Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of 9.00 higher on 850lbs - 900lbs. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, with instances of 8.00 lower on 600lbs - 650lbs, except 750lbs - 800lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand for this large offering of feeder cattle was good, internet buyers as well as several farmer buyers active today. Several lots of green cattle ready to go to grass. Lots with several loads of yearlings offered today. CME Feeder Cattle closed higher while corn closed lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls sold with higher undertones.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.85/cwt on 2,230 head.

Average price

$154.85

2,230 head · 870 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$23.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.90

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	856	156.65	1,342	1,721
Medium and Large 1-2	797	156.38	1,246	265
Large 1	1,076	141.29	1,521	220
Medium and Large 2	742	133.00	987	24

One grade step is worth $23.65/cwt here — about $354 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

154.85

—

SD average8 barns · 10,390 hd

160.75

−5.90

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	—	Average	1,771	100.12	1,774	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,551	83.04	1,288	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,361	77.61	1,056	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,148	48.41	556	24

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	924	127.72/cwt	125.00–128.75	1,180	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	185.68/cwt	182.00–192.00	1,146	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,414	114
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	946	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	220.94/cwt	210.00–226.00	952	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	136.73/cwt	132.50–140.50	1,149	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	172.77/cwt	170.00–175.00	988	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	836	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,112	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	163.71/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,072	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	150.20/cwt	144.50–153.00	1,397	386
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	172.77/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,164	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	168.78/cwt	166.50–172.50	1,234	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	168.68/cwt	162.00–178.00	988	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	189.11/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,089	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	200.15/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,057	23
Steers	Large 1	—	1,075	141.46/cwt	141.35–141.50	1,521	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	159.15/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,136	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	145.11/cwt	144.00–147.50	1,212	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	202.03/cwt	194.00–206.00	984	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	156.81/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,353	370
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	156.87/cwt	156.00–157.50	1,220	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	153.17/cwt	149.00–157.50	1,264	359
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	145.87/cwt	140.00–165.50	829	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	130.37/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,055	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	73.62/cwt	73.00–74.00	814	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,410	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	863	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	23.97/cwt	12.50–45.00	250	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,277	58.22/cwt	55.00–65.00	743	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	70.37/cwt	70.00–72.00	866	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,049	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,847	89.84/cwt	89.50–90.50	1,659	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	82.09/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,196	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	78.28/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,081	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	71.96/cwt	70.00–73.00	953	3
Bulls	—	—	1,833	103.80/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,903	6
Bulls	—	—	1,679	94.61/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	133.86/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,043	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	145.79/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,127	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	156.24/cwt	152.00–158.00	964	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,217	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	175.43/cwt	174.00–177.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	174.67/cwt	174.00–176.00	927	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	757	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	840	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	131.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,151	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	145.69/cwt	141.00–149.00	930	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	151.20/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,036	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	165.81/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,036	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,144	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	146.70/cwt	140.25–151.25	1,429	352
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	144.29/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,045	90

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 Apr 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,835Last week 1,906Year ago 3,051

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 100Year ago 360

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	924	125.00–128.75	127.72
180	—	840	132.50–140.50	136.73
32	—	572	170.00–175.00	172.77
62	—	773	142.50–150.00	145.79
39	—	617	152.00–158.00	156.24
12	—	960	126.75	126.75
10	—	427	174.00–177.00	175.43
17	—	531	174.00–176.00	174.67
12	—	392	193.00	193.00
35	—	480	170.00–180.00	174.94
163	—	876	130.00–139.00	131.34
31	—	685	149.00–153.00	151.20
90	—	724	143.00–148.00	144.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	636	130.00	130.00
6	—	672	120.00	120.00
7	—	569	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	568	140.00–165.50	145.87
30	—	809	130.00–131.00	130.37
82	—	675	138.00	138.00
85	—	779	129.00–137.00	133.86
5	—	722	131.00	131.00
17	—	638	141.00–149.00	145.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	617	182.00–192.00	185.68
31	—	431	210.00–226.00	220.94
4	—	346	220.00	220.00
386	—	930	144.50–153.00	150.20
58	—	674	168.00–180.00	172.77
51	—	731	166.50–172.50	168.78
35	—	576	185.00–200.00	189.11
23	—	528	196.00–206.00	200.15
12	—	487	194.00–206.00	202.03
370	—	863	147.00–161.00	156.81
16	—	778	156.00–157.50	156.87
359	—	825	149.00–157.50	153.17
352	—	974	140.25–151.25	146.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	929	152.25	152.25
24	—	655	161.00–166.00	163.71
22	—	586	162.00–178.00	168.68
58	—	714	155.00–161.00	159.15
28	—	835	144.00–147.50	145.11
19	—	625	160.00–171.00	165.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	711	133.00	133.00
6	—	836	133.00	133.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
216	—	1,075	141.35–141.50	141.46
4	—	1,144	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	73.00–74.00	73.62
10	—	1,042	12.50–45.00	23.97
6	—	1,277	55.00–65.00	58.22
5	—	1,230	70.00–72.00	70.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,880	75.00	75.00
3	—	1,847	89.50–90.50	89.84
13	—	1,457	80.00–84.00	82.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	63.00	63.00
4	—	1,279	82.00	82.00
21	—	1,381	74.50–79.00	78.28
3	—	1,325	70.00–73.00	71.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,833	101.00–107.00	103.80
4	—	1,679	85.00–100.00	94.61

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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