Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 800 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 higher, instances to 12.00 higher, over 800 lbs mostly steady. Feeder heifers 7.00 to 13.00 higher. Good to very good demand for this nice offering of feeder cattle. There were many smaller strings of light weight cattle that were met by many eager buyers that were willing to chase the market. Many long strings of backgrounded steers and heifers, flesh condition was mostly moderate, sold readily however the greatest demand was seen for the heifers weighing 600-850 lbs and the steers that weighed around 700 lbs. The feeder cattle that will reach finished weights later in the year, or early next year, were much more highly sought after. As the news surfaced last Friday that cash sales of fed cattle had reached 120.00, albeit a very limited amount, cattle feeders were feeling much better about the prospect of the coming months of the fed cattle market and came to town to get some cattle bought. CME Live Cattle futures gained 1.65 yet that price doesn't come even close to representing what the current cash market is. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls not well compared.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.74/cwt on 1,443 head.

Average price

$137.74

1,443 head · 788 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$180

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

$36.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.06

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	653	148.48	969	119
Medium and Large 1	754	141.78	1,069	1,100
Large 1	1,025	112.19	1,149	224

One grade step is worth $36.29/cwt here — about −$180 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 sale1,443 hd

137.74

—

SD average6 barns · 10,310 hd

132.67

+5.06

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	1,880	77.18	1,451	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	57.80	902	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	53.27	692	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	48.79	596	8thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	—	769	129.55/cwt	121.00–133.50	996	367
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	796	132.81/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,057	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	962	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,012	112.41/cwt	109.00–112.50	1,138	189
Steers	Large 1	—	1,092	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,212	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	356	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	598	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	331	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	563	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	971	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	869	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	768	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,056	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	484	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	150.90/cwt	150.00–153.00	931	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	142.35/cwt	138.50–146.00	938	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	144.76/cwt	142.00–146.00	908	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	141.11/cwt	140.00–142.50	782	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	138.98/cwt	137.00–139.50	994	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	111.43/cwt	111.00–112.00	986	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	146.96/cwt	144.00–150.00	786	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.94/cwt	147.00–161.00	728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	681	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	878	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	557	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	774	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,035	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,045	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	186.26/cwt	184.00–190.00	780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	137.79/cwt	134.00–142.50	1,010	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,164	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	137.57/cwt	135.00–152.75	1,066	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	153.96/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,044	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	129.21/cwt	125.75–133.00	1,136	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	132.16/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,078	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	146.15/cwt	144.75–155.50	1,060	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	161.47/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,008	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	117.22/cwt	116.50–118.00	1,076	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,110	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	167.58/cwt	165.00–171.50	940	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	169.22/cwt	166.50–176.50	900	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	177.68/cwt	173.00–182.00	862	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	49.47/cwt	49.00–50.50	628	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	694	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	346	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	57.77/cwt	54.00–61.50	915	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	63.43/cwt	62.50–64.50	988	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	52.27/cwt	48.00–55.00	772	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	50.59/cwt	50.00–52.00	640	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	932	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	48.03/cwt	45.00–51.00	550	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	70.57/cwt	65.00–76.50	1,143	4
Bulls	—	—	1,953	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,641	3
Bulls	—	—	2,290	80.18/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	406	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	731	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	344	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	671	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	864	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,184	70

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,763Last week 2,577Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
367	—	769	121.00–133.50	129.55
90	—	659	138.50–146.00	142.35
58	—	627	142.00–146.00	144.76
36	—	554	140.00–142.50	141.11
33	—	715	137.00–139.50	138.98
26	—	885	111.00–112.00	111.43
18	—	535	144.00–150.00	146.96
17	—	820	124.00	124.00
9	—	476	147.00–161.00	152.94
6	—	443	167.00	167.00
3	—	345	174.00	174.00
3	—	290	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	356	168.00	168.00
10	—	420	151.00	151.00
7	—	331	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	780	124.00–125.00	124.49
58	—	639	136.00	136.00
5	—	670	134.50	134.50
5	—	510	141.00	141.00
5	—	412	137.50	137.50
4	—	323	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	768	137.50	137.50
70	—	864	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	681	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,035	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	796	131.00–133.00	132.81
13	—	650	148.00	148.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	1,012	109.00–112.50	112.41
35	—	1,092	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	165.00	165.00
16	—	406	180.00	180.00
10	—	344	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	617	150.00–153.00	150.90
26	—	733	134.00–142.50	137.79
16	—	1,083	107.50	107.50
11	—	665	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	419	184.00–190.00	186.26
4	—	376	181.00	181.00
289	—	775	135.00–152.75	137.57
146	—	678	150.00–162.00	153.96
133	—	879	125.75–133.00	129.21
98	—	816	130.00–134.00	132.16
95	—	725	144.75–155.50	146.15
75	—	624	150.00–167.00	161.47
49	—	918	116.50–118.00	117.22
34	—	974	114.00	114.00
32	—	561	165.00–171.50	167.58
32	—	532	166.50–176.50	169.22
15	—	485	173.00–182.00	177.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,270	49.00–50.50	49.47
1	—	1,250	55.50	55.50
1	—	910	38.00	38.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,584	54.00–61.50	57.77
4	—	1,557	62.50–64.50	63.43
4	—	1,476	48.00–55.00	52.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,266	50.00–52.00	50.59
3	—	1,480	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,145	45.00–51.00	48.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,620	65.00–76.50	70.57
3	—	1,953	84.00	84.00
2	—	2,290	77.00–83.00	80.18

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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