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USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary


USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary           07/20 08:30
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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
  
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 07/13/2026 - Final
  
Summary                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE         795            1264    680       
FEEDER CATTLE            2796           4965    7306      
  
  
Feeder cattle offerings too limited to make full, complete price comparisons, 
lower undertones prevailed.  Moderate to good demand for yearlings this week as 
the CME Live and Feeder Cattle contracts took on a bearish tone.  Cash fed 
cattle retreating as well, down to 230.00, is causing great concern amongst 
cattle feeders as most cattle need 250.00 to break even.  Hot weather this week 
caused some auction markets to cancel their feeder cattle sales as the high 
heat index is too hard on the cattle.
  
  
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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
29     1378-1548      1407    231-232.5      231.28    Average  

BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
21     1550-1652      1599    233.5-236      234.77    Average  

HEIFERS  -  Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
20     1246-1246      1246    240.5-240.5    240.5     Average  Certified Prgms 
331    1277-1535      1393    234.5-238      236.7     Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
5      1357-1357      1357    238.5-238.5    238.5     Average  Certified Prgms 
30     1488-1496      1495    234.5-236      235.75    Average  

STEERS  -  Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
146    1518-1603      1558    234-236.75     235.51    Average  

STEERS  -  Select and Choice 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
8      1377-1377      1377    242-242        242       Average  Return to Feed 

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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         
8      268-268        268     620-620        620                
4      378-378        378     545-545        545                
21     477-477        477     490-490        490                
29     596-596        596     445-445        445                Thin Fleshed 
4      626-626        626     425-425        425                
35     712-731        718     370.5-392      378.91             
23     760-760        760     350-350        350                
210    800-830        812     325-331        328.98             
70     864-866        866     324-327.5      324.45             
81     871-893        883     310-312.5      311.4              Fleshy 
375    900-937        916     295.5-306.5    303.54             Fleshy 
310    900-946        926     305-310.5      308.1              
14     962-962        962     311-311        311                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
15     522-522        522     426-426        426                
16     572-572        572     418-418        418                
5      703-703        703     335-335        335                

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
458    1015-1040      1024    324.75-334.5   330.71             
100    1093-1093      1093    319-319        319                
307    1107-1128      1110    311-318        317.61             

STEERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
7      1018-1018      1018    285-285        285                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      448-448        448     565-565        565                
4      450-450        450     565-565        565                
16     530-530        530     495-495        495                
15     667-667        667     426-426        426                
21     767-779        773     379-388        383.32             
66     835-835        835     365-365        365                
37     889-889        889     345-345        345                
73     916-948        920     329-343        341.22             
106    989-989        989     338.5-338.5    338.5              

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      338-338        338     540-540        540                
4      610-610        610     425-425        425                
10     743-743        743     383-383        383                
49     851-851        851     356-356        356                
63     926-926        926     325-325        325                
5      980-980        980     290-290        290
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