Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves steady to 4.00 higher, heifer calves sold with lower undertones, too few offered last week for complete comparison. Yearling feeder steers and heifers not well tested. Quite a few cancellations after last week's strong winter storms that made it difficult to load and ship cattle to town. Much larger offering expected next week. Good demand for steer calves as there were numerous farmer feeders in town and ready to buy calves now that their harvest is finished, much less demand for a heifer calf which resulted in wide price spreads between steers and their heifer mates. A couple of long strings of calves while the balance was smaller packages. The market was active on the steers, slow on the heifers. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, bulls not well compared.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.88/cwt on 851 head.

Average price

$160.88

851 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$737

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

$44.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

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	420	175.88	740	33
Medium and Large 1	618	161.39	997	773
Medium 1	479	158.00	757	16thin
Large 1	1,121	131.72	1,477	29

One grade step is worth $44.16/cwt here — about −$737 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 sale851 hd

160.88

—

SD average1 barns · 851 hd

160.88

+0.00

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	—	High	2,061	72.76	1,499	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,597	77.01	1,230	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,408	62.06	874	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	47.90	637	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,146	40.56	465	13

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	—	—	2,107	73.43/cwt	69.50–76.50	1,547	3
Bulls	—	—	2,014	72.09/cwt	70.50–75.50	1,452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	746	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,546	38.75/cwt	38.50–39.00	599	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	49.36/cwt	44.00–54.00	622	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	741	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	63.53/cwt	55.00–66.00	899	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	31.98/cwt	27.00–38.00	393	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	44.37/cwt	42.00–45.00	492	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,597	77.01/cwt	72.50–80.50	1,230	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	808	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	701	17
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,190	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,357	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	329	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	488	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	541	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	730	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	987	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	135.29/cwt	133.50–136.50	774	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	135.29/cwt	133.75–138.00	906	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	145.22/cwt	141.50–151.00	677	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	152.08/cwt	147.00–160.00	652	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.59/cwt	135.00–138.00	716	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	140.13/cwt	135.00–143.75	877	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	256	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.66/cwt	162.50–175.00	547	9
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,316	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,559	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,047	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,432	21
Steers	Medium 1	—	479	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	757	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	597	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,395	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	174.61/cwt	169.00–184.00	798	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	156.99/cwt	155.00–160.00	892	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	178.59/cwt	175.00–185.00	664	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	958	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	569	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	159.66/cwt	150.00–167.00	998	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	167.11/cwt	163.00–175.00	882	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	157.12/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,136	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	177.30/cwt	174.00–179.00	764	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,067	24

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,413Last week 1,144Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 180Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,107	69.50–76.50	73.43
3	—	2,014	70.50–75.50	72.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	61.00	61.00
7	—	1,546	38.50–39.00	38.75
17	—	1,261	44.00–54.00	49.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,372	54.00	54.00
44	—	1,415	55.00–66.00	63.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	27.00–38.00	31.98
9	—	1,108	42.00–45.00	44.37
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,597	72.50–80.50	77.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	626	129.00	129.00
17	—	494	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,190	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	329	156.00	156.00
6	—	488	133.00	133.00
29	—	541	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	987	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	349	169.00	169.00
24	—	572	133.50–136.50	135.29
30	—	670	133.75–138.00	135.29
37	—	466	141.50–151.00	145.22
58	—	429	147.00–160.00	152.08
80	—	528	135.00–138.00	135.59
116	—	626	135.00–143.75	140.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	256	167.50	167.50
9	—	328	162.50–175.00	166.66
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,316	118.50	118.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,047	136.75	136.75
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	479	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	597	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	863	147.50	147.50
9	—	995	140.25	140.25
16	—	457	169.00–184.00	174.61
22	—	568	155.00–160.00	156.99
334	—	625	150.00–167.00	159.66
163	—	528	163.00–175.00	167.11
158	—	723	150.00–162.00	157.12
35	—	431	174.00–179.00	177.30
24	—	663	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	372	175.00–185.00	178.59
8	—	661	145.00	145.00
8	—	283	201.00	201.00

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