Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher with instances of 6.00 to 9.00 higher on 750-800 lbs, feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher with instances of 1.00 lower on 600-700 lbs, 7.00 to 8.00 higher on 700-750 lbs. Demand for this very attractive offering of cattle was very good. Farmer buyers were very active today. Supply of lighter cattle is limited this time of year making them a very hot commodity today. Flesh conditions today were light to moderate. CME Live Cattle futures up 1.00 plus, feeders up almost 3.00 with corn .07 cents lower today, giving the market a little spark today. June live cattle at 124 giving the signal that better markets will be on the way, this is a counter seasonal movement as normally supplies of market ready cattle are abundant. Slaughter cows Breakers steady to 1.00 lower, Boners and Lean steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady in a very light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.95/cwt on 1,244 head.

Average price

$143.95

1,244 head · 828 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$307

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$20.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	693	152.36	1,055	24
Medium and Large 1	825	144.49	1,192	1,108
Medium and Large 1-2	714	142.54	1,018	52
Large 1	1,033	131.85	1,362	60

One grade step is worth $20.51/cwt here — about −$307 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 sale1,244 hd

143.95

—

SD average4 barns · 7,529 hd

143.42

+0.53

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	1,817	87.89	1,597	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,479	71.65	1,060	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	68.74	912	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,220	54.10	660	14

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	67.52/cwt	67.00–68.00	826	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	23.41/cwt	22.50–25.00	231	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	94.15/cwt	92.50–97.50	1,770	4
Bulls	—	—	1,767	82.89/cwt	74.00–87.00	1,465	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,076	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,314	59.88/cwt	57.00–63.50	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	135.24/cwt	128.75–136.85	1,255	490
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	156.78/cwt	152.00–158.25	1,113	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	181.12/cwt	179.00–184.00	895	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	166.41/cwt	164.00–169.00	799	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	166.86/cwt	165.00–168.00	986	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	149.38/cwt	143.50–153.00	1,159	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	139.68/cwt	138.00–140.00	948	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	147.15/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,001	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.25/cwt	136.00–144.50	875	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	196.10/cwt	190.00–200.00	861	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	136.37/cwt	133.75–138.75	1,177	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	143.39/cwt	142.50–146.00	840	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	209.76/cwt	202.00–213.00	824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	154.98/cwt	151.00–162.00	871	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	163.84/cwt	159.00–166.50	873	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	151.94/cwt	146.00–158.00	889	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,206	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	137.50/cwt	134.50–142.00	990	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	164.30/cwt	161.00–165.50	1,004	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	130.45/cwt	129.75–137.50	1,010	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	141.40/cwt	135.50–144.50	1,168	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	126.08/cwt	124.60–128.25	1,103	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	125.35/cwt	125.35–125.35	1,212	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	131.60/cwt	131.60–131.60	1,087	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	769	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	66.36/cwt	66.00–66.75	987	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	7
Steers	Medium 1	—	517	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	881	11
Steers	Medium 1	—	736	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,071	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	888	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,183	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	688	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,070	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,033	131.85/cwt	131.85–131.85	1,362	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	177.05/cwt	172.50–181.00	944	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	67.55/cwt	66.25–69.50	892	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	44.46/cwt	38.00–54.00	498	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	71.27/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,003	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,752	80.25/cwt	80.25–80.25	1,406	3

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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,426Last week 2,300Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 61Year ago 80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,223	67.00–68.00	67.52
2	—	985	22.50–25.00	23.41
7	—	1,314	57.00–63.50	59.88
2	—	1,120	38.00–54.00	44.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,380	78.00	78.00
31	—	1,320	66.25–69.50	67.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,487	66.00–66.75	66.36
12	—	1,408	70.00–73.00	71.27
3	—	1,752	80.25	80.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,880	92.50–97.50	94.15
5	—	1,767	74.00–87.00	82.89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
490	—	928	128.75–136.85	135.24
56	—	710	152.00–158.25	156.78
22	—	494	179.00–184.00	181.12
26	—	591	165.00–168.00	166.86
176	—	776	143.50–153.00	149.38
13	—	680	146.00–149.00	147.15
26	—	439	190.00–200.00	196.10
184	—	863	133.75–138.75	136.37
10	—	393	202.00–213.00	209.76
39	—	611	161.00–165.50	164.30
48	—	826	135.50–144.50	141.40
11	—	533	172.50–181.00	177.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	585	146.00–158.00	151.94
15	—	965	125.00	125.00
5	—	787	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	517	170.50	170.50
4	—	736	145.50	145.50
9	—	888	133.25	133.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	688	155.50	155.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,033	131.85	131.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	480	164.00–169.00	166.41
5	—	441	163.00	163.00
39	—	679	138.00–140.00	139.68
6	—	323	177.50	177.50
73	—	624	136.00–144.50	140.25
62	—	562	151.00–162.00	154.98
25	—	533	159.00–166.50	163.84
129	—	720	134.50–142.00	137.50
239	—	774	129.75–137.50	130.45
253	—	875	124.60–128.25	126.08
47	—	967	125.35	125.35
57	—	826	131.60	131.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	586	142.50–146.00	143.39
4	—	445	158.00	158.00
5	—	523	152.00	152.00
4	—	730	133.00	133.00
4	—	496	155.00	155.00
7	—	645	130.00	130.00

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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