Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower except 700-850 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, heifers steady to 3.00 lower, 500 lbs and under sold with lower undertones in a light test. Demand for this large offering of very nice, clean hided cattle was very good this week. Farmer buyers were very active. Flesh conditions were light to good. Price of corn was up today adding more pressure to feeders. CME Live Cattle Market was a little higher today. Slaughter Breaker 75-80% and Boner 80-85% sold with lower under tones in a light test, Lean 85-90% steady in a light 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 $140.47/cwt on 2,297 head.

Average price

$140.47

2,297 head · 780 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$410

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

$24.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.36

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	640	144.36	924	58
Medium and Large 1	753	142.27	1,071	2,047
Large 1	1,111	120.13	1,335	192

One grade step is worth $24.23/cwt here — about −$410 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 sale2,297 hd

140.47

—

SD average6 barns · 16,079 hd

141.83

−1.36

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	1,930	84.09	1,623	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,504	62.06	933	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,453	55.30	804	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,133	40.93	464	19

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	764	124.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	954	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.74/cwt	153.50–163.00	678	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	831	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	122.12/cwt	119.75–126.00	1,010	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	132.12/cwt	123.50–137.00	893	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	141.36/cwt	137.00–148.00	807	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	122.37/cwt	121.50–122.50	1,084	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	154.20/cwt	146.00–161.50	982	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	125.13/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,159	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	129.34/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,119	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	190.25/cwt	186.00–200.00	748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	166.30/cwt	161.00–174.25	961	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	130.67/cwt	126.25–139.00	1,088	469
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	124.54/cwt	122.85–128.75	1,194	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	175.18/cwt	171.50–182.50	920	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	145.35/cwt	140.50–152.25	1,054	413
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	118.87/cwt	116.00–120.50	1,113	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	132.42/cwt	126.00–140.50	948	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	805	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	187.72/cwt	187.00–188.00	768	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,133	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	423	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	45.98/cwt	40.00–52.00	537	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	58.07/cwt	57.00–59.00	1,002	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	62.35/cwt	60.00–64.25	928	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	55.30/cwt	53.50–61.75	804	16
Bulls	—	—	1,930	84.09/cwt	82.50–85.50	1,623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	474	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	877	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,083	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,235	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,169	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,222	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,158	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,366	79
Steers	Large 1	—	1,298	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,467	14
Steers	Large 1	—	1,044	123.62/cwt	117.25–125.60	1,291	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	768	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	24.49/cwt	21.00–37.00	244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	145.29/cwt	141.00–150.00	758	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	150.11/cwt	148.00–156.00	725	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	782	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	997	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	10
Heifers	Medium 1	—	787	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	913	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	419	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	503	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	323	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	158.73/cwt	152.00–168.00	841	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	503	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.68/cwt	135.00–136.00	780	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	154.91/cwt	145.00–161.00	587	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	144.85/cwt	139.00–151.50	978	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	121.47/cwt	115.00–123.50	879	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	137.10/cwt	132.00–141.50	862	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	130.05/cwt	130.00–130.50	1,009	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	139.75/cwt	135.50–147.00	1,091	101

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,608Last week 5,973Year ago 2,623

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 145Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	764	120.00–126.00	124.93
28	—	430	153.50–163.00	157.74
200	—	827	119.75–126.00	122.12
310	—	676	123.50–137.00	132.12
129	—	571	137.00–148.00	141.36
46	—	886	121.50–122.50	122.37
158	—	936	116.00–120.50	118.87
229	—	716	126.00–140.50	132.42
5	—	981	115.50	115.50
50	—	522	141.00–150.00	145.29
32	—	483	148.00–156.00	150.11
19	—	379	145.00–161.00	154.91
128	—	629	132.00–141.50	137.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	137.00	137.00
4	—	620	127.00	127.00
11	—	676	123.00	123.00
10	—	385	149.00	149.00
6	—	411	150.00	150.00
8	—	303	166.00	166.00
16	—	575	135.00–136.00	135.68
8	—	516	134.00	134.00
78	—	724	115.00–123.50	121.47
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	104.50	104.50
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	787	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	419	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	326	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
193	—	637	146.00–161.50	154.20
123	—	926	121.00–130.00	125.13
123	—	865	124.00–132.00	129.34
10	—	393	186.00–200.00	190.25
121	—	578	161.00–174.25	166.30
469	—	833	126.25–139.00	130.67
164	—	959	122.85–128.75	124.54
106	—	525	171.50–182.50	175.18
413	—	725	140.50–152.25	145.35
16	—	479	168.00	168.00
15	—	409	187.00–188.00	187.72
7	—	327	200.00	200.00
164	—	675	139.00–151.50	144.85
101	—	781	135.50–147.00	139.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	185.00	185.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,083	114.00	114.00
79	—	1,158	118.00	118.00
14	—	1,298	113.00	113.00
91	—	1,044	117.25–125.60	123.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	161.00	161.00
14	—	530	152.00–168.00	158.73
5	—	431	153.00	153.00
3	—	375	183.00	183.00
31	—	776	130.00–130.50	130.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	730	133.00	133.00
13	—	782	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	36.00	36.00
14	—	1,168	40.00–52.00	45.98
4	—	998	21.00–37.00	24.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	57.00–59.00	58.07
28	—	1,488	60.00–64.25	62.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,453	53.50–61.75	55.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,930	82.50–85.50	84.09

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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