Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. This week saw the first offering of spring born calves, the market was very active for these calves whether they were weaned or not. A good sized offering of yearlings, just a couple of long strings, many small packages. The yearling market was very active in spite of lower cash fed cattle sales and a much weaker price structure on the CME Live Cattle Futures, however the August contract did make gains of more than 1.00. There were plenty of buyers on the seats geared up and ready to buy calves and yearlings this week. Slaughter cows 3.00 higher, steady to 3.00 higher. There will not be an auction next Monday due to the Labor Day holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.66/cwt on 939 head.

Average price

$133.66

939 head · 801 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

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

$26.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	772	137.03	1,058	728
Medium and Large 1-2	757	126.95	961	120
Large 1	1,087	116.16	1,263	82
Large 1-2	1,087	110.50	1,201	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.53/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale939 hd

133.66

—

SD average9 barns · 7,331 hd

133.77

−0.11

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	1,728	87.49	1,512	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	71.70	1,071	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	65.15	854	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	58.93	689	33

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	926	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,181	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	717	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	146.68/cwt	143.00–149.00	748	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	954	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	124.25/cwt	122.00–126.00	886	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	514	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	896	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,084	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,087	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,201	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,054	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,254	35
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,111	115.66/cwt	115.50–116.00	1,285	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,213	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,286	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,014	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,207	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,168	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,332	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	60.37/cwt	56.00–65.00	720	25
Steers	Large 1	—	1,125	123.29/cwt	122.75–124.50	1,387	74
Steers	Large 1	—	1,033	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,302	40
Steers	Large 1	—	1,095	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,339	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	552	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	811	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,053	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,069	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	567	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,047	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	122.82/cwt	120.00–126.00	969	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	139.49/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,133	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	123.14/cwt	120.50–125.75	1,191	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	140.13/cwt	134.00–143.00	951	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	138.86/cwt	137.50–142.50	1,078	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	129.86/cwt	128.00–132.50	1,115	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	148.60/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,152	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	155.30/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,041	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	136.65/cwt	135.50–137.25	1,275	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	138.27/cwt	136.50–143.00	1,196	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	169.60/cwt	165.00–178.00	895	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	172.19/cwt	169.00–178.00	820	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,315	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	784	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.38/cwt	143.00–154.00	850	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	679	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,136	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	681	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	947	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,212	29
Steers	Large 2	—	1,114	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,125	13
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,028	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,295	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	50.93/cwt	46.00–54.00	561	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	697	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	70.17/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,055	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	75.28/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,107	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	64.72/cwt	62.00–69.00	850	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	889	2
Bulls	—	—	1,678	82.26/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,380	4
Bulls	—	—	1,719	87.57/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,505	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	97.81/cwt	96.50–99.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	132.17/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,142	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	730	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,231	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	147.05/cwt	135.00–152.00	934	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 Aug 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,866Last week 2,332Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 70Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	926	127.50	127.50
7	—	328	167.00	167.00
20	—	467	153.50	153.50
16	—	510	143.00–149.00	146.68
15	—	707	135.00	135.00
6	—	550	139.00	139.00
5	—	431	150.00	150.00
236	—	812	134.00–140.00	139.49
98	—	967	120.50–125.75	123.14
91	—	679	134.00–143.00	140.13
89	—	776	137.50–142.50	138.86
54	—	859	128.00–132.50	129.86
46	—	635	135.00–152.00	147.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	713	122.00–126.00	124.25
12	—	514	132.00	132.00
9	—	896	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,087	110.50	110.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,054	119.00	119.00
23	—	1,111	115.50–116.00	115.66
12	—	1,213	106.00	106.00
12	—	1,014	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	552	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	908	116.00	116.00
26	—	880	121.50	121.50
20	—	391	145.00	145.00
19	—	844	124.00	124.00
19	—	789	120.00–126.00	122.82
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	114.00	114.00
16	—	1,028	126.00	126.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,125	122.75–124.50	123.29
40	—	1,033	126.00	126.00
38	—	1,095	122.25	122.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	775	142.00–152.00	148.60
43	—	670	153.00–159.00	155.30
42	—	933	135.50–137.25	136.65
33	—	865	136.50–143.00	138.27
30	—	528	165.00–178.00	169.60
28	—	476	169.00–178.00	172.19
25	—	996	132.00	132.00
25	—	426	184.00	184.00
20	—	573	143.00–154.00	148.38
14	—	338	201.00	201.00
11	—	717	158.50	158.50
9	—	374	182.00	182.00
6	—	633	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	947	128.00	128.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,114	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	864	128.00–133.00	132.17
15	—	471	155.00	155.00
10	—	947	130.00	130.00
5	—	764	148.50	148.50
5	—	709	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,193	56.00–65.00	60.37
6	—	1,101	46.00–54.00	50.93
2	—	1,073	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,504	66.00–73.00	70.17
3	—	1,470	74.00–76.00	75.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,313	62.00–69.00	64.72
2	—	1,288	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,678	77.00–84.00	82.26
4	—	1,719	87.00–88.00	87.57
2	—	1,845	96.50–99.00	97.81

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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