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USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary

USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary           07/28 08:35
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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 07/21/2025 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            9111           7306    11254     
SLAUGHTER CATTLE         617            680     823       
  
  
Compared to last week:  Feeder steers 5.00 to 7.00 higher, heifers 5.00 to 
10.00 higher.  Very good demand for yearling steers and heifers.  As the cash 
fed cattle market holds around 240.00, cattle feeders' outgoing fat cattle are 
very profitable, which is giving them the incentive to replace them quickly.  
The CME Live Cattle contracts remain steeply discounted to the cash trade, much 
the way it has been for the whole year.  Fat cattle are not only reaching 
prices that seemed to be unobtainable, but are now able to hold at those levels 
during the time of year where fat cattle supplies are most readily available.  
Packers have seen their margins deteriorate as the boxed beef market drops 
sharply, but they have not been able to get leverage over cattle feeders and 
buy cattle cheaper.  These facts are keeping the feeder cattle market at the 
auctions extremely active as new record prices continue to be set.  Some grass 
yearlings are starting to be offered but still not many cattle moving in the 
auctions yet as barns stay on their summer schedules.
  
  
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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         
6      512-512        512     400-400        400                

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
51     1004-1004      1004    265-265        265                Fleshy 
59     1076-1098      1080    269.35-278     271.14             
4      1138-1138      1138    257-257        257                
7      1313-1313      1313    245.5-245.5    245.5              Fleshy 

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
7      448-448        448     435-435        435                
30     487-496        492     437.5-437.5    437.5              
138    503-549        527     387.5-427.5    401.91             
379    609-640        633     355-374        362.2              
60     650-653        651     348-360        350.01             
7      685-685        685     319-319        319                Fleshy 
47     715-715        715     339-339        339                Spayed 
323    708-741        725     314-347        330.51             
297    752-786        766     311.5-340      323.3              
256    805-840        824     305-324        313.03             
81     858-894        880     279-310        297.54             
393    902-946        914     280-307.5      297.58             
322    953-967        962     284.5-302      292.56             
140    954-986        984     270-273        270.55             Fleshy 

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      535-535        535     345-345        345                
5      555-555        555     345-345        345                
66     699-699        699     319-319        319                
75     813-813        813     306-306        306                

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
1429   1000-1016      1009    294-315.5      310.48             
179    1051-1075      1055    282-304.75     299.64             
9      1102-1102      1102    271-271        271                Fleshy 
362    1102-1146      1119    279.5-291      286.82             
114    1165-1179      1172    276.75-278.6   277.67             
155    1210-1234      1213    264.25-275     273.3              

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
8      497-497        497     492-492        492                
13     525-525        525     475-475        475                
103    550-596        561     408-444        431.43             
10     607-639        629     390-390        390                
261    665-696        675     364-386        380.37             
129    709-736        717     364.5-390      379.18             
142    783-795        789     350-351        350.5              
117    803-842        830     322-348        338.78             
7      856-856        856     305-305        305                Full 
200    866-897        886     310.5-328      317.64             
619    906-945        929     307.5-327      318.18             
1295   952-999        976     294-325.5      314.45             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
3      293-293        293     545-545        545                
38     560-564        562     425-430        428.03             
84     692-692        692     329-329        329                
97     711-747        722     295-345        330.63             
14     740-740        740     351-351        351                Thin Fleshed 
10     891-891        891     303-303        303                
75     906-936        932     292-297        296.35             

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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
24     1518-1604      1555    236-240        237.91    Average  

DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
17     1418-1454      1443    210-211        210.29    Average  

HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
115    1246-1341      1276    241-244        243.04    Average  
34     1267-1561      1439    240-247        244.65    Average  Certified Prgms 

STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
11     1438-1453      1449    242-242.5      242.36    Average  Certified Prgms 
65     1451-1478      1460    240-244.5      243.27    Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
58     1511-1595      1549    243.5-245      244.58    Average  

STEERS  -  Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
18     1270-1397      1362    241-241        241       Average  Return to Feed