Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: In a narrow comparison, feeder steady to instances of 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers not well compared. Moderate to good demand for this large offering of yearling steers and heifers, few spring born calves offered and were met by moderate demand. This week’s yearling offering was, overall, in heavier flesh condition as many consignments were carrying a moderate plus amount of flesh. There were several long strings offered in full loads and multiple load lots. The market was active in spite of the CME Live Cattle futures contracts being under pressure. Cattle feeders want to buy yearlings while they can which is helping to support the market, whether the cattle are green or fleshy. There were some light fleshed cattle offered but quality wasn’t as attractive. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher with the advance on Lean cows, bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.90/cwt on 1,639 head.

Average price

$138.90

1,639 head · 849 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$210

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

$26.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.94

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	726	148.92	1,082	179
Medium and Large 1	860	138.19	1,188	1,368
Medium 1	618	137.00	847	16thin
Large 1	1,012	129.47	1,310	61
Medium and Large 2	846	127.00	1,074	8thin
Large 1-2	1,059	122.00	1,292	7thin

One grade step is worth $26.92/cwt here — about −$210 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 sale1,639 hd

138.90

—

SD average8 barns · 14,153 hd

151.84

−12.94

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	—	Average	1,750	81.88	1,433	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	61.17	907	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,315	55.68	732	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,146	45.86	526	18

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,146	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	783	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,088	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	148.85/cwt	148.85–148.85	1,127	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,056	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	846	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,077	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	136.15/cwt	133.00–140.75	1,195	339
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	139.65/cwt	138.75–143.75	1,148	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	134.16/cwt	130.50–136.00	1,155	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,175	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,286	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	134.33/cwt	133.25–137.00	1,243	514
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	149.63/cwt	140.00–154.25	994	52
Steers	Medium 1	—	618	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	847	16
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,059	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,292	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,062	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,179	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,039	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,242	12
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,033	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,198	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,012	129.47/cwt	129.25–130.00	1,310	61
Bulls	—	—	1,750	81.88/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	694	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	923	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	848	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	32.54/cwt	32.00–34.00	314	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	44.32/cwt	42.00–47.50	512	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	51.53/cwt	51.00–53.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	643	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,079	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	134.44/cwt	131.00–138.75	1,108	342
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	51.81/cwt	50.00–54.50	629	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	61.17/cwt	59.00–65.00	907	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	56.96/cwt	55.50–58.50	750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	695	155.10/cwt	155.10–155.10	1,078	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,134	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	139.29/cwt	133.50–140.25	925	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	867	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	135.24/cwt	133.00–138.00	909	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	934	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,149	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	997	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	144.73/cwt	140.00–147.00	747	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	128.20/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,168	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	137.89/cwt	132.50–141.60	1,070	242

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 Oct 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,855Last week 1,187Year ago 2,535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 50Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	549	153.00	153.00
7	—	899	127.50	127.50
20	—	836	140.50	140.50
28	—	748	144.25	144.25
25	—	796	142.50	142.50
30	—	641	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	783	139.00	139.00
13	—	672	133.00–138.00	135.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	757	148.85	148.85
22	—	713	151.00	151.00
339	—	878	133.00–140.75	136.15
225	—	822	138.75–143.75	139.65
55	—	965	133.25	133.25
514	—	925	133.25–137.00	134.33
52	—	664	140.00–154.25	149.63
19	—	514	165.00	165.00
7	—	498	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	846	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	618	137.00	137.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,059	122.00	122.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,012	129.25–130.00	129.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	695	155.10	155.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	623	130.00	130.00
15	—	812	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	861	130.50–136.00	134.16
66	—	715	136.00	136.00
342	—	824	131.00–138.75	134.44
128	—	664	133.50–140.25	139.29
35	—	516	140.00–147.00	144.73
5	—	366	162.00	162.00
30	—	911	127.00–129.00	128.20
242	—	776	132.50–141.60	137.89
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,062	111.00	111.00
12	—	1,039	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,033	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	694	133.00	133.00
6	—	643	129.00	129.00
29	—	934	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,750	79.00–85.50	81.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	966	32.00–34.00	32.54
4	—	1,156	42.00–47.50	44.32
10	—	1,214	50.00–54.50	51.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	51.00–53.00	51.53
13	—	1,317	55.50–58.50	56.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,482	59.00–65.00	61.17

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