Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 550 lbs and below 11.00 to 14.00 lower, 600 lbs - 800 lbs 5.00 to 9.00 lower, 800 lbs to 900 lbs 3.00 to 4.00 lower, 900 lbs - 950lbs 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 7.00 to 11.00 lower, 600 lbs - 750 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, 750 lbs - 950lbs 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was moderate. Flesh conditions varied from green to fleshy today. Wide price spread as black cattle are in biggest demand. CME Feeder Cattle and Live Cattle rebounded a bit, while corn was slightly lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.09/cwt on 1,884 head.

Average price

$162.09

1,884 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.76

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	761	164.66	1,253	1,558
Medium and Large 1-2	743	152.29	1,131	251
Medium and Large 2	466	146.29	682	28
Large 1	1,020	138.84	1,416	47

One grade step is worth $25.82/cwt here — about −$163 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 sale1,884 hd

162.09

—

SD average8 barns · 14,575 hd

163.85

−1.76

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	1,926	108.61	2,092	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,810	85.00	1,539	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	79.16	1,197	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	74.88	922	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,189	58.33	694	9thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2	—	572	179.43/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,026	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	127.38/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,247	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,226	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	135.65/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,241	29
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	138.84/cwt	136.50–140.50	1,416	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	541	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	166.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,136	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,363	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	843	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	873	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	143.50/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,125	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,078	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	177.77/cwt	173.50–186.50	1,218	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	145.65/cwt	141.50–148.00	1,333	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	194.22/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,121	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	218.85/cwt	216.00–230.00	722	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	214.42/cwt	207.00–220.00	907	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	185.74/cwt	179.00–193.00	1,178	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	196.79/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,053	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	201.80/cwt	201.00–202.00	993	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	153.56/cwt	152.75–156.50	898	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	142.38/cwt	136.00–154.50	749	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	141.73/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,003	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,221	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,539	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	29.34/cwt	27.50–32.00	258	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	59.39/cwt	58.00–61.00	505	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,448	69.51/cwt	67.50–70.50	1,007	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,258	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	78.79/cwt	77.00–81.00	1,176	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,017	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	74.00/cwt	71.00–75.50	892	9
Bulls	—	—	1,981	113.90/cwt	113.50–114.50	2,256	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	101.26/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,805	2
Bulls	—	—	1,937	107.53/cwt	105.50–110.50	2,083	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	154.30/cwt	151.00–156.50	952	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	152.33/cwt	145.50–153.75	1,101	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	163.32/cwt	162.00–168.00	965	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	157.76/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,054	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	144.51/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,097	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	132.92/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,223	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	149.62/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,010	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	135.13/cwt	135.00–135.50	1,203	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	167.61/cwt	161.25–170.00	868	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	137.55/cwt	133.00–140.25	1,118	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	161.81/cwt	153.00–169.50	1,262	359
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	160.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,004	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	150.90/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,319	280
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	155.26/cwt	150.00–159.25	1,278	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	159.72/cwt	156.75–166.50	1,166	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	990	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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,358Last week 4,295Year ago 4,608

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 85Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	572	179.00–181.00	179.43
32	—	876	140.00	140.00
29	—	915	131.00–137.00	135.65
66	—	682	160.00–170.00	166.61
4	—	490	172.00	172.00
16	—	617	141.50	141.50
5	—	545	157.00	157.00
70	—	784	142.00–150.00	143.50
6	—	714	151.00	151.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,020	136.50–140.50	138.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	373	145.00	145.00
9	—	662	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	950	143.50	143.50
4	—	396	216.00	216.00
182	—	685	173.50–186.50	177.77
110	—	915	141.50–148.00	145.65
54	—	577	186.00–197.00	194.22
20	—	330	216.00–230.00	218.85
17	—	423	207.00–220.00	214.42
74	—	634	179.00–193.00	185.74
54	—	535	192.00–202.00	196.79
20	—	492	201.00–202.00	201.80
359	—	780	153.00–169.50	161.81
280	—	874	144.00–156.00	150.90
217	—	823	150.00–159.25	155.26
149	—	730	156.75–166.50	159.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	725	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	979	127.00–128.00	127.38
6	—	405	170.00	170.00
128	—	723	145.50–153.75	152.33
59	—	591	162.00–168.00	163.32
74	—	668	153.00–161.00	157.76
152	—	759	139.00–147.00	144.51
55	—	920	131.00–134.00	132.92
49	—	890	135.00–135.50	135.13
13	—	359	199.00	199.00
43	—	518	161.25–170.00	167.61
138	—	813	133.00–140.25	137.55
93	—	625	157.00–165.00	160.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	166.00	166.00
8	—	760	135.00	135.00
22	—	585	152.75–156.50	153.56
18	—	526	136.00–154.50	142.38
62	—	708	133.00–147.00	141.73
15	—	617	151.00–156.50	154.30
56	—	675	147.00–153.00	149.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	350	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,655	76.00	76.00
18	—	1,493	77.00–81.00	78.79
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	85.00	85.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	27.50–32.00	29.34
2	—	850	58.00–61.00	59.39
5	—	1,448	67.50–70.50	69.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,312	77.50	77.50
9	—	1,205	71.00–75.50	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,981	113.50–114.50	113.90
2	—	1,783	100.00–103.00	101.26
6	—	1,937	105.50–110.50	107.53

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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