Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A limited offering of steer and heifer calves again this week, too few comparable sales to allow any meaningful price comparisons to be made. Yearling feeder steers not well compared. Yearling feeder heifers sold with a lower undertone. Moderate demand for this week’s calf offering, flesh condition of calves was a little heavier and many were lacking preconditioning shots. Fewer farmer feeders in the seats, as well, which resulted in a market that was not as active as last week. This week’s yearlings were in a heavier flesh condition and just not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls sold with a lower undertone.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.32/cwt on 897 head.

Average price

$132.32

897 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$425

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1-2

$29.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.49

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	514	139.85	718	26
Medium and Large 1	746	135.66	1,012	634
Medium and Large 1-2	514	135.10	694	85
Medium and Large 2	735	120.00	882	56
Large 2	1,002	113.25	1,135	87
Large 1-2	1,039	110.00	1,143	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.85/cwt here — about −$425 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 sale897 hd

132.32

—

SD average10 barns · 19,794 hd

145.81

−13.49

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	—	High	2,105	77.43	1,630	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,635	67.74	1,108	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	57.67	911	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,379	51.42	709	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,176	39.64	466	85

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	781	132.50/cwt	132.25–132.75	1,035	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	136.94/cwt	136.00–140.00	567	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	125.21/cwt	124.00–126.00	727	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	150.77/cwt	148.00–155.50	929	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	217	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	326	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	129.43/cwt	126.00–137.25	884	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	134.17/cwt	128.00–136.00	777	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	133.11/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,141	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	161.90/cwt	160.50–163.50	858	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	134.82/cwt	131.00–136.50	861	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	883	129.22/cwt	121.00–131.50	1,141	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	156.98/cwt	156.00–158.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	141.13/cwt	121.00–147.00	823	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	987	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,239	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	160.99/cwt	158.00–165.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	134.51/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,119	329
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	139.63/cwt	138.00–140.00	753	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	146.55/cwt	146.25–147.75	1,109	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	148.25/cwt	147.00–148.75	1,100	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	134.41/cwt	128.50–137.00	1,302	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	149.49/cwt	148.00–155.00	716	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	188.76/cwt	185.00–197.00	810	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	154.24/cwt	152.00–156.00	888	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	638	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,013	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,170	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,039	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,143	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,215	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,476	36
Steers	Large 1	—	1,093	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,383	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,007	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,284	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,115	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,402	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	64.35/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,079	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,493	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	851	3
Bulls	—	—	2,215	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	50.73/cwt	50.00–51.50	595	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	35.56/cwt	31.00–41.00	367	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	36.09/cwt	35.00–38.50	427	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,372	51.69/cwt	46.50–55.00	709	42
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,635	67.74/cwt	63.50–71.00	1,108	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	43.22/cwt	41.00–47.00	529	33
Heifers	Medium 1	—	449	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	678	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	49.97/cwt	49.00–51.00	754	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	570	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	828	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,126	7
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	731	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	811	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,002	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	1,135	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	421	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	623	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	56.89/cwt	54.00–59.00	885	6
Bulls	—	—	2,068	76.24/cwt	74.50–77.50	1,577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	179.32/cwt	172.00–183.00	832	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	136.10/cwt	135.50–137.25	996	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	855	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	983	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,022	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	617	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	467	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	677	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.04/cwt	142.00–158.00	791	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,280	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	748	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	137.10/cwt	136.00–141.25	1,178	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	678	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	741	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,000	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	871	112.51/cwt	105.00–117.00	980	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	3

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,686Last week 1,833Year ago 3,244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 227Last week 230Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	781	132.25–132.75	132.50
3	—	307	180.00	180.00
26	—	683	126.00–137.25	129.43
71	—	579	128.00–136.00	134.17
74	—	857	130.00–133.50	133.11
30	—	639	131.00–136.50	134.82
6	—	380	156.00–158.00	156.98
7	—	408	158.00–165.00	160.99
329	—	832	130.00–136.00	134.51
22	—	539	138.00–140.00	139.63
24	—	479	148.00–155.00	149.49
17	—	732	135.50–137.25	136.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	414	136.00–140.00	136.94
32	—	581	124.00–126.00	125.21
3	—	257	187.50	187.50
20	—	481	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	217	150.00	150.00
8	—	983	104.00	104.00
35	—	871	105.00–117.00	112.51
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,039	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	449	151.00	151.00
15	—	467	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	731	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,002	113.25	113.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	148.00	148.00
5	—	535	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	741	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	616	148.00–155.50	150.77
13	—	530	160.50–163.50	161.90
71	—	757	146.25–147.75	146.55
14	—	742	147.00–148.75	148.25
30	—	969	128.50–137.00	134.41
4	—	360	200.00	200.00
16	—	429	185.00–197.00	188.76
28	—	576	152.00–156.00	154.24
25	—	464	172.00–183.00	179.32
62	—	859	136.00–141.25	137.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	883	121.00–131.50	129.22
6	—	780	127.00	127.00
16	—	987	125.50	125.50
8	—	748	136.50	136.50
11	—	230	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	583	121.00–147.00	141.13
13	—	520	142.00–158.00	152.04
9	—	968	132.25	132.25
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,013	115.50	115.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,215	121.50	121.50
11	—	1,093	126.50	126.50
5	—	1,007	127.50	127.50
47	—	1,115	125.75	125.75
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	828	136.00	136.00
5	—	617	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	592	144.50	144.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,677	64.00–65.00	64.35
2	—	1,508	49.00–51.00	49.97
6	—	1,555	54.00–59.00	56.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	57.00	57.00
42	—	1,372	46.50–55.00	51.69
3	—	1,358	42.00	42.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	50.00–51.50	50.73
13	—	1,031	31.00–41.00	35.56
34	—	1,184	35.00–38.50	36.09
33	—	1,225	41.00–47.00	43.22
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,635	63.50–71.00	67.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,215	81.00	81.00
6	—	2,068	74.50–77.50	76.24

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