Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: In a light test this week feeder steers and heifers sold with lower undertones. Demand for this offering of eye appealing cattle was good. Several loads of green yearlings sold. Black hided cattle in biggest demand creating wide price gaps. CME Feeder Cattle were lower at the time of this report, while corn took a big jump higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold with steady undertones.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.10/cwt on 964 head.

Average price

$143.10

964 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.65

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	143.61	1,093	930
Medium and Large 1-2	715	134.00	958	14thin
Large 1	1,018	125.50	1,278	20

One grade step is worth $18.11/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale964 hd

143.10

—

SD average4 barns · 3,281 hd

144.74

−1.65

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	1,748	98.12	1,715	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,601	82.72	1,324	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,354	75.34	1,020	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,238	67.85	840	19

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	687	146.76/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,008	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	140.48/cwt	136.00–141.50	1,094	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	154.11/cwt	151.00–155.00	968	52
Steers	Large 1	—	1,019	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,388	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,063	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	146.74/cwt	141.50–148.00	1,297	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,190	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	897	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,123	136.76/cwt	136.60–137.10	1,536	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	158.16/cwt	154.25–160.00	1,238	92
Steers	Large 1	—	1,071	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,462	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,154	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,117	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	829	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,189	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,605	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	925	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	146.74/cwt	140.00–149.75	1,224	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	851	12
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,018	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,278	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	149.55/cwt	148.00–150.25	1,065	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	147.54/cwt	146.50–148.50	1,397	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,017	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	133.34/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,215	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	137.05/cwt	136.75–137.35	1,128	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	162.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	940	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	135.35/cwt	135.35–135.35	1,155	65
Bulls	—	—	1,721	102.11/cwt	100.00–103.50	1,757	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	94.12/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,671	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,278	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	800	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	71.84/cwt	71.00–72.50	1,045	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	76.52/cwt	76.00–78.00	929	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,279	72.97/cwt	71.00–74.50	933	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,146	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	82.51/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,302	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,155	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,573	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	43.09/cwt	31.00–54.00	539	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	66.09/cwt	64.00–68.50	828	2

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,801Last week 3,835Year ago 2,310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 100Year ago 300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	687	145.00–158.00	146.76
9	—	405	189.00	189.00
9	—	378	180.00	180.00
158	—	779	136.00–141.50	140.48
52	—	628	151.00–155.00	154.11
8	—	508	182.00	182.00
12	—	470	181.00	181.00
120	—	712	148.00–150.25	149.55
97	—	911	126.00–134.00	133.34
264	—	823	136.75–137.35	137.05
37	—	577	160.00–170.00	162.84
65	—	853	135.35	135.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	650	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,018	125.50	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	715	134.00	134.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,019	136.25	136.25
144	—	1,123	136.60–137.10	136.76
21	—	1,071	136.50	136.50
53	—	1,189	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	723	147.00	147.00
10	—	631	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	884	141.50–148.00	146.74
4	—	454	200.00	200.00
6	—	612	194.50	194.50
11	—	429	209.00	209.00
92	—	783	154.25–160.00	158.16
30	—	679	170.00	170.00
5	—	390	212.50	212.50
96	—	834	140.00–149.75	146.74
86	—	947	146.50–148.50	147.54
10	—	519	196.00	196.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	100.00–103.50	102.11
4	—	1,775	91.00–98.00	94.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,478	86.50	86.50
8	—	1,578	81.00–84.00	82.51
1	—	2,155	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,067	75.00	75.00
11	—	1,279	71.00–74.50	72.97
3	—	1,250	31.00–54.00	43.09
2	—	1,253	64.00–68.50	66.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,455	71.00–72.50	71.84
4	—	1,214	76.00–78.00	76.52
2	—	1,433	80.00	80.00

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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