Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers not good comparison due to limited offering except, steers 900-950 lbs steady, heifers 600-650 lbs steady to 4.00 lower, 750-800 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 800-850 lbs 6.00 lower, 950-1000 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand for this light offering of green cattle was good. CME Feeder Cattle Futures were both trending lower at the time of this report. Slaughter Cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.23/cwt on 452 head.

Average price

$138.23

452 head · 793 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$19.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.83

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	786	139.77	1,099	415
Large 1	1,025	123.00	1,261	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	806	120.26	970	27

One grade step is worth $19.51/cwt here — about $130 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 sale452 hd

138.23

—

SD average4 barns · 3,428 hd

143.06

−4.83

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	1,668	88.81	1,481	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,555	82.65	1,285	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,417	71.71	1,016	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	66.13	853	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,137	57.99	659	31

Every lot, as filed

38 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%	—	1,240	61.65/cwt	61.00–62.00	764	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	65.90/cwt	62.50–68.00	863	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	70.23/cwt	69.00–72.50	891	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	72.55/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,056	15
Bulls	—	—	1,874	95.98/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,799	7
Bulls	—	—	1,557	84.95/cwt	69.50–92.00	1,323	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	151.18/cwt	148.00–155.00	962	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,246	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	996	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,246	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	154.17/cwt	153.00–154.25	1,121	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	132.78/cwt	131.50–134.00	1,089	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	874	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	146.69/cwt	142.00–149.50	1,281	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	944	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,007	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,443	47
Steers	Large 1	—	1,201	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,510	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	142.32/cwt	141.75–146.50	1,324	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,165	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	136.85/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,063	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,100	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	77.49/cwt	77.00–78.00	1,215	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	67.69/cwt	67.00–69.50	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	134.98/cwt	133.50–136.00	1,285	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	977	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,025	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,261	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,063	131.14/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,394	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	49.11/cwt	45.00–51.00	470	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	59.66/cwt	58.00–60.50	703	22
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,016	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,344	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	986	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	759	3
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,555	82.65/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,285	24

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 Jul 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 927Last week 2,845Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	61.00–62.00	61.65
13	—	1,309	62.50–68.00	65.90
4	—	1,268	69.00–72.50	70.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,455	70.00–76.00	72.55
2	—	1,568	77.00–78.00	77.49
6	—	1,271	67.00–69.50	67.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	957	45.00–51.00	49.11
22	—	1,178	58.00–60.50	59.66
3	—	1,195	63.50	63.50
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,555	80.00–86.00	82.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,874	93.00–99.00	95.98
13	—	1,557	69.50–92.00	84.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	636	148.00–155.00	151.18
6	—	514	156.00	156.00
43	—	820	131.50–134.00	132.78
23	—	560	156.00	156.00
100	—	866	134.50	134.50
92	—	777	135.00–142.00	136.85
66	—	952	133.50–136.00	134.98
4	—	685	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	699	127.00	127.00
7	—	881	118.00	118.00
4	—	906	113.00	113.00
9	—	787	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	930	134.00	134.00
17	—	708	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	550	181.00	181.00
10	—	804	155.00	155.00
59	—	727	153.00–154.25	154.17
45	—	873	142.00–149.50	146.69
41	—	930	141.75–146.50	142.32
14	—	683	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	810	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,007	143.25	143.25
16	—	1,201	125.75	125.75
19	—	1,063	128.00–132.00	131.14
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,016	132.25	132.25

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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