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South Australian batsman Callum Ferguson will retire from first-class cricket after the Sheffield Shield match against Queensland starting Sunday.

South Australian stalwart Callum Ferguson will end his first-class career after the Redbacks' Sheffield Shield game against Queensland.

The 35-year-old, who played one Test in 2016, will continue in limited overs formats.

Ferguson was overlooked for the Redbacks' Shield opener and, on recall, made 29 and 40 against Tasmania but a pair of ducks on his last outing against Victoria.

Ferguson, who has made 8210 Shield runs with 19 centuries, makes way amid a rebuild of the Redbacks under new coach Jason Gillespie.

The Redbacks are winless from three games ahead of meeting Queensland from Sunday.