South Dakota cattle auction prices

Name: South Dakota feeder cattle auction prices
Creator: Cattle Auction Prices

11 sales at 8 USDA-reported barns from Oct 17 to October 23, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $464.97/cwt
4-week average: $459.28
13-week average: $447.79
4-week vs 13-week: +2.6%

52-wk low $373.56high $522.18

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $368.61/cwt
4-week average: $374.91
13-week average: $366.10
4-week vs 13-week: +2.4%

52-wk low $307.05high $417.53

Sales in 12 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $420.32/cwt
4-week average: $413.57
13-week average: $400.28
4-week vs 13-week: +3.3%

52-wk low $322.83high $483.64

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.
Barn	Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	13-week trend
St. Onge Livestock Auction, Saint Onge	Fri Oct 23	7,030	$458.22	$361.27	$420.86	Steady (+0.1%)
Herreid Livestock Market, Herreid	Fri Oct 23	2,952	$466.00	$365.50	$379.98	—
Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction, Fort Pierre	Fri Oct 23	8,427	$467.96	$348.87	$421.40	Steady (+1.0%)
Mobridge Livestock Exchange, Mobridge	Thu Oct 22	8,347	$470.74	—	$441.15	—
Mitchell Livestock Auction, Mitchell	Thu Oct 22	3,231	$442.56	$358.82	$384.23	—
St. Onge Livestock Auction, Saint Onge	Wed Oct 21	1,957	$446.46	$339.00	$425.77	Steady (+0.1%)
Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction, Worthing	Wed Oct 21	3,799	—	—	—	Falling (−3.5%)
Hub City Livestock Auction, Aberdeen	Wed Oct 21	4,334	$469.67	$380.26	$411.70	—
Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction, Fort Pierre	Wed Oct 21	3,256	$470.93	—	$428.05	Steady (+1.0%)
Philip Livestock Auction, Philip	Tue Oct 20	4,590	$465.30	$402.00	$412.51	Rising (+3.2%)
Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction, Worthing	Mon Oct 19	2,311	—	$351.00	$359.91	Falling (−3.5%)

Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)

Latest week's current-delivery cash trades, $/cwt (F.O.B. unless tagged delivered); — means no such trades that week. Direct trades are cattle sold outside auction barns; they are not in the statewide auction trend above.
USDA direct report	Week of	Head	Steers 800–899	Steers 700–799	Heifers 700–799
South Dakota	Oct 12	630	—	—	—

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All South Dakota barns

Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction, Fort Pierre · Oct 23
Herreid Livestock Market, Herreid · Oct 23
Hub City Livestock Auction, Aberdeen · Oct 21
Mitchell Livestock Auction, Mitchell · Oct 22
Mobridge Livestock Exchange, Mobridge · Oct 22
Philip Livestock Auction, Philip · Oct 20
Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction, Worthing · Oct 19
St. Onge Livestock Auction, Saint Onge · Oct 23

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 8 South Dakota barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.