Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. The demand for this large offering of green cattle was good. A fair amount of light cattle were offered today compared to weeks past. The drought has forced early weaning and sale of cattle that may have been backgrounded. A large offering of cattle over 1000 lbs sold with fair weighing conditions as most were hauled in either Saturday or Sunday. CME Feeder Cattle Futures as well as Corn lower today. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls 4.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.93/cwt on 1,324 head.

Average price

$151.93

1,324 head · 890 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$23.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	765	162.87	1,245	676
Large 1	1,064	140.72	1,497	534
Medium and Large 1-2	816	139.53	1,138	114

One grade step is worth $23.34/cwt here — about $107 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 sale1,324 hd

151.93

—

SD average5 barns · 10,430 hd

154.30

−2.37

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	1,577	86.61	1,366	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,351	72.02	973	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,318	66.42	875	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,191	56.60	674	39

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	666	153.64/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,023	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	142.60/cwt	142.00–143.00	1,018	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	149.79/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,368	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,272	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	152.15/cwt	147.00–154.50	1,085	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	173.39/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,098	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	138.75/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,197	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	185.38/cwt	180.00–187.00	890	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	146.09/cwt	145.00–146.50	1,205	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	150.27/cwt	147.00–152.50	1,169	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	137.24/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,293	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	995	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	163.96/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,361	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	157.00/cwt	149.00–161.75	1,005	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	204.07/cwt	199.00–206.00	798	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	168.18/cwt	164.50–173.50	1,125	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	169.39/cwt	166.00–174.00	888	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	745	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	61.55/cwt	58.50–62.50	786	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	71.76/cwt	65.00–72.50	996	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	66.25/cwt	63.50–69.00	861	34
Bulls	—	—	1,553	82.77/cwt	58.00–91.00	1,285	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,028	142.98/cwt	139.00–143.85	1,470	140
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	795	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	94.92/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,545	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	51.35/cwt	50.00–53.00	573	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	63.08/cwt	63.00–63.50	845	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	60.07/cwt	59.50–60.50	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	135.69/cwt	132.50–138.00	1,316	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	74.12/cwt	70.00–78.00	990	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	617	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,059	142.20/cwt	141.25–142.85	1,506	258
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,015	129.70/cwt	123.50–130.50	1,316	154
Steers	Large 1	—	1,111	135.58/cwt	130.00–136.75	1,506	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,159	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,010	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	161.89/cwt	158.50–164.50	1,277	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	163.13/cwt	160.00–167.00	860	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	165.53/cwt	165.00–166.00	753	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	995	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,208	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,180	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	159.95/cwt	158.00–161.50	952	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	133.18/cwt	123.50–138.50	1,239	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	162.26/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,175	138

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,385Last week 2,071Year ago 2,332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 75Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	666	149.00–156.00	153.64
101	—	713	147.00–154.50	152.15
81	—	863	135.00–147.50	138.75
22	—	825	145.00–146.50	146.09
37	—	778	147.00–152.50	150.27
46	—	942	136.00–139.00	137.24
122	—	640	149.00–161.75	157.00
19	—	970	132.50–138.00	135.69
7	—	339	182.00	182.00
22	—	527	160.00–167.00	163.13
17	—	455	165.00–166.00	165.53
36	—	595	158.00–161.50	159.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	146.00	146.00
5	—	724	144.00	144.00
7	—	944	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	1,015	123.50–130.50	129.70
4	—	1,159	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	714	142.00–143.00	142.60
8	—	683	161.00	161.00
21	—	986	129.00	129.00
5	—	636	162.00	162.00
10	—	842	120.00	120.00
14	—	865	115.00	115.00
9	—	441	182.00	182.00
15	—	771	153.00	153.00
22	—	930	123.50–138.50	133.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
202	—	913	147.00–157.00	149.79
51	—	633	167.00–177.00	173.39
22	—	480	180.00–187.00	185.38
8	—	430	190.00	190.00
5	—	995	138.50	138.50
101	—	830	161.00–165.00	163.96
24	—	391	199.00–206.00	204.07
36	—	669	164.50–173.50	168.18
14	—	524	166.00–174.00	169.39
5	—	295	220.00	220.00
70	—	789	158.50–164.50	161.89
138	—	724	156.00–165.00	162.26
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	1,028	139.00–143.85	142.98
258	—	1,059	141.25–142.85	142.20
136	—	1,111	130.00–136.75	135.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,445	55.00	55.00
10	—	1,336	70.00–78.00	74.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	49.00	49.00
4	—	1,277	58.50–62.50	61.55
8	—	1,388	65.00–72.50	71.76
34	—	1,300	63.50–69.00	66.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,116	50.00–53.00	51.35
13	—	1,340	63.00–63.50	63.08
6	—	1,116	59.50–60.50	60.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,553	58.00–91.00	82.77
6	—	1,628	93.00–96.00	94.92

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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