Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to weak for the quality offered from last week. Feeder heifers and all classes of calves to lightly tested for an accurate trend. Demand moderate. A large supply of steers weighing over 1000 lbs on offer today. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower instances to as much as 8.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter bulls were to lightly tested for a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.40/cwt on 1,019 head.

Average price

$135.40

1,019 head · 975 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,320

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$244

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

$24.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.41

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	818	145.16	1,187	523
Medium and Large 1-2	722	141.42	1,022	70
Large 1	1,249	123.27	1,540	277
Medium and Large 2	818	122.50	1,002	20
Large 1-2	1,186	120.64	1,431	129

One grade step is worth $24.51/cwt here — about −$244 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 sale1,019 hd

135.40

—

SD average12 barns · 22,155 hd

152.81

−17.41

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	1,552	71.44	1,109	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,186	63.50	753	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	56.59	881	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,379	51.39	708	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,172	45.95	538	20

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	—	631	151.72/cwt	143.00–157.25	957	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	132.21/cwt	131.00–133.00	821	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	784	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	137.73/cwt	137.00–140.50	1,268	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	742	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	853	11
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,201	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,237	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,187	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,282	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	929	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,310	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,043	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,147	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,018	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	621	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	638	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	144.17/cwt	143.50–144.50	1,041	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,058	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	975	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,176	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	139.98/cwt	134.50–143.00	866	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	135.98/cwt	134.00–139.00	695	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	139.70/cwt	135.00–140.10	1,066	171
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,045	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,364	32
Steers	Large 1	—	1,207	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,518	142
Steers	Large 1	—	1,346	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,588	90
Steers	Large 1	—	1,188	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,497	45
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,186	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	487	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	154.88/cwt	154.50–155.00	906	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,163	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,405	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	152.15/cwt	150.00–157.00	825	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	130.80/cwt	130.50–131.00	1,007	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,017	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,365	44
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,182	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,410	59
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,311	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,501	38
Bulls	—	—	790	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	864	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,045	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	955	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	267	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	44.81/cwt	41.50–47.00	557	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	381	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	138.80/cwt	136.00–139.25	1,280	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	147.30/cwt	145.00–148.75	1,308	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	157.89/cwt	157.00–161.00	736	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,079	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,440	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,039	135.07/cwt	134.50–136.00	1,403	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	145.35/cwt	145.35–145.35	1,173	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	62.18/cwt	49.50–66.00	672	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,355	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	352	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	820	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	64.97/cwt	63.50–66.50	962	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	49.16/cwt	47.50–53.00	681	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	55.85/cwt	53.00–58.50	762	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	71.72/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,148	16

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,786Last week 1,104Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 125Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	631	143.00–157.25	151.72
31	—	585	154.50–155.00	154.88
30	—	741	157.00	157.00
27	—	993	141.50	141.50
26	—	542	150.00–157.00	152.15
12	—	770	130.50–131.00	130.80
6	—	411	176.00	176.00
50	—	922	136.00–139.25	138.80
62	—	888	145.00–148.75	147.30
33	—	466	157.00–161.00	157.89
43	—	1,079	133.50	133.50
44	—	1,039	134.50–136.00	135.07
50	—	807	145.35	145.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	166.00	166.00
13	—	621	131.00–133.00	132.21
16	—	537	146.00	146.00
34	—	921	137.00–140.50	137.73
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,045	130.50	130.50
59	—	1,182	119.25	119.25
38	—	1,311	114.50	114.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	1,207	125.75	125.75
90	—	1,346	118.00	118.00
45	—	1,188	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,017	134.25	134.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	864	121.00	121.00
5	—	680	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	742	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,187	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	929	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,043	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	348	149.00	149.00
9	—	551	142.50	142.50
14	—	411	151.00	151.00
14	—	451	141.50	141.50
15	—	722	143.50–144.50	144.17
18	—	874	121.00	121.00
19	—	682	143.00	143.00
21	—	972	121.00	121.00
30	—	619	134.50–143.00	139.98
86	—	511	134.00–139.00	135.98
171	—	763	135.00–140.10	139.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	544	136.00	136.00
9	—	743	137.00	137.00
5	—	752	126.00	126.00
8	—	366	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	282	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,186	63.50	63.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	28.00	28.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,242	41.50–47.00	44.81
5	—	1,081	49.50–66.00	62.18
2	—	1,173	39.00	39.00
1	—	1,355	26.00	26.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	51.00	51.00
2	—	1,480	63.50–66.50	64.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,386	47.50–53.00	49.16
4	—	1,364	53.00–58.50	55.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	67.00	67.00
16	—	1,600	70.00–73.00	71.72

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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