Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher with instances of 5.00 higher on 800-900 lbs. Demand for this attractive offering of clean hided cattle was good. The lighter cattle are getting harder to find making the market for them more active than last week. Cattle weighing over 800 lbs were really actively sought after. Several loads of cattle over 850 lbs today. The CME Live Feeder Market was higher along with corn. Slaughter cows were unevenly steady. 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 $135.44/cwt on 1,192 head.

Average price

$135.44

1,192 head · 868 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$550

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

$11.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.08

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	139.42	756	43
Medium and Large 1	839	137.52	1,154	892
Large 1	1,024	127.55	1,306	257

One grade step is worth $11.87/cwt here — about −$550 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 sale1,192 hd

135.44

—

SD average6 barns · 9,637 hd

139.52

−4.08

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	—	Low	1,647	85.59	1,409	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	70.16	1,029	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,347	62.64	844	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,221	52.53	641	13

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	71.39/cwt	69.50–72.50	1,030	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	63.98/cwt	62.50–66.00	1,013	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	59.02/cwt	56.50–61.50	751	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	23.84/cwt	16.00–31.00	247	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	63.53/cwt	62.00–66.50	849	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,239	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	150.65/cwt	146.00–155.75	1,012	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	139.14/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,156	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	129.00/cwt	127.50–131.00	1,202	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	864	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	125.85/cwt	119.50–126.50	1,029	344
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.11/cwt	140.00–146.00	755	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,130	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	134.26/cwt	133.75–135.50	1,175	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	146.66/cwt	140.50–155.00	1,063	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	120.75/cwt	120.75–120.75	1,116	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	140.44/cwt	138.50–144.00	813	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	124.76/cwt	122.50–125.35	978	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	566	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	141.58/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,109	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	152.48/cwt	150.00–154.50	947	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	909	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,024	127.55/cwt	124.25–128.60	1,306	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	133.11/cwt	129.00–136.50	891	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	604	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	135.29/cwt	128.00–146.00	955	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	57.75/cwt	57.75–57.75	813	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	84.55/cwt	76.00–88.50	1,376	9
Bulls	—	—	1,735	90.25/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	115.11/cwt	114.00–115.50	856	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	137.18/cwt	115.00–150.50	654	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	170.35/cwt	167.50–175.50	876	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	121.21/cwt	118.85–124.25	1,053	219
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	564	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	135.47/cwt	133.25–139.00	856	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.96/cwt	150.50–160.00	738	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	449	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,031	5

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,811Last week 1,680Year ago 2,763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 65Year ago 60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,443	69.50–72.50	71.39
2	—	1,583	62.50–66.00	63.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,273	56.50–61.50	59.02
1	—	1,065	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,038	16.00–31.00	23.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,336	62.00–66.50	63.53
2	—	1,408	57.75	57.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,627	76.00–88.50	84.55
2	—	1,735	90.00–90.50	90.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	970	127.75	127.75
95	—	672	146.00–155.75	150.65
265	—	831	135.00–141.00	139.14
291	—	932	127.50–131.00	129.00
7	—	564	165.50	165.50
48	—	875	133.75–135.50	134.26
53	—	725	140.50–155.00	146.66
35	—	783	139.00–146.00	141.58
20	—	621	150.00–154.50	152.48
14	—	514	167.50–175.50	170.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	130.00	130.00
4	—	794	134.00	134.00
10	—	419	135.00	135.00
7	—	351	172.00	172.00
10	—	706	128.00–146.00	135.29
4	—	470	128.00	128.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
257	—	1,024	124.25–128.60	127.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	686	126.00	126.00
19	—	744	114.00–115.50	115.11
27	—	477	115.00–150.50	137.18
9	—	594	134.25	134.25
5	—	863	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
344	—	818	119.50–126.50	125.85
20	—	520	140.00–146.00	145.11
38	—	962	117.50	117.50
61	—	924	120.75	120.75
71	—	579	138.50–144.00	140.44
123	—	784	122.50–125.35	124.76
3	—	748	121.50	121.50
161	—	669	129.00–136.50	133.11
219	—	869	118.85–124.25	121.21
6	—	357	158.00	158.00
18	—	632	133.25–139.00	135.47
13	—	470	150.50–160.00	156.96
7	—	449	158.50	158.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	685	116.00	116.00

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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