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USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary


USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary           01/19 07:00
AMS_2027 MARS
South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 01/12/2026 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            31702          32364   36526     
SLAUGHTER CATTLE         1300           1519    1600      
  
  
Compared to last week:  Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 
instances to 15.00 higher on 400-500 lbs.  Very good demand for all weights of 
steers and heifers.  Higher futures prices, until Friday, helped to propel the 
feeder cattle market higher.  Cash fed cattle selling in the 232.00-233.00 
range also helped to add some support to the market.  The market is incredibly 
active for those lighter weight cattle, and for replacement quality heifers.  
The market is active on the heavier weight cattle bound for finishing yards, 
but with the supply so much more readily available than the light weights, 
buyers can be more selective and not have to fight as hard to get cattle 
bought.  Cattle feeders are feeling more cautious than the backgrounders, as 
they had to endure losses on cattle sold before the market recovered.  The 
weather has been open and rather mild, for mid January, which made it easy for 
cattle producers to get their cattle shipped to town.  Winter made a harsh 
comeback on Friday with high winds, below zero temps and worse windchills in 
the forecast for the coming week.  Cattle producers were quick to get cattle 
consigned and sold this week as the market has recovered so much of it's lost 
ground.
  
  
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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         
19     397-397        397     420-420        420                

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Large  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
27     1011-1011      1011    285-285        285                
18     1101-1101      1101    245-245        245                

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Medium and Large  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
31     415-415        415     435-435        435                
16     523-523        523     365-365        365                

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Medium and Large  3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      549-549        549     265-265        265                

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
17     481-497        493     485-495        492.71             
11     503-503        503     475-475        475                

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
279    1004-1035      1006    272-292        290.99             Fleshy 
97     1002-1048      1021    297-317        308.21             
6      1072-1072      1072    238-238        238                Fleshy 
76     1165-1178      1172    286-295        292.38             
150    1182-1188      1185    266-266        266                Fleshy 

HEIFERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
130    1037-1037      1037    281.75-281.75  281.75             Fleshy 

HEIFERS  -  Medium  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
11     547-547        547     385-385        385                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
35     329-345        338     520-570        546.51             
101    356-393        368     500-600        537.18             
232    406-449        429     480-542.5      512.5              
650    450-496        476     455-540        499.47             
77     521-521        521     500-500        500                Thin Fleshed 
1171   501-548        528     417.5-490      457.93             
1348   551-599        575     391-480        435                
17     568-592        579     396-415        405.14             Fleshy 
10     592-592        592     403-403        403                Unweaned 
265    591-597        595     446-467.5      452.93             Replacement 
122    603-631        613     438-507        482.53             Replacement 
122    603-631        613     438-507        482.53             Replacement 
1662   600-648        619     370-435        408.5              
1677   650-699        673     365-412        389.93             
466    650-698        674     377-475        430.38             Replacement 
58     654-694        675     344-360        355.45             Fleshy 
278    701-725        710     372-395        380.36             Replacement 
996    701-749        723     342-388        366.05             
58     709-746        727     322.5-340      335.98             Fleshy 
304    752-770        762     383-420        389.94             Replacement 
47     758-781        769     327.5-333      330.9              Fleshy 
823    751-799        774     331-365        345.86             
6      805-805        805     338-338        338                Full 
40     808-835        827     307.8-330      317.81             Fleshy 
573    801-848        830     324-346        330.8              
177    850-899        871     321.5-346      328.52             
29     867-889        875     305-315        307.57             Fleshy 
72     914-933        927     305-329        325.37             
54     952-952        952     285.5-285.5    285.5              Fleshy 
158    954-996        986     290-317        313.39             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
22     301-343        319     455-540        507.77             
72     358-397        374     465-540        513.7              
9      439-449        443     405-470        434.25             
121    454-495        489     427.5-473      464.22             
58     504-540        514     382.5-417      400.05             
46     550-596        578     322.5-398      374.82             
19     615-628        626     311-370        360.85             
22     665-665        665     357.5-357.5    357.5              
47     719-725        720     331-342        332.89             
7      760-760        760     322.5-322.5    322.5              
24     845-845        845     317.5-317.5    317.5              
4      912-912        912     322-322        322                

