Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared the much smaller sale two weeks ago: A narrow comparison of feeder steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Much larger offering this week after no feeder sales over the two holiday weeks. Demand was good to very good, with the most improvement in demand for heifers under 700 lbs. Many small packages this week, yet also there were numerous bigger, long strings, including some full loads. The packages sold just as readily as the part loads and loads. Quality was attractive to very attractive, but there were also plainer cattle in the offering giving plenty of selection for buyers of all kinds and price points to enter the market. There were a lot of buyers on the seats actively bidding which moved the sale along as the market was very active. With CME Live Cattle gaining 2.00 and Feeder Cattle gaining 4.00 farmer feeders were feeling more optimistic and ready to buy cattle. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.80/cwt on 2,458 head.

Average price

$155.80

2,458 head · 707 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$397

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	684	157.36	1,076	2,073
Medium 1	588	155.84	917	38
Medium and Large 1-2	575	153.84	885	136
Large 1	1,039	141.76	1,473	211

One grade step is worth $15.60/cwt here — about −$397 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 sale2,458 hd

155.80

—

SD average5 barns · 11,676 hd

153.22

+2.59

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	—	Average	1,781	74.09	1,320	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	65.26	947	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,330	55.20	734	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	40.92	444	31

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	430	179.53/cwt	173.00–185.00	772	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,358	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	764	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	178.23/cwt	176.00–180.00	601	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	975	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,014	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	138.96/cwt	136.00–146.00	927	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	159.68/cwt	157.00–166.00	837	16
Steers	Medium 1	—	594	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	933	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,085	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,473	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	155.80/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,050	340
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	166.21/cwt	162.00–171.00	952	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	598	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	874	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	151.28/cwt	147.85–157.00	1,104	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.86/cwt	163.00–181.00	899	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	162.66/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,018	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	143.85/cwt	139.75–147.00	1,276	173
Steers	Medium 1	—	701	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,004	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,037	142.06/cwt	141.50–142.25	1,473	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	148.05/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,230	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	148.71/cwt	143.25–153.50	1,142	240
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	37.94/cwt	31.00–43.00	392	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	207	5
Bulls	—	—	1,778	74.36/cwt	72.50–76.50	1,322	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	69.36/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,188	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	652	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	971	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	458	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	729	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	955	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	626	137.89/cwt	136.00–139.75	863	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	369	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	581	135.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	788	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	175.76/cwt	170.00–182.00	833	74
Steers	Medium 1	—	496	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,160	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	140.53/cwt	132.00–147.00	607	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	144.30/cwt	135.00–147.50	771	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,173	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	155.26/cwt	148.00–159.00	824	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,293	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	162.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	543	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	151.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	582	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	136.80/cwt	136.50–136.85	1,085	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	138.35/cwt	136.00–141.75	1,007	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.45/cwt	140.00–149.00	908	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	140.55/cwt	134.50–145.00	963	357
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	296	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.29/cwt	130.00–146.50	807	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	143.94/cwt	127.50–153.00	694	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	529	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	767	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,216	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.48/cwt	149.25–161.50	748	125
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,206	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,616	40
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,086	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,488	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	152.25/cwt	143.50–161.00	872	259
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,008	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	731	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	164.49/cwt	157.00–167.00	625	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	135.52/cwt	133.50–136.75	1,088	61
Heifers	Medium 1	—	404	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	570	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	48.83/cwt	42.00–50.00	567	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	66.13/cwt	65.00–68.00	949	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	55.07/cwt	53.00–59.00	584	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	565	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,426	64.86/cwt	63.00–66.00	925	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	51.44/cwt	45.00–54.00	647	21

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 Jan 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,707Last week 1,066Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 145Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	430	173.00–185.00	179.53
28	—	956	142.00	142.00
13	—	398	192.00	192.00
340	—	674	147.50–160.00	155.80
258	—	573	162.00–171.00	166.21
240	—	730	147.85–157.00	151.28
187	—	523	163.00–181.00	171.86
180	—	626	159.00–169.00	162.66
173	—	887	139.75–147.00	143.85
249	—	831	145.00–149.00	148.05
240	—	768	143.25–153.50	148.71
74	—	474	170.00–182.00	175.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	337	176.00–180.00	178.23
11	—	648	150.50	150.50
34	—	724	140.00	140.00
30	—	667	136.00–146.00	138.96
16	—	524	157.00–166.00	159.68
11	—	299	200.00	200.00
7	—	383	150.50	150.50
14	—	553	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	594	157.00	157.00
8	—	701	143.25	143.25
11	—	496	163.00	163.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,085	135.75	135.75
201	—	1,037	141.50–142.25	142.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	652	149.00	149.00
8	—	458	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	605	133.00	133.00
22	—	432	132.00–147.00	140.53
24	—	534	135.00–147.50	144.30
26	—	879	133.50	133.50
7	—	987	131.00	131.00
11	—	334	160.00–165.00	162.71
11	—	775	135.00	135.00
20	—	384	150.00–155.00	151.58
4	—	296	171.00	171.00
98	—	575	130.00–146.50	140.29
122	—	482	127.50–153.00	143.94
5	—	699	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	729	131.00	131.00
16	—	626	136.00–139.75	137.89
13	—	470	136.00	136.00
4	—	369	155.00	155.00
15	—	581	131.00–138.00	135.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	859	135.00	135.00
118	—	531	148.00–159.00	155.26
164	—	793	136.50–136.85	136.80
204	—	728	136.00–141.75	138.35
227	—	624	140.00–149.00	145.45
357	—	685	134.50–145.00	140.55
10	—	904	134.50	134.50
125	—	475	149.25–161.50	157.48
259	—	573	143.50–161.00	152.25
13	—	435	168.00	168.00
57	—	380	157.00–167.00	164.49
61	—	803	133.50–136.75	135.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	529	145.00	145.00
12	—	404	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,206	134.00	134.00
43	—	1,086	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	560	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,033	31.00–43.00	37.94
5	—	1,035	20.00	20.00
12	—	1,161	42.00–50.00	48.83
3	—	1,060	53.00–59.00	55.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,608	55.00	55.00
17	—	1,435	65.00–68.00	66.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,345	42.00	42.00
15	—	1,426	63.00–66.00	64.86
21	—	1,258	45.00–54.00	51.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,778	72.50–76.50	74.36
2	—	1,713	67.00–72.00	69.36
1	—	1,930	82.50	82.50

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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