Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 1000 lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher, instance to 10.00 higher on 850-900 lbs, over 1000 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Good demand for steers and heifers under 1000 lbs, light to moderate demand for those heavier cattle. The market was active on the packages of light cattle under 600 lbs as there were numerous buyers for this class of cattle, a moderate to active market on the heavier cattle bound for feedyards with the slowest activity for those cattle over 1000 lbs. There were many farmer feeders, along with the order buyers, who were ready to buy cattle this week after the sharp run-up in the futures contracts last week. The futures made a reversal today as Live Cattle lost 2.00 to 3.00 and Feeder Cattle lost more than 4.00. The flesh condition on the light cattle was light and attractive, perfect for backgrounding, while the backgrounded cattle ranged from light to heavy with more cattle in a moderate to moderate plus condition. Slaughter cows rather steady with last Wednesday's sale, bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.17/cwt on 1,468 head.

Average price

$129.17

1,468 head · 835 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$77

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	792	134.54	1,065	1,135
Medium and Large 1-2	869	116.23	1,010	132
Medium 1	873	110.00	960	8thin
Large 1	1,065	107.23	1,142	193

One grade step is worth $27.31/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale1,468 hd

129.17

—

SD average7 barns · 9,831 hd

134.19

−5.02

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	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,825	61.80	1,128	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,651	58.37	964	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	48.29	661	5thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	1,094	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,023	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	798	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	914	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	939	105.75/cwt	105.75–105.75	993	53
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,039	107.25/cwt	107.25–107.25	1,114	57
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	873	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	971	107.80/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,047	59
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,151	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,180	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	677	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	43.81/cwt	43.00–45.00	640	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,733	50.54/cwt	46.00–52.50	876	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	62.29/cwt	56.00–66.50	1,003	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,825	61.80/cwt	60.00–64.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	133.53/cwt	131.50–141.50	909	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	1,065	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	142.25/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,041	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	115.01/cwt	114.00–117.50	1,114	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	996	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	961	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	161.47/cwt	161.00–162.00	951	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	164.42/cwt	164.00–165.00	878	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	178.38/cwt	178.00–178.50	785	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	570	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	952	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	476	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	766	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	377	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	637	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.41/cwt	135.00–143.50	805	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	137.07/cwt	134.00–143.00	862	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	996	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	125.06/cwt	123.00–126.25	914	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	122.28/cwt	120.00–125.25	959	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	137.15/cwt	131.50–139.50	1,042	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	155.18/cwt	151.00–159.00	748	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	796	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,031	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,041	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	115.75/cwt	114.75–120.00	955	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	111.36/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,033	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	163.55/cwt	163.00–164.00	796	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,006	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	126.07/cwt	121.50–133.75	1,099	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	132.10/cwt	130.50–133.50	1,070	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	154.09/cwt	149.00–162.00	963	170
Steers	Large 1	—	1,059	107.33/cwt	104.25–109.00	1,137	52
Steers	Large 1	—	1,040	110.46/cwt	108.50–111.25	1,149	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	117.78/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,093	46

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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,577Last week 2,085Year ago 1,105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 80Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,094	93.50	93.50
29	—	798	114.50	114.50
53	—	939	105.75	105.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	681	131.50–141.50	133.53
65	—	573	135.00–143.50	140.41
48	—	629	134.00–143.00	137.07
26	—	870	114.50	114.50
25	—	731	123.00–126.25	125.06
226	—	784	120.00–125.25	122.28
15	—	482	151.00–159.00	155.18
10	—	534	149.00	149.00
153	—	825	114.75–120.00	115.75
110	—	928	111.00–113.00	111.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	476	161.00	161.00
11	—	377	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,031	101.00	101.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,039	107.25	107.25
35	—	1,151	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	873	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	971	105.00–111.00	107.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	984	108.25	108.25
14	—	922	108.00	108.00
22	—	640	138.00	138.00
34	—	858	112.00	112.00
4	—	378	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	389	180.00	180.00
57	—	732	139.00–146.00	142.25
114	—	969	114.00–117.50	115.01
13	—	589	161.00–162.00	161.47
14	—	534	164.00–165.00	164.42
21	—	440	178.00–178.50	178.38
146	—	760	131.50–139.50	137.15
11	—	487	163.00–164.00	163.55
8	—	694	145.00	145.00
254	—	872	121.50–133.75	126.07
194	—	810	130.50–133.50	132.10
170	—	625	149.00–162.00	154.09
46	—	928	116.00–119.00	117.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	570	167.00	167.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,059	104.25–109.00	107.33
49	—	1,040	108.50–111.25	110.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,230	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,460	43.00–45.00	43.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,733	46.00–52.50	50.54
12	—	1,610	56.00–66.50	62.29
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,825	60.00–64.00	61.80

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