Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Good to very good demand for this large offering of home raised, long time weaned steers and heifers. Best demand was seen on those light fleshed steers and heifers under 600 lbs. Flesh was a little more uneven this week as there were more cattle carrying a moderate plus amount of flesh, the quality was a little uneven this week as there were quite a few small consignments along with the long strings of attractive, high quality cattle. As the sale progressed the quality got better and the market became very active. Many farmer feeders on the seats actively bidding which created a fast paced auction. After the CME Cattle futures finally were able to post a rally on Friday last week cattle feeders were ready to jump in and buy cattle and were willing to give more to get their needs met. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher than last Wednesday, bulls not well compared.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.75/cwt on 2,032 head.

Average price

$157.75

2,032 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$42.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	160.04	1,060	1,785
Medium and Large 1-2	638	152.04	970	155
Large 1	1,053	129.22	1,361	36
Large 1-2	1,014	121.59	1,233	21
Medium and Large 2	856	117.20	1,003	35

One grade step is worth $42.84/cwt here — about $57 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 sale2,032 hd

157.75

—

SD average9 barns · 14,794 hd

154.55

+3.20

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	1,947	79.66	1,551	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,529	69.72	1,066	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	60.53	924	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	60.27	788	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	52.28	609	10

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	483	187.09/cwt	179.00–192.00	904	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,160	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	191.43/cwt	185.00–195.00	808	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	138.42/cwt	135.00–143.50	943	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	135.21/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,029	66
Bulls	—	—	1,745	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	875	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	158.07/cwt	156.00–163.00	918	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	126.61/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,167	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	168.10/cwt	161.00–176.00	728	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	144.84/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,010	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	158.99/cwt	152.00–163.00	866	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	709	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,096	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	171.56/cwt	161.00–176.00	992	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	156.32/cwt	152.50–162.50	1,066	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	140.47/cwt	136.00–144.25	1,159	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	202.01/cwt	196.00–208.00	790	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	130.90/cwt	130.75–131.00	1,202	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	163.00/cwt	158.00–169.00	703	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	168.49/cwt	166.00–171.00	637	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,130	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	132.69/cwt	131.00–135.00	906	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	707	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	923	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	778	123.78/cwt	122.50–127.00	963	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	967	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,160	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	852	125.28/cwt	125.00–125.75	1,067	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	593	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	836	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,041	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	457	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	917	119
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	874	131.16/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,146	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	546	167.97/cwt	165.50–170.00	917	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	769	139.81/cwt	139.50–140.00	1,075	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	569	160.98/cwt	160.00–161.50	916	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	12
Bulls	—	—	1,984	83.17/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,650	9
Bulls	—	—	1,924	77.18/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	145.31/cwt	139.00–153.00	920	337
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	149.88/cwt	142.00–160.00	866	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	134.61/cwt	132.00–139.00	962	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	156.72/cwt	153.00–163.00	807	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	158.74/cwt	152.00–163.00	762	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	126.86/cwt	125.50–127.00	1,036	69
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,529	69.72/cwt	68.00–70.50	1,066	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	48.80/cwt	46.00–53.00	532	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	735	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	61.32/cwt	55.50–65.00	912	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,813	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	988	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	55.80/cwt	51.00–58.50	756	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	65.38/cwt	64.00–66.00	821	14
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,014	121.59/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,233	21
Steers	Large 1	—	1,053	129.22/cwt	127.25–131.00	1,361	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	145.41/cwt	138.00–153.00	694	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	147.45/cwt	144.00–151.00	643	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	124.24/cwt	124.00–124.50	1,021	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	149.94/cwt	146.00–159.00	571	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	163.34/cwt	157.00–169.50	1,027	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	145.04/cwt	140.00–148.50	1,114	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	149.00/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,079	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	185.85/cwt	173.00–191.50	952	118

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 Feb 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,303Last week 3,940Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 130Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	483	179.00–192.00	187.09
43	—	877	132.25	132.25
43	—	422	185.00–195.00	191.43
299	—	578	161.00–176.00	171.56
273	—	682	152.50–162.50	156.32
198	—	825	136.00–144.25	140.47
33	—	391	196.00–208.00	202.01
27	—	918	130.75–131.00	130.90
6	—	281	230.00	230.00
5	—	305	214.00	214.00
194	—	629	157.00–169.50	163.34
184	—	768	140.00–148.50	145.04
167	—	724	143.00–155.00	149.00
118	—	512	173.00–191.50	185.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	920	115.00	115.00
11	—	717	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	581	156.00–163.00	158.07
30	—	922	126.00–128.00	126.61
23	—	433	161.00–176.00	168.10
19	—	697	142.00–148.00	144.84
19	—	545	152.00–163.00	158.99
13	—	394	180.00	180.00
10	—	783	140.00	140.00
7	—	707	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	874	131.00–132.00	131.16
29	—	546	165.50–170.00	167.97
21	—	769	139.50–140.00	139.81
17	—	569	160.00–161.50	160.98
12	—	735	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,014	121.00–123.00	121.59
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,053	127.25–131.00	129.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	681	135.00–143.50	138.42
66	—	761	132.00–140.00	135.21
64	—	431	158.00–169.00	163.00
23	—	378	166.00–171.00	168.49
7	—	904	125.00	125.00
337	—	633	139.00–153.00	145.31
223	—	578	142.00–160.00	149.88
164	—	715	132.00–139.00	134.61
127	—	515	153.00–163.00	156.72
105	—	480	152.00–163.00	158.74
69	—	817	125.50–127.00	126.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	683	131.00–135.00	132.69
47	—	707	130.50	130.50
37	—	778	122.50–127.00	123.78
23	—	967	120.00	120.00
19	—	852	125.00–125.75	125.28
10	—	593	139.00	139.00
6	—	836	124.50	124.50
6	—	457	144.00	144.00
5	—	635	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	556	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	655	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	158.00	158.00
38	—	477	138.00–153.00	145.41
32	—	436	144.00–151.00	147.45
29	—	822	124.00–124.50	124.24
19	—	381	146.00–159.00	149.94
9	—	566	131.50	131.50
9	—	534	135.00	135.00
8	—	889	121.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	63.00	63.00
9	—	1,984	82.00–84.00	83.17
6	—	1,924	77.00–78.00	77.18
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,529	68.00–70.50	69.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,090	46.00–53.00	48.80
4	—	1,279	57.50	57.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,488	55.50–65.00	61.32
5	—	1,813	54.50	54.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,354	51.00–58.50	55.80
14	—	1,255	64.00–66.00	65.38

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock