Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, except 800-850 lbs steady. The feeder cattle market was under severe pressure this week due to the CME Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures trading limit lower. The market was tough today but the market was also rather active. The bids had to start sharply lower but rose higher quickly as there were plenty of buyers who were willing to buy cattle today. There were lots of small packages of light cattle under 600 lbs, some fresh off the cow, that found plenty of outlets as these cattle are getting harder to find. There were many longs strings as well of cattle over 600 lbs, including full loads and multiple load lots, flesh was moderate to moderate plus. There was plenty of quality on offer but the bearishness projected from the futures complex had cattle feeders looking to buy cattle at lower prices. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.32/cwt on 1,263 head.

Average price

$138.32

1,263 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$433

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$33.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.98

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	549	148.00	813	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	625	140.00	875	11thin
Medium and Large 1	730	139.25	1,017	1,188
Large 1	1,088	114.50	1,246	52

One grade step is worth $33.50/cwt here — about −$433 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 sale1,263 hd

138.32

—

SD average7 barns · 13,961 hd

143.30

−4.98

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	1,787	77.65	1,387	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	61.79	896	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	56.03	711	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	47.72	544	9thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	499	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	968	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	1,125	30
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,088	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,246	52
Bulls	—	—	1,620	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,102	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	82.47/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,542	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	48.78/cwt	46.00–52.00	552	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	60.12/cwt	60.00–60.50	759	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	55.17/cwt	52.00–57.50	701	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,196	52.35/cwt	51.00–53.50	626	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	549	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	813	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	139.39/cwt	133.50–145.75	1,025	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	154.06/cwt	147.00–166.00	883	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	122.60/cwt	121.00–125.75	1,135	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	125.21/cwt	123.50–127.50	1,081	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	167.37/cwt	163.00–171.00	785	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,189	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	128.63/cwt	125.00–130.50	1,064	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	145.50/cwt	135.00–150.25	1,001	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	145.35/cwt	139.00–155.00	906	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	121.55/cwt	120.00–124.50	886	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	146.83/cwt	137.00–158.00	551	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	147.46/cwt	139.00–154.00	609	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	515	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	61.15/cwt	55.00–64.50	900	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,141	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.77/cwt	135.00–151.00	659	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	121.23/cwt	119.00–121.50	926	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	128.36/cwt	120.00–132.00	859	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	136.34/cwt	129.00–145.00	724	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.18/cwt	128.00–139.00	777	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	132.01/cwt	127.00–136.25	824	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	115.96/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,034	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	118.66/cwt	116.00–120.50	971	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	142.86/cwt	137.00–144.25	1,087	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	155.68/cwt	151.00–159.00	805	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	168.31/cwt	167.00–174.00	729	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	600	4

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 Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,623Last week 2,297Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 130Year 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
10	—	499	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	729	120.00–124.50	121.55
31	—	375	137.00–158.00	146.83
18	—	413	139.00–154.00	147.46
69	—	468	135.00–151.00	140.77
48	—	764	119.00–121.50	121.23
217	—	669	120.00–132.00	128.36
146	—	531	129.00–145.00	136.34
119	—	575	128.00–139.00	135.18
97	—	624	127.00–136.25	132.01
79	—	892	115.00–118.00	115.96
75	—	818	116.00–120.50	118.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	100.00	100.00
4	—	346	132.50	132.50
8	—	403	135.00	135.00
5	—	686	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	648	138.00	138.00
30	—	968	116.25	116.25
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,088	114.50	114.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	549	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	735	133.50–145.75	139.39
172	—	573	147.00–166.00	154.06
89	—	926	121.00–125.75	122.60
97	—	863	123.50–127.50	125.21
30	—	469	163.00–171.00	167.37
42	—	955	124.50	124.50
223	—	827	125.00–130.50	128.63
118	—	688	135.00–150.25	145.50
125	—	623	139.00–155.00	145.35
52	—	761	137.00–144.25	142.86
48	—	517	151.00–159.00	155.68
18	—	433	167.00–174.00	168.31
4	—	353	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	625	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,870	80.00–85.00	82.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	46.00–52.00	48.78
2	—	1,170	44.00	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,262	60.00–60.50	60.12
19	—	1,271	52.00–57.50	55.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	51.00–53.50	52.35
22	—	1,471	55.00–64.50	61.15
6	—	1,585	72.00	72.00

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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