Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: No recent comparison available for feeder steers, feeder heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Good demand for this nice summertime offering of yearling steers and heifers, many long strings of yearlings in moderate to moderate plus flesh including one very attractive string of 600 head of steers. Live and Feeder Cattle futures posted triple digit gains which helped to support the market at the auction. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls not well tested for comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.65/cwt on 1,398 head.

Average price

$136.65

1,398 head · 926 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$345

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$16.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.43

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	728	145.61	1,061	66
Medium and Large 1	879	138.78	1,220	968
Large 1	1,086	129.36	1,405	364

One grade step is worth $16.25/cwt here — about −$345 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,398 hd

136.65

—

SD average2 barns · 1,595 hd

133.22

+3.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,973	82.29	1,624	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,531	72.00	1,103	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	68.15	857	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	59.01	688	32

Every lot, as filed

49 lots · USDA AMS · Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction - Worthing, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	119.42/cwt	117.00–121.50	1,172	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	123.63/cwt	120.75–126.50	1,137	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	136.00/cwt	133.50–139.00	1,062	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	146.24/cwt	145.00–147.00	990	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	131.83/cwt	125.50–136.00	1,081	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	147.09/cwt	145.00–148.00	783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	862	130.46/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,125	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,081	131.11/cwt	129.50–131.50	1,417	304
Steers	Large 1	—	1,038	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,318	21
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,177	115.10/cwt	115.10–115.10	1,355	30
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,077	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,327	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	377	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	819	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	901	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	127.65/cwt	122.75–131.50	1,103	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	139.23/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,026	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	893	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	891	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,074	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,150	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,236	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	833	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,008	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	61.16/cwt	57.00–65.75	719	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	54.78/cwt	49.00–60.00	631	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	776	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	76.62/cwt	73.50–79.00	1,218	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	70.10/cwt	67.00–71.50	998	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	64.25/cwt	63.50–65.00	1,028	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	68.02/cwt	63.00–70.50	855	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	72.99/cwt	71.00–75.50	955	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	602	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	78.88/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,422	4
Bulls	—	—	2,280	82.25/cwt	82.00–82.50	1,875	2
Bulls	—	—	2,040	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	801	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,177	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	569	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	418	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,013	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,036	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	136.15/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,325	352
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	142.62/cwt	139.75–143.50	1,134	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	136.37/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,196	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	134.88/cwt	134.00–135.50	1,237	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	139.11/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,163	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	156.99/cwt	156.00–158.50	1,058	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	614	5

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction - Worthing, SD

Mon Aug 26, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,230Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 404Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	981	117.00–121.50	119.42
81	—	920	120.75–126.50	123.63
45	—	781	133.50–139.00	136.00
27	—	677	145.00–147.00	146.24
24	—	820	125.50–136.00	131.83
13	—	532	145.00–148.00	147.09
182	—	864	122.75–131.50	127.65
98	—	737	135.00–141.00	139.23
10	—	629	142.00	142.00
6	—	565	148.00	148.00
4	—	406	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	664	125.00	125.00
5	—	298	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	819	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	891	120.50	120.50
21	—	1,150	107.50	107.50
6	—	833	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	862	130.00–131.00	130.46
13	—	625	143.00	143.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
304	—	1,081	129.50–131.50	131.11
21	—	1,038	127.00	127.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,177	115.10	115.10
9	—	1,077	123.25	123.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	801	147.00	147.00
4	—	569	165.00	165.00
4	—	418	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	680	149.00	149.00
14	—	842	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
352	—	973	127.00–138.00	136.15
226	—	795	139.75–143.50	142.62
121	—	877	134.00–139.00	136.37
108	—	917	134.00–135.50	134.88
87	—	836	138.00–140.00	139.11
22	—	674	156.00–158.50	156.99
6	—	424	174.00	174.00
5	—	307	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,176	57.00–65.75	61.16
12	—	1,151	49.00–60.00	54.78
1	—	1,125	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,590	73.50–79.00	76.62
4	—	1,424	67.00–71.50	70.10
2	—	1,600	63.50–65.00	64.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,257	63.00–70.50	68.02
4	—	1,309	71.00–75.50	72.99
1	—	1,095	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,803	76.00–82.00	78.88
2	—	2,280	82.00–82.50	82.25
1	—	2,040	96.00	96.00

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