Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: In a light test this week feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Demand for this light offering of attractive feeding cattle was good. Large offering of 1000lb cattle, carried a little more flesh than the 1000lb cattle last week. A couple lots of cattle were sold due to drought in the Northern area. CME Live Feeder cattle was higher along with corn. Slaughter cows Breaker and Lean 1.00 - 2.00 lower, Boner 1.00 -2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 - 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.11/cwt on 1,086 head.

Average price

$145.11

1,086 head · 989 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,435

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$28.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.87

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	783	159.40	1,249	235
Medium and Large 1-2	796	143.29	1,141	34
Large 1	1,067	141.74	1,513	760
Large 1-2	1,071	133.25	1,428	32
Medium and Large 2	692	130.82	905	25

One grade step is worth $28.58/cwt here — about $343 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 sale1,086 hd

145.11

—

SD average7 barns · 9,614 hd

160.98

−15.87

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	1,740	93.63	1,629	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,542	72.92	1,124	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	66.66	889	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,170	50.79	594	28

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,716	95.07/cwt	94.00–95.50	1,631	6
Bulls	—	—	1,885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,602	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	67.39/cwt	66.00–69.50	900	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	886	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	776	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	73.64/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,158	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,301	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	158.70/cwt	150.50–159.75	998	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,089	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,417	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	161.41/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,186	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	911	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,055	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	151.56/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,109	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	190.75/cwt	190.75–190.75	1,061	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	963	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,136	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	885	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	145.23/cwt	140.00–145.50	1,223	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	145.91/cwt	139.00–148.50	1,142	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	958	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,274	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,165	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	922	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,087	137.36/cwt	130.50–140.75	1,493	96
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,009	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,106	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	149.26/cwt	146.00–151.50	1,285	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	26.09/cwt	23.00–35.00	255	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	58.55/cwt	56.00–62.00	715	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	134.34/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,221	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,139	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	144.08/cwt	137.50–149.00	1,470	379
Steers	Large 1	—	1,124	140.10/cwt	137.00–140.50	1,575	285
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,191	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,429	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,028	129.09/cwt	125.00–133.50	1,327	61
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,011	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,294	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,080	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,447	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	973	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,227	51.02/cwt	44.00–55.00	626	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 Aug 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,071Last week 3,431Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 194Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,716	94.00–95.50	95.07
1	—	1,885	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,336	66.00–69.50	67.39
1	—	1,265	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,385	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,572	70.00–76.00	73.64
4	—	1,400	69.50	69.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	976	23.00–35.00	26.09
19	—	1,222	56.00–62.00	58.55
3	—	1,227	44.00–55.00	51.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	803	162.00	162.00
26	—	998	142.00	142.00
68	—	735	157.00–164.00	161.41
19	—	556	190.75	190.75
19	—	616	179.50	179.50
79	—	861	146.00–151.50	149.26
11	—	674	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	756	144.00	144.00
6	—	618	167.00	167.00
7	—	815	143.00	143.00
5	—	971	128.00	128.00
5	—	896	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	756	120.50	120.50
12	—	623	142.00	142.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,087	130.50–140.75	137.36
379	—	1,020	137.50–149.00	144.08
285	—	1,124	137.00–140.50	140.10
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,011	128.00	128.00
28	—	1,080	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	629	150.50–159.75	158.70
7	—	544	163.00	163.00
116	—	732	142.00–154.00	151.56
79	—	842	140.00–145.50	145.23
82	—	783	139.00–148.50	145.91
37	—	588	163.00	163.00
68	—	874	145.75	145.75
177	—	909	126.00–135.00	134.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	805	131.00	131.00
7	—	543	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	963	118.00	118.00
6	—	798	115.50	115.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,009	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,191	120.00	120.00
61	—	1,028	125.00–133.50	129.09

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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