Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 1000 lbs sold with lower undertones, while over 1000 lbs sold with steady to higher undertones. Feeder heifers sold with steady to lower undertones today. Demand for this nice offering of green cattle was moderate. Nice weather today has farmers chopping and getting ready to chop. CME Feeder Cattle lower while corn jumps higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold with lower undertones.

NO SALE NEXT WEEK. HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND!

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.55/cwt on 916 head.

Average price

$166.55

916 head · 1,030 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$616

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

$43.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.38

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	488	198.00	966	8thin
Medium and Large 1	858	176.95	1,518	336
Large 1	1,139	160.05	1,824	566
Large 1-2	1,021	155.00	1,583	6thin

One grade step is worth $43.00/cwt here — about −$616 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 sale916 hd

166.55

—

SD average7 barns · 7,859 hd

176.92

−10.38

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	1,865	94.01	1,753	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,506	87.45	1,317	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	83.08	1,134	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,291	70.26	907	33

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	—	900	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,193	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	996	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,295	94
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,073	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,336	13
Heifers	Large 2	—	1,170	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,498	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	165.43/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,373	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	183.48/cwt	178.50–185.00	1,299	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,578	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	189.03/cwt	187.00–190.50	1,399	39
Steers	Large 1	—	1,265	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,901	78
Steers	Large 1	—	1,107	157.86/cwt	156.00–159.50	1,748	116
Steers	Large 1	—	1,089	166.23/cwt	164.00–167.35	1,810	265
Steers	Large 1	—	1,045	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,722	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	966	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,021	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	166.07/cwt	163.50–167.00	1,619	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,546	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,356	144.70/cwt	144.50–145.00	1,962	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,181	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,538	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	212.00/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,043	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,089	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,463	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	860	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,138	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	951	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,023	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,667	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,165	139.26/cwt	137.25–144.00	1,622	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	164.17/cwt	164.00–164.50	1,415	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,095	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,336	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	885	6
Bulls	—	—	1,718	83.00/cwt	65.00–100.00	1,426	3
Bulls	—	—	2,012	105.01/cwt	103.00–107.00	2,113	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	84.72/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,114	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	88.94/cwt	88.50–90.00	1,231	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	78.54/cwt	72.00–81.50	1,135	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	845	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	84.60/cwt	76.00–88.50	1,253	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	92.57/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,436	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,354	75.44/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,021	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,430	80.28/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,148	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	67.26/cwt	62.00–70.50	815	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	50.50/cwt	35.00–57.50	558	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 Aug 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,753Last week 2,477Year ago 1,764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 145Year ago 186

NO SALE NEXT WEEK. HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY LABOR DAY WEEKEND!

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	900	132.50	132.50
94	—	996	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,073	124.50	124.50
13	—	1,170	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	830	165.00–166.00	165.43
103	—	708	178.50–185.00	183.48
13	—	906	161.50	161.50
14	—	351	245.00	245.00
4	—	471	202.00	202.00
201	—	862	164.00–164.50	164.17
5	—	543	192.00	192.00
6	—	434	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,138	144.00	144.00
9	—	1,023	163.00	163.00
17	—	1,165	137.25–144.00	139.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	169.00	169.00
8	—	873	153.00	153.00
12	—	565	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	923	171.00	171.00
39	—	740	187.00–190.50	189.03
180	—	975	163.50–167.00	166.07
7	—	793	180.50	180.50
13	—	827	187.00	187.00
10	—	393	232.50	232.50
11	—	625	189.00	189.00
11	—	897	171.50	171.50
12	—	492	211.00–213.00	212.00
12	—	573	190.00	190.00
6	—	292	232.50	232.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,265	150.25	150.25
116	—	1,107	156.00–159.50	157.86
265	—	1,089	164.00–167.35	166.23
51	—	1,045	164.75	164.75
56	—	1,356	144.50–145.00	144.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	488	198.00	198.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,021	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,718	65.00–100.00	83.00
3	—	2,012	103.00–107.00	105.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,315	82.00–87.00	84.72
7	—	1,384	88.50–90.00	88.94
13	—	1,445	72.00–81.50	78.54
1	—	1,300	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,481	76.00–88.50	84.60
10	—	1,551	91.00–94.00	92.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,354	72.00–78.00	75.44
4	—	1,430	79.00–85.50	80.28
8	—	1,212	62.00–70.50	67.26
5	—	1,105	35.00–57.50	50.50

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