Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling feeder steers and heifers steady to instances of 2.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves not well compared. Good demand for this lighter offering of yearlings, not as many full loads as last week but there were plenty of buyers on the seats. Flesh condition light to moderate plus, few in heavy flesh. As the cash fed cattle market works it's way higher and supply of yearlings gets tighter buyers are willing to chase the feeder market. Moderate demand for steer and heifer calves. Preconditioning status was uneven, few buyers willing to bid on calves lacking their booster shots while the market was much more active on the preconditioned calves. Most calves were right off the cow and in a moderate to moderate plus flesh. Slaughter cows and bulls steady with last Wednesday's sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.83/cwt on 809 head.

Average price

$134.83

809 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$662

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$14.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.81

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	438	138.34	606	16thin
Medium and Large 1	675	137.10	926	623
Medium and Large 1-2	406	128.30	521	89
Large 1	1,024	123.82	1,268	81

One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about −$662 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 sale809 hd

134.83

—

SD average9 barns · 9,407 hd

135.63

−0.81

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	1,792	76.62	1,373	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	68.89	1,068	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,401	63.21	886	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,290	54.42	702	28

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	571	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	544	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	772	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,013	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,332	20
Steers	Large 1	—	1,100	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,397	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,199	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,517	6
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,134	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,327	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	441	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	124.65/cwt	120.00–128.00	399	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	134.09/cwt	129.00–142.00	559	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	640	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	631	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	143.14/cwt	141.00–143.75	1,038	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.19/cwt	135.00–141.00	731	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	135.74/cwt	131.00–143.00	791	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	132.84/cwt	132.25–135.50	1,176	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	130.58/cwt	126.25–136.00	1,207	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	133.33/cwt	131.00–135.00	839	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	150.32/cwt	147.00–154.00	658	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	141.36/cwt	139.00–147.00	670	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	988	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,076	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	849	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,097	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	541	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	698	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	589	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	471	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	395	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	543	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,013	125.45/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,271	57
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,056	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,288	17
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,034	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,189	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	50.98/cwt	44.00–56.00	650	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,321	61.68/cwt	58.50–64.00	815	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	66.70/cwt	64.50–69.00	1,017	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,666	76.48/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,274	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	927	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	64.88/cwt	60.00–68.00	890	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	56.97/cwt	55.50–58.00	860	8
Bulls	—	—	1,628	74.29/cwt	72.50–76.50	1,209	5
Bulls	—	—	1,998	79.53/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	160.62/cwt	158.00–163.00	493	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	593	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	869	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	617	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	959	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	152.12/cwt	144.00–155.00	867	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	140.58/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,205	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	140.71/cwt	140.50–141.50	1,161	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	143.09/cwt	140.00–144.00	970	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	163.33/cwt	159.00–170.00	758	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	151.82/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,110	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	134.39/cwt	131.50–138.00	1,314	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	156.67/cwt	153.00–163.00	815	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	144.89/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,137	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	168.48/cwt	166.00–170.00	622	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	551	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,259	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	881	134.94/cwt	134.00–135.75	1,189	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	776	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,094	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	150.51/cwt	148.00–153.00	737	14

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 Oct 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,825Last week 1,895Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 95Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	140.00	140.00
9	—	544	142.00	142.00
41	—	881	134.00–135.75	134.94
17	—	776	141.00	141.00
15	—	625	137.00	137.00
14	—	490	148.00–153.00	150.51
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,013	131.50	131.50
9	—	1,100	127.00	127.00
6	—	1,199	126.50	126.50
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,134	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	307	158.00–163.00	160.62
9	—	454	151.00	151.00
9	—	378	157.00	157.00
7	—	779	139.00	139.00
6	—	621	140.00	140.00
5	—	565	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	617	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	570	144.00–155.00	152.12
92	—	857	140.00–142.00	140.58
86	—	825	140.50–141.50	140.71
51	—	678	140.00–144.00	143.09
49	—	464	159.00–170.00	163.33
39	—	731	150.00–152.50	151.82
34	—	978	131.50–138.00	134.39
21	—	520	153.00–163.00	156.67
18	—	785	144.00–146.00	144.89
18	—	369	166.00–170.00	168.48
13	—	640	144.00	144.00
12	—	324	170.00	170.00
5	—	906	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	320	120.00–128.00	124.65
33	—	417	129.00–142.00	134.09
11	—	566	113.00	113.00
4	—	549	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	631	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	725	141.00–143.75	143.14
90	—	525	135.00–141.00	139.19
79	—	583	131.00–143.00	135.74
72	—	885	132.25–135.50	132.84
44	—	924	126.25–136.00	130.58
35	—	629	131.00–135.00	133.33
27	—	438	147.00–154.00	150.32
23	—	474	139.00–147.00	141.36
17	—	693	142.50	142.50
12	—	338	158.00	158.00
8	—	780	138.00	138.00
7	—	834	139.00	139.00
3	—	378	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	849	129.25	129.25
36	—	541	129.00	129.00
5	—	589	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	139.00	139.00
7	—	395	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,013	125.00–127.50	125.45
17	—	1,056	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,034	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,275	44.00–56.00	50.98
9	—	1,321	58.50–64.00	61.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,524	64.50–69.00	66.70
9	—	1,666	72.00–81.00	76.48
5	—	1,448	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,372	60.00–68.00	64.88
8	—	1,510	55.50–58.00	56.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,628	72.50–76.50	74.29
4	—	1,998	77.00–84.00	79.53

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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