Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Lighter weights under 800lbs sold with lower undertones, weights over 800lbs sold with higher undertones. Best demand continues to be seen for black hided cattle. With the weather being ideal for farmers to be in the field there were not many farmer buyers today. CME Feeder cattle were higher while corn was steady to lower. Slaughter cows, Breaker 4.00 to 7.00 lower, Boner and Lean 2.00 to 4.00 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 $143.39/cwt on 638 head.

Average price

$143.39

638 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$476

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

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.05

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	769	144.48	1,112	581
Medium and Large 1-2	627	135.50	850	16thin
Medium 2	391	133.00	520	19thin
Medium and Large 2	492	129.18	635	22

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $476 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 sale638 hd

143.39

—

SD average7 barns · 8,558 hd

155.44

−12.05

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	1,707	88.35	1,508	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	72.67	1,133	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,327	61.50	816	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	48.90	554	46

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 2	—	391	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	520	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	137.75/cwt	132.00–141.00	800	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	662	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,023	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,136	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,047	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	546	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	733	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,174	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,031	138.31/cwt	136.00–138.60	1,426	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	142.64/cwt	142.00–145.00	957	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	145.26/cwt	141.00–151.00	827	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	449	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	676	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	166.76/cwt	165.00–173.00	770	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	151.67/cwt	147.00–158.00	945	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	146.53/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,342	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,061	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	663	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	726	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	161.82/cwt	161.00–165.00	521	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	139.11/cwt	138.00–140.50	1,081	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	185.57/cwt	183.00–196.00	701	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,018	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,231	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	146.57/cwt	146.50–147.00	1,047	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	137.15/cwt	134.00–140.75	1,278	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	146.05/cwt	143.25–148.75	1,212	154
Bulls	—	—	1,920	94.24/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,809	2
Bulls	—	—	1,636	86.39/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,413	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	62.50/cwt	60.00–65.00	838	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	56.52/cwt	56.00–57.50	713	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,741	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,132	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	70.21/cwt	68.50–71.50	965	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,654	78.96/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,306	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	56.84/cwt	54.50–59.50	681	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	45.42/cwt	42.00–52.00	482	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	20.58/cwt	10.00–36.00	196	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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,305Last week 940Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	391	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	582	127.00	127.00
16	—	458	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	581	132.00–141.00	137.75
11	—	400	166.00	166.00
14	—	388	171.00	171.00
16	—	467	155.50	155.50
19	—	322	161.00–165.00	161.82
20	—	777	138.00–140.50	139.11
10	—	525	145.50	145.50
31	—	697	146.00	146.00
56	—	895	137.50	137.50
96	—	714	146.50–147.00	146.57
129	—	932	134.00–140.75	137.15
154	—	830	143.25–148.75	146.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	140.00	140.00
8	—	781	131.00	131.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	123.50	123.50
26	—	1,031	136.00–138.60	138.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	547	150.00	150.00
10	—	627	140.00	140.00
19	—	671	142.00–145.00	142.64
24	—	569	141.00–151.00	145.26
5	—	457	150.00	150.00
6	—	415	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	712	147.00	147.00
10	—	312	175.00	175.00
13	—	403	182.00	182.00
15	—	789	148.75	148.75
28	—	462	165.00–173.00	166.76
47	—	623	147.00–158.00	151.67
177	—	916	144.00–147.00	146.53
4	—	556	163.00	163.00
9	—	663	160.00	160.00
19	—	378	183.00–196.00	185.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	343	131.00	131.00
7	—	417	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,920	93.50–95.00	94.24
6	—	1,636	81.00–89.50	86.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,340	60.00–65.00	62.50
6	—	1,261	56.00–57.50	56.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,741	65.00	65.00
8	—	1,375	68.50–71.50	70.21
8	—	1,654	75.00–82.00	78.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,198	54.50–59.50	56.84
1	—	1,180	61.50	61.50
7	—	1,061	42.00–52.00	45.42
8	—	950	10.00–36.00	20.58

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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