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USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary


USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary           08/24 07:30
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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 08/17/2026 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE         799            1585    1137      
FEEDER CATTLE            5663           4481    6752      
  
  
Compared to last week:  Feeder steers and heifers 6.00 to 15.00 lower.  
Moderate demand for yearlings this week as the cash fat cattle market and 
cattle futures complex continue to weaken.  Cash fat cattle on Friday as low as 
222.00.  Cattle feeders are struggling to get cattle bought that have break 
even prices low enough to match where the Live Cattle futures contracts are at 
for the coming months.  Packers have cut their kills in order to support the 
boxed beef market, but that wasn't enough to keep it from declining.  Yearlings 
are coming off grass, but with recent rains and the downturn in the market, 
yearling operators haven't been in as big of a push to get cattle sold which 
resulted in few feeder cattle in town at the auctions this week.
  
  
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
6      1566-1566      1566    220-220        220       Average  

HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
18     1229-1229      1229    237-237        237       Average  Certified Prgms 
38     1284-1481      1407    223-229        224.44    Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
40     1435-1476      1457    223-228        224.91    Average  
24     1434-1494      1479    237-238        237.76    Average  Certified Prgms 

STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
127    1518-1601      1548    225.75-227.5   226.64    Average  
79     1613-1678      1662    225-228.5      226.6     Average  Heavy Weight 

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FEEDER CATTLE
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BEEF/DAIRY HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      952-952        952     269-269        269                

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Medium and Large  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      748-748        748     332.5-332.5    332.5              

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
7      524-524        524     355-355        355                

DAIRY HEIFERS  -  Large  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
9      1097-1097      1097    199-199        199                

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
162    1016-1016      1016    266.5-266.5    266.5              Fleshy 
162    1016-1016      1016    266.5-266.5    266.5              Fleshy 
10     1075-1075      1075    292-292        292                
17     1150-1150      1150    263-263        263                
14     1167-1167      1167    238.5-238.5    238.5              Fleshy 

HEIFERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
8      1029-1029      1029    266-266        266                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
11     375-375        375     485-485        485                
4      421-421        421     430-430        430                
7      544-544        544     380-380        380                Fleshy 
43     564-578        567     393-410        395.95             
38     602-618        616     385-400        386.93             
38     602-618        616     385-400        386.93             
127    642-642        642     364-364        364                Fleshy 
21     652-696        675     342-380        369.41             
37     705-705        705     347-347        347                
18     754-788        775     290-300        293.78             Fleshy 
146    768-787        782     302-341        321.01             
17     811-823        819     298-301        298.87             Fleshy 
511    807-848        836     294-310        305.73             
458    862-896        888     287.75-310.5   295.61             
552    900-943        915     280-310        303.4              
106    901-931        929     276-279        276.16             Fleshy 
239    965-975        970     270-286.5      277.67             Fleshy 
43     973-973        973     312-312        312                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
3      327-327        327     535-535        535                
6      383-383        383     475-475        475                Thin Fleshed 
7      549-549        549     405-405        405                
4      575-575        575     395-395        395                
11     664-664        664     404-404        404                Thin Fleshed 
13     674-682        678     330-347.5      338.03             
28     804-804        804     305-305        305                
11     938-938        938     283-283        283                
10     982-982        982     284-284        284                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      992-992        992     262-262        262                

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
261    1008-1039      1029    296.5-308.5    302.56             
121    1031-1031      1031    291.5-291.5    291.5              Fleshy 
9      1064-1064      1064    258-258        258                Fleshy 
739    1051-1099      1077    289-307        294.85             
40     1115-1144      1127    265-287        281.44             
71     1165-1166      1166    270-281.5      277.78             
29     1235-1235      1235    248-248        248                

STEERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
13     1163-1163      1163    266-266        266                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
4      386-386        386     515-515        515                
13     519-519        519     457.5-457.5    457.5              
3      610-610        610     410-410        410                
20     703-736        724     353-369        358.43             
21     772-772        772     357-357        357                
26     789-789        789     342.5-342.5    342.5              Fleshy 
104    808-833        815     332-350        347.08             
6      833-833        833     290-290        290                Fleshy 
237    856-899        877     305-332        326.2              
280    904-945        923     315-336.75     325.7              
5      942-942        942     293-293        293                Fleshy 
36     953-966        963     286-292        290.52             Fleshy 
281    951-996        966     296-318        315.44             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      501-501        501     429-429        429                
4      566-566        566     450-450        450                
4      581-581        581     460-460        460                Thin Fleshed 
6      647-647        647     390-390        390                
27     660-680        669     340-375        362.7              
12     737-737        737     310-310        310                
15     838-845        840     315-328        324.51             
7      866-866        866     323-323        323                
13     930-930        930     297-297        297                
21     975-995        982     291-295        293.65
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