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USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary


USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary           05/01 15:45
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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 04/27/2026 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE         1142           664     890       
FEEDER CATTLE            8881           19379   8866      
  
  
Compared to last week:  Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher.  Very 
good demand for all weights of steers and heifers.  As the CME Live and Feeder 
Cattle futures spiked higher, so did the enthusiasm of cattle feeders to get 
cattle bought now.  Cash fed cattle reached new all-time historical high prices 
this week. The feeder cattle market grabbed another gear and launched higher as 
the outlook for the coming months in the fat cattle market improved to a level 
that looks to be profitable.  With recent rains, and now some sunshine grass is 
green and growing and turnout time is upon us.
  
  
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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
14     1237-1566      1425    234-238        235.49    Average  

HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
41     1339-1527      1416    260.25-267.5   264       Average  Certified Prgms 
228    1386-1548      1475    249-258.5      256.69    Average  

HEIFERS  -  Select 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
5      1141-1141      1141    267-267        267       Average  Return to Feed 

STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
6      1441-1441      1441    250-250        250       Average  
7      1509-1509      1509    260-260        260       Average  Certified Prgms 
25     1529-1553      1543    267-267        267       Average  Return to Feed 

STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
67     1549-1599      1579    256-257        256.71    Average  
154    1611-1662      1647    253-260        255.21    Average  Heavy Weight 
25     1583-1717      1665    264-268.5      266.63    Average  Certified Prgms 

STEERS  -  Choice 4-5 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
122    1736-1813      1755    251-253        252.31    Average  

STEERS  -  Select 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
19     1193-1293      1272    268-278        269.97    Average  Return to Feed 

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FEEDER CATTLE
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BEEF/DAIRY HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
31     749-749        749     324-324        324                

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
8      1011-1011      1011    283-283        283                
16     1066-1066      1066    282-282        282                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
24     400-434        417     515-557.5      535.19             
48     469-497        486     450-492.5      480.49             
7      529-529        529     447.5-447.5    447.5              Natural 
87     503-543        532     430-490        463.12             
38     571-595        580     427.5-457.5    444.69             
177    608-644        623     385-434        420.04             
88     654-694        680     372.5-399      391.07             
472    701-747        721     376-402.75     390.75             
377    751-799        772     330-387        365.96             
465    801-849        820     324-363.75     348.16             
60     832-832        832     2990-2990      2990               Replacement 
289    852-896        872     317-348        336.51             
211    914-917        917     313.5-352      319.14             
34     981-981        981     294-294        294                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      591-591        591     420-420        420                
5      600-600        600     351-351        351                
25     663-694        674     362-369        364.59             
9      729-729        729     346-346        346                
3      825-825        825     319-319        319                
15     899-899        899     304-304        304                

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
1083   1004-1045      1019    305-348        341.7              
60     1050-1050      1050    332.5-332.5    332.5              
170    1108-1145      1126    292.5-326      320.08             
23     595-595        595     439-439        439                
7      794-794        794     376-376        376                
30     849-849        849     367-367        367                
5      895-895        895     327-327        327                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
7      394-397        395     535-575        557.78             
23     468-478        472     500-593        550.01             
42     507-543        526     480-545        522.22             
70     562-594        589     440-528        490.83             
81     606-637        623     410-487        452.52             
126    657-671        666     395-465        446.71             
97     710-747        734     370-439        412.08             
109    751-767        763     404-422        418.37             
14     789-789        789     384-384        384                Fleshy 
226    807-848        818     365-395        387.92             
13     821-821        821     362-362        362                Fleshy 
1173   861-899        877     353-378.75     370.6              
1594   903-947        925     336-370        356.82             
666    959-992        977     333-360        350                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
9      659-665        661     370-424        405.89             
13     748-748        748     404-404        404                
28     765-790        781     361-383        377.17             
4      866-866        866     341-341        341
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