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USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary


USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary           11/03 07:20
AMS_2027 MARS
South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 10/27/2025 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            44178          51663   52376     
SLAUGHTER CATTLE         1455           1219    1562      
  
  
Compared to last week:  Steer calves 15.00 to 35.00 lower, heifer calves 10.00 
to 20.00 lower.  Yearling feeder steers 10.00 to 15.00 lower, yearling feeder 
heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower.  Good demand for spring born steer and heifer 
calves, yet the market was under a lot of pressure again coming from the 
futures market.  These good ranch raised calves continue to come to town and 
are met by plenty of buyers who want to get these good light calves bought 
while they are available, yet they are now very uncertain as to what price 
level they should be bought at.  Good demand for yearlings, very dependent upon 
flesh condition though as cattle feeders who just a few weeks ago were 
convinced that the market was going to get higher, now are uncertain about the 
future direction.
  
  
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
3      1055-1055      1055    216-216        216                

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
14     323-341        331     482.5-565      518.96             
14     436-436        436     495-495        495                
29     455-467        461     425-445        434.6              
7      535-535        535     425-425        425                
20     611-613        612     330-337.5      335.24             
14     652-652        652     347.5-347.5    347.5              

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
4      408-408        408     500-500        500                
7      494-494        494     400-400        400                

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
230    1010-1026      1015    317.5-330.5    320.63             
84     1020-1040      1024    297.25-299.5   297.74             Fleshy 
122    1056-1059      1058    294-299.5      299.14             
51     1064-1064      1064    259-259        259                Fleshy 
35     1229-1229      1229    245.5-245.5    245.5              
5      384-384        384     405-405        405                
60     415-415        415     436-436        436                
7      536-536        536     387.5-387.5    387.5              
6      644-644        644     337.5-337.5    337.5              

HEIFERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
3      1037-1037      1037    287-287        287                
57     1074-1074      1074    273-273        273                
9      354-354        354     420-420        420                
7      541-541        541     320-320        320                
13     567-567        567     317.5-317.5    317.5              

HEIFERS  -  Large  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      394-394        394     345-345        345                

HEIFERS  -  Medium  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
10     593-593        593     317.5-317.5    317.5              
6      748-748        748     295-295        295                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
32     1000-1030      1009    294.5-302      297.68             
10     1080-1080      1080    291.5-291.5    291.5              
93     309-349        332     460-560        514.4              
4      366-366        366     440-440        440                Fleshy 
361    351-398        377     437-550        503.83             
5      385-385        385     415-415        415                Full 
953    400-449        425     435-533        486.81             
28     468-499        480     335-410        383.3              Fleshy 
28     468-499        480     335-410        383.3              Fleshy 
105    478-494        490     390-452.5      433.88             Full 
846    501-535        516     453-560        489.77             Replacement 
20     515-526        520     335-395        367.69             Fleshy 
2257   500-547        521     385-467.5      432.86             
61     519-549        541     340-416        407.83             Full 
2451   550-599        567     335-448.5      416.86             
547    554-596        570     431-512        460.91             Replacement 
5      589-589        589     320-320        320                Fleshy 
280    607-620        612     398-512        454.67             Replacement 
32     602-640        616     322.5-338      330.94             Fleshy 
498    600-647        622     344-416        365.45             
39     666-666        666     347-347        347                Full 
348    660-685        670     317.5-400      367.17             
27     729-729        729     316-316        316                Unweaned 
260    706-743        737     315-366        346.7              
7      745-745        745     310-310        310                Fleshy 
84     795-796        795     280-326        323.26             
521    802-845        830     307-350        330.49             
96     863-894        884     326-334.75     331.9              
44     882-898        895     290-311        307.24             Fleshy 
68     901-901        901     284-284        284                Fleshy 
345    902-944        924     294-335.75     316.6              
71     959-965        965     272-295        273.61             Fleshy 
374    951-994        977     297.5-332      325.26             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
4      285-285        285     550-550        550                
26     308-348        332     405-522.5      474.79             
44     361-396        375     385-525        468.61             
195    401-449        429     405-477.5      446.65             
266    457-497        479     385-460        425.15             
282    500-531        517     362.5-402.5    389.89             
98     550-593        573     355-406        387.26             
33     601-634        612     315.5-335      324.15             
34     650-662        652     339-345        339.9              
20     736-736        736     312.5-312.5    312.5              
3      798-798        798     305-305        305                
21     895-895        895     307-307        307                
13     951-951        951     279-279        279                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      431-431        431     330-330        330                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
11     474-474        474     250-250        250                

