Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 lower, except 600lbs - 650lbs, 750lbs - 800lbs, 950lbs -1000lbs, 1000lbs - 1050lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher, except 700lbs - 750lbs, 900lbs - 950lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of large strings of cattle was good. Several lots over 100 head today. Flesh conditions were green and eye appealing. Black hided cattle continue to be in biggest demand, creating wide price gaps. CME Feeder Cattle closed lower, while corn jumped higher. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.82/cwt on 2,091 head.

Average price

$162.82

2,091 head · 788 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$303

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

$23.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

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	692	166.03	1,149	141
Medium and Large 1	786	163.35	1,284	1,877
Large 1	1,015	143.02	1,452	73

One grade step is worth $23.01/cwt here — about −$303 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 sale2,091 hd

162.82

—

SD average5 barns · 11,793 hd

160.18

+2.64

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	1,884	98.83	1,862	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	75.13	1,178	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,309	70.62	925	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,350	58.35	788	38

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	876	138.74/cwt	138.00–139.75	1,215	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	136.09/cwt	133.75–136.50	1,270	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	162.15/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,096	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	141.62/cwt	137.50–145.00	1,167	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	172.37/cwt	169.00–178.00	889	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	190.93/cwt	184.00–196.50	1,193	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	148.86/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,276	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	152.85/cwt	151.00–154.50	1,211	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,195	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	197.95/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,021	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	144.54/cwt	142.75–146.75	1,403	171
Steers	Large 1	—	1,015	143.02/cwt	140.50–144.00	1,452	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,217	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	170.13/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,159	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,270	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	170.82/cwt	160.50–175.00	1,235	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	181.93/cwt	172.50–186.75	1,215	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	959	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	169.09/cwt	147.00–182.00	1,047	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	148.35/cwt	143.50–150.00	1,159	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	165.87/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,040	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	154.06/cwt	148.00–158.75	1,273	333
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	198.86/cwt	192.00–210.00	966	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	167.33/cwt	157.50–170.75	1,262	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	145.48/cwt	143.00–147.75	1,344	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	152.85/cwt	151.25–156.25	1,111	267
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	836	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	138.91/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,000	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	151.59/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,035	30
Bulls	—	—	1,670	91.93/cwt	82.00–96.00	1,535	8
Bulls	—	—	2,004	102.31/cwt	100.00–104.50	2,050	6
Bulls	—	—	2,213	110.26/cwt	108.00–111.50	2,440	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	77.08/cwt	75.00–79.50	1,012	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	61.05/cwt	52.50–69.00	887	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	40.38/cwt	40.00–41.00	382	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,381	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	71.99/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,153	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	73.03/cwt	71.00–74.50	930	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	77.27/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,176	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,372	56.34/cwt	42.00–64.00	773	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	434	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,421	64.27/cwt	63.00–68.00	913	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,385	71.51/cwt	71.00–72.00	990	4

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,500Last week 4,422Year ago 2,738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 80Year ago 200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	876	138.00–139.75	138.74
80	—	933	133.75–136.50	136.09
235	—	676	154.00–169.00	162.15
119	—	824	137.50–145.00	141.62
43	—	516	169.00–178.00	172.37
4	—	588	163.00	163.00
105	—	781	143.50–150.00	148.35
149	—	627	161.00–168.00	165.87
267	—	727	151.25–156.25	152.85
11	—	462	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	720	131.00–145.00	138.91
30	—	683	150.00–156.00	151.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	625	184.00–196.50	190.93
145	—	857	144.00–150.00	148.86
37	—	516	194.00–204.00	197.95
171	—	971	142.75–146.75	144.54
306	—	723	160.50–175.00	170.82
313	—	668	172.50–186.75	181.93
333	—	826	148.00–158.75	154.06
18	—	486	192.00–210.00	198.86
203	—	754	157.50–170.75	167.33
266	—	924	143.00–147.75	145.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	792	151.00–154.50	152.85
20	—	742	161.00	161.00
7	—	839	145.00	145.00
54	—	681	168.00–175.00	170.13
6	—	934	136.00	136.00
13	—	502	191.00	191.00
26	—	619	147.00–182.00	169.09
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,015	140.50–144.00	143.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,670	82.00–96.00	91.93
6	—	2,004	100.00–104.50	102.31
3	—	2,213	108.00–111.50	110.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,313	75.00–79.50	77.08
2	—	1,453	52.50–69.00	61.05
11	—	1,273	71.00–74.50	73.03
1	—	1,400	31.00	31.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	40.00–41.00	40.38
23	—	1,372	42.00–64.00	56.34
8	—	1,421	63.00–68.00	64.27
4	—	1,385	71.00–72.00	71.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	81.00	81.00
8	—	1,601	71.00–74.00	71.99
9	—	1,522	75.00–80.00	77.27

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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