Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 550 lbs and under 1.00 to 4.00 higher, 550 - 650 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, 650-700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 700-750 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 750-1000 lbs to few to make a meaningful comparison, 1000-1050 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 350 - 500 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 lower, 500 - 650 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, 650 - 750 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower, 750 lbs and higher to few to make a meaningful comparison. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was good. Clean, black hided cattle were in biggest demand creating price gaps. 7 loads of yearling steers sold today. Several smaller lots of feeder steers and heifers sold before the Christmas holiday. CME Feeder Cattle and Corn both closed lower today. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.23/cwt on 1,160 head.

Average price

$170.23

1,160 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$484

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.70

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	178.86	1,117	719
Medium and Large 1-2	598	169.23	1,011	73
Large 1	1,043	153.57	1,601	368

One grade step is worth $25.29/cwt here — about −$484 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 sale1,160 hd

170.23

—

SD average6 barns · 8,326 hd

170.93

−0.70

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	—	High	1,778	81.26	1,445	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,506	71.39	1,075	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	62.62	865	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,254	47.20	592	56

Every lot, as filed

62 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	Large 1	—	1,058	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	147.60/cwt	143.00–151.00	942	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	162.49/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,024	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	202.03/cwt	186.00–222.50	558	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	186.01/cwt	183.00–191.00	727	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,314	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	179.24/cwt	174.00–181.50	1,104	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	623	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	202.87/cwt	200.00–205.00	976	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	183.76/cwt	174.00–189.50	1,040	114
Steers	Large 1	—	1,041	153.93/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,602	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	165.99/cwt	160.00–174.50	1,210	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	170.97/cwt	163.00–178.50	1,145	125
Steers	Large 1	—	1,118	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,167	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	214.09/cwt	207.00–221.00	923	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	154.82/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,033	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	155.70/cwt	154.50–156.00	1,291	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	156.58/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,232	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,116	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,543	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	474	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	619	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	200.77/cwt	196.00–207.00	1,024	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	956	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	64.14/cwt	62.00–67.00	874	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,437	61.57/cwt	56.00–63.00	885	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	799	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,460	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	876	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	63.03/cwt	61.00–68.00	973	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	81.93/cwt	78.00–83.50	1,080	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	29.75/cwt	20.00–38.00	332	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,233	48.26/cwt	41.00–53.00	595	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,334	56.59/cwt	54.00–59.50	755	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	72.40/cwt	71.50–75.00	1,139	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,563	41.45/cwt	22.00–50.50	648	3
Bulls	—	—	2,125	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,976	1
Bulls	—	—	1,871	87.06/cwt	85.00–88.50	1,629	7
Bulls	—	—	1,702	77.24/cwt	55.00–84.50	1,315	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	175.53/cwt	165.00–179.00	937	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	149.82/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,413	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	147.91/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,012	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,236	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	166.64/cwt	159.00–171.50	950	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	132.28/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,098	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	155.30/cwt	155.00–155.50	881	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	185.36/cwt	182.00–188.00	795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	149.67/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,085	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	177.33/cwt	177.00–178.00	851	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	160.05/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,028	16

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,522Last week 4,883Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 195Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,058	141.00	141.00
46	—	1,116	138.25	138.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	638	143.00–151.00	147.60
13	—	728	140.00	140.00
7	—	506	155.00	155.00
8	—	463	158.00	158.00
31	—	830	131.00–134.00	132.28
24	—	567	155.00–155.50	155.30
5	—	423	166.00	166.00
7	—	950	130.00	130.00
7	—	689	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	630	154.00–170.00	162.49
14	—	276	186.00–222.50	202.03
16	—	391	183.00–191.00	186.01
112	—	534	165.00–179.00	175.53
66	—	943	144.00–150.50	149.82
63	—	684	140.00–154.00	147.91
61	—	832	148.50	148.50
36	—	570	159.00–171.50	166.64
9	—	429	182.00–188.00	185.36
5	—	341	198.00	198.00
41	—	725	144.00–157.00	149.67
18	—	480	177.00–178.00	177.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	853	154.00	154.00
212	—	616	174.00–181.50	179.24
10	—	283	220.00	220.00
12	—	481	200.00–205.00	202.87
114	—	566	174.00–189.50	183.76
102	—	729	160.00–174.50	165.99
6	—	982	147.50	147.50
125	—	670	163.00–178.50	170.97
5	—	927	138.00	138.00
46	—	431	207.00–221.00	214.09
20	—	829	154.50–156.00	155.70
9	—	317	225.00	225.00
18	—	787	155.00–162.00	156.58
23	—	510	196.00–207.00	200.77
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
360	—	1,041	151.00–154.00	153.93
8	—	1,118	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	557	177.00	177.00
5	—	743	157.00	157.00
24	—	667	154.00–158.00	154.82
4	—	321	210.00	210.00
6	—	498	185.00	185.00
13	—	506	189.00	189.00
16	—	642	156.00–167.00	160.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	173.00	173.00
4	—	619	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,362	62.00–67.00	64.14
10	—	1,437	56.00–63.00	61.57
1	—	1,175	68.00	68.00
3	—	1,563	22.00–50.50	41.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	60.00	60.00
15	—	1,116	20.00–38.00	29.75
16	—	1,233	41.00–53.00	48.26
22	—	1,334	54.00–59.50	56.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,543	61.00–68.00	63.03
4	—	1,318	78.00–83.50	81.93
8	—	1,573	71.50–75.00	72.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	93.00	93.00
7	—	1,871	85.00–88.50	87.06
13	—	1,702	55.00–84.50	77.24

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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