Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 higher, with instances of 7.00 higher on 650-700 lbs heifers. Demand for this large offering was good. Light cattle market is in demand as we are getting closer to turn out on grass. The CME Live cattle contracts posted gains of nearly $1.00, while the feeder cattle board posted gains of $2.00, which really helped the market today. Flesh conditions ranged from light to moderately heavy. Buyers were selective based off of flesh conditions with the cost of gain higher right now. Slaughter cows Breakers and Boners steady to 3.00 higher, Lean cows were to few to make a meaningful comparison. Slaughter Bulls too few to make a meaningful comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.00/cwt on 1,072 head.

Average price

$143.00

1,072 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$210

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$42.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.17

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	724	153.18	1,110	733
Medium and Large 1-2	706	140.13	990	40
Medium and Large 2	651	123.65	806	158
Large 1	1,124	121.47	1,365	23
Large 2	1,190	110.91	1,320	118

One grade step is worth $42.26/cwt here — about −$210 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 sale1,072 hd

143.00

—

SD average9 barns · 13,989 hd

150.18

−7.17

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	2,130	85.49	1,821	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	70.55	1,077	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	65.23	804	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	59.20	684	9thin

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	—	667	141.20/cwt	135.00–143.50	942	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	133.27/cwt	128.50–134.50	1,226	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	157.16/cwt	155.00–159.00	802	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,017	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	953	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	128.04/cwt	127.75–128.50	1,228	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	188.06/cwt	180.00–192.00	873	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	182.85/cwt	181.00–184.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	131.38/cwt	127.00–134.50	956	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	144.36/cwt	135.25–147.00	1,125	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	140.28/cwt	134.00–143.50	1,149	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	152.94/cwt	147.00–155.50	1,098	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	141.16/cwt	137.00–144.00	884	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	127.23/cwt	125.00–128.25	1,038	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	151.14/cwt	148.50–155.00	881	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	166.95/cwt	162.00–169.50	1,107	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	224.69/cwt	215.00–232.50	739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	809	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	134.70/cwt	132.25–137.00	1,171	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,012	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	60.22/cwt	58.00–62.00	696	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,223	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	69.74/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,063	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	64.85/cwt	63.50–67.00	805	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	784	2
Bulls	—	—	2,130	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,821	2
Steers	Large 2	—	1,100	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,205	20
Steers	Large 2	—	1,089	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	1,233	49
Steers	Large 2	—	1,461	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,592	14
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,078	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,240	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,134	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,378	20
Steers	Large 1	—	1,057	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	123.31/cwt	123.10–125.50	1,093	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	697	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,052	10
Heifers	Medium 2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	5
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,018	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	1,143	32
Steers	Large 2	—	1,274	109.21/cwt	104.00–110.50	1,391	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	117.38/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,098	53
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,247	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,422	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	176.69/cwt	176.00–177.00	684	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	171.64/cwt	165.00–174.50	970	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	170.59/cwt	170.00–171.00	705	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,115	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	451	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	604	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	543	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	885	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	766	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	628	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	481	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	136.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	977	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	1,064	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	132.65/cwt	125.00–133.75	1,004	123
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	462	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	856	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	819	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	942	65

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,300Last week 2,738Year ago 2,904

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 200Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	667	135.00–143.50	141.20
32	—	510	155.00–159.00	157.16
13	—	487	164.00	164.00
8	—	284	190.00	190.00
64	—	728	127.00–134.50	131.38
26	—	626	137.00–144.00	141.16
65	—	816	125.00–128.25	127.23
42	—	583	148.50–155.00	151.14
81	—	886	123.10–125.50	123.31
19	—	387	176.00–177.00	176.69
12	—	413	170.00–171.00	170.59
35	—	916	121.75	121.75
123	—	757	125.00–133.75	132.65
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,078	115.00	115.00
32	—	1,018	112.25	112.25
46	—	1,247	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	755	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	451	134.00	134.00
37	—	565	120.00	120.00
39	—	379	127.00	127.00
65	—	965	110.25	110.25
8	—	856	109.00	109.00
65	—	819	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	920	128.50–134.50	133.27
54	—	959	127.75–128.50	128.04
32	—	464	180.00–192.00	188.06
8	—	510	181.00–184.00	182.85
152	—	779	135.25–147.00	144.36
95	—	819	134.00–143.50	140.28
192	—	718	147.00–155.50	152.94
29	—	663	162.00–169.50	166.95
14	—	329	215.00–232.50	224.69
16	—	419	193.00	193.00
31	—	869	132.25–137.00	134.70
3	—	617	164.00	164.00
73	—	565	165.00–174.50	171.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	167.00	167.00
13	—	788	129.00	129.00
5	—	671	142.00	142.00
15	—	715	130.00–140.00	136.62
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,100	109.50	109.50
49	—	1,089	113.25	113.25
14	—	1,461	109.00	109.00
35	—	1,274	104.00–110.50	109.21
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,134	121.50	121.50
3	—	1,057	121.25	121.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	697	151.00	151.00
9	—	543	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	935	112.50–118.00	117.38
38	—	603	127.00	127.00
47	—	483	130.00	130.00
20	—	388	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,156	58.00–62.00	60.22
1	—	1,150	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	79.00	79.00
21	—	1,524	66.00–72.00	69.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,241	63.50–67.00	64.85
2	—	1,120	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,130	85.00–86.00	85.49

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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