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
303    1012-1049      1041    309-322        319.94             
151    1050-1062      1057    309-323.25     312.96             
17     1095-1095      1095    294.5-294.5    294.5              Fleshy 
63     1114-1118      1115    290-310        306.5              
19     549-549        549     492-492        492                

STEERS  -  Medium  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      502-502        502     480-480        480                
13     638-638        638     350-350        350                
23     675-675        675     350-350        350                Fleshy 
8      676-676        676     305-305        305                
8      749-749        749     376-376        376                
14     783-788        785     290-315        300.75             
12     842-842        842     275-275        275                Fleshy 
58     882-882        882     330-330        330                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
34     1094-1094      1094    307-307        307                Fleshy 
21     310-348        338     630-680        641.67             
112    361-399        381     590-665        612.12             
212    400-445        427     530-625        573.25             
13     431-431        431     617.5-617.5    617.5              Thin Fleshed 
305    458-496        481     480.21-586     553.55             
6      501-501        501     455-455        455                Fleshy 
6      506-506        506     430-430        430                Unweaned 
42     507-507        507     596-596        596                Thin Fleshed 
1082   500-547        525     467.5-547.5    528.56             
37     543-543        543     487.5-487.5    487.5              Full 
16     569-569        569     516-516        516                Thin Fleshed 
1567   551-599        584     427.5-507      479.15             
26     588-594        590     405-422        415.42             Fleshy 
1659   600-647        625     417.5-480      447.05             
22     630-631        631     420-425        421.82             Fleshy 
2329   650-699        675     395-456        428.12             
2220   700-749        721     376-432        402.38             
51     722-722        722     370-370        370                Unweaned 
97     724-747        735     368-385        374.49             Fleshy 
2170   750-799        779     352.5-399      381.51             
158    777-798        784     359-365        361.73             Fleshy 
1445   800-840        817     352-384        366.24             
9      815-827        823     342-359        353.39             Fleshy 
10     827-827        827     330-330        330                Unweaned 
15     853-853        853     307.5-307.5    307.5              Fleshy 
904    850-896        871     340-366        354.95             
186    910-942        915     313-320.5      319.75             Fleshy 
612    900-947        922     325-356        340.86             
293    951-983        964     329.75-351     336.05             
56     998-998        998     325.5-325.5    325.5              Fleshy 

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      328-328        328     545-545        545                
6      390-390        390     585-585        585                
31     430-444        434     485-535        509.33             
57     451-479        463     475-525        506.02             
105    508-548        539     460-515        486.34             
17     565-570        569     440-452.5      442.92             
145    607-645        623     380-437        420.9              
17     653-684        664     376-395        384.05             
15     694-694        694     375-375        375                Unweaned 
41     737-748        743     369-377        373.98             
11     760-799        788     357-359        358.47             
14     903-923        916     312.5-339      321.83             

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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
34     1254-1578      1467    215.5-223      220.67    Average  

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
32     1405-1420      1416    221-225        224.01    Average  

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
8      1493-1493      1493    214-214        214       Average  

DAIRY HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
17     1265-1562      1479    192-196        194.26    Average  

DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
24     1296-1543      1440    200-201        200.63    Average  

HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
136    1265-1539      1394    228.5-235.5    232.55    Average  
124    1393-1583      1438    230-236.5      234.86    Average  Certified Prgms 
45     1629-1639      1634    225-226        225.49    Average  Heavy Weight 

HEIFERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
5      1380-1380      1380    231-231        231       Average  Certified Prgms 

STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
6      1246-1246      1246    244-244        244       Average  Return to Feed 
31     1341-1468      1423    229-236.5      233.25    Average  Certified Prgms 
6      1443-1443      1443    230-230        230       Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
99     1528-1575      1543    228-235.75     233.26    Average  
146    1504-1628      1562    232.5-236.5    235.2     Average  Certified Prgms 
57     1614-1742      1657    229-237.5      233.79    Average  Heavy Weight 

STEERS  -  Choice 4-5 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
50     1616-1918      1738    210-225        218.08    Average  Heavy Weight
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