Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves steady to 3.00 higher, instances of 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer calves under 600 lbs 6.00 to 12.00 higher, instances to 15.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold very unevenly, mostly steady except an instance of 9.00 higher on a load weighing 650 lbs. Yearling steers not well compared as they were of weights that were not similar to last week, only comparison of yearling heifers were 700-750 lbs 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Good demand for this nice offering of steer and heifer calves, quality a little uneven. Flesh condition was attractive overall, more activity on heifer calves than seen in recent weeks. Good demand for yearling steers and heifers, several strings offered in full loads and multiple load lots and the market was active. Flesh condition ranged from moderate to heavy but there were plenty of buyers for all kinds. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher compared to last Wednesday, bulls steady in a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.11/cwt on 1,802 head.

Average price

$151.11

1,802 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$46.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.03

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	158.22	1,015	1,302
Medium 1	606	146.45	888	69
Medium and Large 1-2	738	138.80	1,024	153
Large 1	1,071	128.20	1,372	224
Large 1-2	1,066	121.12	1,291	22
Medium and Large 2	858	111.68	958	32

One grade step is worth $46.54/cwt here — about $57 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 sale1,802 hd

151.11

—

SD average8 barns · 19,081 hd

151.14

−0.03

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	1,682	67.75	1,139	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,701	72.64	1,235	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	57.95	852	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	52.37	696	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,190	44.34	528	24

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1-2	—	559	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	805	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	124.73/cwt	116.00–133.50	792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	474	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	634	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	891	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	134.48/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,069	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	122.43/cwt	118.00–126.50	949	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	661	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	813	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	589	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	162.86/cwt	156.00–165.00	603	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	951	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	142.42/cwt	142.00–142.50	973	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	287	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	143.12/cwt	139.00–146.00	893	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	139.27/cwt	132.00–145.50	930	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	169.83/cwt	167.00–173.00	703	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.37/cwt	161.00–167.00	781	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,153	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	151.92/cwt	144.00–162.00	872	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	129.80/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,076	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	161.51/cwt	159.00–164.00	859	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	160.78/cwt	153.00–166.00	929	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	144.59/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,123	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	146.97/cwt	141.00–152.50	1,067	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	187.84/cwt	181.00–191.00	879	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	131.35/cwt	127.00–132.50	960	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	128.07/cwt	127.00–128.50	1,016	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	159.78/cwt	152.50–164.50	976	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,136	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	169.30/cwt	164.00–181.00	896	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,310	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	190.29/cwt	184.00–200.00	708	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,224	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	902	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	48.64/cwt	42.00–51.00	626	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,494	62.40/cwt	60.50–63.00	932	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	51.80/cwt	49.00–56.00	678	18
Bulls	—	—	1,654	65.06/cwt	57.00–73.00	1,076	7
Bulls	—	—	1,778	77.17/cwt	76.00–78.50	1,372	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	539	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	47.25/cwt	43.00–53.00	556	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	59.51/cwt	53.00–64.00	861	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	51.32/cwt	50.50–52.00	805	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,646	80.79/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,330	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,707	71.70/cwt	64.50–78.00	1,224	87
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,160	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,241	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,129	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	1,222	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,185	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,422	11
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,063	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,371	204
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,101	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,321	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	32.68/cwt	32.00–34.00	361	3
Steers	Medium 1	—	670	137.94/cwt	122.00–141.00	924	38
Steers	Medium 1	—	538	156.86/cwt	155.00–161.00	844	26
Steers	Medium 1	—	479	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	752	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,132	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,324	6
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,041	122.67/cwt	121.00–125.50	1,277	16
Heifers	Large 1	—	563	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	149.93/cwt	144.50–156.25	1,024	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	147.10/cwt	146.00–148.00	934	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	956	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,190	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	868	129.62/cwt	121.00–132.75	1,125	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	453	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	707	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	130.41/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,197	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	141.75/cwt	137.00–152.00	824	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	452	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	123.95/cwt	122.00–127.00	884	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	560	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	162.39/cwt	160.00–164.00	846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,145	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,195	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,096	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	139.76/cwt	138.50–140.50	1,152	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	892	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,110	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	879	112.57/cwt	112.00–114.00	989	24
Heifers	Medium 1	—	509	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	981	89

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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,583Last week 4,544Year ago 5,134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 200Year ago 300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	559	144.00	144.00
12	—	635	116.00–133.50	124.73
4	—	411	156.00	156.00
21	—	713	122.00–127.00	123.95
20	—	925	123.75	123.75
5	—	669	131.00	131.00
6	—	492	150.00	150.00
8	—	891	123.00	123.00
5	—	280	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	127.00	127.00
5	—	634	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	891	119.00	119.00
30	—	775	118.00–126.50	122.43
10	—	661	123.00	123.00
10	—	589	139.00	139.00
9	—	951	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	370	156.00–165.00	162.86
4	—	298	175.00	175.00
134	—	624	139.00–146.00	143.12
209	—	668	132.00–145.50	139.27
37	—	414	167.00–173.00	169.83
58	—	475	161.00–167.00	164.37
17	—	919	125.50	125.50
104	—	574	144.00–162.00	151.92
167	—	829	125.00–131.50	129.80
161	—	532	159.00–164.00	161.51
3	—	337	180.00	180.00
154	—	731	127.00–132.50	131.35
38	—	793	127.00–128.50	128.07
53	—	891	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,160	107.00	107.00
11	—	1,129	108.25	108.25
8	—	563	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	453	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	795	131.00–138.00	134.48
33	—	683	142.00–142.50	142.42
18	—	635	146.00–148.00	147.10
14	—	956	124.50	124.50
73	—	868	121.00–132.75	129.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	578	153.00–166.00	160.78
42	—	777	142.00–147.50	144.59
230	—	726	141.00–152.50	146.97
169	—	468	181.00–191.00	187.84
6	—	336	195.00	195.00
133	—	611	152.50–164.50	159.78
125	—	529	164.00–181.00	169.30
13	—	974	134.50	134.50
4	—	431	180.00	180.00
24	—	372	184.00–200.00	190.29
18	—	940	130.25	130.25
134	—	683	144.50–156.25	149.93
33	—	824	138.50–140.50	139.76
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,185	120.00	120.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	1,063	129.00	129.00
9	—	1,101	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	670	122.00–141.00	137.94
26	—	538	155.00–161.00	156.86
5	—	479	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,132	117.00	117.00
16	—	1,041	121.00–125.50	122.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	918	128.00–132.00	130.41
13	—	581	137.00–152.00	141.75
15	—	660	139.00	139.00
10	—	361	155.00	155.00
10	—	521	160.00–164.00	162.39
5	—	646	141.00	141.00
28	—	954	125.25	125.25
7	—	737	121.00	121.00
13	—	839	132.25	132.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	452	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	795	109.00	109.00
24	—	879	112.00–114.00	112.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	562	174.50	174.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	159.00	159.00
5	—	287	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	64.00	64.00
30	—	1,447	53.00–64.00	59.51
8	—	1,568	50.50–52.00	51.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,288	42.00–51.00	48.64
4	—	1,494	60.50–63.00	62.40
18	—	1,309	49.00–56.00	51.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,284	42.00	42.00
16	—	1,177	43.00–53.00	47.25
3	—	1,105	32.00–34.00	32.68
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,646	80.00–84.00	80.79
87	—	1,707	64.50–78.00	71.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,654	57.00–73.00	65.06
2	—	1,778	76.00–78.50	77.17

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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