Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs sold with significantly higher undertones, 450 to 500 steady to 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 450 and under sold with significantly higher undertones, over 450 lbs steady to 4.00 higher, except 550 - 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand for this large offering was very active. Most cattle were clean hided and hauled in over night. Several loads of yearling steers offered today. CME Feeder Cattle closed higher with corn dropping lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.00/cwt on 2,559 head.

Average price

$170.00

2,559 head · 796 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$47.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.21

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	654	178.30	1,166	1,487
Medium and Large 1-2	553	169.67	938	88
Large 1	1,040	157.81	1,641	968
Medium 1	562	153.00	860	5thin
Medium and Large 2	685	131.00	897	11thin

One grade step is worth $47.30/cwt here — about $268 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 sale2,559 hd

170.00

—

SD average9 barns · 21,494 hd

176.20

−6.21

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	1,881	83.04	1,562	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,837	80.56	1,480	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,616	73.18	1,182	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,464	61.89	906	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,211	50.35	610	44

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	734	155.40/cwt	153.75–157.50	1,141	85
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,011	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,408	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	897	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	175.34/cwt	172.00–177.50	938	27
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,062	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,503	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	168.33/cwt	159.50–175.00	1,217	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	186.86/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,074	94
Steers	Medium 1	—	562	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	201.62/cwt	191.00–207.00	956	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	180.31/cwt	175.00–186.50	1,123	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	196.87/cwt	185.00–206.00	1,051	224
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	165.05/cwt	155.00–167.50	1,353	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	164.18/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,001	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	213.28/cwt	210.00–218.00	838	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	151.03/cwt	150.50–152.00	1,293	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	164.46/cwt	157.25–171.50	1,278	162
Steers	Large 1	—	1,057	157.21/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,662	460
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	156.33/cwt	155.25–157.10	1,432	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	925	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	209.50/cwt	206.00–217.00	863	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	157.42/cwt	150.00–163.00	984	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	971	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,364	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	747	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	145.58/cwt	144.00–148.00	990	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,475	65.14/cwt	62.00–69.00	961	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	63.37/cwt	61.00–65.50	789	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	26.01/cwt	20.00–35.00	349	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	73.50/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,174	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,837	80.56/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,480	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	56.79/cwt	54.00–59.00	694	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	66.59/cwt	66.00–68.50	949	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,757	79.25/cwt	79.25–79.25	1,392	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	48.01/cwt	44.00–52.00	545	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	44.24/cwt	20.00–48.50	643	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	57.73/cwt	52.00–61.50	812	9
Bulls	—	—	1,807	79.72/cwt	71.00–83.50	1,441	11
Bulls	—	—	2,044	90.33/cwt	87.50–92.50	1,846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	179.56/cwt	175.00–184.00	846	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	561	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	150.20/cwt	146.25–153.50	1,154	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	162.78/cwt	155.00–167.00	765	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	863	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,009	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.61/cwt	161.00–174.00	898	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	187.17/cwt	186.00–190.00	698	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	157.35/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,068	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	150.56/cwt	149.25–156.00	1,286	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	161.19/cwt	156.00–167.00	924	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	154.18/cwt	152.00–157.00	786	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	195.65/cwt	191.00–199.00	798	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	170.51/cwt	162.25–178.00	1,158	305
Steers	Large 1	—	1,024	158.35/cwt	155.75–160.10	1,622	508
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	741	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,119	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,101	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,481	43

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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,883Last week 3,708Year ago 3,583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 127Year ago 230

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	734	153.75–157.50	155.40
203	—	625	150.00–163.00	157.42
106	—	471	175.00–184.00	179.56
63	—	768	146.25–153.50	150.20
156	—	523	161.00–174.00	171.61
19	—	373	186.00–190.00	187.17
98	—	679	155.00–162.00	157.35
164	—	854	149.25–156.00	150.56
119	—	573	156.00–167.00	161.19
20	—	408	191.00–199.00	195.65
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	1,011	139.25	139.25
45	—	1,062	141.50	141.50
43	—	1,101	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	793	138.50	138.50
15	—	470	155.00–167.00	162.78
12	—	579	149.00	149.00
6	—	413	183.00	183.00
14	—	510	152.00–157.00	154.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	971	140.50	140.50
7	—	747	146.00	146.00
15	—	680	144.00–148.00	145.58
8	—	561	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	570	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	170.00	170.00
27	—	535	172.00–177.50	175.34
7	—	339	215.00	215.00
4	—	745	131.00	131.00
22	—	610	163.00–168.00	164.18
24	—	573	161.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	685	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	723	159.50–175.00	168.33
94	—	575	182.00–189.00	186.86
66	—	474	191.00–207.00	201.62
257	—	623	175.00–186.50	180.31
3	—	330	220.00	220.00
224	—	534	185.00–206.00	196.87
92	—	820	155.00–167.50	165.05
25	—	393	210.00–218.00	213.28
17	—	856	150.50–152.00	151.03
162	—	777	157.25–171.50	164.46
68	—	916	155.25–157.10	156.33
48	—	412	206.00–217.00	209.50
305	—	679	162.25–178.00	170.51
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	678	136.00	136.00
18	—	741	151.00	151.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
460	—	1,057	148.00–160.00	157.21
508	—	1,024	155.75–160.10	158.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,475	62.00–69.00	65.14
8	—	1,453	20.00–48.50	44.24
9	—	1,406	52.00–61.50	57.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,245	61.00–65.50	63.37
6	—	1,340	20.00–35.00	26.01
18	—	1,222	54.00–59.00	56.79
15	—	1,136	44.00–52.00	48.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,597	72.00–74.00	73.50
4	—	1,425	66.00–68.50	66.59
8	—	1,757	79.25	79.25
1	—	1,715	43.00	43.00
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,837	80.00–83.00	80.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,807	71.00–83.50	79.72
5	—	2,044	87.50–92.50	90.33

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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