Weekly Summary  - ( South Dakota )  - October 20, 2025

Worthing, SD Mon Oct, 27 2025 South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary Weighted Average Report for 10/20/2025 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 52882 32453 47830 Feeder Cattle 51663 30859 46066 Slaughter Cattle 1219 1594 1764 Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 20.00 to 30.00 lower, yearling feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Good demand for calves and yearlings but there was a lot of pressure on the market coming from the futures contracts. The futures had been volatile all week until Friday when the board opened limit lower, and closed that way. Cattle producers are facing great uncertainty now about the future, in spite of positive market fundamentals and strong consumer demand. Spring born calves continue to come to the auctions in central and Western SD in large numbers as the fall run continues. Cattle feeders are ready to buy these calves, but now it's very difficult to know at what price level to buy them at. Big strings of backgrounded yearlings are still being offered, fleshy cattle are becoming harder to find bidders for. More attractive fleshed yearlings are still in great demand but as cattle feeders had to accept lower bids, down to 232.00, to sell cattle while the week before they were able to command higher prices, the yearling market was under pressure as well. Very mild weather throughout Oct has made for ideal cattle performance, and cost of feed remains low but now cattle feeders are approaching the feeder market with apprehension. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 46 257-292 285 712.50-720.00 713.82 85 303-347 330 540.00-705.00 640.29 9 354 354 700.00 700.00 Thin Fleshed 401 350-397 372 530.00-660.00 609.70 53 394 394 612.50 612.50 Full 22 400 400 640.00 640.00 Thin Fleshed 74 411 411 638.00 638.00 Fancy 1306 400-449 429 495.00-633.00 582.36 18 448 448 545.00 545.00 Full 2725 451-499 476 470.00-594.00 539.72 164 472-482 480 457.50-500.00 489.58 Full 69 522 522 536.00 536.00 Thin Fleshed 348 516-525 522 540.00-552.00 540.85 Fancy 5120 500-549 525 432.50-540.00 498.42 48 529-549 544 405.00-472.00 442.47 Full 180 555-557 556 484.50-511.50 495.47 Fancy 5586 550-599 577 405.00-498.50 462.12 25 588 588 394.00 394.00 Full 4251 600-649 623 385.00-486.75 448.02 14 626-629 628 420.00 420.00 Fleshy 25 650 650 430.50 430.50 Unweaned 1291 650-695 662 375.00-465.50 431.12 7 691 691 337.50 337.50 Fleshy 353 705-749 723 361.00-428.00 395.10 13 730 730 394.00 394.00 Unweaned 226 753-797 782 350.00-385.00 376.22 50 796 796 381.00 381.00 Thin Fleshed 429 802-847 835 360.00-391.50 379.01 52 863 863 376.50 376.50 Thin Fleshed 450 850-897 879 343.00-395.25 370.50 5 890 890 337.50 337.50 Fleshy 546 904-946 919 337.00-375.00 361.13 41 954 954 367.50 367.50 Thin Fleshed 940 950-995 970 327.00-375.00 348.44 187 955-995 987 309.75-315.00 309.89 Fleshy 7 1025 1025 325.00 325.00 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 267 267 615.00 615.00 32 302-325 309 510.00-700.00 627.79 134 350-398 377 490.00-607.50 575.54 189 400-448 424 435.00-577.50 530.56 239 468-498 487 420.00-517.00 472.97 140 500-547 522 375.00-480.00 440.25 190 552-596 579 365.00-462.50 439.40 127 601-641 625 379.00-447.50 428.18 90 658-680 664 397.00-400.00 397.44 20 720 720 370.00 370.00 9 848 848 356.00 356.00 39 857-895 876 327.50-366.50 345.34 41 910-911 910 282.50-346.00 326.93 63 953-983 969 319.00-341.00 333.21 Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 469 469 455.00 455.00 Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 353 353 245.00 245.00 Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 14 522-545 534 464.00-482.50 473.45 11 598 598 447.50 447.50 16 680 680 420.00 420.00 238 1006-1044 1024 309.00-319.00 317.07 Fleshy 1045 1001-1047 1031 314.00-365.00 330.84 670 1050-1094 1077 302.50-325.75 313.78 51 1099 1099 300.00 300.00 Fleshy 371 1114-1143 1124 290.00-315.00 302.68 136 1160 1160 305.00 305.00 410 1200-1234 1224 278.85-283.10 279.63 Steers Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 34 1001-1044 1030 318.00-324.00 319.89 53 1140 1140 249.00 249.00 Fleshy Steers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 518 518 477.50 477.50 6 648 648 355.00 355.00 11 703-722 715 300.00-330.00 310.72 Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 695 695 348.00 348.