Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for this large offering of calves, mostly all weaned, and for the many long strings of yearlings. A lot of buyers on the seats this week ready to buy calves after last week's rally in the futures market. There were a lot of high quality, attractive calves in a light to moderate flesh, the market was more active than it has been in recent weeks. There were many full loads and multiple load lots of yearling steers and heifers in moderate to moderate plus flesh that sold readily as there were plenty of buyers in town wanting to buy yearlings before they are all gone. With the cash fed cattle market rising and the futures markets higher there is a renewed optimism amongst cattle feeders which created a very active market on the yearlings. Slaughter cows uneven, Premium Whites and Breaker cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Boners and Leans mostly steady, bulls steady compared to Wednesday sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.49/cwt on 2,560 head.

Average price

$154.49

2,560 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$635

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	537	158.00	848	8thin
Medium and Large 1	722	156.22	1,127	2,247
Medium and Large 1-2	605	147.61	893	167
Large 1	1,103	134.50	1,483	138

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about −$635 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 sale2,560 hd

154.49

—

SD average9 barns · 22,995 hd

156.95

−2.46

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	1,789	72.83	1,303	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,624	75.12	1,220	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,447	63.83	924	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	56.55	745	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,226	38.05	467	52

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	402	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	518	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	963	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	513	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	800	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,269	41.21/cwt	37.00–46.00	523	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	40.55/cwt	40.00–41.00	474	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	34.97/cwt	32.00–37.00	399	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,209	24.50/cwt	20.00–29.00	296	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	43.82/cwt	41.50–48.00	597	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	72.02/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	139.76/cwt	134.00–147.00	600	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	982	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	880	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	621	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	944	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	778	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,074	9
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,212	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.75	1,497	60
Bulls	—	—	1,657	68.01/cwt	67.50–69.00	1,127	3
Bulls	—	—	1,839	74.64/cwt	70.50–77.00	1,373	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	64.38/cwt	56.00–66.50	872	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	52.42/cwt	48.00–56.00	682	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	66.78/cwt	63.00–69.00	978	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,278	53.21/cwt	47.00–59.00	680	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.50	925	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	148.64/cwt	142.25–152.35	1,394	474
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	173.96/cwt	169.00–180.00	517	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,019	142.97/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,457	78
Steers	Medium 1	—	537	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	866	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,276	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	160.71/cwt	151.00–171.00	677	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,095	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	147.81/cwt	147.25–148.00	1,280	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	183.06/cwt	173.00–190.00	802	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	181.03/cwt	174.00–184.50	865	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	151.13/cwt	148.00–161.00	793	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	144.98/cwt	142.25–147.25	1,206	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	151.40/cwt	145.25–156.00	1,096	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	154.08/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,035	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	159.24/cwt	155.25–164.50	994	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	163.74/cwt	158.00–173.00	950	355
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	145.16/cwt	142.25–151.00	1,102	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	172.91/cwt	164.00–184.00	904	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	155.65/cwt	155.00–157.00	616	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	148.69/cwt	142.00–155.00	779	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	137.78/cwt	134.75–142.00	926	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	124.46/cwt	121.00–126.50	1,196	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,081	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	139.49/cwt	134.00–147.00	651	29
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,073	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,341	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	138.35/cwt	135.00–142.25	1,144	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	162.87/cwt	158.00–165.00	682	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	136.18/cwt	133.50–140.25	1,320	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,202	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	143.22/cwt	135.00–146.00	888	354
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	142.05/cwt	136.50–144.75	1,013	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	153.49/cwt	149.00–158.00	747	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	140.84/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,082	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	145.64/cwt	138.00–150.00	840	230
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,624	75.12/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,220	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	723	8

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,134Last week 5,405Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 150Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	402	194.00	194.00
25	—	518	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	621	152.00	152.00
5	—	440	169.00	169.00
9	—	778	138.00	138.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,212	123.00–124.75	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	644	140.00–147.50	143.62
6	—	488	156.00	156.00
11	—	297	169.00–180.00	173.96
6	—	339	156.00	156.00
11	—	655	131.00	131.00
13	—	555	156.00	156.00
14	—	974	131.00	131.00
16	—	421	151.00–171.00	160.71
26	—	805	136.00	136.00
35	—	525	148.00–161.00	151.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
474	—	938	142.25–152.35	148.64
173	—	866	147.25–148.00	147.81
48	—	438	173.00–190.00	183.06
72	—	478	174.00–184.50	181.03
190	—	832	142.25–147.25	144.98
232	—	724	145.25–156.00	151.40
177	—	672	145.00–159.00	154.08
7	—	397	178.00	178.00
255	—	624	155.25–164.50	159.24
355	—	580	158.00–173.00	163.74
74	—	759	142.25–151.00	145.16
121	—	523	164.00–184.00	172.91
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,019	141.00–145.00	142.97
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	537	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	513	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	429	134.00–147.00	139.76
12	—	345	147.00	147.00
10	—	744	132.00	132.00
24	—	961	121.00–126.50	124.46
26	—	893	121.00	121.00
29	—	467	134.00–147.00	139.49
6	—	508	130.00	130.00
7	—	681	135.00	135.00
19	—	923	130.25	130.25
7	—	778	131.00	131.00
8	—	574	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	672	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	396	155.00–157.00	155.65
141	—	524	142.00–155.00	148.69
223	—	672	134.75–142.00	137.78
40	—	827	135.00–142.25	138.35
47	—	419	158.00–165.00	162.87
25	—	969	133.50–140.25	136.18
354	—	620	135.00–146.00	143.22
121	—	713	136.50–144.75	142.05
124	—	487	149.00–158.00	153.49
225	—	768	138.00–142.00	140.84
230	—	577	138.00–150.00	145.64
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,073	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,269	37.00–46.00	41.21
13	—	1,140	32.00–37.00	34.97
10	—	1,209	20.00–29.00	24.50
7	—	1,278	47.00–59.00	53.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	40.00–41.00	40.55
21	—	1,355	56.00–66.50	64.38
32	—	1,301	48.00–56.00	52.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,363	41.50–48.00	43.82
3	—	1,402	70.00–73.00	72.02
46	—	1,465	63.00–69.00	66.78
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,624	70.00–82.00	75.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	67.50–69.00	68.01
8	—	1,839	70.50–77.00	74.64

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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