.58
547 547 10 359.00 $359.00 $1,964 —
626 626 28 392.50 $392.50 $2,457 +38.68
684 684 28 359.00 $359.00 $2,456 +0.05
700–720 708 40 334.00–344.00 $339.11 $2,401 -10.33
753–792 770 228 320.00–354.00 $341.17 $2,627 +42.06
803–847 843 570 310.00–330.00 $326.43 $2,752 +22.41
845 845 5 324.00 $324.00 $2,738 +19.98
851–893 870 869 297.00–329.00 $321.37 $2,796 +8.47
881 881 63 327.00 $327.00 $2,881 +57.00
901–949 918 1,084 293.00–319.50 $312.62 $2,870 +9.52
954–997 972 613 278.00–314.00 $302.25 $2,938 +7.90
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001–1048 1024 371 278.00–307.00 $292.13 $2,991 -2.46
1067 1067 59 280.00 $280.00 $2,988 -11.46
1103–1147 1113 39 264.00–284.00 $270.35 $3,009 +22.35
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1219–1222 1220 32 218.00–225.00 $220.19 $2,686 —
1302 1302 6 222.00 $222.00 $2,890 —
1351–1532 1398 182 216.00–221.75 $219.03 $3,062 +2.09
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 15 298.00 $298.00 $2,989 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
841 841 7 300.00 $300.00 $2,523 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
864 864 22 310.00 $310.00 $2,678 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1174 1174 15 200.00 $200.00 $2,348 —

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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.