Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold with steady to higher undertones, too few last sale to make a definitive price comparison. Very good demand for this offering of yearling steers and heifers, several long strings including 800 reputation high quality, very attractive steers in light flesh condition. The market was active as there were many buyers on the seats ready to buy cattle. Slaughter cows mostly steady in light comparison, bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.37/cwt on 1,611 head.

Average price

$131.37

1,611 head · 981 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$402

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

$16.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

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	664	142.75	948	21
Medium and Large 1	908	135.60	1,231	808
Large 1	1,065	126.70	1,349	782

One grade step is worth $16.04/cwt here — about −$402 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 sale1,611 hd

131.37

—

SD average4 barns · 5,059 hd

129.90

+1.47

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	—	High	1,452	93.11	1,352	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,845	80.00	1,476	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	73.16	1,115	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,415	71.00	1,005	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	55.59	588	4thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	75.67/cwt	73.50–79.50	1,145	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	46.68/cwt	44.00–49.00	429	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	773	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,016	129.29/cwt	125.50–131.50	1,314	253
Steers	Large 1	—	1,080	127.03/cwt	115.50–128.50	1,372	463
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	162.73/cwt	154.00–172.00	1,014	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,236	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,360	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	149.87/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,100	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	152.90/cwt	150.00–154.50	1,041	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	145.16/cwt	141.50–149.00	1,113	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	137.58/cwt	135.00–138.25	1,191	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	131.16/cwt	128.75–136.75	1,216	108
Steers	Large 1	—	1,136	115.10/cwt	111.00–118.25	1,308	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	135.81/cwt	134.00–138.00	991	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	129.82/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,070	98
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,055	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,150	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	69.08/cwt	66.00–71.50	1,066	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,054	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	904	1
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,845	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	121.68/cwt	121.00–121.75	1,166	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	142.50/cwt	138.50–146.00	953	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	957	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	799	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	678	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,016	115.51/cwt	107.00–119.00	1,174	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	130.30/cwt	124.00–136.25	1,023	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	122.84/cwt	122.75–123.00	1,135	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,057	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	142.60/cwt	136.00–150.00	884	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	954	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	140.85/cwt	138.00–144.50	1,042	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	130.76/cwt	125.00–132.35	1,288	446
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	804	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	886	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,163	8
Bulls	—	—	1,739	103.65/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,802	3
Bulls	—	—	1,392	83.00/cwt	82.00–83.50	1,155	3
Bulls	—	—	1,377	92.96/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,280	9
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,086	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,119	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	886	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	966	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	848	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,039	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 Jul 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,334Last week 926Year ago 2,042

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 70Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,513	73.50–79.50	75.67
8	—	1,543	66.00–71.50	69.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	44.00–49.00	46.68
2	—	1,198	64.50	64.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,435	63.00	63.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,739	103.00–104.00	103.65
3	—	1,392	82.00–83.50	83.00
9	—	1,377	90.00–94.50	92.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
253	—	1,016	125.50–131.50	129.29
463	—	1,080	115.50–128.50	127.03
8	—	1,236	110.00	110.00
58	—	1,136	111.00–118.25	115.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	165.00	165.00
10	—	623	154.00–172.00	162.73
28	—	734	147.00–154.00	149.87
33	—	681	150.00–154.50	152.90
70	—	767	141.50–149.00	145.16
82	—	866	135.00–138.25	137.58
108	—	927	128.75–136.75	131.16
16	—	596	160.00	160.00
446	—	985	125.00–132.35	130.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	740	138.00–144.50	140.85
7	—	551	150.00	150.00
5	—	685	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	886	131.25	131.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	730	134.00–138.00	135.81
98	—	824	127.00–133.00	129.82
31	—	958	121.00–121.75	121.68
23	—	669	138.50–146.00	142.50
5	—	481	141.00	141.00
88	—	785	124.00–136.25	130.30
59	—	924	122.75–123.00	122.84
39	—	881	120.00	120.00
38	—	620	136.00–150.00	142.60
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,055	109.00	109.00
41	—	1,016	107.00–119.00	115.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	733	130.50	130.50
21	—	619	128.00–130.00	129.01
5	—	546	134.00	134.00
5	—	475	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	628	128.00	128.00
6	—	886	109.00	109.00
11	—	848	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,086	103.00	103.00

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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