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USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary


USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary           10/27 07:30
AMS_2027 MARS
South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 10/20/2025 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            51663          30859   46066     
SLAUGHTER CATTLE         1219           1594    1764      
  
  
Compared to last week:  Steer and heifer calves 20.00 to 30.00 lower, yearling 
feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower.  Good demand for calves and 
yearlings but there was a lot of pressure on the market coming from the futures 
contracts.  The futures had been volatile all week until Friday when the board 
opened limit lower, and closed that way.  Cattle producers are facing great 
uncertainty now about the future, in spite of positive market fundamentals and 
strong consumer demand.  Spring born calves continue to come to the auctions in 
central and Western SD in large numbers as the fall run continues.  Cattle 
feeders are ready to buy these calves, but now it's very difficult to know at 
what price level to buy them at.  Big strings of backgrounded yearlings are 
still being offered, fleshy cattle are becoming harder to find bidders for.  
More attractive fleshed yearlings are still in great demand but as cattle 
feeders had to accept lower bids, down to 232.00, to sell cattle while the week 
before they were able to command higher prices, the yearling market was under 
pressure as well.  Very mild weather throughout Oct has made for ideal cattle 
performance, and cost of feed remains low but now cattle feeders are 
approaching the feeder market with apprehension.
  
  
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BEEF/DAIRY HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      453-453        453     310-310        310                

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Medium and Large  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      531-531        531     375-375        375                
7      797-797        797     330-330        330                

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      321-321        321     555-555        555                
7      422-422        422     500-500        500                
5      582-582        582     360-360        360                

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
173    1004-1019      1011    281-292.5      288.91             Fleshy 
64     1001-1049      1020    295-316        307.41             
28     1050-1052      1051    277-282.5      279.75             Fleshy 
221    1057-1089      1077    298.75-316     305.41             
51     1141-1141      1141    258.5-258.5    258.5              
48     1160-1160      1160    256-256        256                
51     1297-1297      1297    234.5-234.5    234.5              Fleshy 
16     637-637        637     375-375        375                

HEIFERS  -  Medium  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
9      388-388        388     522.5-522.5    522.5              
5      580-580        580     355-355        355                
5      746-746        746     300-300        300                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
12     1082-1082      1082    284-284        284                
29     251-251        251     680-680        680                
83     303-346        321     495-670        613.6              
5      369-369        369     600-600        600                Thin Fleshed 
511    351-399        385     475-602        546.33             
51     399-399        399     510-510        510                Full 
29     414-424        421     532.5-557.5    550.72             Thin Fleshed 
970    400-448        427     460-545        497.66             
30     433-433        433     450-450        450                Full 
7      438-438        438     440-440        440                Fleshy 
3159   451-499        478     415-510        471.72             
492    454-489        480     497-545        524.85             Replacement 
43     459-497        493     450-458        457.13             Full 
29     506-506        506     492.5-492.5    492.5              Thin Fleshed 
573    501-543        520     446-571        491                Replacement 
2874   500-549        524     380-470        442.28             
728    553-595        566     437-569        511.42             Replacement 
1756   550-599        571     372-467.5      410.66             
25     589-596        591     363-377.5      370.44             Fleshy 
27     593-599        596     361-422        392.48             Full 
6      604-604        604     350-350        350                Fleshy 
179    603-615        610     441-448        444.06             Replacement 
753    602-646        620     342.5-409      383.28             
26     643-643        643     350-350        350                Unweaned 
195    650-690        670     332.5-373      363.14             
7      676-676        676     350-350        350                Fleshy 
12     703-717        710     322-342.5      332.35             Fleshy 
140    716-748        731     352-370        360.78             
172    760-785        776     323-331        328.03             Fleshy 
478    750-799        786     330-365.5      352.08             
437    803-848        817     312-378        346.23             
133    814-848        833     348-350.5      349.4              Spayed 
102    839-845        839     321-327.5      324.08             Fleshy 
56     867-867        867     330-330        330                Spayed 
208    851-896        872     311-319        317.92             Fleshy 
741    852-896        877     323-365.25     343.18             
66     922-922        922     337-337        337                Spayed 
584    909-947        924     302.25-319     312.2              Fleshy 
261    900-944        925     315-359        341.71             
399    951-998        967     305-336.5      319.41             
313    960-983        974     304.5-308.5    307.33             Fleshy 

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      281-281        281     645-645        645                
31     312-336        329     475-605        578.19             
98     353-397        381     435-570        533.01             
103    412-449        436     427.5-492.5    461.46             
136    452-499        472     410-460        436.86             
245    504-548        531     375-442        389.2              
66     552-595        574     346-417.5      377.72             
20     611-624        617     350-360        355.45             
27     653-685        674     340-368        354.34             
52     707-735        729     332-352        341.46             
9      878-878        878     292-292        292                Fleshy 
23     884-884        884     300-300        300                
38     960-960        960     291-291        291                Fleshy 

