Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 350 lbs - 400 lbs, 450 lbs - 500lbs, 650 lbs - 800 lbs, 850 lbs -900 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, 400 lbs - 450 lbs, 500 lbs - 650 lbs, 800 lbs - 850 lbs, 900 lbs - 950 lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, except 450 lbs - 500 lbs, 750 lbs - 800 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was good. Several loads of nice yearling cattle sold well toady. CME Feeder Cattle and Corn closed higher today. Slaughter cows in a very light test sold steady. Slaughter 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 $166.55/cwt on 2,541 head.

Average price

$166.55

2,541 head · 807 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,343

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$448

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

$32.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.16

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	618	181.14	1,119	109
Medium and Large 1	789	167.78	1,324	2,193
Large 1	1,055	148.64	1,568	239

One grade step is worth $32.50/cwt here — about −$448 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 sale2,541 hd

166.55

—

SD average9 barns · 23,656 hd

174.71

−8.16

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	1,735	99.94	1,734	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	73.14	1,085	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	67.08	808	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,279	46.40	594	17

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	576	178.71/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,029	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	148.17/cwt	144.00–149.60	1,294	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	169.97/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,224	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	151.91/cwt	148.50–154.85	1,464	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	196.64/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,003	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	190.52/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,113	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	153.43/cwt	152.50–158.50	1,188	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	189.41/cwt	186.50–193.00	1,193	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	216.69/cwt	212.00–225.00	832	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	160.16/cwt	155.00–164.50	1,310	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,206	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,148	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	218.83/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,064	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	221.08/cwt	219.00–224.00	946	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,059	149.62/cwt	149.50–149.75	1,584	182
Steers	Large 1	—	1,029	147.28/cwt	142.00–148.25	1,516	51
Steers	Large 1	—	1,140	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	164.71/cwt	159.60–174.00	1,280	358
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	154.93/cwt	148.75–159.00	1,354	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	180.90/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,217	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	924	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,257	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	561	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	881	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	27.07/cwt	25.00–31.00	301	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	46.07/cwt	44.00–48.00	583	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	881	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,463	62.37/cwt	60.00–63.50	912	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,067	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	74.43/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,076	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,555	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	917	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	68.23/cwt	67.00–69.00	788	14
Bulls	—	—	1,025	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	830	1
Bulls	—	—	2,420	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	103.38/cwt	101.50–105.50	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	154.86/cwt	149.00–159.50	1,126	339
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	150.35/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,230	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	169.53/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,073	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	936	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	153.24/cwt	151.00–156.00	956	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	169.38/cwt	166.00–172.00	813	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	162.74/cwt	158.50–172.00	1,095	277
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	148.93/cwt	144.00–151.50	1,160	267
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	146.00/cwt	145.75–147.25	1,337	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	185.19/cwt	175.00–188.00	946	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,462	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	181.98/cwt	180.00–187.00	850	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	197.76/cwt	193.00–206.00	1,161	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	210.66/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,110	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	154.13/cwt	149.85–159.25	1,433	461

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 Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,578Last week 4,989Year ago 890

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 85Year ago 200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	576	172.00–184.00	178.71
84	—	873	144.00–149.60	148.17
7	—	393	200.00	200.00
339	—	727	149.00–159.50	154.86
135	—	818	145.00–152.50	150.35
113	—	633	163.00–172.00	169.53
277	—	673	158.50–172.00	162.74
267	—	779	144.00–151.50	148.93
108	—	916	145.75–147.25	146.00
84	—	511	175.00–188.00	185.19
44	—	996	146.75	146.75
23	—	467	180.00–187.00	181.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	657	156.00	156.00
5	—	444	171.00	171.00
4	—	715	141.00	141.00
4	—	590	170.00	170.00
27	—	541	173.00	173.00
18	—	624	151.00–156.00	153.24
16	—	480	166.00–172.00	169.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	924	136.00	136.00
10	—	561	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	720	163.00–176.00	169.97
154	—	964	148.50–154.85	151.91
126	—	630	186.50–193.00	189.41
14	—	384	212.00–225.00	216.69
215	—	818	155.00–164.50	160.16
25	—	486	210.00–224.00	218.83
15	—	428	219.00–224.00	221.08
358	—	777	159.60–174.00	164.71
247	—	874	148.75–159.00	154.93
216	—	673	175.00–186.00	180.90
114	—	587	193.00–206.00	197.76
58	—	527	205.00–220.00	210.66
461	—	930	149.85–159.25	154.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	510	194.00–200.00	196.64
33	—	584	189.00–192.00	190.52
25	—	774	152.50–158.50	153.43
8	—	699	172.50	172.50
6	—	713	161.00	161.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	1,059	149.50–149.75	149.62
51	—	1,029	142.00–148.25	147.28
6	—	1,140	130.50	130.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,113	25.00–31.00	27.07
2	—	1,265	44.00–48.00	46.07
2	—	1,325	66.50	66.50
6	—	1,463	60.00–63.50	62.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,500	80.00	80.00
9	—	1,445	73.00–76.00	74.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	59.00	59.00
14	—	1,155	67.00–69.00	68.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	81.00	81.00
1	—	2,420	112.00	112.00
2	—	1,748	101.50–105.50	103.38

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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