Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves not well tested last sale to offer a comparison with this week's much larger calf offering. Yearling steers mostly steady in a narrow comparison, yearling heifers weren't of weights similar to last sale to make a solid comparison. Good demand for these packages of spring born calves, most were preconditioned and right off the cows looking bloomy, clean and open haired. Large spreads exist between steer and heifer calves as the demand for heifers is much lighter. The market was active as there were plenty of buyers wanting to buy these calves. Farmer feeders have their harvest complete and are fully ready to take on incoming calves. Demand for yearlings remains good as the supply tightens, this week's offering was in a moderate to moderate plus flesh condition, few consignments in heavy flesh. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady with last Wednesday's sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.96/cwt on 792 head.

Average price

$147.96

792 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$322

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

$29.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.90

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	151.63	1,018	621
Medium and Large 1-2	641	145.34	931	79
Medium 1	664	135.00	896	11thin
Medium and Large 2	709	125.00	887	18thin
Large 1	1,052	124.49	1,310	48
Large 1-2	1,098	122.00	1,340	15thin

One grade step is worth $29.63/cwt here — about −$322 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 sale792 hd

147.96

—

SD average12 barns · 26,295 hd

153.87

−5.90

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	1,864	75.65	1,410	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,751	72.95	1,277	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	62.04	908	69
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	57.21	768	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,191	45.05	536	110

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	514	165.69/cwt	154.00–173.00	852	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	147.07/cwt	142.00–161.00	638	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	151.34/cwt	145.00–156.00	710	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	136.98/cwt	135.00–143.00	804	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	496	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	182.06/cwt	176.00–195.00	770	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	147.68/cwt	146.00–149.00	923	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	135.62/cwt	135.00–143.00	938	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	139.33/cwt	130.00–142.00	786	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	154.25/cwt	152.50–156.00	529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,074	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	137.37/cwt	136.00–137.50	1,158	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	995	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.34/cwt	125.00–135.00	808	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	130.49/cwt	129.00–130.75	1,124	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	156.20/cwt	149.00–163.00	898	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	980	116.94/cwt	115.00–118.50	1,146	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	142.77/cwt	139.00–153.00	971	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	147.16/cwt	141.00–162.00	780	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	577	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	892	128.14/cwt	124.00–129.50	1,143	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,288	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,207	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	137.14/cwt	137.00–137.50	1,205	46
Steers	Medium 1	—	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	11
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,098	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,340	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,099	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,363	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,025	125.87/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,290	35
Steers	Large 1	—	1,158	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,355	6
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,004	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,140	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	55.44/cwt	52.50–58.50	720	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,199	34.10/cwt	33.00–36.00	409	15
Bulls	—	—	1,811	72.21/cwt	67.00–77.00	1,308	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	41.29/cwt	37.00–43.50	501	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	54.59/cwt	50.00–56.00	777	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,491	50.58/cwt	47.00–52.50	754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	924	115.40/cwt	113.00–116.50	1,066	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	628	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	62.97/cwt	62.00–64.00	856	22
Bulls	—	—	1,920	85.33/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,638	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	67.96/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,127	8
Bulls	—	—	1,970	78.64/cwt	76.50–82.00	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	139.87/cwt	137.00–145.00	541	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,751	72.95/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,277	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	49.14/cwt	45.00–54.00	595	37
Bulls	—	—	1,905	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,448	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	61.73/cwt	55.50–65.50	889	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	142.91/cwt	141.50–144.00	1,105	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	647	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	809	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	783	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	994	15
Heifers	Medium 1	—	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	806	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	903	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	341	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,177	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	902	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,073	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	126.39/cwt	120.00–136.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	174.92/cwt	167.50–180.00	841	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.77/cwt	149.00–163.00	611	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,008	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,001	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	820	5

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 Nov 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,879Last week 2,232Year ago 1,877

Slaughter CattleReceipts 360Last week 80Year ago 200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	514	154.00–173.00	165.69
54	—	423	176.00–195.00	182.06
35	—	625	146.00–149.00	147.68
8	—	706	138.00	138.00
71	—	843	136.00–137.50	137.37
82	—	575	149.00–163.00	156.20
29	—	680	139.00–153.00	142.77
13	—	309	212.00	212.00
26	—	993	129.75	129.75
17	—	934	129.25	129.25
46	—	879	137.00–137.50	137.14
47	—	773	141.50–144.00	142.91
50	—	481	167.50–180.00	174.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	587	135.00–143.00	136.98
7	—	261	190.00	190.00
28	—	806	133.25	133.25
5	—	633	130.00	130.00
5	—	698	133.00	133.00
5	—	949	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	163.00	163.00
11	—	980	115.00–118.50	116.94
9	—	637	135.00	135.00
5	—	577	135.00	135.00
20	—	892	124.00–129.50	128.14
15	—	902	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	664	135.00	135.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,098	122.00	122.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,099	124.00	124.00
35	—	1,025	124.00–127.00	125.87
6	—	1,158	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	341	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	782	128.00	128.00
6	—	564	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	434	142.00–161.00	147.07
51	—	469	145.00–156.00	151.34
90	—	692	135.00–143.00	135.62
52	—	564	130.00–142.00	139.33
10	—	754	132.00	132.00
23	—	620	125.00–135.00	130.34
166	—	861	129.00–130.75	130.49
67	—	530	141.00–162.00	147.16
31	—	380	149.00–163.00	160.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	343	152.50–156.00	154.25
18	—	387	137.00–145.00	139.87
5	—	409	154.00	154.00
10	—	547	120.00–136.00	126.39
6	—	806	125.00	125.00
5	—	672	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	137.00	137.00
19	—	924	113.00–116.50	115.40
9	—	647	125.00	125.00
18	—	820	125.00	125.00
15	—	783	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,004	113.50	113.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	568	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	806	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,298	52.50–58.50	55.44
9	—	1,491	47.00–52.50	50.58
22	—	1,359	62.00–64.00	62.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,199	33.00–36.00	34.10
46	—	1,213	37.00–43.50	41.29
12	—	1,038	60.50	60.50
37	—	1,210	45.00–54.00	49.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	50.00–56.00	54.59
8	—	1,658	65.00–70.00	67.96
57	—	1,440	55.50–65.50	61.73
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,751	70.00–74.00	72.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,811	67.00–77.00	72.21
3	—	1,920	84.00–86.00	85.33
4	—	1,970	76.50–82.00	78.64
1	—	1,905	76.00	76.00

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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