Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 lower with the exception of 550-600 lbs 12.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00 to 6.00 lower with the exception of 500 to 550 lbs 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand for this light offering of clean, eye appealing cattle was good. Farmer buyers were very active for the third week in a row. Flesh conditions were moderate. CME Live Cattle Futures down again for the seventh day in a row for both fats and feeders. The blistering rally in corn is wreaking havoc of the feeder cattle futures. Slaughter cows Breaker steady, Boner steady to 1.00 lower, Lean steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.69/cwt on 1,294 head.

Average price

$134.69

1,294 head · 812 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$13.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.74

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	820	137.63	1,129	954
Medium 1	645	130.25	840	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	756	126.74	958	282
Large 1	1,023	124.07	1,269	48

One grade step is worth $13.56/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale1,294 hd

134.69

—

SD average5 barns · 7,163 hd

138.44

−3.74

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	1,688	89.82	1,516	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,615	75.74	1,223	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	66.85	988	101
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	65.43	846	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,237	54.16	670	58

Every lot, as filed

50 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%	—	1,395	62.21/cwt	62.00–62.25	868	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,310	60.65/cwt	57.50–63.00	795	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	69.34/cwt	68.00–71.50	1,021	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,151	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	93.83/cwt	90.50–101.50	1,590	18
Bulls	—	—	1,674	81.79/cwt	74.00–89.00	1,369	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	160.82/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,012	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	135.09/cwt	131.50–146.00	1,129	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	132.16/cwt	126.00–134.50	1,147	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	168.49/cwt	162.00–184.00	807	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	136.86/cwt	135.00–138.00	977	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	157.56/cwt	157.00–160.00	824	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	842	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	142.74/cwt	142.00–143.00	762	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	140.33/cwt	135.00–145.25	1,074	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	151.91/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,009	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	123.37/cwt	121.00–124.25	1,038	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	147.69/cwt	146.00–150.50	929	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	120.67/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,068	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	125.53/cwt	123.00–128.50	1,224	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	126.43/cwt	125.00–127.75	1,167	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	126.92/cwt	125.00–127.50	800	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	124.35/cwt	124.25–125.00	851	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	128.90/cwt	128.00–129.50	1,017	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	123.67/cwt	111.50–135.00	1,031	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	935	14
Steers	Medium 1	—	645	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	840	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	142.17/cwt	135.00–145.00	879	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	163.39/cwt	161.00–165.00	922	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	931	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,145	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	145.60/cwt	143.00–146.50	964	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	65.92/cwt	64.00–69.50	858	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,615	75.74/cwt	71.00–78.50	1,223	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	105.75/cwt	105.75–105.75	897	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	126.90/cwt	114.00–141.00	898	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	28.97/cwt	17.50–37.00	287	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,023	124.07/cwt	123.50–126.00	1,269	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	700	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	65.98/cwt	62.00–67.25	976	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	150.26/cwt	145.50–157.00	1,067	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	43.51/cwt	31.00–56.00	502	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	701	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,310Last week 3,051Year ago 1,848

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 360Year ago 50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,395	62.00–62.25	62.21
33	—	1,301	64.00–69.50	65.92
4	—	1,045	67.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,310	57.50–63.00	60.65
3	—	992	17.50–37.00	28.97
17	—	1,154	31.00–56.00	43.51
3	—	1,095	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,473	68.00–71.50	69.34
1	—	1,495	77.00	77.00
77	—	1,479	62.00–67.25	65.98
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,615	71.00–78.50	75.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,695	90.50–101.50	93.83
9	—	1,674	74.00–89.00	81.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	629	159.00–164.00	160.82
177	—	836	131.50–146.00	135.09
291	—	868	126.00–134.50	132.16
19	—	479	162.00–184.00	168.49
5	—	541	160.00	160.00
17	—	765	135.00–145.25	140.33
45	—	664	150.00–157.50	151.91
79	—	975	123.00–128.50	125.53
143	—	923	125.00–127.75	126.43
5	—	399	202.00	202.00
33	—	564	161.00–165.00	163.39
86	—	710	145.50–157.00	150.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	534	142.00–143.00	142.74
19	—	629	146.00–150.50	147.69
72	—	684	124.25–125.00	124.35
153	—	834	111.50–135.00	123.67
23	—	708	114.00–141.00	126.90
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	645	130.25	130.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	931	123.00	123.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,023	123.50–126.00	124.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	954	118.00	118.00
146	—	714	135.00–138.00	136.86
39	—	523	157.00–160.00	157.56
104	—	841	121.00–124.25	123.37
89	—	885	115.00–123.00	120.67
4	—	493	157.00	157.00
90	—	789	128.00–129.50	128.90
6	—	438	156.00	156.00
68	—	618	135.00–145.00	142.17
32	—	662	143.00–146.50	145.60
6	—	589	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	147.00	147.00
4	—	316	168.00	168.00
29	—	630	125.00–127.50	126.92
14	—	708	132.00	132.00
66	—	848	105.75	105.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	135.00	135.00

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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