Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to 4.00 higher with the exception of 700-750 lbs steady to 2.00 lower and 800 to 850 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, heifers steady to 2.00 higher with the exception of 550-600 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand for this large offering of green, light fleshed cattle was good. Several groups of preconditioned, bangs vaccinated heifers that were ready to be AI'd offered today. Several loads of preconditioned yearling steers that were ready to finish out offered as well. Very clean hided cattle ready to feed or go to grass. CME Feeder Cattle were up, while corn was lower. Late months of the CME Live Cattle board possibly helped the active market on the cattle of 1000 lbs. Slaughter cows unevenly steady in a light offering. 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 $132.06/cwt on 2,912 head.

Average price

$132.06

2,912 head · 922 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$26.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.55

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	860	137.19	1,179	1,934
Medium and Large 1-2	834	125.12	1,044	193
Large 1	1,096	122.63	1,345	685
Large 1-2	1,102	110.77	1,221	100

One grade step is worth $26.42/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale2,912 hd

132.06

—

SD average7 barns · 12,002 hd

135.61

−3.55

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	1,857	93.12	1,729	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	72.27	1,075	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,339	67.19	900	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,081	56.69	613	19

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	543	146.48/cwt	140.00–151.00	795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	155.77/cwt	151.00–159.00	925	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	142.83/cwt	141.50–145.00	913	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	130.07/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,204	569
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	143.53/cwt	139.50–152.50	1,061	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	136.69/cwt	135.00–138.50	879	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	782	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	899	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	125.43/cwt	125.00–126.00	929	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	152.63/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,053	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	147.55/cwt	137.50–154.00	1,135	268
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	129.04/cwt	122.50–132.50	1,265	310
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	123.84/cwt	120.25–130.75	1,080	622
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,043	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	131.37/cwt	130.50–133.00	1,039	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	163.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	796	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	159.96/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,033	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	139.36/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,164	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	47.13/cwt	42.00–50.00	441	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	58.48/cwt	56.00–64.50	648	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	72.27/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,075	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	67.19/cwt	66.00–69.00	900	19
Bulls	—	—	1,875	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,753	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	89.24/cwt	89.00–89.50	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	168.90/cwt	167.00–173.00	993	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	126.48/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,027	468
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,095	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,215	41
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,158	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,274	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,177	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,430	246
Steers	Large 1	—	1,036	124.29/cwt	123.50–126.75	1,288	327
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	134.47/cwt	129.00–146.50	979	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	117.34/cwt	116.50–117.85	1,131	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	133.08/cwt	132.00–139.00	993	26
Steers	Large 1	—	1,067	123.06/cwt	121.00–123.50	1,313	71
Steers	Large 1	—	1,145	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,322	41
Bulls	—	—	2,075	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	2,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	133.49/cwt	128.00–140.00	904	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	910	33
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,126	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,222	71
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,044	116.33/cwt	115.00–116.75	1,214	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	162.00/cwt	160.50–166.00	695	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	145.98/cwt	142.00–155.00	853	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	127.83/cwt	123.00–131.75	995	369
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,090	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	845	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,029	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	986	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,060	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	119.98/cwt	117.50–125.25	1,111	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	135.13/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,177	352

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,744Last week 2,811Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 75Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	543	140.00–151.00	146.48
25	—	643	135.00–138.50	136.69
622	—	872	120.25–130.75	123.84
16	—	488	160.00–165.00	163.09
468	—	812	123.00–131.00	126.48
213	—	728	129.00–146.50	134.47
35	—	964	116.50–117.85	117.34
125	—	677	128.00–140.00	133.49
14	—	429	160.50–166.00	162.00
89	—	584	142.00–155.00	145.98
369	—	778	123.00–131.75	127.83
232	—	926	117.50–125.25	119.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	131.00	131.00
26	—	741	125.00–126.00	125.43
13	—	880	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,095	111.00	111.00
33	—	725	125.50	125.50
75	—	845	121.75	121.75
15	—	986	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,158	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	594	151.00–159.00	155.77
16	—	639	141.50–145.00	142.83
29	—	791	130.50–133.00	131.37
26	—	746	132.00–139.00	133.08
7	—	546	168.00	168.00
84	—	991	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
569	—	926	128.00–134.00	130.07
211	—	739	139.50–152.50	143.53
19	—	690	150.00–157.00	152.63
268	—	769	137.50–154.00	147.55
310	—	980	122.50–132.50	129.04
45	—	646	156.00–166.00	159.96
6	—	386	191.00	191.00
115	—	835	136.00–141.00	139.36
34	—	588	167.00–173.00	168.90
5	—	525	181.00	181.00
352	—	871	125.00–140.00	135.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	782	115.00	115.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
246	—	1,177	121.50	121.50
327	—	1,036	123.50–126.75	124.29
71	—	1,067	121.00–123.50	123.06
41	—	1,145	115.50	115.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,126	108.50	108.50
29	—	1,044	115.00–116.75	116.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	42.00–50.00	47.13
16	—	1,108	56.00–64.50	58.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,488	69.00–75.00	72.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,339	66.00–69.00	67.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	93.50	93.50
2	—	1,738	89.00–89.50	89.24
1	—	2,075	100.50	100.50

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