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USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary


USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary           03/16 08:55
AMS_2027 MARS
South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 03/09/2026 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE         928            1126    1610      
FEEDER CATTLE            19381          24360   24635     
  
  
Compared to last week:  Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, 
instances of 15.00 to 20.00 lower.  Good demand yet for steers and heifers but 
there is a lot of uncertainty in the marketplace currently, and that led to a 
lower feeder cattle market.  Cash fed cattle have slipped down to 
235.00-237.00, which is the opposite direction cattle feeders were expecting 
this spring as they have historically seen the market make it's yearly high in 
the spring.  With the outside market pressure as well, cattle feeders were 
determined to buy cattle lower.
  
  
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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
52     1395-1555      1479    225-230.25     229.02    Average  

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
5      1585-1585      1585    229-229        229       Average  

DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
6      1500-1500      1500    214-214        214       Average  

HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
43     1258-1550      1415    230-233.5      231.58    Average  
98     1398-1567      1495    227-236        230.9     Average  Certified Prgms 

HEIFERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
24     1733-1733      1733    233-233        233       Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
257    1531-1559      1549    231.5-238.5    235.31    Average  
62     1539-1706      1629    228-234        232.42    Average  Certified Prgms 
68     1625-1676      1643    229.75-235     233.11    Average  Heavy Weight 

STEERS  -  Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
18     1360-1372      1367    231-241        235.42    Average  Return to Feed 

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FEEDER CATTLE
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BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Medium and Large  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
8      835-835        835     281-281        281                

BULLS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
7      476-476        476     507.5-507.5    507.5              
5      641-641        641     395-395        395                
37     665-694        683     369-403        384.94             
18     824-824        824     331-331        331                

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
10     1012-1012      1012    265-265        265                
4      1111-1111      1111    261-261        261                Fleshy 
48     1138-1138      1138    265.5-265.5    265.5              
148    1169-1172      1171    265.5-265.5    265.5              

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
27     350-395        362     505-535        522.64             
42     432-448        440     483-512.5      499.9              
102    455-498        473     445-509        478.22             
193    505-542        526     395-464        439.01             
258    553-597        570     397.5-449      425.48             
397    600-648        628     345-418        401.1              
1040   652-699        678     336-401        380.76             
61     673-690        679     365-431        406.82             Replacement 
802    700-749        732     342-402.5      365.14             
171    733-748        741     350-422        409.88             Replacement 
177    766-768        767     362.5-397      380.35             Replacement 
839    760-798        772     324.5-360      352.07             
116    775-797        782     302.5-330      328.43             Fleshy 
454    801-834        809     349-362.5      353.51             Replacement 
765    800-848        820     319-344        330.68             
30     833-833        833     311-311        311                Fleshy 
657    854-896        873     296-338        325.34             
13     891-891        891     311-311        311                Fleshy 
115    908-929        911     293-300        295.67             
75     953-992        963     271.5-314      302.33             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
23     527-542        530     355-412.5      402.27             
40     599-599        599     393-393        393                
65     629-629        629     367.5-367.5    367.5              
14     633-633        633     345-345        345                Fleshy 
26     670-671        670     345-357.5      347.89             
87     742-746        743     333-344        341.59             
3      798-798        798     270-270        270                
47     828-840        830     280-301        296.93             
23     886-886        886     287-287        287                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
14     768-768        768     267.5-267.5    267.5              

HEIFERS  -  Small and Medium  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      444-444        444     425-425        425                

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
408    1008-1044      1026    301.5-319.75   311.75             
209    1078-1090      1085    300-307.5      303.18             
248    1101-1127      1120    291.5-300      294.93             
56     781-781        781     349-349        349                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
4      1028-1028      1028    290-290        290                Fleshy 
11     323-323        323     625-625        625                
2      378-378        378     560-560        560                
28     402-448        436     500-552.5      523.27             
38     450-479        464     527-559        540.98             
160    503-543        524     472.5-535      510.99             
435    551-595        579     440-500        480.98             
10     594-594        594     440-440        440                Fleshy 
355    602-645        624     395-445        435.51             
755    650-697        671     389-451        421.79             
4      701-701        701     430-430        430                Fancy 
1271   703-749        729     372.5-407      390.42             
1563   750-798        775     357-393        373.68             
53     817-817        817     344-344        344                Full 
1181   800-849        820     340-387.5      363.26             
14     826-826        826     339-339        339                Fleshy 
1581   852-899        876     334.5-369      348.92             
36     855-892        878     313-334        326.24             Fleshy 
1693   901-948        922     307-352.75     338.39             
203    918-946        938     318-321.5      320.27             Fleshy 
737    950-986        963     305-333.5      326.2              

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
16     600-643        613     406-428        420.79             
20     658-665        660     382.5-397.5    392.97             
15     735-735        735     357.5-357.5    357.5              
6      781-781        781     355-355        355
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