Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs not well compared, over 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Good to very good demand for this lighter offering of feeder cattle, many cancellations this week after the 2 day blizzard that struck the area on Friday and Saturday. Heavy snows, accompanied by 60 mph winds that created huge snowdrifts, and below zero temps made it difficult to get cattle loaded and hauled to the auction. The market was active, most active on the steers, as there were enough buyers in town actively bidding. Many small packages along with large consigments of high quality cattle in light to moderate plus flesh. The packages were just as highly sought after as the large strings. Many more cattle expected for next week as the weather moderates. Slaughter cows sold with higher to much higher undertones, too few offered to allow a good comparison. Bulls sold with higher undertones.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.39/cwt on 1,469 head.

Average price

$155.39

1,469 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,136

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$501

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

$23.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.17

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	356	179.00	637	5thin
Medium and Large 1	733	155.31	1,138	1,464

One grade step is worth $23.69/cwt here — about −$501 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 sale1,469 hd

155.39

—

SD average7 barns · 10,321 hd

155.56

−0.17

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	1,748	84.63	1,479	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,524	62.27	949	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	57.77	747	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,315	52.00	684	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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 1Fleshy	—	578	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	151.94/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,009	32
Bulls	—	—	1,968	84.77/cwt	84.50–85.00	1,668	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,291	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	662	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	56.91/cwt	54.00–59.00	767	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	929	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	65.03/cwt	64.00–67.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	158.09/cwt	154.75–161.50	1,083	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	140.54/cwt	138.75–141.00	1,317	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	146.26/cwt	141.75–147.00	1,204	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	174.43/cwt	165.00–180.50	996	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	142.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,230	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	175.62/cwt	169.00–180.00	931	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	184.97/cwt	180.00–186.50	888	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	136.91/cwt	135.00–139.25	991	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	145.56/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,127	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	154.14/cwt	145.00–162.75	1,122	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	170.24/cwt	160.00–176.25	1,059	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	138.03/cwt	137.00–141.00	936	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	138.00/cwt	135.00–138.75	1,047	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	148.55/cwt	141.00–153.25	859	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	154.05/cwt	152.00–159.00	824	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	144.79/cwt	139.00–148.50	908	208
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	554	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.48/cwt	154.00–160.00	728	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	159.11/cwt	151.75–161.75	702	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	136.45/cwt	133.00–137.50	1,122	61

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,740Last week 6,510Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 150Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
211	—	724	135.00–139.25	136.91
64	—	678	137.00–141.00	138.03
86	—	759	135.00–138.75	138.00
99	—	578	141.00–153.25	148.55
114	—	535	152.00–159.00	154.05
208	—	627	139.00–148.50	144.79
3	—	397	167.00	167.00
20	—	465	154.00–160.00	156.48
27	—	441	151.75–161.75	159.11
61	—	822	133.00–137.50	136.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	638	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	554	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	664	150.00–152.50	151.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	685	154.75–161.50	158.09
136	—	937	138.75–141.00	140.54
138	—	823	141.75–147.00	146.26
209	—	571	165.00–180.50	174.43
228	—	866	140.00–145.00	142.09
46	—	530	169.00–180.00	175.62
47	—	480	180.00–186.50	184.97
236	—	774	144.00–147.50	145.56
7	—	425	182.00	182.00
131	—	728	145.00–162.75	154.14
133	—	622	160.00–176.25	170.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	356	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,968	84.50–85.00	84.77
2	—	1,528	84.50	84.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	61.00	61.00
15	—	1,348	54.00–59.00	56.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,720	54.00	54.00
6	—	1,458	64.00–67.00	65.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	52.00	52.00

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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