Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 10.00 to 20.00 higher, feeder heifers 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Very good demand for this good sized offering, the largest feeder cattle offering in the last four weeks. There were light fleshed, light weight cattle suitable for summer grass as well as long strings and full loads of backgrounded yearlings bound for finishing yards, both classes were met by plenty of buyers actively bidding and competing heavily to get cattle bought. The cash fed cattle market was unclear last week, as Friday saw live sales in IA from 95.00-105.00. The futures contracts weren't supportive of a higher feeder cattle market but cattle feeders were ready to buy cattle and willing to chase the market higher to buy them. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.57/cwt on 1,085 head.

Average price

$130.57

1,085 head · 819 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$38.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

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	558	139.86	781	21
Medium and Large 1	811	132.17	1,072	987
Large 1	1,021	108.29	1,105	70
Medium and Large 2	704	101.00	711	7thin

One grade step is worth $38.86/cwt here — about $70 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 sale1,085 hd

130.57

—

SD average5 barns · 4,168 hd

132.20

−1.63

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,352	51.39	695	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	51.20	741	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,177	44.80	527	12

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	—	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	723	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	727	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	792	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	788	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	47.39/cwt	44.00–51.00	545	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,514	44.16/cwt	37.00–47.50	669	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	54.40/cwt	52.00–58.50	698	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	54.61/cwt	52.50–57.00	846	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	49.49/cwt	48.00–51.50	691	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	704	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	145.06/cwt	138.00–149.00	979	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	133.87/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,050	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	125.84/cwt	116.00–127.50	1,105	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	120.36/cwt	110.00–124.50	1,113	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	153.47/cwt	147.00–157.00	962	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	143.77/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,035	69
Steers	Large 1	—	1,097	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,108	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,008	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,104	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	162.99/cwt	161.00–165.00	890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	759	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	133.68/cwt	123.00–136.50	750	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	127.66/cwt	124.50–132.00	1,054	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	954	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	692	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	114.56/cwt	108.00–117.25	1,117	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	106.94/cwt	106.00–110.00	925	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	123.01/cwt	113.00–129.00	897	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	144.35/cwt	144.00–145.00	599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.32/cwt	137.00–147.50	673	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	128.94/cwt	120.00–135.00	855	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	41.17/cwt	38.00–42.50	500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	136.11/cwt	130.00–139.50	856	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	111.45/cwt	110.00–113.50	916	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	513	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	698	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	716	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	831	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	614	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	798	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	496	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	779	11

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 Apr 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,848Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year 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
5	—	840	95.00	95.00
8	—	623	116.00	116.00
9	—	727	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	561	123.00–136.50	133.68
96	—	865	106.00–110.00	106.94
101	—	729	113.00–129.00	123.01
10	—	934	103.50	103.50
12	—	415	144.00–145.00	144.35
24	—	473	137.00–147.50	142.32
42	—	663	120.00–135.00	128.94
5	—	506	133.00	133.00
5	—	772	112.00	112.00
59	—	629	130.00–139.50	136.11
125	—	822	110.00–113.50	111.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	513	136.00	136.00
16	—	716	116.00	116.00
41	—	614	130.00	130.00
7	—	550	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	704	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	675	138.00–149.00	145.06
131	—	784	131.00–140.00	133.87
186	—	878	116.00–127.50	125.84
248	—	925	110.00–124.50	120.36
56	—	627	147.00–157.00	153.47
69	—	720	141.00–146.00	143.77
10	—	546	161.00–165.00	162.99
74	—	826	124.50–132.00	127.66
11	—	499	169.00	169.00
12	—	596	160.00	160.00
13	—	393	176.00	176.00
55	—	975	108.00–117.25	114.56
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,097	101.00	101.00
60	—	1,008	109.50	109.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	496	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,149	44.00–51.00	47.39
5	—	1,215	38.00–42.50	41.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,514	37.00–47.50	44.16
12	—	1,284	52.00–58.50	54.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,550	52.50–57.00	54.61
12	—	1,396	48.00–51.50	49.49

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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