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USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary


USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary           12/15 07:25
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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 12/08/2025 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            17042          28590   29878     
SLAUGHTER CATTLE         1523           1325    1392      
  
  
Compared to last week:  Steer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher, heifer calves 15.00 
to 30.00 higher.  Yearling feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower, yearling heifers 
unevenly steady.  Very good demand for steer and heifer calves, good to very 
good demand for yearlings.  As the CME cattle futures contracts made gains and 
cash fed cattle up to 230.00, cattle feeders were ready to step back in and 
compete heavily to get cattle bought.  Most auction markets won't host a feeder 
cattle sale on the weeks of Christmas and New Years, leaving only 1 more full 
week to buy feeder cattle before the end of the year.  Winter weather 
conditions at the start and end of the week made it difficult for cattle 
producers to get stock hauled to town, better weather in the forecast for this 
week.
  
  
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
22     422-422        422     510-510        510                
5      541-541        541     405-405        405                
76     625-625        625     409-409        409                
13     674-678        675     290-351        336.86             
4      942-942        942     238-238        238                

DAIRY STEERS  -  Large  3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
3      473-473        473     220-220        220                
3      597-597        597     195-195        195                

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
295    1000-1011      1007    264-312        282.98             
87     1006-1035      1025    260-286        277.2              Fleshy 
130    1117-1147      1119    266.5-268      266.58             
9      1178-1178      1178    261-261        261                
34     1192-1194      1193    243.5-248      244.69             Fleshy 
30     1218-1218      1218    277.75-277.75  277.75             

HEIFERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      1006-1006      1006    277-277        277                
4      1121-1121      1121    258-258        258                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      325-327        326     500-510        504.98             
77     368-396        387     465-505        488.95             
211    400-446        422     387.5-545      479.62             
675    453-499        474     390-497        454.48             
809    501-547        528     387-470        438.9              
55     530-530        530     490-490        490                Replacement 
948    551-598        576     365-442.5      400.3              
184    583-599        594     451-485        469.41             Replacement 
163    614-614        614     454-454        454                Replacement 
544    600-647        624     348-425        381.63             
268    650-698        667     338-390        365.23             
199    700-746        725     320-375        346.09             
14     740-740        740     330-330        330                Fleshy 
259    762-791        787     321-342.5      335.36             
221    809-846        830     306-334        322.53             
33     855-887        866     312-325        319.93             
50     915-939        921     283-286        283.73             Fleshy 
528    909-948        927     283-325        304.59             
546    967-999        983     285-312        299.61             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
63     358-390        370     410-490        443.77             
21     403-449        420     430-457.5      440.54             
80     478-491        485     380-445        425.89             
121    503-546        522     350-440        390.59             
38     553-581        563     350-370        358.32             
31     621-644        630     302.5-352.5    322.77             
8      669-669        669     290-290        290                
23     761-794        780     271-315        297.46             
5      838-838        838     297-297        297                
47     858-893        875     292.75-320     306.39             

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
226    1001-1040      1011    317-326.5      323.47             
625    1051-1096      1073    304.25-329.85  318.63             
358    1116-1142      1127    299.5-302.75   301.07             
200    1152-1192      1174    279-302.75     289.34             

STEERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
4      1101-1101      1101    284-284        284                
4      1222-1222      1222    250-250        250                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      241-241        241     655-655        655                
36     368-398        388     530-590        554.11             
210    400-449        431     466-540        514.42             
24     461-461        461     535-535        535                Unweaned 
15     479-479        479     460-460        460                Fleshy 
387    453-497        483     467-550        509.13             
11     500-500        500     510-510        510                Thin Fleshed 
106    515-515        515     491.5-491.5    491.5              Fancy 
13     518-520        519     440-447.5      442.89             Full 
737    500-548        532     420-511        484.07             
12     553-553        553     485-485        485                Thin Fleshed 
978    553-598        578     402.5-469      447.06             
85     619-619        619     442-442        442                Fancy 
15     613-637        621     382.5-400      394.02             Full 
1146   600-647        622     372-452        427.18             
22     656-656        656     392-392        392                Full 
747    650-697        672     377-425        406.26             
13     688-688        688     360-360        360                Fleshy 
964    700-749        719     354-416.5      395.07             
8      750-750        750     365-365        365                Full 
216    757-790        773     337.5-377.5    357.33             
70     789-789        789     364-364        364                Fleshy 
271    802-840        814     343-389        365.45             
76     858-891        879     305-331        322.13             
62     912-946        931     328-348        340.18             
12     958-958        958     289-289        289                Fleshy 
506    958-997        974     308-337.5      327.13             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
12     310-340        323     400-480        435.14             
24     386-396        394     512.5-535      516.17             
38     409-447        432     457.5-510      483.87             
106    451-484        468     472.5-497.5    482.19             
115    502-547        530     311-447.5      419.98             
74     561-599        578     371-430        398.06             
90     609-645        631     362-409        392.1              
43     651-692        671     340-370        349.92             
18     705-721        714     333-337        335.24             
5      796-796        796     325-325        325                
26     814-816        815     311-324        318.99             
30     983-998        989     262-297        282.87             

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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
5      1392-1392      1392    205-205        205       Average  

HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
406    1223-1606      1409    218-223.5      222.36    Average  
129    1214-1545      1425    220-223        221.48    Average  Certified Prgms 

HEIFERS  -  Select 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
12     1049-1147      1090    220-232        225.26    Average  Return to Feed 

STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
40     1350-1488      1440    220-226.5      224.31    Average  
56     1458-1474      1470    220-226.75     225.37    Average  Certified Prgms 

STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
59     1501-1605      1542    218.5-224.5    222.75    Average  Certified Prgms 
110    1518-1649      1561    220-223        222.68    Average  
137    1652-1747      1697    216.5-227      220.16    Average  Heavy Weight 

STEERS  -  Choice 4-5 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
4      1898-1898      1898    211-211        211       Average  

STEERS  -  Select 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
26     1312-1349      1328    220-226        223.6     Average  Return to Feed
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