Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, higher undertones were evident. Demand for this light offering of green cattle was good. Several groups of crossbred cattle sold, they were hauled in Saturday. A few nice packages were weaned Monday morning, sold due to the drought. CME Feeder Cattle higher, corn lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $147.21/cwt on 504 head.

Average price

$147.21

504 head · 913 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$612

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1-2

$37.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.02

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	490	162.00	794	10thin
Medium and Large 1	880	153.44	1,349	356
Large 1	1,002	137.00	1,373	43
Medium and Large 1-2	925	130.00	1,203	38
Large 1-2	1,125	124.93	1,405	57

One grade step is worth $37.07/cwt here — about −$612 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 sale504 hd

147.21

—

SD average6 barns · 6,115 hd

160.24

−13.02

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	1,581	86.31	1,364	15
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,544	87.62	1,353	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	71.84	1,032	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	66.60	849	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,194	55.27	660	17

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1-2	—	918	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	869	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,026	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,321	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	628	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	38
Steers	Medium 1	—	490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	794	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,191	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	164.10/cwt	162.00–165.50	1,144	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,367	20
Steers	Large 1	—	1,002	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,373	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	160.79/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,349	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	143.65/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,419	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,028	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,110	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,393	52
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,280	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.37/cwt	144.00–144.50	902	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	143.23/cwt	143.00–143.50	1,259	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	145.03/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,183	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	166.63/cwt	164.50–170.00	1,183	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	152.22/cwt	146.50–153.00	1,344	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	139.36/cwt	136.00–147.00	943	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	127.60/cwt	127.60–127.60	1,092	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,205	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,110	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,327	99
Bulls	—	—	1,475	94.38/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,392	2
Bulls	—	—	1,597	85.07/cwt	76.00–91.50	1,359	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	66.50/cwt	64.00–69.00	846	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	71.88/cwt	70.00–75.00	883	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	60.33/cwt	56.00–62.50	814	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	79.52/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,072	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	68.20/cwt	57.00–69.50	990	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	73.76/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,062	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	59.51/cwt	57.50–61.00	737	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	48.26/cwt	44.00–53.00	523	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	34.71/cwt	30.00–39.00	355	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,544	87.62/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,353	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 Aug 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,136Last week 2,385Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 120Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	918	134.50	134.50
10	—	704	123.50	123.50
11	—	427	147.00	147.00
13	—	677	136.00–147.00	139.36
41	—	856	127.60	127.60
4	—	524	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,026	128.75	128.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	651	117.50	117.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	154.00	154.00
6	—	993	130.50	130.50
19	—	625	144.00–144.50	144.37
28	—	879	143.00–143.50	143.23
49	—	816	140.00–147.00	145.03
64	—	797	151.25	151.25
84	—	675	164.50	164.50
99	—	903	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	925	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	490	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	789	151.00	151.00
10	—	697	162.00–165.50	164.10
20	—	922	148.25	148.25
85	—	839	154.00–162.00	160.79
120	—	988	137.00–144.00	143.65
4	—	475	184.00	184.00
8	—	562	183.00	183.00
23	—	710	164.50–170.00	166.63
77	—	883	146.50–153.00	152.22
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,002	137.00	137.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,110	125.50	125.50
5	—	1,280	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	94.00–95.00	94.38
13	—	1,597	76.00–91.50	85.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,272	64.00–69.00	66.50
14	—	1,229	70.00–75.00	71.88
11	—	1,349	56.00–62.50	60.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	79.00–80.00	79.52
10	—	1,451	57.00–69.50	68.20
11	—	1,440	72.00–76.00	73.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,238	57.50–61.00	59.51
2	—	1,083	44.00–53.00	48.26
2	—	1,023	30.00–39.00	34.71
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,544	85.00–89.00	87.62

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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