Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week: Unevenly steady, most weights were hard to make a meaningful comparison, except 800 - 900lbs steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher and 800 -850lb heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand for this light offering of green cattle was good. Demand for the heavier weights was very good. Under 450# were in very good demand as well. CME Feeder Cattle were higher while corn was lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 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 $150.55/cwt on 1,161 head.

Average price

$150.55

1,161 head · 876 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,319

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.75

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	848	156.95	1,331	696
Large 1	1,031	143.32	1,478	242
Medium 1	828	140.00	1,159	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	793	138.38	1,098	216

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about $234 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 sale1,161 hd

150.55

—

SD average7 barns · 9,334 hd

162.30

−11.75

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	1,823	84.76	1,545	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,180	83.00	1,809	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	71.33	1,002	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	65.13	874	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,201	52.35	629	99

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	971	134.29/cwt	131.00–138.50	1,304	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	640	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,452	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	142.06/cwt	137.00–146.00	882	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	712	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,061	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,467	61
Steers	Large 1	—	1,129	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,552	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,176	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	157.58/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,035	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,183	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	126.70/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,209	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	156.93/cwt	156.00–160.00	836	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,239	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	161.84/cwt	151.00–162.50	1,120	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	179.58/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,043	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,014	145.52/cwt	138.50–146.25	1,476	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	198.61/cwt	197.50–199.00	822	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	66.36/cwt	63.00–69.00	873	33
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	2,180	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,809	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	52.92/cwt	41.00–59.00	636	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	59.98/cwt	56.00–62.50	862	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	955	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	57.66/cwt	55.00–62.50	735	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	37.54/cwt	18.00–45.50	378	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	71.01/cwt	69.00–74.00	996	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,131	1
Bulls	—	—	2,023	92.04/cwt	90.00–94.50	1,862	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	83.99/cwt	73.00–88.50	1,513	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	157.63/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,283	146
Steers	Medium 1	—	828	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	750	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,032	140.41/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,449	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	150.73/cwt	146.50–153.50	1,189	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	147.13/cwt	143.50–147.50	1,334	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	154.16/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,363	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	165.19/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,270	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	148.37/cwt	143.00–151.50	1,230	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,076	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,087	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,391	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	153.21/cwt	151.50–155.25	1,402	339

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,764Last week 1,136Year ago 1,866

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 138Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	971	131.00–138.50	134.29
15	—	621	137.00–146.00	142.06
13	—	373	191.00	191.00
86	—	692	151.00–162.50	161.84
6	—	481	156.00	156.00
20	—	789	146.50–153.50	150.73
65	—	907	143.50–147.50	147.13
120	—	829	143.00–151.50	148.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	130.00	130.00
4	—	474	135.00	135.00
6	—	803	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,210	120.00	120.00
78	—	1,032	132.00–142.00	140.41
8	—	1,087	128.00	128.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,061	138.25	138.25
11	—	1,129	137.50	137.50
170	—	1,014	138.50–146.25	145.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	759	155.00	155.00
92	—	857	138.00	138.00
34	—	954	125.00–127.00	126.70
7	—	446	132.00	132.00
17	—	533	156.00–160.00	156.93
14	—	946	131.00	131.00
40	—	638	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	657	156.00–160.00	157.58
8	—	604	158.00	158.00
4	—	985	144.00	144.00
11	—	581	175.00–185.00	179.58
23	—	414	197.50–199.00	198.61
146	—	814	156.00–165.00	157.63
107	—	884	150.00–157.00	154.16
35	—	769	160.00–169.00	165.19
339	—	915	151.50–155.25	153.21
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	828	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,316	63.00–69.00	66.36
9	—	1,437	56.00–62.50	59.98
1	—	1,345	71.00	71.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,201	41.00–59.00	52.92
53	—	1,274	55.00–62.50	57.66
20	—	1,006	18.00–45.50	37.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,402	69.00–74.00	71.01
1	—	1,450	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,023	90.00–94.50	92.04
19	—	1,802	73.00–88.50	83.99

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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