South Dakota cattle prices

Week of Nov 2–6, 2026, Medium and Large 1 feeder steers averaging 500–600 lb, priced per cwt. Across 7 South Dakota auctions and 5,638 head, the head-weighted average was $441.46/cwt (lot range $414.99–$485.10). That ranked 2nd of 21 states in our cattle prices by state snapshot.

South Dakota moved the most head of any state in this snapshot, and several single lots topped 900 head.

By weight band (same week, same grade)

Weight	Head	Avg $/cwt
400–499 lb	2,164	$499.53
500–600 lb	5,638	$441.46
601–700 lb	3,192	$401.81

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head. Compare inside one band.

Biggest South Dakota barns this week (500–600 lb steers)

Auction	Head	Avg $/cwt
Ft. Pierre Livestock Auction (Friday), Ft. Pierre	1,974	$442.10
Philip Livestock Auction, Philip	1,317	$443.33
St. Onge Livestock Auction, St. Onge	1,173	$440.45
Mobridge Livestock Exchange (Thursday), Mobridge	965	$441.08

Worked example from a real sale

From Philip Livestock Auction (Philip, SD) on 2026-11-03, one lot in our API:

{ "auction_name": "Philip Livestock Auction",
  "state": "SD", "report_date": "2026-11-03",
  "category": "FEEDER CATTLE", "class_name": "STEERS",
  "grade": "Medium and Large 1", "head_count": 1068,
  "weight_avg": 576, "price_avg": 433.59,
  "unit": "Per Cwt / Actual Wt", "comments": "" }

Reading it: 1,068 steers, about 576 lb average, at $433.59 per cwt. That is about $2,500 a head (576 ÷ 100 × 433.59), or roughly $2,667,300 for the lot. Source: USDA AMS; we are not affiliated with USDA.

Pull South Dakota lots as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=SD&class=STEERS&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=50"

Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

This page is a dated snapshot from USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News auction reports (public); the API has current lots. Other states: cattle prices by state. For weight bands, see feeder cattle prices. For stocker-weight feeders, see stocker cattle prices. For the cwt math, see cattle price per cwt.