Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Very good demand for this large offering of yearling steers and heifers. Several long strings, including a consignment of 800 steers, with many offered in full load lots and multiple load lots. Flesh condition ranged from light fleshed cattle off grass to moderate plus cattle out of backgrounding yards. With the CME Live Cattle contracts higher, and cash fed cattle sales on Friday trading higher than the midweek trades, cattle feeders weren't feeling quite as apprehensive about the direction of the fat market. Silage harvest is complete and wet corn harvest is beginning, cattle feeders are ready and want to get yearlings bought while they can, which is making for a very active market. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.29/cwt on 1,929 head.

Average price

$139.29

1,929 head · 848 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

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

$47.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

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	548	158.21	867	28
Medium 1	685	146.47	1,003	22
Medium and Large 1	852	141.39	1,204	1,727
Medium and Large 2	890	110.92	987	152

One grade step is worth $47.30/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale1,929 hd

139.29

—

SD average7 barns · 8,718 hd

138.84

+0.45

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	1,721	84.71	1,458	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,935	79.00	1,529	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	67.78	976	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,304	63.48	828	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,215	57.13	694	27

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	779	142.83/cwt	133.50–143.75	1,113	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	137.92/cwt	135.00–141.00	993	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	136.76/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,128	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,189	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	903	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	15
Heifers	Medium 1	—	668	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	902	12
Heifers	Medium 1	—	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	8
Heifers	Medium 1	—	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	48.45/cwt	44.00–54.50	522	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	68.40/cwt	64.00–71.00	988	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	138.62/cwt	136.25–144.50	1,213	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	133.52/cwt	132.75–134.25	1,286	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	148.85/cwt	143.00–154.25	1,140	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	150.47/cwt	146.50–153.75	1,083	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	150.43/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,009	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	169.45/cwt	164.00–175.00	903	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	978	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	767	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	840	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	733	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,081	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	627	145.23/cwt	144.50–146.00	911	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	887	103.72/cwt	103.00–105.50	920	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	878	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	132.22/cwt	126.00–137.25	1,154	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,126	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	118.34/cwt	116.00–126.00	918	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	135.86/cwt	130.50–138.75	1,262	500
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	143.10/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,189	675
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	61.47/cwt	56.00–66.50	789	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,935	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	151.47/cwt	150.00–152.50	948	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	586	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	915	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	906	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	992	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	869	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	965	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	962	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,049	59
Bulls	—	—	1,634	75.72/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,237	4
Bulls	—	—	1,743	86.96/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,516	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	54.80/cwt	52.00–57.50	706	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	66.03/cwt	62.00–68.50	864	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	973	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	885	9

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 Sep 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,954Last week 1,866Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 100Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	779	133.50–143.75	142.83
69	—	720	135.00–141.00	137.92
62	—	825	131.00–138.00	136.76
61	—	973	122.25	122.25
18	—	659	137.00	137.00
15	—	620	140.00	140.00
228	—	873	126.00–137.25	132.22
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	668	135.00	135.00
8	—	595	136.00	136.00
7	—	730	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	887	103.00–105.50	103.72
15	—	828	106.00	106.00
11	—	778	99.00	99.00
6	—	493	112.50	112.50
9	—	973	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	962	117.00	117.00
9	—	574	131.00	131.00
9	—	644	137.00	137.00
22	—	776	116.00–126.00	118.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	875	136.25–144.50	138.62
123	—	963	132.75–134.25	133.52
104	—	766	143.00–154.25	148.85
96	—	720	146.50–153.75	150.47
53	—	671	148.00–154.00	150.43
12	—	533	164.00–175.00	169.45
11	—	648	151.00	151.00
8	—	431	178.00	178.00
4	—	494	170.00	170.00
500	—	929	130.50–138.75	135.86
675	—	831	138.00–146.00	143.10
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	733	147.50	147.50
10	—	627	144.50–146.00	145.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	158.00	158.00
6	—	359	177.50	177.50
17	—	626	150.00–152.50	151.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	787	121.00	121.00
6	—	469	125.00	125.00
9	—	817	112.00	112.00
25	—	906	109.50	109.50
48	—	869	111.00	111.00
59	—	962	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,077	44.00–54.50	48.45
18	—	1,284	56.00–66.50	61.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,445	64.00–71.00	68.40
1	—	1,380	61.00	61.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,289	52.00–57.50	54.80
17	—	1,309	62.00–68.50	66.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,634	71.00–77.00	75.72
16	—	1,743	84.00–93.00	86.96

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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