Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower except 500lbs - 550lbs, 800lbs - 950lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was good. Several large lots of steers and heifers offered in pot load quantity. US Inventory of cattle on feed reported at 12.163 million head on March 1st, up 1% from last year. Highest March 1st inventory on record. Inventory has been larger than 11 million head for 52 out of the last 53 months. CME Feeder Cattle closed lower along with corn. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.19/cwt on 2,230 head.

Average price

$155.19

2,230 head · 866 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$161

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.98

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	798	162.89	1,300	1,368
Medium and Large 2	448	157.00	703	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	673	155.87	1,049	143
Large 1	1,042	140.21	1,461	710

One grade step is worth $22.67/cwt here — about −$161 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 sale2,230 hd

155.19

—

SD average7 barns · 14,574 hd

164.17

−8.98

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	1,957	105.23	2,059	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	80.01	1,246	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,536	74.92	1,150	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,223	60.95	745	34

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	616	190.01/cwt	179.00–192.00	1,170	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,287	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,163	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,067	131.96/cwt	129.25–133.00	1,408	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	133.16/cwt	128.00–133.75	1,220	150
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	448	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	137.62/cwt	131.50–144.00	1,212	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	138.00/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,330	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	203.72/cwt	194.00–209.00	1,049	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	152.54/cwt	150.00–156.75	1,352	348
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	908	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	147.51/cwt	142.75–148.25	1,367	209
Steers	Large 1	—	1,334	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	161.02/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,240	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	628	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,056	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,012	141.64/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,433	494
Steers	Large 1	—	1,103	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,530	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	156.31/cwt	155.25–159.25	1,291	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,094	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	167.43/cwt	164.25–173.00	1,226	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	182.21/cwt	172.00–185.25	1,232	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	831	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	509	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	886	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,054	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,260	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	781	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	774	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	57.63/cwt	50.00–65.00	698	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	69.97/cwt	66.00–72.50	896	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,198	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	904	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	86.66/cwt	85.50–89.00	1,303	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	79.47/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,238	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	31.13/cwt	22.50–35.00	331	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	75.45/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,207	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,180	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	75.43/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,162	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,572	65.95/cwt	63.00–72.50	1,037	3
Bulls	—	—	2,027	116.08/cwt	114.00–118.50	2,353	3
Bulls	—	—	1,938	104.76/cwt	102.00–107.50	2,030	5
Bulls	—	—	1,840	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	144.49/cwt	135.00–146.00	610	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	135.33/cwt	133.50–142.50	1,192	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	140.06/cwt	139.00–142.75	1,091	216
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	164.91/cwt	160.50–167.00	1,039	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	751	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,157	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	167.63/cwt	165.00–169.00	964	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	539	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	994	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	139.54/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,161	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	129.62/cwt	126.00–132.50	1,270	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,065	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	158.19/cwt	152.50–160.50	1,065	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	711	17
Steers	Large 1	—	1,069	138.50/cwt	134.75–143.60	1,481	155
Steers	Large 1	—	1,290	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,671	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	147.55/cwt	143.00–151.25	1,079	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,076	8

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,842Last week 3,500Year ago 2,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 96Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	616	179.00–192.00	190.01
78	—	964	137.00–144.00	138.00
15	—	515	194.00–209.00	203.72
348	—	886	150.00–156.75	152.54
12	—	408	222.50	222.50
209	—	927	142.75–148.25	147.51
130	—	770	152.00–167.00	161.02
101	—	826	155.25–159.25	156.31
127	—	732	164.25–173.00	167.43
209	—	676	172.00–185.25	182.21
8	—	553	194.50	194.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	938	137.25	137.25
6	—	786	148.00	148.00
44	—	881	131.50–144.00	137.62
10	—	414	189.00	189.00
5	—	736	131.00	131.00
16	—	349	180.00	180.00
15	—	600	176.00	176.00
4	—	285	200.00	200.00
11	—	667	164.00	164.00
17	—	462	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	448	157.00	157.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,334	124.00	124.00
494	—	1,012	135.00–144.00	141.64
26	—	1,103	138.75	138.75
155	—	1,069	134.75–143.60	138.50
30	—	1,290	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	539	184.50	184.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	1,067	129.25–133.00	131.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	916	128.00–133.75	133.16
16	—	424	196.00	196.00
53	—	881	133.50–142.50	135.33
5	—	468	190.00	190.00
216	—	779	139.00–142.75	140.06
33	—	630	160.50–167.00	164.91
27	—	575	165.00–169.00	167.63
25	—	832	138.00–140.00	139.54
119	—	980	126.00–132.50	129.62
128	—	673	152.50–160.50	158.19
64	—	731	143.00–151.25	147.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	339	150.00	150.00
9	—	498	178.00	178.00
13	—	441	177.00	177.00
9	—	516	150.00	150.00
7	—	761	140.00	140.00
4	—	610	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,054	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	422	135.00–146.00	144.49
11	—	471	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	751	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,211	50.00–65.00	57.63
17	—	1,280	66.00–72.50	69.97
2	—	1,198	75.50	75.50
5	—	1,063	22.50–35.00	31.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,504	85.50–89.00	86.66
15	—	1,558	78.00–84.50	79.47
7	—	1,600	68.00–77.00	75.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	82.50	82.50
23	—	1,540	74.00–77.00	75.43
3	—	1,572	63.00–72.50	65.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,027	114.00–118.50	116.08
5	—	1,938	102.00–107.50	104.76
1	—	1,840	75.00	75.00

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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