Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeders steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, except 600-650 6.00 to 9.00 higher, over 1000 lbs sold with higher undertones. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, except 600-650 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand for this large offering of nice cattle was very good. Farmer buyers were very active. Flesh conditions were light to good, some cattle carried a little extra dust due to the mud left from the winter storm last week. CME Live Cattle Futures ended up a little higher today. Fat cattle were higher in the country on Friday, giving hope to cattle feeders. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold with higher undertones in a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.16/cwt on 1,440 head.

Average price

$144.16

1,440 head · 790 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	771	145.87	1,124	1,301
Medium and Large 1-2	694	141.46	981	21
Large 1	1,015	125.84	1,277	118

One grade step is worth $20.03/cwt here — about −$153 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 sale1,440 hd

144.16

—

SD average5 barns · 6,761 hd

141.37

+2.79

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	1,620	89.37	1,448	8thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,667	74.49	1,242	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	66.17	943	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,367	62.64	856	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,138	53.44	608	20

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Bulls	—	—	2,011	93.37/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,878	4
Bulls	—	—	1,229	85.37/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,049	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	66.08/cwt	64.50–68.50	891	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	49.46/cwt	46.00–51.00	547	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	56.16/cwt	52.00–59.00	641	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	130.36/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,206	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	121.13/cwt	117.00–121.75	1,059	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	133.79/cwt	128.00–136.50	902	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	136.54/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,109	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	148.35/cwt	145.00–157.00	770	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,275	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,115	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	180.66/cwt	176.00–183.50	943	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	127.84/cwt	124.50–131.00	995	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	146.96/cwt	143.25–152.50	1,064	262
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	142.07/cwt	131.00–151.00	916	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	143.78/cwt	142.00–146.25	1,121	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	158.49/cwt	155.00–167.00	659	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	127.88/cwt	127.00–128.60	1,243	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	132.23/cwt	128.75–136.00	1,149	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	187.93/cwt	185.00–190.50	932	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	190.67/cwt	190.00–191.00	793	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	162.69/cwt	159.50–171.00	952	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	130.35/cwt	128.00–131.00	830	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	124.75/cwt	120.50–126.50	1,009	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	133.07/cwt	128.75–135.00	970	111
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,672	73.98/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,237	68
Steers	Large 1	—	1,015	125.84/cwt	121.50–128.75	1,277	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,029	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	625	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,176	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	141.62/cwt	137.50–146.00	872	171
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	66.24/cwt	64.00–68.50	942	44
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,615	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,324	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	164.72/cwt	158.50–167.50	1,034	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,007	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,625	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,479	60.67/cwt	59.50–61.50	897	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	62.67/cwt	60.00–63.50	821	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	139.62/cwt	134.00–143.00	808	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	154.91/cwt	150.00–160.50	754	55

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,738Last week 4,608Year ago 502

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 75Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,011	92.00–95.50	93.37
4	—	1,229	84.00–86.00	85.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,348	64.50–68.50	66.08
9	—	1,479	59.50–61.50	60.67
16	—	1,310	60.00–63.50	62.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	46.00–51.00	49.46
1	—	1,290	42.00	42.00
13	—	1,141	52.00–59.00	56.16
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,672	70.00–77.00	73.98
6	—	1,615	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,625	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,422	64.00–68.50	66.24
1	—	1,580	63.00	63.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	925	126.00–132.00	130.36
4	—	390	193.00	193.00
4	—	313	225.00	225.00
61	—	812	124.00–140.00	136.54
42	—	1,012	126.00	126.00
37	—	522	176.00–183.50	180.66
262	—	724	143.25–152.50	146.96
186	—	780	142.00–146.25	143.78
84	—	972	127.00–128.60	127.88
184	—	869	128.75–136.00	132.23
30	—	496	185.00–190.50	187.93
19	—	416	190.00–191.00	190.67
26	—	585	159.50–171.00	162.69
186	—	628	158.50–167.50	164.72
20	—	669	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	645	131.00–151.00	142.07
12	—	730	141.00	141.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,015	121.50–128.75	125.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	874	117.00–121.75	121.13
119	—	674	128.00–136.50	133.79
69	—	519	145.00–157.00	148.35
27	—	931	119.75	119.75
100	—	778	124.50–131.00	127.84
17	—	416	155.00–167.00	158.49
75	—	809	120.50–126.50	124.75
111	—	729	128.75–135.00	133.07
56	—	984	119.50	119.50
171	—	616	137.50–146.00	141.62
39	—	579	134.00–143.00	139.62
55	—	487	150.00–160.50	154.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	136.00	136.00
36	—	637	128.00–131.00	130.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	568	110.00	110.00

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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