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USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary


USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary           09/15 07:00
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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 09/08/2025 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            11843          7743    15059     
SLAUGHTER CATTLE         1623           952     812       
  
  
Compared to last week:  Feeder steers 750-850 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower, over 850 
lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower.  Feeder heifers 3.00 to 8.00 lower.  Very good demand 
for all weights of steers and heifers but with the cash fed cattle trade 
developing at lower money on Tuesday cattle feeders slowed in their pursuit of 
feeder cattle.  A few spring born calves were offered, the market was very 
active on these in spite of how early it is and most cattle feeders being busy 
with corn silage harvest.  The market remains very active on the yearlings, 
there was finally a little pressure to the straight up advance we've seen since 
late spring.
  
  
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Medium and Large  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
16     670-670        670     367.5-367.5    367.5              

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
20     445-445        445     500-500        500                
5      478-478        478     480-480        480                
3      667-667        667     377.5-377.5    377.5              

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
167    1011-1033      1015    288.75-295.35  293.98             Fleshy 
140    1004-1038      1024    304-316        309.24             
3      1063-1063      1063    302-302        302                
5      1130-1130      1130    288-288        288                
17     1165-1165      1165    257-257        257                

HEIFERS  -  Medium  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      1129-1129      1129    272.5-272.5    272.5              Fleshy 
10     846-846        846     330.5-330.5    330.5              
6      946-946        946     318-318        318                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      269-269        269     560-560        560                
20     322-331        324     505-560        548.76             
14     361-386        369     505-530        518.34             
88     416-431        425     435-510        465.3              
43     453-482        468     445-465        454.15             
6      549-549        549     450-450        450                
104    563-598        587     390-420        403.93             
65     610-638        628     390-420        412.64             
98     654-691        667     355-407        385.95             
129    700-749        728     360-390        363.38             
23     734-734        734     355-355        355                Fleshy 
20     740-740        740     366-366        366                Spayed 
66     757-763        762     351-357        356.28             Spayed 
281    757-797        775     347.5-370      360.26             
29     777-777        777     345-345        345                Fleshy 
9      813-813        813     357.5-357.5    357.5              Thin Fleshed 
15     817-832        827     320-331        327.38             Fleshy 
255    824-841        828     354-357.5      356.18             Spayed 
244    802-848        833     335.75-362.5   346.81             
20     862-862        862     325-325        325                Full 
21     864-864        864     358-358        358                Thin Fleshed 
475    854-899        872     321-353        336.51             
71     856-898        892     315.5-327.5    317.12             Fleshy 
174    893-893        893     339-339        339                Spayed 
177    905-905        905     336-336.5      336.17             Spayed 
578    900-949        921     318-341        332.11             
39     941-941        941     302-302        302                Fleshy 
194    957-984        970     293.5-306      300.65             Fleshy 
556    950-998        979     312-338.5      326.85             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      406-406        406     475-475        475                
19     468-480        476     400-435        412.69             
7      558-558        558     405-405        405                
14     649-649        649     402.5-402.5    402.5              
7      651-651        651     355-355        355                
9      748-748        748     347-347        347                
85     771-794        774     315-318        315.4              Full 
5      806-806        806     330-330        330                

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
513    1004-1039      1015    330.5-354      345.4              
322    1054-1099      1076    321-331        326.75             
108    1101-1120      1111    329-329        329                

STEERS  -  Medium  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
4      441-441        441     500-500        500                
7      582-582        582     410-410        410                

STEERS  -  Medium  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      685-685        685     335-335        335                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
28     303-335        310     515-635        595.99             
15     373-382        377     530-552.5      543.37             
29     415-415        415     515-515        515                
44     452-472        453     505-535        532.87             
4      498-498        498     485-485        485                Fleshy 
62     500-547        519     450-500        469.49             
15     583-593        589     425-457.5      444.63             
25     608-608        608     470-470        470                Thin Fleshed 
111    617-649        626     410-440        424.33             
8      654-654        654     352.5-352.5    352.5              Fleshy 
28     676-683        680     405-417.5      409.03             
11     708-708        708     427.5-427.5    427.5              Thin Fleshed 
288    700-749        725     370-427.5      394.52             
210    752-798        781     376-392        385.74             
194    807-832        822     364-376        372.46             
26     838-838        838     360-360        360                Fleshy 
21     862-862        862     332.5-332.5    332.5              Full 
1216   856-895        880     345-382.5      367.39             
6      889-889        889     345-345        345                Fleshy 
909    903-949        926     341-371.5      363.08             
104    959-990        965     312.5-334      327.65             Fleshy 
1564   950-994        968     335-363        352.2              

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
3      285-285        285     670-670        670                
7      366-366        366     530-530        530                
18     414-448        441     445-480        454.67             
26     462-496        485     470-480        473.08             
4      505-505        505     440-440        440                
14     595-595        595     380-380        380                
15     675-675        675     353-353        353                Full 
7      691-691        691     389-389        389                
76     785-785        785     348.5-348.5    348.5              Full 
32     807-811        810     347.5-351      349.8              
13     967-967        967     335-335        335                

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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
28     1386-1421      1406    240-240.5      240.29    Average  

DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
77     1488-1717      1519    208-240        228.63    Average  

HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
70     1316-1463      1364    242-247.25     245.18    Average  Certified Prgms 
404    1260-1513      1369    239.75-242     240.37    Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
48     1460-1484      1463    240.75-241     240.97    Average  
77     1446-1495      1470    242-248        245.57    Average  Certified Prgms 

STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
401    1507-1696      1557    240-242.5      241.14    Average  
142    1612-1669      1624    240-243        241.05    Average  Heavy Weight 

STEERS  -  Select 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
16     1144-1276      1218    240-252        244.93    Average  Return to Feed 

STEERS  -  Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
4      1381-1381      1381    238-238        238       Average  Return to Feed 
40     1453-1453      1453    239.5-239.5    239.5     Average
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