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USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary


USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary           05/27 09:00
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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 05/19/2025 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE         771            649     1214      
FEEDER CATTLE            11264          17280   11888     
  
  
Compared to last week:  Feeder steers mostly steady, instances of 10.00 higher 
on front end, light fleshed kinds.  Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower.  Much 
lighter auction receipts this week, demand remains very good.  Cash fed cattle 
market continues to be red hot as packers have to bid higher to get the cattle 
bought that they need, up to 231.00 this week.  The strength of the fat market 
is keeping a fire lit under the feeder cattle market, and helping to advance 
the futures contracts.  Cattle feeders' outgoing fed cattle are very profitable 
and they want to refill their pens while the cattle are available.  Auction 
runs are becoming more sporadic now as we enter the summer marketing season.  
Good rains across the state have greatly improved the outlook for a full 
grazing season, another positive for the feeder cattle market as yearling 
operators want light fleshed cattle to turn out on grass.
  
  
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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
9      1432-1451      1440    188-191        189.66    Average  

DAIRY/BEEF HEIFERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
32     1354-1564      1447    225-231        227.6     Average  

DAIRY/BEEF STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
30     1382-1470      1438    223-230        226.23    Average  

DAIRY/BEEF STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
35     1509-1740      1564    221-227.75     224.6     Average  

HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
75     1255-1460      1336    229-233        231.06    Average  
38     1267-1480      1385    228.5-235      231.97    Average  Certified Prgms 

HEIFERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
7      1630-1653      1643    228-230        228.85    Average  Certified Prgms 

STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
30     1414-1456      1438    229-231.5      230.24    Average  
10     1453-1492      1480    235-235        235       Average  Certified Prgms 

STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
70     1533-1640      1553    227-234        230.98    Average  
73     1541-1778      1639    230.5-238      232.97    Average  Certified Prgms 
13     1781-1918      1876    210-223        213.8     Average  Heavy Weight 

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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         
27     600-600        600     343-343        343                

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
20     413-413        413     442.5-442.5    442.5              

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
100    1088-1095      1092    229-229        229                
25     1100-1125      1103    229-230        229.12             

HEIFERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      1039-1039      1039    212-212        212                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
27     373-396        381     400-422.5      414.7              
13     445-445        445     380-380        380                
70     470-485        475     385-405        394.68             
6      510-510        510     397.5-397.5    397.5              Thin Fleshed 
93     502-549        522     360-395        381.13             
47     553-586        565     330-351        342.96             
183    608-649        631     318-345        332.26             
219    650-697        667     310-332        323.39             
19     692-692        692     312-312        312                Replacement 
518    700-744        720     294-319.5      306.01             
78     745-745        745     288-288        288                Fleshy 
351    753-799        766     304-323        309.67             Replacement 
432    751-791        776     265-308        290.35             
775    803-849        826     270-291        281.65             
144    808-848        831     2425-2610      2534.31            Replacement 
5      839-839        839     253-253        253                Fleshy 
66     841-841        841     304-304        304                Replacement 
348    854-870        859     289.5-323      296.22             Replacement 
552    851-898        868     259-289        277.88             
123    867-899        887     2500-2620      2585.79            Replacement 
125    893-899        898     254-260.5      259.87             Fleshy 
116    903-907        905     2580-2580      2580               Replacement 
20     923-924        923     257-259        257.9              Fleshy 
20     923-924        923     257-259        257.9              Fleshy 
51     929-929        929     280-280        280                Replacement 
226    951-994        964     241-270        254.14             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
3      313-313        313     440-440        440                
6      383-383        383     440-440        440                
10     628-628        628     319-319        319                
42     705-729        722     285-287        286.44             

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
144    1014-1018      1016    267-270.5      269.39             
20     1049-1049      1049    254-254        254                Fleshy 
117    1081-1081      1081    259.85-259.85  259.85             
196    1100-1118      1112    258.25-263     262.32             
50     1175-1175      1175    242.5-242.5    242.5              Fleshy 

STEERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      1098-1098      1098    249.5-249.5    249.5              

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
30     393-398        397     467.5-497.5    491.56             
10     413-413        413     475-475        475                
42     480-493        485     420-448        430.84             
77     501-545        534     417-435        422.43             
60     538-538        538     470-470        470                Unweaned 
93     557-584        572     383-394        389.11             
129    600-647        642     360-378        370.43             
131    653-690        667     340-366        352.87             
20     693-693        693     339-339        339                Full 
189    703-743        718     320.5-342      337.46             
13     754-792        769     309-315        311.38             Full 
354    750-799        777     307-350        330.12             
1231   801-849        831     289-325        316.56             
739    857-891        867     287-316.5      309.4              
18     894-894        894     266-266        266                Fleshy 
695    906-939        923     282-291        287.01             
156    951-991        966     271-280        277.21             
13     984-984        984     268-268        268                Fleshy 

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      347-347        347     520-520        520                
6      478-478        478     415-415        415                
15     501-527        517     337.5-382.5    354.96             
3      558-558        558     365-365        365                
14     613-627        624     337.5-358      353.68             
11     665-679        671     315-343        327.87             
49     750-791        766     298-310        299.77             
8      831-831        831     260-260        260                
11     918-918        918     261-261        261                Fleshy 
48     952-975        973     259-267.5      266.63
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