Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher except 850-900lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower, light steers sold with much higher undertones. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower except 700-800lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of eye appealing green cattle was good. Several large lots of cattle sold today. The rain brought in a few extra farmers for this time of year. CME Feeder Cattle were up while corn was down at the time of this report. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls to few to make a meaningful comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.12/cwt on 942 head.

Average price

$144.12

942 head · 736 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

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

$29.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.69

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	739	146.15	1,080	838
Medium and Large 1-2	738	130.82	966	82
Medium and Large 2	610	116.18	708	22

One grade step is worth $29.97/cwt here — about $372 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 sale942 hd

144.12

—

SD average6 barns · 5,793 hd

147.81

−3.69

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	1,584	85.61	1,356	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	69.51	1,036	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,346	66.12	890	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	47.73	533	21

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	539	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	900	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,166	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,091	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	678	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	143.49/cwt	139.50–145.00	1,042	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	165.90/cwt	158.25–173.00	1,030	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	923	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	854	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	151.14/cwt	150.50–158.00	1,197	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	928	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	161.39/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,191	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	145.11/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,281	279
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,224	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	200.11/cwt	196.00–201.00	758	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	160.07/cwt	158.00–163.25	1,058	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	752	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,367	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	142.36/cwt	139.00–145.00	824	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	656	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,360	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	129.84/cwt	127.00–133.00	911	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	144.14/cwt	142.00–146.75	1,240	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,264	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	143.62/cwt	138.00–146.75	1,173	294
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	701	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	834	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	167.68/cwt	165.00–168.00	813	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	144.80/cwt	138.00–150.50	975	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	141.87/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,082	65
Bulls	—	—	1,584	85.61/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,356	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	70.01/cwt	69.00–72.75	888	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	66.10/cwt	64.50–68.50	896	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	71.26/cwt	69.50–73.00	1,028	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,046	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	57.98/cwt	56.00–61.00	659	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	46.36/cwt	43.00–54.00	466	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	35.42/cwt	22.50–49.00	401	8

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 Sep 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,004Last week 2,020Year ago 1,970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 126Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	539	136.00	136.00
12	—	667	135.00	135.00
14	—	911	128.00	128.00
18	—	833	131.00	131.00
19	—	702	127.00–133.00	129.84
4	—	799	120.00	120.00
5	—	574	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	534	127.00	127.00
7	—	605	101.00	101.00
7	—	701	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	726	139.50–145.00	143.49
22	—	411	183.00	183.00
23	—	973	140.50	140.50
53	—	579	139.00–145.00	142.36
5	—	619	136.00	136.00
7	—	340	193.00	193.00
10	—	516	155.00	155.00
29	—	860	142.00–146.75	144.14
49	—	943	134.00	134.00
294	—	817	138.00–146.75	143.62
62	—	485	165.00–168.00	167.68
62	—	673	138.00–150.50	144.80
65	—	763	140.00–147.00	141.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	621	158.25–173.00	165.90
46	—	510	181.00	181.00
73	—	792	150.50–158.00	151.14
89	—	738	155.00–164.00	161.39
279	—	883	142.00–147.00	145.11
5	—	586	163.00	163.00
9	—	805	152.00	152.00
28	—	379	196.00–201.00	200.11
37	—	661	158.00–163.25	160.07
112	—	975	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	127.00	127.00
6	—	634	156.00	156.00
10	—	663	140.00	140.00
9	—	493	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	689	124.00	124.00
4	—	724	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	84.00–87.00	85.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	69.00–72.75	70.01
1	—	1,465	51.00	51.00
18	—	1,356	64.50–68.50	66.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	69.50–73.00	71.26
1	—	1,585	66.00	66.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,136	56.00–61.00	57.98
3	—	1,005	43.00–54.00	46.36
8	—	1,133	22.50–49.00	35.42

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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