Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves too lightly tested to allow a good, solid comparison. Yearling feeder steers and heifers 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Moderate demand for this limited offering of spring born calves, fewer farmer feeders present this week. Very good demand for these long strings of yearling steers and heifers, many full loads and multiple load lots. The market was not as active for calves as there were few strings of calves, mostly just small packages. Buyers are very selective, especially when it comes to preconditioning status as the up and down temperatures, and now wet pen conditions, make those calves a higher risk for a breakout of respiratory disease. The yearling market was very active as the quality was and flesh conditions were attractive. Plenty of buyers actively bidding on these yearlings. CME Live and Cattle futures made big gains today which helped spur the feeder market higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.32/cwt on 873 head.

Average price

$137.32

873 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$30.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	746	139.62	1,041	742
Medium and Large 1-2	750	132.79	996	83
Medium and Large 2	921	109.50	1,008	48

One grade step is worth $30.12/cwt here — about $33 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 sale873 hd

137.32

—

SD average11 barns · 18,728 hd

144.13

−6.82

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	1,809	74.41	1,346	24
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,860	76.50	1,423	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,521	63.26	962	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,384	51.44	712	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,244	45.84	570	48

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	756	141.12/cwt	131.50–145.00	1,067	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	659	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	137.11/cwt	136.60–138.50	1,174	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	136.47/cwt	132.50–138.50	1,148	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	998	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	143.94/cwt	138.50–144.85	1,190	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	160.23/cwt	149.00–166.00	671	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,220	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	529	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.11/cwt	169.00–183.00	563	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	134.99/cwt	134.50–136.00	845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	156.04/cwt	152.00–164.50	882	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	182.40/cwt	181.00–184.00	801	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,162	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	143.70/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,250	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	149.19/cwt	147.25–149.75	1,073	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	840	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	139.79/cwt	135.00–145.00	732	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	831	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,138	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	958	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,169	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	867	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	46.28/cwt	43.50–49.50	575	29
Bulls	—	—	1,845	77.09/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,422	17
Bulls	—	—	1,592	67.39/cwt	67.00–69.50	1,073	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	48.41/cwt	48.00–48.50	677	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	41.82/cwt	34.00–43.50	508	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	54.94/cwt	49.50–60.00	789	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	970	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.46/cwt	123.00–136.00	669	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	54.52/cwt	52.50–55.00	731	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	70.76/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,114	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	65.51/cwt	59.00–69.00	1,013	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	52.17/cwt	49.00–58.00	720	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	867	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	910	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	921	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,008	48
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,860	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,423	4
Bulls	—	—	2,500	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,144	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	504	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	740	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	970	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,134	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,138	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	136.81/cwt	136.50–137.00	906	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	139.40/cwt	139.00–139.50	809	23

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,833Last week 1,879Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 360Year ago 2,592

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	756	131.50–145.00	141.12
35	—	461	143.00	143.00
247	—	856	136.60–138.50	137.11
99	—	841	132.50–138.50	136.47
21	—	419	149.00–166.00	160.23
17	—	924	132.00	132.00
7	—	701	137.50	137.50
5	—	288	171.00	171.00
13	—	325	169.00–183.00	173.11
12	—	626	134.50–136.00	134.99
41	—	524	135.00–145.00	139.79
26	—	662	136.50–137.00	136.81
23	—	580	139.00–139.50	139.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	820	125.00	125.00
5	—	529	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	724	134.00	134.00
14	—	525	123.00–136.00	127.46
6	—	378	155.00	155.00
49	—	867	131.25	131.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	921	109.50	109.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	678	147.25	147.25
222	—	827	138.50–144.85	143.94
6	—	378	192.00	192.00
41	—	565	152.00–164.50	156.04
15	—	439	181.00–184.00	182.40
13	—	768	150.00–152.00	151.24
155	—	870	139.00–146.00	143.70
102	—	719	147.25–149.75	149.19
20	—	464	181.00	181.00
8	—	320	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	831	137.00	137.00
6	—	958	122.00	122.00
6	—	598	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	867	105.00	105.00
14	—	789	123.00	123.00
60	—	965	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	870	131.50	131.50
6	—	224	225.00	225.00
5	—	425	174.00	174.00
4	—	523	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,242	43.50–49.50	46.28
14	—	1,214	34.00–43.50	41.82
5	—	1,340	52.50–55.00	54.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,398	48.00–48.50	48.41
25	—	1,381	49.00–58.00	52.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,436	49.50–60.00	54.94
4	—	1,575	70.00–71.00	70.76
68	—	1,546	59.00–69.00	65.51
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,860	76.50	76.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,845	74.00–80.00	77.09
6	—	1,592	67.00–69.50	67.39
1	—	2,500	71.00	71.00

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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