Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-12-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A much lighter offering of feeder cattle this week, feeder steers not well compared, feeder heifers sold with steady to higher undertones. Good demand for this limited offering of feeder cattle. The market was active as there were a lot of buyers on the seats wanting to buy these light cattle. Most of the calves were weaned and preconditioned, flesh was light to moderate. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.64/cwt on 315 head.

Average price

$151.64

315 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$773

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

$29.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.83

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	425	154.21	656	36
Medium and Large 1	535	153.02	819	262
Large 1	1,143	125.00	1,429	17thin

One grade step is worth $29.21/cwt here — about −$773 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 sale315 hd

151.64

—

SD average6 barns · 7,101 hd

139.81

+11.83

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	1,781	72.30	1,288	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	67.46	1,041	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,298	59.66	774	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,205	45.84	553	41

Every lot, as filed

43 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 1-2	—	613	145.26/cwt	144.00–148.00	890	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	184.54/cwt	182.00–186.00	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	143.38/cwt	139.75–146.00	895	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	156.56/cwt	151.00–163.00	753	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	838	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,056	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	157.18/cwt	153.00–162.00	976	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	150.25/cwt	144.00–155.50	1,010	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	145.11/cwt	143.00–146.00	840	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	161.40/cwt	158.00–165.00	678	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	572	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	150.51/cwt	147.00–155.50	796	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	880	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	65.64/cwt	63.50–67.50	919	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,649	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,187	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	36.55/cwt	33.00–41.00	427	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,143	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,429	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,403	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	46.20/cwt	43.00–49.50	548	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	52.30/cwt	50.00–54.00	655	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	63.20/cwt	60.00–68.00	798	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	165.16/cwt	162.00–169.00	846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,305	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	634	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	175.75/cwt	175.75–175.75	794	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,106	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,460	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	163.88/cwt	153.00–166.00	939	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	683	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	818	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	536	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	887	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	788	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,028	8
Bulls	—	—	1,678	61.12/cwt	60.00–62.00	1,026	2
Bulls	—	—	1,811	75.50/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,367	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	54.43/cwt	47.00–57.00	734	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	360	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	276	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	343	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	659	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	467	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	444	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	795	7

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,066Last week 5,134Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 300Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	613	144.00–148.00	145.26
22	—	499	168.00	168.00
7	—	427	160.00	160.00
11	—	560	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	437	182.00–186.00	184.54
12	—	723	146.00	146.00
40	—	621	153.00–162.00	157.18
41	—	672	144.00–155.50	150.25
9	—	512	162.00–169.00	165.16
11	—	900	145.00	145.00
12	—	305	208.00	208.00
15	—	452	175.75	175.75
6	—	387	183.00	183.00
46	—	573	153.00–166.00	163.88
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,106	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	161.00	161.00
7	—	444	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	624	139.75–146.00	143.38
63	—	481	151.00–163.00	156.56
13	—	579	143.00–146.00	145.11
35	—	420	158.00–165.00	161.40
58	—	529	147.00–155.50	150.51
3	—	988	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	141.00	141.00
9	—	467	122.50	122.50
6	—	585	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,143	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	887	125.00	125.00
8	—	788	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	161.00	161.00
10	—	276	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	343	192.00	192.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	53.00	53.00
9	—	1,400	63.50–67.50	65.64
10	—	1,649	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,168	33.00–41.00	36.55
15	—	1,186	43.00–49.50	46.20
15	—	1,252	50.00–54.00	52.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,263	60.00–68.00	63.20
25	—	1,349	47.00–57.00	54.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	60.00–62.00	61.12
7	—	1,811	70.00–78.00	75.50

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