Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower except 450-500 1.00 to 2.00 higher, heifers steady to 3.00 lower except 450-550 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Another very large offering of attractive cattle this week. Demand for this large offering was very good. Farmer buyers were very active. Flesh conditions were light to good this week. CME Live Cattle Market was lower today. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 lower in a lighter test. Slaughter bulls to few to make a meaningful comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.30/cwt on 3,008 head.

Average price

$142.30

3,008 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,086

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$317

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

$30.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.85

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	619	152.57	944	132
Medium and Large 1	755	142.96	1,079	2,723
Large 1	1,035	121.77	1,260	153

One grade step is worth $30.80/cwt here — about −$317 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 sale3,008 hd

142.30

—

SD average9 barns · 24,928 hd

146.15

−3.85

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	1,765	86.00	1,518	1thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,616	65.69	1,062	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	60.90	914	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	57.40	765	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,107	51.67	572	19

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	57.24/cwt	54.00–61.50	761	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	147.90/cwt	142.00–158.00	1,000	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	165.15/cwt	160.00–170.00	720	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	161.45/cwt	155.00–166.00	781	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	130.93/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,083	378
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	142.21/cwt	142.00–143.00	759	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	175.98/cwt	173.00–178.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	121.95/cwt	119.00–122.50	1,048	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	144.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	823	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	140.57/cwt	133.00–150.00	863	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	149.38/cwt	144.00–157.00	787	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	869	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	142.18/cwt	139.00–149.00	965	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	145.18/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,050	389
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	133.57/cwt	128.75–144.00	911	271
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	123.14/cwt	118.50–125.10	1,018	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	129.68/cwt	127.00–134.00	833	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	922	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	933	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	130.79/cwt	125.50–136.00	944	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	124.84/cwt	121.25–126.00	1,207	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	159.20/cwt	151.00–164.50	993	239
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	149.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	638	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,013	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	57.67/cwt	56.00–61.50	912	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	53.67/cwt	46.50–55.00	594	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	44.18/cwt	42.00–47.00	491	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,616	65.69/cwt	62.50–68.00	1,062	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	119.59/cwt	115.25–122.75	1,106	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	129.77/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,128	562
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	185.02/cwt	183.00–186.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	525	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.65/cwt	160.00–169.00	622	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	188.54/cwt	182.00–195.00	792	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	177.77/cwt	172.00–182.50	944	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	168.73/cwt	157.50–176.50	967	117
Bulls	—	—	1,765	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	770	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	62.51/cwt	60.00–65.00	914	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	124.13/cwt	123.00–125.25	951	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	138.54/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,076	288
Steers	Large 1	—	1,064	119.31/cwt	118.50–119.75	1,269	23
Steers	Large 1	—	1,030	122.21/cwt	121.00–123.75	1,259	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,096	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	182.42/cwt	172.00–188.00	859	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	126.71/cwt	124.00–127.60	1,166	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	929	34

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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,973Last week 5,685Year ago 2,297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 132Year ago 130

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,330	54.00–61.50	57.24
1	—	1,540	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,263	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,581	56.00–61.50	57.67
30	—	1,462	60.00–65.00	62.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,106	46.50–55.00	53.67
4	—	1,111	42.00–47.00	44.18
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,616	62.50–68.00	65.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	86.00	86.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
282	—	676	142.00–158.00	147.90
378	—	827	126.00–134.00	130.93
389	—	723	139.00–151.00	145.18
129	—	967	121.25–126.00	124.84
239	—	624	151.00–164.50	159.20
562	—	869	122.00–134.00	129.77
6	—	392	183.00–186.00	185.02
53	—	420	182.00–195.00	188.54
99	—	531	172.00–182.50	177.77
117	—	573	157.50–176.50	168.73
288	—	777	135.00–144.00	138.54
58	—	471	172.00–188.00	182.42
123	—	920	124.00–127.60	126.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	432	173.00–178.00	175.98
42	—	679	139.00–149.00	142.18
11	—	504	183.00	183.00
16	—	649	143.75	143.75
4	—	734	138.00	138.00
10	—	782	130.25	130.25
5	—	455	167.00	167.00
34	—	584	159.00	159.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,064	118.50–119.75	119.31
130	—	1,030	121.00–123.75	122.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	436	160.00–170.00	165.15
74	—	484	155.00–166.00	161.45
132	—	859	119.00–122.50	121.95
151	—	569	140.00–150.00	144.56
244	—	614	133.00–150.00	140.57
150	—	527	144.00–157.00	149.38
271	—	682	128.75–144.00	133.57
284	—	827	118.50–125.10	123.14
251	—	722	125.50–136.00	130.79
129	—	925	115.25–122.75	119.59
10	—	323	162.50	162.50
27	—	380	160.00–169.00	163.65
253	—	766	123.00–125.25	124.13
9	—	966	113.50	113.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	534	142.00–143.00	142.21
33	—	679	128.00	128.00
55	—	642	127.00–134.00	129.68
5	—	599	133.00	133.00
18	—	428	145.00–155.00	149.07

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