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
522    1003-1036      1018    298-348.75     338.28             
105    1070-1092      1081    316-316        316                Fleshy 
48     1157-1157      1157    285.5-285.5    285.5              
27     1266-1266      1266    268-268        268                
4      1322-1322      1322    239.5-239.5    239.5              
13     578-578        578     390-390        390                
8      637-637        637     353-353        353                
8      694-694        694     348-348        348                

STEERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
13     1002-1002      1002    280-280        280                
17     587-587        587     312.5-312.5    312.5              
12     650-650        650     340-340        340                

STEERS  -  Medium  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
9      318-318        318     555-555        555                
11     471-487        480     457.5-458      457.78             
18     551-551        551     410-410        410                
6      616-616        616     321-321        321                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
19     1086-1086      1086    315-315        315                
6      1128-1128      1128    273-273        273                
13     284-284        284     700-700        700                
85     304-349        325     545-680        621.87             
359    352-395        374     520-625        584.85             
6      375-375        375     515-515        515                Full 
924    400-448        424     480-595        544.76             
2207   451-499        474     470-564        518.1              
25     498-498        498     447.5-447.5    447.5              Full 
71     501-504        502     501-535        514.46             Fancy 
5      505-505        505     385-385        385                Full 
40     510-533        522     390-470        434.34             Fleshy 
4344   500-549        529     422.5-520      478.14             
5795   550-598        573     407-482.5      446.55             
9      568-595        577     355-400        384.53             Fleshy 
8      596-596        596     428-428        428                Full 
103    598-598        598     482-482        482                Fancy 
103    609-609        609     482-482        482                Fancy 
103    609-609        609     482-482        482                Fancy 
4536   600-647        626     362-470        421.33             
16     623-647        631     345-373        364.02             Fleshy 
1631   650-699        668     360-444.5      393.16             
5      680-680        680     285-285        285                Fleshy 
174    689-693        691     430.75-430.75  430.75             Fancy 
444    702-743        714     322.5-407      384.6              
77     708-719        718     312.5-335      332.69             Fleshy 
77     727-727        727     377-377        377                Unweaned 
5      772-772        772     340-340        340                Fleshy 
17     776-776        776     327.5-327.5    327.5              Full 
17     776-776        776     327.5-327.5    327.5              Full 
673    815-842        825     376-381        379.95             
586    861-898        887     333-370.5      360.12             
61     896-896        896     315-315        315                Fleshy 
536    903-934        915     305-370.5      352.11             
60     926-926        926     313.25-313.25  313.25             Fleshy 
168    968-990        976     306.25-310     308.73             Fleshy 
951    953-998        987     302.5-354.5    330.46             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      263-263        263     635-635        635                
18     313-331        319     530-617.5      587.24             
105    365-398        386     472.5-580      540.47             
145    403-449        425     475-545        511.18             
269    466-496        480     425-510        468.76             
191    504-548        527     387.5-465      434.36             
441    551-597        580     387.5-425      410.43             
116    617-643        632     358-395        372.18             
25     656-658        656     350-373        368.39             
5      759-759        759     322.5-322.5    322.5              
3      905-905        905     305-305        305                
4      996-996        996     288-288        288                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
3      510-510        510     297.5-297.5    297.5              
10     627-627        627     170-170        170                

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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BEEF/DAIRY HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
4      1386-1386      1386    230.5-230.5    230.5     Average  

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
135    1398-1405      1398    228.5-230.5    228.54    Average  

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
11     1773-1773      1773    233-233        233       Average  Natural 

DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
8      1579-1579      1579    201-201        201       Average  

HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
219    1245-1470      1346    229.5-234.5    232.72    Average  Certified Prgms 
191    1319-1444      1395    231.5-233.5    232.83    Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
33     1419-1419      1419    233.75-233.75  233.75    Average  Return to Feed 
244    1363-1500      1478    232-234.5      233.66    Average  Certified Prgms 
38     1474-1497      1481    233-233        233       Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
151    1500-1597      1549    232-234        233.21    Average  
37     1529-1732      1577    230-231        230.66    Average  Certified Prgms 
95     1603-1720      1655    232.5-233.5    233.2     Average  Heavy Weight 

STEERS  -  Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
66     1375-1393      1379    235-241        239.81    Average  Return to Feed
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