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 29 251 251 680.00 680.00 83 303-346 321 495.00-670.00 613.60 5 369 369 600.00 600.00 Thin Fleshed 511 351-399 385 475.00-602.00 546.33 51 399 399 510.00 510.00 Full 29 414-424 421 532.50-557.50 550.72 Thin Fleshed 970 400-448 427 460.00-545.00 497.66 30 433 433 450.00 450.00 Full 7 438 438 440.00 440.00 Fleshy 3159 451-499 478 415.00-510.00 471.72 492 454-489 480 497.00-545.00 524.85 Replacement 43 459-497 493 450.00-458.00 457.13 Full 29 506 506 492.50 492.50 Thin Fleshed 573 501-543 520 446.00-571.00 491.00 Replacement 2874 500-549 524 380.00-470.00 442.28 728 553-595 566 437.00-569.00 511.42 Replacement 1756 550-599 571 372.00-467.50 410.66 25 589-596 591 363.00-377.50 370.44 Fleshy 27 593-599 596 361.00-422.00 392.48 Full 6 604 604 350.00 350.00 Fleshy 179 603-615 610 441.00-448.00 444.06 Replacement 753 602-646 620 342.50-409.00 383.28 26 643 643 350.00 350.00 Unweaned 195 650-690 670 332.50-373.00 363.14 7 676 676 350.00 350.00 Fleshy 12 703-717 710 322.00-342.50 332.35 Fleshy 140 716-748 731 352.00-370.00 360.78 172 760-785 776 323.00-331.00 328.03 Fleshy 478 750-799 786 330.00-365.50 352.08 437 803-848 817 312.00-378.00 346.23 133 814-848 833 348.00-350.50 349.40 Spayed 102 839-845 839 321.00-327.50 324.08 Fleshy 56 867 867 330.00 330.00 Spayed 208 851-896 872 311.00-319.00 317.92 Fleshy 741 852-896 877 323.00-365.25 343.18 66 922 922 337.00 337.00 Spayed 584 909-947 924 302.25-319.00 312.20 Fleshy 261 900-944 925 315.00-359.00 341.71 399 951-998 967 305.00-336.50 319.41 313 960-983 974 304.50-308.50 307.33 Fleshy 12 1082 1082 284.00 284.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 281 281 645.00 645.00 31 312-336 329 475.00-605.00 578.19 98 353-397 381 435.00-570.00 533.01 103 412-449 436 427.50-492.50 461.46 136 452-499 472 410.00-460.00 436.86 245 504-548 531 375.00-442.00 389.20 66 552-595 574 346.00-417.50 377.72 20 611-624 617 350.00-360.00 355.45 27 653-685 674 340.00-368.00 354.34 52 707-735 729 332.00-352.00 341.46 9 878 878 292.00 292.00 Fleshy 23 884 884 300.00 300.00 38 960 960 291.00 291.00 Fleshy Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 740 740 315.00 315.00 Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 16 637 637 375.00 375.00 173 1004-1019 1011 281.00-292.50 288.91 Fleshy 64 1001-1049 1020 295.00-316.00 307.41 28 1050-1052 1051 277.00-282.50 279.75 Fleshy 221 1057-1089 1077 298.75-316.00 305.41 51 1141 1141 258.50 258.50 48 1160 1160 256.00 256.00 51 1297 1297 234.50 234.50 Fleshy Heifers Medium 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 388 388 522.50 522.50 5 580 580 355.00 355.00 5 746 746 300.00 300.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 321 321 555.00 555.00 7 422 422 500.00 500.00 5 582 582 360.00 360.00 Slaughter Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 24 1377 1377 246.00 246.00 Return to Feed, Select and Choice 16 1436-1463 1456 240.00 240.00 Certified Prgms, Choice 57 1408-1517 1474 238.00-241.00 239.64 Choice 55 1509-1574 1529 240.00-244.00 241.92 Certified Prgms, Choice 96 1520-1579 1555 238.00-240.00 239.94 Choice 10 1651 1651 240.25 240.25 Heavy Weight, Choice 8 1655 1655 240.50 240.50 Return to Feed, Choice Slaughter Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 92 1212-1478 1364 240.00-242.00 240.54 Certified Prgms, Choice 291 1274-1584 1497 240.00-241.50 240.07 Choice Slaughter Beef/Dairy Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 50 1378-1528 1433 236.00-240.50 238.80 Choice Slaughter Beef/Dairy Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 50 1528-1593 1546 237.50-240.25 238.29 Choice 9 1767 1767 236.50 236.50 Choice Beef/Dairy Heifers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 453 453 310.00 310.00 Beef/Dairy Steers Medium and Large 2-3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 531 531 375.00 375.00 7 797 797 330.00 330.00