Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady except. 600 -650 lbs 10.00 to 12.00 lower, 700 - 750 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 850 - 900 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifers unevenly steady in a very light test except 850 - 900 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. 15 loads of clean hided green steers sold today. Demand for this eye appealing group of yearling cattle was good. CME Feeder Cattle closed up while corn was unchanged. Slaughter cows Boner and Lean steady to 2.00 higher, Breaker to few to make a meaningful comparison. 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 $153.78/cwt on 1,612 head.

Average price

$153.78

1,612 head · 925 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$32.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.49

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	605	164.58	996	36
Medium and Large 1	863	158.20	1,366	1,051
Large 1	1,077	144.34	1,555	519
Medium and Large 2	648	132.00	855	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.58/cwt here — about $141 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 sale1,612 hd

153.78

—

SD average12 barns · 31,126 hd

176.27

−22.49

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	1,871	80.10	1,499	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,502	90.35	1,357	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	74.03	1,164	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,400	61.74	865	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	49.77	595	35

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	418	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	736	22
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,181	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,432	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	146.63/cwt	145.50–147.75	1,298	134
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	949	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,488	406
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,498	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,013	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	584	118.00/cwt	114.00–120.00	689	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	152.34/cwt	151.75–154.00	1,173	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	844	16
Steers	Large 1	—	1,033	151.00/cwt	149.75–151.60	1,560	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	155.54/cwt	151.00–155.85	1,367	363
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,130	17
Steers	Large 1	—	1,117	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,586	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	162.35/cwt	155.50–166.00	765	25
Steers	Large 1	—	1,095	140.97/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,544	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	149.98/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,012	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	938	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	833	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	309	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	528	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	161.69/cwt	156.00–164.00	933	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	880	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	164.53/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,213	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	140.22/cwt	135.00–142.00	935	16
Bulls	—	—	1,852	78.42/cwt	61.00–83.50	1,452	8
Bulls	—	—	2,025	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,893	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	53.74/cwt	46.00–58.00	811	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	62.79/cwt	59.50–65.00	867	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	67.25/cwt	67.00–67.50	982	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	81.18/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,327	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	861	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	54.23/cwt	50.00–56.50	682	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,502	90.35/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,357	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	69.31/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,065	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	758	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	46.49/cwt	43.00–48.50	536	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	590	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	59	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,605	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	706	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	65.61/cwt	61.00–67.50	963	7

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,171Last week 4,790Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 100Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	418	176.00	176.00
5	—	754	148.25	148.25
134	—	885	145.50–147.75	146.63
10	—	589	136.00	136.00
25	—	471	155.50–166.00	162.35
6	—	903	147.00	147.00
6	—	309	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,181	121.25	121.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	135.00	135.00
13	—	617	135.00	135.00
16	—	667	135.00–142.00	140.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	648	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	487	171.00	171.00
17	—	715	158.00	158.00
10	—	525	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
406	—	949	156.75	156.75
61	—	981	152.75	152.75
13	—	633	160.00	160.00
72	—	770	151.75–154.00	152.34
16	—	387	218.00	218.00
363	—	879	151.00–155.85	155.54
24	—	675	145.00–151.00	149.98
18	—	517	181.50	181.50
17	—	577	156.00–164.00	161.69
26	—	463	190.00	190.00
35	—	737	162.00–169.00	164.53
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
169	—	1,033	149.75–151.60	151.00
53	—	1,117	142.00	142.00
297	—	1,095	137.50–144.00	140.97
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	584	114.00–120.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,852	61.00–83.50	78.42
1	—	2,025	93.50	93.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	46.00–58.00	53.74
37	—	1,380	59.50–65.00	62.79
2	—	1,460	67.00–67.50	67.25
1	—	1,605	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,635	77.00–83.00	81.18
1	—	1,595	54.00	54.00
6	—	1,536	68.00–71.00	69.31
7	—	1,468	61.00–67.50	65.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,257	50.00–56.50	54.23
1	—	1,295	58.50	58.50
15	—	1,154	43.00–48.50	46.49
1	—	590	10.00	10.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,502	85.00–93.00	90.35

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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