Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves steady to 2.00 lower. Very limited comparison of yearling steers and heifers, mostly steady except heifers 700-750 lbs 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for this large offering of steer and heifer calves, overall quality was very attractive. Several long strings and numerous smaller bunches of calves this week, most all consignments were fully preconditioned with quite a few long time weaned. Flesh condition ranged from light fleshed calves right off the cow to moderate plus weaned calves. Very good demand for this large offering of long strings of yearling steers, few heifers. Quality was very uneven as was flesh condition. Many full loads and multiple load lots offered allowing buyers to make full feedyard pens of uniform cattle. The market was very active, regardless of the flesh condition as there were plenty of buyers wanting to get these cattle bought and placed on feed while they are available. CME Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle contracts posted losses of 1.00 to 1.50, which is adding some pressure to the market. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.10/cwt on 2,942 head.

Average price

$147.10

2,942 head · 802 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$47.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.75

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	669	158.34	1,059	1,809
Medium and Large 1-2	869	131.14	1,139	350
Large 1	1,085	128.51	1,394	768
Medium 1	598	125.00	748	6thin
Medium and Large 2	959	111.00	1,064	9thin

One grade step is worth $47.34/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale2,942 hd

147.10

—

SD average9 barns · 25,087 hd

155.85

−8.75

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	1,726	75.30	1,300	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,850	67.50	1,249	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	56.89	852	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,356	55.94	758	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,197	44.75	536	71

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2Fleshy	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	944	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	131.17/cwt	129.25–136.25	1,002	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	132.04/cwt	129.00–134.00	761	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	543	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	741	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	150.61/cwt	144.00–157.50	786	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	145.34/cwt	136.00–149.00	827	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	154.49/cwt	149.00–158.00	749	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.69/cwt	150.00–163.00	573	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	139.18/cwt	133.00–140.25	994	134
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	880	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.26/cwt	132.25–137.00	913	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	158.04/cwt	152.00–162.00	683	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	173.02/cwt	165.50–178.00	915	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	159.21/cwt	146.00–168.00	923	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	157.55/cwt	153.00–164.00	980	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	141.85/cwt	138.00–146.00	888	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	149.48/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,019	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	140.35/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,142	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	137.86/cwt	135.50–142.00	1,070	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	137.97/cwt	130.25–140.00	1,341	364
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	197.35/cwt	192.00–210.00	661	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	183.35/cwt	175.00–188.00	871	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	147.08/cwt	142.00–150.75	1,060	150
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	62.93/cwt	61.00–66.00	868	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	55.43/cwt	46.50–59.00	753	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	562	1
Bulls	—	—	2,350	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,669	1
Bulls	—	—	1,793	72.88/cwt	70.50–73.50	1,307	5
Bulls	—	—	1,658	76.47/cwt	73.00–78.50	1,268	14
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,038	126.85/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,317	359
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,850	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,249	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	48.08/cwt	45.00–51.50	600	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	42.32/cwt	36.00–47.00	490	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	55.32/cwt	51.00–57.00	825	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	59.79/cwt	58.00–64.00	901	13
Steers	Medium 1	—	598	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	748	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,150	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,518	82
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,163	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,244	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,106	130.44/cwt	128.50–133.75	1,443	210
Steers	Large 1	—	1,068	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,431	87
Steers	Large 1	—	1,367	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,497	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	192.60/cwt	184.00–195.25	844	142
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	401	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	669	137.60/cwt	136.00–138.00	921	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	133.59/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,035	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	612	149.44/cwt	149.00–150.00	915	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	959	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,064	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	725	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	134.46/cwt	132.50–136.50	1,046	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	942	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	934	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	128.29/cwt	123.00–131.00	987	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	249	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,054	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	930	126.88/cwt	126.25–128.00	1,180	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	961	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,228	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	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 Dec 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,544Last week 3,361Year ago 5,405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 135Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	640	126.00	126.00
145	—	930	126.25–128.00	126.88
118	—	961	127.75	127.75
9	—	750	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
232	—	529	165.50–178.00	173.02
200	—	580	146.00–168.00	159.21
183	—	622	153.00–164.00	157.55
135	—	682	144.00–154.00	149.48
76	—	814	140.00–141.00	140.35
38	—	776	135.50–142.00	137.86
364	—	972	130.25–140.00	137.97
32	—	335	192.00–210.00	197.35
7	—	384	186.00	186.00
4	—	271	230.00	230.00
160	—	475	175.00–188.00	183.35
150	—	721	142.00–150.75	147.08
142	—	438	184.00–195.25	192.60
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
359	—	1,038	126.00–128.00	126.85
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	598	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,150	132.00	132.00
210	—	1,106	128.50–133.75	130.44
87	—	1,068	134.00	134.00
30	—	1,367	109.50	109.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	669	136.00–138.00	137.60
5	—	743	135.00	135.00
28	—	775	132.00–135.00	133.59
27	—	612	149.00–150.00	149.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	959	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	778	132.50–136.50	134.46
10	—	445	144.00	144.00
13	—	678	139.00	139.00
9	—	741	126.00	126.00
6	—	249	223.00	223.00
8	—	643	137.00	137.00
7	—	522	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	743	127.00	127.00
5	—	462	163.00	163.00
18	—	603	146.00	146.00
7	—	401	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	764	129.25–136.25	131.17
141	—	522	144.00–157.50	150.61
126	—	569	136.00–149.00	145.34
163	—	485	149.00–158.00	154.49
36	—	368	150.00–163.00	155.69
134	—	714	133.00–140.25	139.18
92	—	675	132.25–137.00	135.26
7	—	264	185.00	185.00
8	—	963	121.00	121.00
3	—	333	166.00	166.00
109	—	432	152.00–162.00	158.04
165	—	626	138.00–146.00	141.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	576	129.00–134.00	132.04
11	—	543	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,163	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	700	103.50	103.50
11	—	880	110.00	110.00
7	—	461	125.00	125.00
8	—	596	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	769	123.00–131.00	128.29
18	—	901	117.00	117.00
5	—	686	126.50	126.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	61.00–66.00	62.93
39	—	1,358	46.50–59.00	55.43
1	—	1,170	48.00	48.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	67.50	67.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,248	45.00–51.50	48.08
41	—	1,159	36.00–47.00	42.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,492	51.00–57.00	55.32
13	—	1,507	58.00–64.00	59.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,350	71.00	71.00
5	—	1,793	70.50–73.50	72.88
14	—	1,658	73.00–78.50	76.47

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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