Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling feeder steers and heifers steady 1.00 higher. A light offering of spring born calves this week, too few to allow price comparisons. Good to very good demand for this nice offering of yearlings, featuring both light fleshed cattle off grass and heavier fleshed yearlings out of growing yards. Cash fed cattle were higher again last week and a stronger futures complex today helped to support the yearling feeder cattle market. Light demand for the packages of calves, most were right off the cow , some with fall shots and weaned but still not the quality offered to really test the market . Calves without fall shots are extremely hard to sell as buyers have to take enough risk feeding cattle and aren't willing to take on more with a set of calves that are at high risk of a health outbreak. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.91/cwt on 1,230 head.

Average price

$135.91

1,230 head · 798 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$21.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

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	518	138.83	719	54
Medium and Large 1	792	137.65	1,090	1,006
Medium 1	457	136.00	622	10thin
Large 1	1,014	125.88	1,276	126
Medium and Large 2	723	116.93	845	34

One grade step is worth $21.91/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale1,230 hd

135.91

—

SD average8 barns · 10,169 hd

135.71

+0.20

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	—	Average	1,918	78.43	1,504	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	63.99	938	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	59.50	765	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,232	52.90	652	80

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	62.13/cwt	59.00–64.00	806	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	54.24/cwt	53.50–57.00	683	5
Bulls	—	—	2,099	82.50/cwt	80.50–85.00	1,732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	129.39/cwt	128.00–130.50	1,183	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	139.40/cwt	139.00–140.00	740	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,186	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	129.32/cwt	129.25–133.00	1,280	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	141.44/cwt	140.25–141.85	1,248	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	146.73/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,199	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	145.86/cwt	144.50–148.00	964	50
Bulls	—	—	1,677	73.01/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,224	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,051	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	134.12/cwt	133.00–135.50	1,170	442
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	141.77/cwt	137.00–145.50	1,092	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	138.09/cwt	135.50–143.50	1,023	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	134.93/cwt	134.00–135.50	1,092	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	146.45/cwt	144.50–147.00	968	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	140.45/cwt	136.00–145.00	883	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,252	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	817	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,034	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	457	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	622	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,014	125.88/cwt	123.00–126.35	1,276	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	153.56/cwt	151.00–155.00	826	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	141.79/cwt	137.00–148.00	898	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,145	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	639	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,236	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,119	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	771	140.82/cwt	137.00–141.75	1,086	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	140.05/cwt	138.00–141.50	1,029	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	451	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	704	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,109	109.75/cwt	109.75–109.75	1,217	45
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,081	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,243	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,005	132.28/cwt	129.60–132.85	1,329	124
Steers	Large 1	—	1,254	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,430	15
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,012	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,194	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	853	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	825	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	57.90/cwt	53.00–61.50	744	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	49.69/cwt	45.00–52.50	586	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	41.73/cwt	40.00–43.50	499	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	66.47/cwt	64.00–69.00	939	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	58.84/cwt	54.50–62.00	867	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	73.34/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,190	4

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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,535Last week 1,825Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 170Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,298	59.00–64.00	62.13
5	—	1,259	53.50–57.00	54.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,285	53.00–61.50	57.90
33	—	1,179	45.00–52.50	49.69
8	—	1,196	40.00–43.50	41.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,413	64.00–69.00	66.47
14	—	1,474	54.50–62.00	58.84
4	—	1,623	71.00–75.00	73.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,099	80.50–85.00	82.50
3	—	1,677	71.00–75.00	73.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	709	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	914	128.00–130.50	129.39
12	—	531	139.00–140.00	139.40
8	—	964	123.00	123.00
7	—	729	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	990	129.25–133.00	129.32
180	—	882	140.25–141.85	141.44
100	—	817	145.50–149.50	146.73
50	—	661	144.50–148.00	145.86
37	—	538	151.00–155.00	153.56
32	—	633	137.00–148.00	141.79
18	—	770	148.75	148.75
9	—	367	174.00	174.00
7	—	933	132.50	132.50
7	—	734	152.50	152.50
6	—	590	145.00	145.00
6	—	278	191.00	191.00
5	—	420	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	771	137.00–141.75	140.82
19	—	735	138.00–141.50	140.05
4	—	860	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	451	156.00	156.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,109	109.75	109.75
5	—	1,081	115.00	115.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	1,005	129.60–132.85	132.28
15	—	1,254	114.00	114.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,012	118.00	118.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,051	71.00	71.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	125.00	125.00
9	—	437	142.00	142.00
9	—	385	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
442	—	872	133.00–135.50	134.12
185	—	770	137.00–145.50	141.77
103	—	741	135.50–143.50	138.09
88	—	809	134.00–135.50	134.93
77	—	661	144.50–147.00	146.45
71	—	629	136.00–145.00	140.45
10	—	411	153.00	153.00
8	—	938	133.50	133.50
7	—	564	140.00	140.00
7	—	526	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	817	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	457	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,014	123.00–126.35	125.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	745	114.50	114.50
11	—	676	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	580	140.00	140.00

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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