Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower except 500-600 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand for this lighter offering of feeder cattle was good this week. Receipt were lighter with the artic weather that is crossing the Midwest. Corn futures sharply higher continue to add pressure to the feeder market. Flesh conditions were moderate. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher except Breaker cows 2.00 lower. Bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.62/cwt on 1,303 head.

Average price

$136.62

1,303 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	594	148.00	879	12thin
Medium and Large 1	683	136.84	935	1,161
Medium and Large 1-2	636	133.58	849	130

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $30 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 sale1,303 hd

136.62

—

SD average5 barns · 7,528 hd

132.69

+3.93

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	2,015	90.80	1,830	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,665	67.38	1,122	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	63.26	964	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	60.89	807	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,103	56.55	624	8thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	637	142.87/cwt	138.00–152.00	910	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	140.94/cwt	139.00–142.00	832	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,045	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	867	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.68/cwt	148.00–156.00	733	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	129.21/cwt	125.25–131.25	946	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	133.13/cwt	129.50–141.75	908	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	697	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	178.74/cwt	173.00–183.50	931	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	130.86/cwt	125.75–132.75	1,150	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	149.18/cwt	143.00–153.75	1,068	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	140.40/cwt	135.50–144.00	1,092	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	149.09/cwt	145.00–156.00	845	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	166.95/cwt	161.00–172.50	952	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	195.45/cwt	194.00–197.00	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	150.40/cwt	149.25–153.50	1,014	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	156.30/cwt	152.50–159.50	978	105
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	64.05/cwt	62.50–66.00	990	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	789	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	61.83/cwt	56.00–63.50	804	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,533	52.95/cwt	52.00–54.00	812	2
Bulls	—	—	2,090	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,954	3
Bulls	—	—	1,959	88.77/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	728	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	754	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,120	19
Heifers	Medium 1	—	594	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	879	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,015	125.12/cwt	124.50–125.75	1,270	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	796	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,665	67.38/cwt	64.00–71.50	1,122	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,039	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	56.55/cwt	52.00–58.00	624	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	138.02/cwt	133.75–141.00	1,017	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	136.81/cwt	134.25–137.75	1,131	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	156.08/cwt	151.50–157.00	837	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	123.60/cwt	123.60–123.60	1,162	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,070	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	156.84/cwt	151.00–158.50	911	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	127.04/cwt	123.75–130.75	988	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	131.50/cwt	130.75–131.75	1,227	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,246	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	859	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	125.69/cwt	125.00–126.00	858	33

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 Feb 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,653Last week 4,029Year ago 3,940

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 43Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	637	138.00–152.00	142.87
11	—	831	125.75	125.75
49	—	483	148.00–156.00	151.68
199	—	732	125.25–131.25	129.21
244	—	682	129.50–141.75	133.13
10	—	397	175.50	175.50
120	—	567	145.00–156.00	149.09
11	—	415	175.50	175.50
93	—	536	151.50–157.00	156.08
28	—	940	123.60	123.60
91	—	851	125.75	125.75
167	—	778	123.75–130.75	127.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	590	139.00–142.00	140.94
4	—	501	143.50	143.50
4	—	443	155.00	155.00
75	—	641	134.00	134.00
33	—	683	125.00–126.00	125.69
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	594	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	453	191.50	191.50
22	—	521	173.00–183.50	178.74
161	—	879	125.75–132.75	130.86
120	—	716	143.00–153.75	149.18
224	—	778	135.50–144.00	140.40
69	—	570	161.00–172.50	166.95
10	—	415	194.00–197.00	195.45
120	—	674	149.25–153.50	150.40
105	—	626	152.50–159.50	156.30
54	—	827	134.25–137.75	136.81
24	—	933	130.75–131.75	131.50
19	—	983	126.75	126.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	754	148.50	148.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	1,015	124.50–125.75	125.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	764	136.00	136.00
34	—	737	133.75–141.00	138.02
3	—	457	158.00	158.00
22	—	581	151.00–158.50	156.84
4	—	659	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,546	62.50–66.00	64.05
3	—	1,373	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	65.50	65.50
12	—	1,301	56.00–63.50	61.83
2	—	1,533	52.00–54.00	52.95
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,665	64.00–71.50	67.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,103	52.00–58.00	56.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,090	93.50	93.50
4	—	1,959	88.00–89.00	88.77

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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