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
20     740-740        740     315-315        315                

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
238    1006-1044      1024    309-319        317.07             Fleshy 
1045   1001-1047      1031    314-365        330.84             
670    1050-1094      1077    302.5-325.75   313.78             
51     1099-1099      1099    300-300        300                Fleshy 
371    1114-1143      1124    290-315        302.68             
136    1160-1160      1160    305-305        305                
410    1200-1234      1224    278.85-283.1   279.63             
14     522-545        534     464-482.5      473.45             
11     598-598        598     447.5-447.5    447.5              
16     680-680        680     420-420        420                

STEERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
34     1001-1044      1030    318-324        319.89             
53     1140-1140      1140    249-249        249                Fleshy 

STEERS  -  Medium  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
9      518-518        518     477.5-477.5    477.5              
6      648-648        648     355-355        355                
11     703-722        715     300-330        310.72             

STEERS  -  Medium  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      695-695        695     348-348        348                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
7      1025-1025      1025    325-325        325                
46     257-292        285     712.5-720      713.82             
85     303-347        330     540-705        640.29             
9      354-354        354     700-700        700                Thin Fleshed 
401    350-397        372     530-660        609.7              
53     394-394        394     612.5-612.5    612.5              Full 
22     400-400        400     640-640        640                Thin Fleshed 
74     411-411        411     638-638        638                Fancy 
1306   400-449        429     495-633        582.36             
18     448-448        448     545-545        545                Full 
2725   451-499        476     470-594        539.72             
164    472-482        480     457.5-500      489.58             Full 
348    516-525        522     540-552        540.85             Fancy 
348    516-525        522     540-552        540.85             Fancy 
5120   500-549        525     432.5-540      498.42             
48     529-549        544     405-472        442.47             Full 
180    555-557        556     484.5-511.5    495.47             Fancy 
5586   550-599        577     405-498.5      462.12             
25     588-588        588     394-394        394                Full 
4251   600-649        623     385-486.75     448.02             
14     626-629        628     420-420        420                Fleshy 
25     650-650        650     430.5-430.5    430.5              Unweaned 
1291   650-695        662     375-465.5      431.12             
7      691-691        691     337.5-337.5    337.5              Fleshy 
353    705-749        723     361-428        395.1              
13     730-730        730     394-394        394                Unweaned 
226    753-797        782     350-385        376.22             
50     796-796        796     381-381        381                Thin Fleshed 
429    802-847        835     360-391.5      379.01             
52     863-863        863     376.5-376.5    376.5              Thin Fleshed 
450    850-897        879     343-395.25     370.5              
5      890-890        890     337.5-337.5    337.5              Fleshy 
546    904-946        919     337-375        361.13             
41     954-954        954     367.5-367.5    367.5              Thin Fleshed 
940    950-995        970     327-375        348.44             
187    955-995        987     309.75-315     309.89             Fleshy 

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
8      267-267        267     615-615        615                
32     302-325        309     510-700        627.79             
134    350-398        377     490-607.5      575.54             
189    400-448        424     435-577.5      530.56             
239    468-498        487     420-517        472.97             
140    500-547        522     375-480        440.25             
190    552-596        579     365-462.5      439.4              
127    601-641        625     379-447.5      428.18             
90     658-680        664     397-400        397.44             
20     720-720        720     370-370        370                
9      848-848        848     356-356        356                
39     857-895        876     327.5-366.5    345.34             
41     910-911        910     282.5-346      326.93             
63     953-983        969     319-341        333.21             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
8      469-469        469     455-455        455                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      353-353        353     245-245        245                

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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
50     1378-1528      1433    236-240.5      238.8     Average  

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
50     1528-1593      1546    237.5-240.25   238.29    Average  

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
9      1767-1767      1767    236.5-236.5    236.5     Average  

HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
92     1212-1478      1364    240-242        240.54    Average  Certified Prgms 
291    1274-1584      1497    240-241.5      240.07    Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
16     1436-1463      1456    240-240        240       Average  Certified Prgms 
57     1408-1517      1474    238-241        239.64    Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
55     1509-1574      1529    240-244        241.92    Average  Certified Prgms 
96     1520-1579      1555    238-240        239.94    Average  
10     1651-1651      1651    240.25-240.25  240.25    Average  Heavy Weight 
8      1655-1655      1655    240.5-240.5    240.5     Average  Return to Feed 

STEERS  -  Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
24     1377-1377      1377    246-246        246       Average  Return to Feed
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