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USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary


USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary           03/30 08:35
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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 03/23/2026 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            26617          10396   26878     
SLAUGHTER CATTLE         1206           411     1040      
  
  
Compared to last week:  Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 7.00 higher, 
instances of 10.00 to 12.00 higher.  Very good demand for all weights of steers 
and heifers.  CME Feeder Cattle futures found some support this week and traded 
higher, which helped to propel the cash feeder cattle market higher.  Cash fed 
cattle at 235.00 this week, leaving many outgoing fed cattle losing some money 
but in spite of this feeder cattle market still worked it's way higher.
  
  
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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         
4      1225-1225      1225    235-235        235                

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
68     574-574        574     485-485        485                
7      730-730        730     350-350        350                
25     761-761        761     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      661-661        661     385-385        385                

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
153    1008-1017      1016    277-290        288.99             
12     1053-1059      1056    268-271        269.5              
8      1229-1229      1229    238.5-238.5    238.5              

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      342-342        342     560-560        560                
27     351-388        376     515-555        542.54             
119    413-448        425     495-540        521.55             
163    453-498        468     470-512.5      489.94             
26     500-500        500     498-498        498                Thin Fleshed 
492    501-549        524     425-484        458.17             
515    551-599        580     400-465        434.51             
869    600-649        630     375-424        410.31             
723    650-698        675     362.5-405.5    389.45             
147    702-725        715     393.5-400      396.28             Replacement 
1347   700-749        724     342.5-400      378.65             
330    708-747        738     2900-3150      3077.16            Replacement 
984    752-797        774     331.5-383.5    355.7              
127    773-784        780     2875-2975      2950.03            Replacement 
445    781-797        786     364-416        401.55             Replacement 
1139   802-849        823     313-355        335.59             
616    800-848        824     340.25-384     366.6              Replacement 
288    853-890        866     349.5-386      367.58             Replacement 
325    856-889        873     303-332        316.03             
325    856-889        873     303-332        316.03             
303    907-924        915     297-326        306.84             
286    950-966        953     291-312.5      303.7              

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
11     356-393        376     485-502.5      494.97             
17     426-442        429     460-505        468.19             
42     477-479        478     460-520        468.7              
15     504-535        525     380-432        415.35             
34     555-579        566     402.5-430      411.96             
38     614-638        630     339-387        362.1              
10     665-665        665     335-335        335                
10     719-745        735     310-327        320.34             
21     761-798        786     329-331        330.35             
9      816-816        816     305-305        305                
8      855-855        855     292-292        292                
13     881-881        881     276-276        276                Fleshy 

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
143    1003-1042      1025    311-320.5      314.38             
348    1050-1090      1068    266-325        310.64             
107    1101-1111      1107    285-302.75     299.96             
123    1168-1187      1186    280-286.25     285.8              

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
9      326-326        326     580-580        580                
14     377-389        383     590-601        596.72             
60     408-442        422     550-602.5      578.82             
324    450-495        479     505-588        556.93             
278    508-548        532     470-560        520.49             
614    552-596        582     450-515        488.48             
5      594-594        594     460-460        460                Fleshy 
838    601-643        625     424-488        459.03             
41     648-648        648     431-431        431                Full 
779    651-698        674     408-453.5      433.04             
779    651-698        674     408-453.5      433.04             
1813   702-749        726     384-427        409.84             
79     765-780        766     367-380        379.5              Fleshy 
2302   750-799        783     358-400        386.96             
1972   801-845        829     345-388.25     371.25             
2298   850-898        873     342-367.5      356.23             
67     879-885        885     330-342        341.29             Fleshy 
102    905-917        909     326-334        330.99             Fleshy 
1528   902-946        926     329-358        345.75             
240    950-994        960     310-320.5      313.68             Fleshy 
928    953-999        973     287-346.75     329.07             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
19     423-425        424     505-537.5      515.23             
34     470-484        479     475-520        504.92             
30     515-540        519     477.5-485      478.87             
54     555-591        585     435-470        438.2              
18     621-644        631     432.5-435      433.63             
42     652-683        669     404-420        411.05             
33     750-770        760     353.5-355      354.22             
45     802-844        817     342.5-350      345.02             
10     866-882        874     315-330        322.43             

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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BEEF/DAIRY HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
38     1393-1490      1434    228-229.5      228.71    Average  

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
16     1388-1545      1448    233.5-239.5    236.03    Average  

DAIRY HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
4      1414-1414      1414    207.5-207.5    207.5     Average  

DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
11     1505-1505      1505    213-213        213       Average  

HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
57     1272-1507      1378    239.25-245     242.16    Average  Certified Prgms 
226    1344-1503      1477    238.5-244      239.83    Average  
37     1595-1595      1595    232-232        232       Low      

HEIFERS  -  Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
30     1291-1353      1320    234.75-236     235.35    Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
16     1317-1495      1385    241.5-244.5    242.95    Average  
62     1452-1479      1471    243-245        244.52    Average  Certified Prgms 

STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
17     1514-1571      1539    239.5-243.5    241.37    Average  
17     1610-1610      1610    241.25-241.25  241.25    Average  Certified Prgms 
4      1624-1624      1624    233-233        233       Average  Heavy Weight 

STEERS  -  Choice 4-5 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
12     1700-1856      1817    231.75-236     232.74    Average  Heavy Weight 

STEERS  -  Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
19     1450-1511      1466    235-235.5      235.36    Average
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