Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: The only comparison was on feeder steers 750-800 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 900-950 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, feeder heifers 700-750 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 800-850 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand for this light offering of very eye appealing cattle was good. The lighter cattle were not as sought after as the heavier weights. Buyers were very active on cattle over 1000 lbs. Several loads of cattle today weighing from 900-1100 lbs. The CME Live Feeder market was up 3.00 today, while the price of corn went down .15. Slaughter cows Breaker 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Boner to few to make a meaningful comparison, Lean 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $131.29/cwt on 1,046 head.

Average price

$131.29

1,046 head · 879 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$32.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	806	137.20	1,106	689
Medium and Large 1-2	800	123.86	991	75
Large 1	1,077	119.31	1,285	273
Large 1-2	1,080	104.61	1,130	9thin

One grade step is worth $32.59/cwt here — about −$24 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 sale1,046 hd

131.29

—

SD average5 barns · 8,796 hd

133.41

−2.11

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	87.90	1,484	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	67.03	1,027	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,355	64.78	878	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,153	49.09	566	23

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,805	91.17/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,646	3
Bulls	—	—	1,513	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,256	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	69.81/cwt	69.50–70.00	928	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	40.61/cwt	36.00–47.00	394	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	22.50/cwt	22.50–22.50	256	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	55.76/cwt	52.50–59.00	696	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	123.31/cwt	123.00–123.35	1,179	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	136.55/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,053	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	992	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	146.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	970	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	818	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	137.26/cwt	130.50–138.50	1,113	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	126.85/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,180	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	179.65/cwt	176.00–185.00	794	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	115.65/cwt	111.00–119.00	915	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	113.25/cwt	113.25–113.25	1,109	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	155.63/cwt	153.00–157.00	612	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	115.11/cwt	113.25–118.50	1,058	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	114.27/cwt	111.00–122.00	1,009	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	139.98/cwt	136.00–144.00	858	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	140.50/cwt	137.00–144.50	1,009	37
Steers	Large 1	—	1,190	116.60/cwt	116.60–116.60	1,388	50
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,008	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	1,167	46
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,014	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,131	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.19/cwt	120.50–129.50	914	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	121.35/cwt	121.35–121.35	994	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	67.20/cwt	64.50–71.50	1,019	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,055	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	62.17/cwt	61.50–62.50	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	167.45/cwt	162.00–176.00	862	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	163.38/cwt	162.25–164.50	946	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	121.28/cwt	120.75–123.25	1,001	128
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	61.64/cwt	59.00–63.00	820	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,630	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	954	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	62.13/cwt	61.50–63.00	1,072	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,074	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.25	1,284	99
Steers	Large 1	—	1,033	120.24/cwt	119.50–122.50	1,242	124
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,163	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,116	4

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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,680Last week 1,104Year ago 2,577

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 51Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,805	90.00–92.50	91.17
2	—	1,513	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,329	69.50–70.00	69.81
6	—	1,330	59.00–63.00	61.64
1	—	1,630	58.50	58.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	969	36.00–47.00	40.61
2	—	1,138	22.50	22.50
11	—	1,249	52.50–59.00	55.76
3	—	1,244	61.50–62.50	62.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,517	64.50–71.50	67.20
1	—	1,435	73.50	73.50
2	—	1,725	61.50–63.00	62.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	956	123.00–123.35	123.31
122	—	771	131.00–139.00	136.55
4	—	385	170.00	170.00
11	—	636	156.00	156.00
18	—	664	140.00–150.00	146.03
166	—	811	130.50–138.50	137.26
215	—	930	124.00–128.00	126.85
10	—	442	176.00–185.00	179.65
9	—	483	175.00	175.00
37	—	718	137.00–144.50	140.50
23	—	515	162.00–176.00	167.45
31	—	579	162.25–164.50	163.38
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,190	116.60	116.60
99	—	1,074	119.00–120.25	119.52
124	—	1,033	119.50–122.50	120.24
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,014	111.50	111.50
4	—	1,163	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	159.00	159.00
70	—	819	121.35	121.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	496	149.00	149.00
12	—	576	142.00	142.00
12	—	791	111.00–119.00	115.65
16	—	979	113.25	113.25
20	—	393	153.00–157.00	155.63
111	—	919	113.25–118.50	115.11
115	—	883	111.00–122.00	114.27
5	—	527	149.00	149.00
12	—	613	136.00–144.00	139.98
59	—	730	120.50–129.50	125.19
128	—	825	120.75–123.25	121.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	135.00	135.00
7	—	648	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,008	115.75	115.75

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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