Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, except 800 lbs - 850lbs steady to 2.00 lower, heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Lighter weight steers sold with much higher undertones this week. Demand for this nice offering of cattle was good. Cattle carried a little more flesh than we have seen in the past few weeks. Several nice lots of yearlings sold. Several farmer buyers came to buy today. No markets today due to President's Day. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.38/cwt on 2,179 head.

Average price

$171.38

2,179 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$796

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 1

$41.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.01

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	443	192.50	853	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	670	172.58	1,155	148
Medium and Large 1	762	172.38	1,313	1,905
Medium 1	707	158.07	1,118	15thin
Large 1	1,094	150.73	1,649	101

One grade step is worth $41.77/cwt here — about −$796 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 sale2,179 hd

171.38

—

SD average6 barns · 15,782 hd

173.40

−2.01

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	1,800	104.58	1,883	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,517	80.64	1,223	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,387	74.33	1,031	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	51.12	600	17

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	299	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	899	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,349	21
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,003	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,494	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	162.52/cwt	147.50–165.50	1,170	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	182.96/cwt	181.00–184.00	1,162	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	150.75/cwt	149.00–154.50	1,179	19
Steers	Medium 1	—	789	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,172	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	213.78/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,105	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	194.63/cwt	188.50–200.00	1,230	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	159.31/cwt	150.50–162.50	1,448	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	229.56/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,086	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,133	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	211.50/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,003	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	253.54/cwt	240.00–260.00	801	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	158.85/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,303	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	166.70/cwt	160.00–171.50	1,285	310
Steers	Medium 1	—	614	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	155.40/cwt	148.00–162.00	1,371	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	172.36/cwt	167.85–185.00	1,243	229
Steers	Large 1	—	1,127	150.09/cwt	147.00–151.50	1,692	74
Steers	Large 1	—	1,003	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,530	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	182.12/cwt	176.50–189.50	1,237	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	149.60/cwt	149.60–149.60	1,447	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	199.94/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,152	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	234.51/cwt	230.00–240.00	865	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,144	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	162.89/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,100	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	167.51/cwt	158.00–175.00	1,047	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	—	492	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	698	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	914	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	433	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	892	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,297	65.05/cwt	64.00–66.50	844	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	29.31/cwt	26.00–40.00	316	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	51.23/cwt	41.00–57.00	574	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,325	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	901	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	78.02/cwt	77.00–78.50	1,183	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	84.30/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,310	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	82.03/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,235	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	699	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	75.19/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,074	17
Bulls	—	—	1,690	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,698	1
Bulls	—	—	2,078	111.45/cwt	107.50–116.00	2,316	2
Bulls	—	—	1,711	102.65/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	177.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	915	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	185.19/cwt	181.00–190.00	898	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	299	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	150.39/cwt	150.00–150.50	1,003	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	146.89/cwt	145.50–149.00	1,221	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	151.86/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,166	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	175.45/cwt	169.00–179.00	993	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	145.56/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,325	50
Heifers	Medium 1	—	611	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	216.95/cwt	213.00–223.00	833	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	155.74/cwt	146.50–157.75	1,134	306
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,381	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	853	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	974	5

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,916Last week 4,578Year ago 5,685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 50Year ago 132

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	299	265.00	265.00
15	—	517	210.00–218.00	213.78
206	—	632	188.50–200.00	194.63
188	—	909	150.50–162.50	159.31
67	—	473	224.00–236.00	229.56
17	—	316	240.00–260.00	253.54
322	—	820	155.00–163.00	158.85
310	—	771	160.00–171.50	166.70
231	—	882	148.00–162.00	155.40
229	—	721	167.85–185.00	172.36
128	—	679	176.50–189.50	182.12
92	—	967	149.60	149.60
45	—	576	195.00–208.00	199.94
27	—	369	230.00–240.00	234.51
5	—	420	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	899	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	214.00	214.00
63	—	720	147.50–165.50	162.52
28	—	635	181.00–184.00	182.96
19	—	782	149.00–154.50	150.75
14	—	590	192.00	192.00
8	—	474	207.00–216.00	211.50
4	—	530	200.00	200.00
8	—	658	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	789	148.50	148.50
7	—	614	169.00	169.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,127	147.00–151.50	150.09
27	—	1,003	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	443	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,003	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	811	141.00	141.00
5	—	599	157.00	157.00
5	—	546	170.00	170.00
5	—	299	185.00	185.00
23	—	667	150.00–150.50	150.39
5	—	603	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
224	—	675	155.00–169.00	162.89
173	—	625	158.00–175.00	167.51
32	—	516	170.00–180.00	177.32
27	—	485	181.00–190.00	185.19
5	—	281	225.00	225.00
162	—	831	145.50–149.00	146.89
148	—	768	146.00–156.00	151.86
99	—	566	169.00–179.00	175.45
50	—	910	145.00–146.00	145.56
20	—	384	213.00–223.00	216.95
306	—	728	146.50–157.75	155.74
11	—	426	186.00	186.00
8	—	959	144.00	144.00
5	—	881	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	492	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	698	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,297	64.00–66.50	65.05
4	—	1,077	26.00–40.00	29.31
7	—	1,120	41.00–57.00	51.23
1	—	1,325	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,516	77.00–78.50	78.02
4	—	1,554	84.00–85.00	84.30
12	—	1,506	79.00–83.00	82.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	67.00	67.00
17	—	1,428	73.00–78.00	75.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	100.50	100.50
2	—	2,078	107.50–116.00	111.45
5	—	1,711	101.00–105.00	102.65

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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