USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary 05/18 08:05
05/18/2026 | 8:05 am CDT USDA South Dakota Weekly Auction Summary 05/18 08:05
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South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 05/11/2026 - Final
Summary This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE 798 924 649
FEEDER CATTLE 15728 15897 17280
Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady, heifers 2.00 to 7.00
higher. Very good demand this week for steers and heifers, as cash fed cattle
soared to 265.00 by midweek, yet volatility in the futures contracts made for
concern. Turnout time has arrived and many auction markets on their summer
schedules, outside of special feeder cattle sales, weekly offerings are
declining rapidly. Cattle feeders that need to buy cattle are facing much
competition as the strength of the current fat market is creating very active
markets at the auction, but the back months of the Live Cattle futures aren't
at profitable levels. Great demand for heifers that are big enough to make
replacement heifers, drought in the southern half of the state is causing some
producers to make changes already though. Widespread rain over the weekend
brought some relief.
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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
10 1664-1664 1664 258-258 258 Average
HEIFERS - Choice 2-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
128 1279-1585 1447 256-264 260.94 Average
21 1479-1593 1539 261-265 263.17 Average Certified Prgms
HEIFERS - Select 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
6 1335-1335 1335 265-265 265 Average Return to Feed
STEERS - Choice 3-4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
56 1530-1581 1566 260-261 260.29 Average
71 1618-1691 1636 254-263 259.95 Average Heavy Weight
STEERS - Choice 4-5 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
16 1793-1814 1802 251-252 251.44 Average
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FEEDER CATTLE
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HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
260 1003-1020 1014 299-329.85 318.1
10 1072-1072 1072 282-282 282 Fleshy
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 367-367 367 540-540 540
24 406-431 413 540-554 544.26
110 458-499 480 480-535 509.29
110 458-499 480 480-535 509.29
107 506-542 518 440-507.5 495.61
210 553-593 570 425-477.5 452.53
76 588-588 588 451-451 451 Unweaned
92 590-590 590 443-443 443 Fleshy
336 600-649 616 390-455 432.87
74 647-649 648 404-414 410.92 Fleshy
389 651-698 678 371-419.5 398.74
594 703-742 725 349-398.5 378.79
37 707-738 730 343-361 347.24 Fleshy
20 735-735 735 367-367 367 Unweaned
500 751-799 776 346-378.5 365.29
99 775-795 790 333-346 343.33 Fleshy
761 800-843 813 332.5-359.5 346.17
48 813-843 830 314-333 323.32 Fleshy
151 831-844 838 381-385.5 382.95 Replacement
849 850-896 876 319-344.5 336.15
129 882-885 883 316-324 320.59 Fleshy
706 907-946 926 319-340.25 326.19
247 941-946 945 310-314 310.79 Fleshy
77 952-971 958 300-315 302.6 Fleshy
423 953-994 970 325.75-331.5 329.55
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 544-544 544 442.5-442.5 442.5
33 580-596 586 406-420 416.32
26 689-689 689 410-410 410 Thin Fleshed
22 692-697 696 347.5-370 364.91
108 759-785 770 340-345 341.82
38 807-834 816 328-338.5 335.11
29 868-868 868 321-321 321
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1769 1008-1038 1020 329-344.5 340.02
16 1063-1063 1063 312-312 312 Fleshy
337 1070-1088 1077 318-328 320.07
134 1102-1127 1115 312.5-314 313.74
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 370-370 370 715-715 715
32 413-427 422 602.5-670 620.42
16 477-477 477 545-545 545 Unweaned
76 453-490 485 540-579 564.59
124 500-545 523 495-555 535.27
44 569-569 569 525-525 525 Fancy
44 569-569 569 525-525 525 Fancy
256 600-649 617 435-494 475.61
64 619-619 619 460-460 460 Unweaned
267 652-696 679 408-450 436.56
297 701-740 713 390-439 423.83
16 741-741 741 399-399 399 Unweaned
171 752-799 777 385-416 399.21
43 791-791 791 383.5-383.5 383.5 Fleshy
380 803-847 828 374-383.5 377.73
708 850-898 880 353.5-377.75 365.25
1147 905-949 931 339-361.5 352.61
1485 951-995 974 332-359.25 348.2
46 969-984 979 324-336.5 327.76 Fleshy
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
21 519-524 522 465-490 479.34
17 560-560 560 465-465 465
90 612-647 628 422-445 426.69
52 680-699 686 385-424 405.94
102 701-747 723 373-405 382.27
116 785-795 791 377-380 378.05
112 800-848 829 344-365 355.05
24 882-891 889 339-357 353.28
6 919-919 919 328-328 328
10 986-986 986 330-330 330
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