Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady, feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of yearling steers and heifers. Overall quality not as attractive as last week, flesh condition was a little heavier as well. There were plenty of buyers ring side and on the internet actively bidding as they competed heavily to get cattle bought. The market was very active, most notably on the long strings of yearlings offered in load lots and full load lots allowing buyers to make uniform feed yard pens. As the cash fed cattle market advances, cattle feeders are willing to push and chase the feeder market higher. Slaughter cows steady, bulls sold with a lower undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.65/cwt on 1,273 head.

Average price

$132.65

1,273 head · 959 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$24.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.46

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	859	141.79	1,218	683
Medium and Large 1-2	782	137.75	1,077	28
Large 1	1,033	128.97	1,332	179
Large 2	1,115	117.68	1,312	383

One grade step is worth $24.11/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale1,273 hd

132.65

—

SD average6 barns · 6,411 hd

140.11

−7.46

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	1,673	85.06	1,423	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,670	81.42	1,360	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	73.20	1,069	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	66.11	874	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	56.64	651	16

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Large 2	—	1,065	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,257	39
Steers	Large 1	—	1,007	131.14/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,321	139
Steers	Large 1	—	1,096	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,370	18
Steers	Large 1	—	1,198	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,390	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	897	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,032	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	987	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,135	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	712	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	947	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,034	110.87/cwt	110.75–111.00	1,146	114
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,127	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	1,226	65
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,057	114.89/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,214	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	760	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	933	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,222	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	751	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,089	6
Steers	Large 2	—	1,187	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,329	144
Steers	Large 2	—	1,029	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,261	110
Steers	Large 2	—	1,126	120.75/cwt	120.50–121.00	1,360	90
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,004	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,258	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	526	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	130.98/cwt	130.50–132.50	1,159	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	128.39/cwt	128.35–128.50	1,164	137
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	76.34/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,147	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	68.80/cwt	68.50–69.00	965	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	65.54/cwt	62.50–68.50	876	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	829	1
Bulls	—	—	1,587	83.73/cwt	83.00–84.50	1,329	12
Bulls	—	—	2,040	87.56/cwt	85.50–89.50	1,786	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	90.53/cwt	89.50–91.50	1,652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,115	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	140.60/cwt	137.25–149.50	1,226	364
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	138.34/cwt	136.25–146.00	1,269	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	150.15/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,153	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	999	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,269	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	152.80/cwt	151.50–157.50	1,128	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,005	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,003	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,670	81.42/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,360	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	60.12/cwt	56.00–62.50	724	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	50.85/cwt	43.00–58.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	134.41/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,120	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,176	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	140.45/cwt	139.75–141.50	1,077	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	143.99/cwt	141.00–146.00	975	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	990	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	143.45/cwt	142.00–146.00	871	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	803	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 Aug 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,332Last week 2,257Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 100Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,065	118.00	118.00
144	—	1,187	112.00	112.00
110	—	1,029	122.50	122.50
90	—	1,126	120.50–121.00	120.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
139	—	1,007	130.00–133.50	131.14
18	—	1,096	125.00	125.00
16	—	1,198	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	933	131.00	131.00
6	—	751	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,004	125.25	125.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	838	133.00	133.00
7	—	614	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
364	—	872	137.25–149.50	140.60
128	—	917	136.25–146.00	138.34
110	—	768	146.00–153.00	150.15
29	—	999	127.00	127.00
18	—	738	151.50–157.50	152.80
11	—	626	160.50	160.50
8	—	673	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	148.00	148.00
4	—	385	167.00	167.00
180	—	885	130.50–132.50	130.98
137	—	907	128.35–128.50	128.39
124	—	833	131.00–135.00	134.41
34	—	976	120.50	120.50
32	—	767	139.75–141.50	140.45
17	—	677	141.00–146.00	143.99
16	—	728	136.00	136.00
11	—	607	142.00–146.00	143.45
11	—	505	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	897	115.00	115.00
9	—	987	115.00	115.00
6	—	712	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,034	110.75–111.00	110.87
65	—	1,127	108.75	108.75
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,057	114.00–115.00	114.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	656	133.00	133.00
7	—	597	134.00	134.00
4	—	440	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	442	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,502	73.00–79.00	76.34
5	—	1,403	68.50–69.00	68.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,337	62.50–68.50	65.54
1	—	1,135	73.00	73.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,670	78.00–82.50	81.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,204	56.00–62.50	60.12
6	—	1,059	43.00–58.00	50.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,587	83.00–84.50	83.73
2	—	2,040	85.50–89.50	87.56
2	—	1,825	89.50–91.50	90.53

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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