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USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary

USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary           06/02 07:00
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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 05/26/2025 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE         590            771     505       
FEEDER CATTLE            3974           11264   6890      
  
  
Compared to last week:  Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, heifers 3.00 to 
8.00 higher, instances to 10.00 higher.  Very good demand for all weights of 
steers and heifers.  A lighter offering of feeder cattle as turnout time has 
arrived and yearlings are on grass.  Feedyard backgrounded yearlings are the 
majority of offerings now, flesh conditions are very important as cattle 
feeders try to buy cattle that will gain the most efficiently.  Cash fed cattle 
set another new record, historical high price this week topping at 237.00.  
Good rains have come to the state, this was desperately needed by cattle 
producers or they would have had to send cow/calf pairs to town.  Corn is 
planted and growing and looking good.
  
  
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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
4      1539-1539      1539    189-189        189       Average  

DAIRY/BEEF HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
17     1383-1442      1408    230.5-231      230.85    Average  
12     1410-1410      1410    234.5-234.5    234.5     Average  Certified Prgms 

DAIRY/BEEF STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
19     1470-1485      1476    233.5-234      233.71    Average  Certified Prgms 
16     1495-1508      1504    232-232        232       Average  

HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
31     1378-1460      1399    230-230        230       Average  
20     1369-1550      1441    229-231        229.64    Average  Certified Prgms 

HEIFERS  -  Choice 4-5 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
11     1626-1626      1626    234-234        234       Average  Certified Prgms 
3      1720-1720      1720    228-228        228       Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
16     1484-1573      1509    229.5-232      231.13    Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
25     1530-1565      1551    229.5-231      230.41    Average  
35     1511-1788      1618    231.5-234      232.55    Average  Certified Prgms 

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FEEDER CATTLE
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HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      449-449        449     400-400        400                
15     478-478        478     373-373        373                
22     539-549        546     336-343        339.88             
59     552-599        576     340-349        344.08             
143    602-641        618     318-335        324.25             
51     664-694        687     310-319        316                
61     703-742        733     303-316        307.81             
128    753-786        772     283-304        292.7              
96     814-830        819     300-300.5      300.35             Replacement 
338    816-849        831     281-297.5      290.88             
214    884-895        891     275.5-291.5    288.81             
186    900-940        924     257-287        275.44             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
11     436-436        436     347.5-347.5    347.5              
4      540-540        540     335-335        335                

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
88     1007-1031      1014    265.5-272.5    270.32             
72     1080-1094      1086    249-260.5      254.4              

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
11     490-490        490     360-360        360                Unweaned 
25     564-569        565     380-383        382.28             
40     611-620        615     350-374        367.53             
18     662-671        667     350-356        353.02             
12     693-693        693     325.5-325.5    325.5              Fleshy 
161    707-742        722     327-349        341.71             
356    751-792        769     320-339        330.49             
223    808-849        832     297-314        303.44             
393    862-899        889     292.75-303     298.14             
138    916-937        926     289-293.75     291.04             
575    954-997        972     273.75-288.75  279.24             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
9      617-617        617     340-340        340                
6      735-735        735     309-309        309                
29     774-788        780     307-308        307.58