Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves not well compared, mostly steady undertones. Yearling feeder steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate demand for this limited offering of spring born calves, many small packages of calves of uneven quality that did not capture much attention, however once the longer strings of high quality, preconditioned, weaned calves entered the ring there were enough buyers competing which created an active market. A very large offering of yearling steers and heifers, many long strings offered in full loads and multiple load lots with one consignment of more than 600 steers offered in 12 full loads. The yearlings were in light to moderate plus flesh, the heavier fleshed cattle were as equally sought after as were the lighter fleshed cattle. With so many yearlings in town there were plenty of buyers ready and determined to own these cattle which created a very active market. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls not well compared.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.88/cwt on 1,958 head.

Average price

$148.88

1,958 head · 824 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$525

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1-2

$29.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.23

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	486	158.00	767	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	569	154.88	882	144
Medium and Large 1	821	150.14	1,233	1,548
Large 1	1,051	138.08	1,452	213
Medium and Large 2	680	136.70	930	33
Large 1-2	1,002	129.00	1,293	10thin

One grade step is worth $29.00/cwt here — about −$525 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 sale1,958 hd

148.88

—

SD average9 barns · 25,018 hd

157.12

−8.23

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	1,785	70.06	1,250	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	58.51	866	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,392	53.24	741	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	43.59	515	44

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2	—	465	135.08/cwt	132.00–143.50	628	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	143.90/cwt	131.00–150.00	623	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	915	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	715	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	134.12/cwt	133.00–134.50	840	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	141.88/cwt	140.00–144.00	542	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	143.20/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,098	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	142.85/cwt	138.50–144.00	1,164	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	147.87/cwt	144.00–149.75	1,150	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	151.40/cwt	148.25–155.00	1,111	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	644	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	866	9
Heifers	Medium 1	—	413	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	562	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,018	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,423	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,066	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,391	13
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,141	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,358	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	142.55/cwt	139.75–146.00	1,323	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	175.26/cwt	168.00–176.50	824	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	154.13/cwt	150.50–158.00	966	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	162.90/cwt	160.00–165.00	845	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	148.16/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,000	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	785	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	61.73/cwt	59.00–65.00	921	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	53.37/cwt	44.00–60.00	779	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	54.05/cwt	48.50–58.00	758	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	144.87/cwt	140.00–147.50	762	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	174.21/cwt	162.00–176.00	625	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	141.51/cwt	138.00–145.50	825	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	161.60/cwt	156.00–164.00	669	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,241	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	142.54/cwt	136.00–144.00	984	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.90/cwt	137.50–138.00	855	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	529	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	994	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,342	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	594	133.38/cwt	133.00–134.00	792	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	48.74/cwt	43.00–55.00	574	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	37.40/cwt	34.50–46.00	443	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,150	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	142.01/cwt	139.25–145.75	1,392	694
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	147.02/cwt	144.50–149.00	1,285	269
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	831	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,047	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	48.68/cwt	45.00–52.00	657	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	722	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	668	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	959	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	143.74/cwt	142.50–145.00	941	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	894	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	924	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	563	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	805	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	579	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	845	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	392	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	666	5
Steers	Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,002	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,293	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,009	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,420	165
Steers	Large 1	—	1,212	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,563	33
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,163	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,497	15
Bulls	—	—	1,769	68.71/cwt	61.00–73.00	1,215	7
Bulls	—	—	1,895	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	133.84/cwt	126.00–138.50	885	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,034	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	410	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,201	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	158.71/cwt	153.00–174.00	686	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	159.62/cwt	159.00–161.00	765	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	149.97/cwt	149.00–152.00	841	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	148.39/cwt	142.00–153.50	766	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	174.07/cwt	166.00–182.00	587	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	643	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	157.97/cwt	156.00–162.00	916	45

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,244Last week 100Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 2,592Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	465	132.00–143.50	135.08
30	—	433	131.00–150.00	143.90
23	—	528	135.00–136.00	135.33
19	—	626	133.00–134.50	134.12
11	—	382	140.00–144.00	141.88
7	—	996	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	726	126.00	126.00
14	—	831	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	767	140.00–145.00	143.20
106	—	815	138.50–144.00	142.85
84	—	526	140.00–147.50	144.87
77	—	359	162.00–176.00	174.21
41	—	583	138.00–145.50	141.51
36	—	414	156.00–164.00	161.60
28	—	871	142.50	142.50
26	—	690	136.00–144.00	142.54
25	—	620	137.50–138.00	137.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	644	134.50	134.50
25	—	994	135.00	135.00
13	—	594	133.00–134.00	133.38
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	413	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,018	139.75	139.75
13	—	1,066	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,141	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	778	144.00–149.75	147.87
15	—	734	148.25–155.00	151.40
84	—	928	139.75–146.00	142.55
69	—	470	168.00–176.50	175.26
64	—	627	150.50–158.00	154.13
64	—	519	160.00–165.00	162.90
52	—	675	145.00–151.00	148.16
50	—	411	191.00	191.00
694	—	980	139.25–145.75	142.01
269	—	874	144.50–149.00	147.02
13	—	385	187.50	187.50
48	—	340	189.00	189.00
45	—	580	156.00–162.00	157.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	785	146.50	146.50
30	—	846	142.00	142.00
25	—	432	153.00–174.00	158.71
20	—	479	159.00–161.00	159.62
19	—	561	149.00–152.00	149.97
18	—	516	142.00–153.50	148.39
13	—	337	166.00–182.00	174.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	565	150.00	150.00
5	—	668	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	655	142.50–145.00	143.74
7	—	610	146.50	146.50
5	—	924	134.00	134.00
4	—	563	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	146.00	146.00
5	—	392	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,002	129.00	129.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,009	140.75	140.75
33	—	1,212	129.00	129.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,163	128.75	128.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	661	126.00–138.50	133.84
8	—	766	135.00	135.00
6	—	627	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	410	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,492	59.00–65.00	61.73
5	—	1,460	44.00–60.00	53.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,402	48.50–58.00	54.05
5	—	1,349	45.00–52.00	48.68
1	—	1,410	59.00	59.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,177	43.00–55.00	48.74
20	—	1,185	34.50–46.00	37.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,769	61.00–73.00	68.71
1	—	1,895	79.50	79.50

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