Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 7.00 higher, instances to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for this nice offering of high quality yearling steers and heifers, a few consignments of calves were met with very good demand as well. The flesh condition was rather attractive, overall, and several long strings offered in load lots and multiple load lots made for a very active market this week. There were a lot of buyers on the seats ready to bid on these yearlings as they could make full feedyard pens of high quality, uniform cattle. The competition was fierce as costs of gain are low, with a plentiful corn harvest on the way, and cattle feeders want to get cattle placed on feed. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.39/cwt on 1,452 head.

Average price

$137.39

1,452 head · 935 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$101

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

$28.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.29

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	844	143.77	1,214	856
Medium and Large 1-2	786	143.36	1,127	22
Large 1	1,075	127.81	1,373	567
Large 1-2	1,144	115.00	1,316	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.77/cwt here — about −$101 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 sale1,452 hd

137.39

—

SD average5 barns · 3,775 hd

131.11

+6.29

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	1,710	88.41	1,512	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,481	70.66	1,046	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	64.14	811	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,206	58.24	702	5thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	20
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,002	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,062	15
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,055	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,284	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	856	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,179	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	739	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,072	24
Bulls	—	—	2,017	95.55/cwt	94.50–97.50	1,927	3
Bulls	—	—	1,514	82.82/cwt	74.00–86.00	1,254	6
Bulls	—	—	1,752	90.43/cwt	89.50–91.50	1,584	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	806	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	56.14/cwt	51.00–60.00	623	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	64.67/cwt	61.00–67.00	818	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	145.91/cwt	140.00–148.75	1,185	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	148.26/cwt	143.00–157.50	1,161	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	138.91/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,274	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,225	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,111	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	139.76/cwt	134.00–143.25	1,227	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,107	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,031	132.79/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,369	205
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,144	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,316	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,124	122.97/cwt	119.00–123.25	1,382	164
Steers	Large 1	—	1,072	128.09/cwt	126.00–131.75	1,373	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	138.77/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,075	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,036	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	51.09/cwt	50.00–52.00	559	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	70.73/cwt	67.50–75.00	1,045	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	76.29/cwt	76.00–76.50	1,154	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	60.42/cwt	59.00–61.00	885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,147	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	149.91/cwt	149.00–154.00	982	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	144.10/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,033	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	978	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	692	11
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,009	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	130.53/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,134	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	138.33/cwt	133.50–140.50	1,151	120
Steers	Large 1	—	1,172	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,371	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	154.20/cwt	151.50–161.00	1,126	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	175.54/cwt	169.00–181.00	909	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,024	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	135.44/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,304	151

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 Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,257Last week 2,334Year ago 1,211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 60Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	860	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,002	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	775	136.00–141.00	138.77
54	—	910	126.00	126.00
33	—	655	149.00–154.00	149.91
5	—	516	147.00	147.00
101	—	717	137.00–150.00	144.10
17	—	627	156.00	156.00
11	—	413	167.50	167.50
129	—	869	126.00–135.00	130.53
120	—	832	133.50–140.50	138.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	696	123.00	123.00
4	—	420	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,009	117.00	117.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,055	121.75	121.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	856	137.75	137.75
24	—	739	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	812	140.00–148.75	145.91
142	—	783	143.00–157.50	148.26
154	—	917	134.00–142.00	138.91
167	—	878	134.00–143.25	139.76
4	—	663	167.00	167.00
4	—	450	175.00	175.00
5	—	288	210.00	210.00
42	—	730	151.50–161.00	154.20
9	—	518	169.00–181.00	175.54
8	—	346	190.00	190.00
6	—	613	167.00	167.00
5	—	442	176.00	176.00
151	—	963	128.00–137.00	135.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	921	133.00	133.00
9	—	766	145.00	145.00
5	—	608	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	1,031	122.00–134.00	132.79
164	—	1,124	119.00–123.25	122.97
165	—	1,072	126.00–131.75	128.09
16	—	1,172	117.00	117.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,144	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,017	94.50–97.50	95.55
6	—	1,514	74.00–86.00	82.82
6	—	1,752	89.50–91.50	90.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,280	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,095	50.00–52.00	51.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	51.00–60.00	56.14
23	—	1,265	61.00–67.00	64.67
2	—	1,480	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,478	67.50–75.00	70.73
5	—	1,512	76.00–76.50	76.29
3	—	1,465	59.00–61.00	60.42

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