Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs sold with much higher undertones, over 450 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, except 450 - 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 550 - 600 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower, 800 - 850 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold with higher undertones, over 450 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower, except 500 - 550 lbs 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand for this large offering of green cattle was good. Several large lots of eye appealing cattle sold today. CME Feeder Cattle closed lower, while corn took a jump higher. US inventory of cattle on feed reported up 1 percent from January 1 of last year. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.20/cwt on 2,262 head.

Average price

$168.20

2,262 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$465

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

$33.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.14

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	593	170.62	1,012	185
Medium and Large 1	712	168.09	1,197	2,070
Large 1	1,078	137.00	1,477	7thin

One grade step is worth $33.62/cwt here — about −$465 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 sale2,262 hd

168.20

—

SD average9 barns · 20,954 hd

172.35

−4.14

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	1,634	88.20	1,442	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	69.19	1,121	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,316	62.63	824	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,273	53.22	677	18

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	579	152.01/cwt	125.00–156.00	880	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,126	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	200.51/cwt	192.00–211.00	1,051	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	188.01/cwt	180.50–192.50	1,089	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,253	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	201.76/cwt	196.00–206.00	761	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	158.05/cwt	149.00–162.35	1,296	325
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	145.45/cwt	144.25–147.00	1,127	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	167.19/cwt	158.00–170.50	1,119	273
Steers	Large 1	—	1,078	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,424	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	962	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	152.85/cwt	149.00–156.50	1,334	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	156.61/cwt	151.00–160.50	1,215	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	161.37/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,152	383
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	224.59/cwt	219.00–231.00	952	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	150.25/cwt	143.00–153.50	1,382	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	175.43/cwt	167.25–184.00	1,100	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	182.97/cwt	171.00–192.00	966	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,038	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	169.88/cwt	164.00–177.00	980	71
Heifers	Medium 1	—	541	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	195.77/cwt	190.00–205.00	805	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,394	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	170.06/cwt	162.00–178.00	912	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	167.17/cwt	155.00–174.00	951	115
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,120	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,574	161
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	31.88/cwt	21.00–46.00	405	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	45.85/cwt	43.00–47.00	559	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,749	72.70/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,272	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	62.28/cwt	60.00–65.00	925	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	77.16/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,292	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	57.93/cwt	55.00–59.50	744	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	844	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	62.91/cwt	60.50–65.00	822	22
Bulls	—	—	2,065	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	2,179	1
Bulls	—	—	2,021	94.08/cwt	92.00–97.50	1,901	7
Bulls	—	—	1,286	81.70/cwt	70.00–87.00	1,051	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	144.63/cwt	136.00–154.00	1,121	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	152.93/cwt	152.00–154.00	947	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	142.26/cwt	131.00–143.50	1,238	144
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,030	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,463	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	160.66/cwt	154.25–169.50	1,004	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	641	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	974	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	144.45/cwt	143.00–146.00	975	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	138.02/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,074	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	154.22/cwt	146.50–163.00	1,019	303
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	150.18/cwt	143.00–154.25	1,101	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	176.93/cwt	162.50–186.00	853	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	158.52/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,086	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	214.90/cwt	208.00–224.00	1,023	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	218.74/cwt	209.00–221.00	844	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	144.72/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,220	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	180.08/cwt	176.00–185.50	873	57

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 Jan 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,178Last week 4,900Year ago 3,460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 89Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	579	125.00–156.00	152.01
4	—	419	177.00	177.00
17	—	619	152.00–154.00	152.93
41	—	675	143.00–146.00	144.45
18	—	778	136.00–139.00	138.02
53	—	482	162.50–186.00	176.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	903	138.75	138.75
23	—	377	196.00–206.00	201.76
21	—	411	190.00–205.00	195.77
79	—	985	141.50	141.50
119	—	536	162.00–178.00	170.06
115	—	569	155.00–174.00	167.17
83	—	775	136.00–154.00	144.63
144	—	870	131.00–143.50	142.26
205	—	625	154.25–169.50	160.66
8	—	324	205.00	205.00
303	—	661	146.50–163.00	154.22
296	—	733	143.00–154.25	150.18
127	—	843	142.50–145.00	144.72
57	—	485	176.00–185.50	180.08
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	1,120	140.50	140.50
118	—	1,030	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	641	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	708	159.00	159.00
9	—	775	144.25–147.00	145.45
59	—	528	171.00–192.00	182.97
23	—	637	163.00	163.00
71	—	577	164.00–177.00	169.88
15	—	685	152.00–166.00	158.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	524	192.00–211.00	200.51
114	—	579	180.50–192.50	188.01
325	—	820	149.00–162.35	158.05
273	—	669	158.00–170.50	167.19
14	—	969	147.00	147.00
84	—	873	149.00–156.50	152.85
262	—	776	151.00–160.50	156.61
383	—	714	154.00–166.00	161.37
19	—	424	219.00–231.00	224.59
163	—	920	143.00–153.50	150.25
155	—	627	167.25–184.00	175.43
76	—	476	208.00–224.00	214.90
32	—	386	209.00–221.00	218.74
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,078	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	583	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	21.00–46.00	31.88
3	—	1,220	43.00–47.00	45.85
1	—	1,300	61.50	61.50
12	—	1,284	55.00–59.50	57.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,749	70.00–75.00	72.70
6	—	1,485	60.00–65.00	62.28
3	—	1,675	76.00–79.00	77.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	59.50	59.50
22	—	1,307	60.50–65.00	62.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	105.50	105.50
7	—	2,021	92.00–97.50	94.08
9	—	1,286	70.00–87.00	81.70

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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