Weekly Summary  - ( South Dakota )  - July 20, 2026

Worthing, SD Mon Jul, 27 2026 South Dakota Weekly Cattle Auction Summary Weighted Average Report for 7/20/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 4016 3591 9728 Feeder Cattle 3276 2796 9111 Slaughter Cattle 740 795 617 Compared to last week: Limited test of yearling feeder steers and heifers 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Moderate demand for yearlings as the CME cattle futures complex has lost considerable ground over the last two weeks and cash fat cattle lower as well. The bullish outlook that cattle feeders had is changing quickly. Cash fed cattle down to 230.00, most outgoing cattle needed 250.00 to breakeven, and Live Cattle futures for the winter months in the 220s has caused cattle feeders to pull back in their pursuit of feeder cattle. The drought continues to grip much of the state, causing some producers to adjust their carrying numbers already. Very hot weather this week made it dangerous to move cattle without overheating, causing late week auction markets to cancel their sales. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 79 608 608 445.00 445.00 Thin Fleshed 10 658 658 450.00 450.00 24 731 731 403.00 403.00 Thin Fleshed 25 783 783 380.00 380.00 61 842 842 351.50 351.50 243 856-899 879 321.00-347.00 333.60 380 909-943 934 322.00-352.00 342.76 32 972 972 309.50 309.50 Fleshy 318 963-992 980 299.50-328.75 323.36 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 37 486 486 440.00 440.00 Thin Fleshed 3 850 850 337.00 337.00 Steers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 480 1002-1037 1011 305.00-320.75 311.97 400 1053-1090 1067 295.25-315.50 308.85 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 52 536 536 406.00 406.00 Thin Fleshed 22 625 625 405.00 405.00 Thin Fleshed 46 721-742 731 342.50-354.00 349.74 4 815 815 313.00 313.00 Fleshy 18 814-848 825 307.00-322.00 316.86 274 914-947 936 273.60-307.00 281.91 124 975-989 982 263.60-265.00 264.30 Fleshy 63 975-993 992 263.85-293.00 266.12 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 431 431 419.50 419.50 Thin Fleshed 15 819 819 311.00 311.00 51 876 876 302.00 302.00 Heifers Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 172 1007-1046 1030 262.50-274.00 271.59 3 1042 1042 270.00 270.00 Fleshy 100 1116-1140 1120 242.50-249.50 248.57 Slaughter Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 11 1498 1498 246.00 246.00 Choice 180 1540-1553 1546 242.00-247.50 246.14 Choice 59 1636-1673 1650 237.50-247.50 245.33 Heavy Weight, Choice Slaughter Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 1330-1414 1372 239.00-244.00 241.58 Choice 17 1447 1447 249.00 249.00 Certified Prgms, Choice 92 1610 1610 244.75 244.75 Heavy Weight, Choice Slaughter Beef/Dairy Heifers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 10 1302 1302 237.50 237.50 Choice Slaughter Dairy Steers Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 1405 1405 229.00 229.00 Choice