Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher except 550-650 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Good to very good demand this week for this nice offering of feeder cattle. Many long strings of high quality, light to moderate fleshed yearlings offered in full loads and multiple loads, the market was pretty active on these cattle. The market was very active on the steers and heifers under 700 lbs as there were many buyers looking to buy these lighter cattle. More farmer feeders in the market this week really helped to push the market higher. Live Cattle futures made triple digit gains yet the front month remains many dollars under the cash market. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $126.22/cwt on 1,438 head.

Average price

$126.22

1,438 head · 838 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$269

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

$30.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

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	614	142.46	875	41
Medium and Large 1	827	127.14	1,051	1,265
Large 1	1,018	112.32	1,143	132

One grade step is worth $30.14/cwt here — about −$269 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 sale1,438 hd

126.22

—

SD average7 barns · 9,848 hd

126.59

−0.37

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	1,523	77.23	1,176	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	57.94	859	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,362	53.74	732	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,162	45.96	534	14

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	808	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	905	83
Steers	Large 1	—	1,018	112.32/cwt	108.00–112.85	1,143	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	919	6
Bulls	—	—	1,523	77.23/cwt	73.00–81.50	1,176	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	53.10/cwt	50.00–55.50	721	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	57.94/cwt	54.00–63.50	859	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	40.59/cwt	33.00–44.50	433	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	49.98/cwt	48.00–54.50	617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	111.96/cwt	111.85–113.00	1,108	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	138.89/cwt	136.00–141.50	994	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	133.57/cwt	131.50–142.50	1,046	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	126.44/cwt	124.25–130.50	1,055	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	120.23/cwt	118.00–122.85	1,044	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	165.19/cwt	165.00–166.00	776	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	931	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	899	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	662	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	781	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	916	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	162.41/cwt	160.50–164.00	854	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	143.34/cwt	140.00–148.00	953	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	158.74/cwt	151.00–160.00	916	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	121.64/cwt	120.50–125.00	954	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	142.17/cwt	140.00–145.50	802	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	145.26/cwt	136.00–148.25	754	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	143.71/cwt	137.50–146.50	913	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	115.83/cwt	112.50–121.50	1,081	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	636	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	982	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	120.28/cwt	119.00–120.75	977	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	105.56/cwt	104.00–107.00	992	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	130.69/cwt	126.50–132.00	886	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	126.18/cwt	124.00–127.50	911	58

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 May 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,085Last week 0Year ago 2,487

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 650Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	808	112.00	112.00
9	—	662	122.00	122.00
10	—	781	117.25	117.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	784	120.50–125.00	121.64
10	—	564	140.00–145.50	142.17
39	—	519	136.00–148.25	145.26
40	—	635	137.50–146.50	143.71
13	—	442	144.00	144.00
17	—	865	113.50	113.50
19	—	812	119.00–120.75	120.28
19	—	940	104.00–107.00	105.56
43	—	678	126.50–132.00	130.69
58	—	722	124.00–127.50	126.18
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,018	108.00–112.85	112.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	686	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	990	111.85–113.00	111.96
167	—	716	136.00–141.50	138.89
167	—	783	131.50–142.50	133.57
210	—	834	124.25–130.50	126.44
263	—	868	118.00–122.85	120.23
11	—	470	165.00–166.00	165.19
18	—	526	160.50–164.00	162.41
34	—	665	140.00–148.00	143.34
45	—	577	151.00–160.00	158.74
281	—	933	112.50–121.50	115.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	649	143.50	143.50
17	—	656	137.00	137.00
8	—	455	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	73.00–81.50	77.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	62.00	62.00
13	—	1,357	50.00–55.50	53.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,483	54.00–63.50	57.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,067	33.00–44.50	40.59
8	—	1,234	48.00–54.50	49.98

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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