Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher with instances of 13.00, except 400 lbs - 450 lbs & 850 lbs - 900 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher, expect 400 lbs - 500 lbs, 550 lbs - 600 lbs, 700 lbs - 750 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower with instances of 15.00. Demand for this large offering of eye appealing cattle was good to excellent. Steers were in biggest demand. Days weaned, shot given, as well as hide color were other factors that determined how attractive the cattle were to the buyers. Most cattle were grass green to moderate flesh. Several farmer buyers in the seats today. 13 loads of big steers weighing over 900 lbs sold today. There was definitely no shortage of optimism in the calf market today. Given the threat of a winter storm lasting a few days this week buyers were ambitious with their willingness to pay for the cattle they needed. Slaughter cows steady. Bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.38/cwt on 3,287 head.

Average price

$191.38

3,287 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$53.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	707	199.01	1,407	2,068
Medium and Large 1-2	664	193.03	1,281	561
Large 1	1,074	166.17	1,785	652
Medium and Large 2	764	146.00	1,115	6thin

One grade step is worth $53.01/cwt here — about $292 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 sale3,287 hd

191.38

—

SD average6 barns · 12,900 hd

196.11

−4.73

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	1,824	100.75	1,837	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	87.27	1,392	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,354	79.83	1,081	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,212	65.80	798	40

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	813	171.22/cwt	165.75–175.00	1,392	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	204.47/cwt	202.00–206.00	994	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	217.73/cwt	215.00–220.00	962	20
Steers	Large 1	—	1,215	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,959	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	205.05/cwt	195.00–210.50	1,202	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,651	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	235.53/cwt	230.00–242.50	994	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	182.62/cwt	181.00–188.00	1,322	115
Steers	Large 1	—	1,059	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,742	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,018	168.41/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,714	328
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	222.73/cwt	212.00–233.00	1,261	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	182.57/cwt	181.00–183.50	1,397	126
Steers	Large 1	—	1,125	164.18/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,847	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,420	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	203.87/cwt	199.00–215.00	1,356	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	188.67/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,451	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	193.15/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,225	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	194.34/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,323	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	238.76/cwt	222.50–249.00	1,151	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	997	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	204.87/cwt	199.00–213.00	1,280	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	194.66/cwt	189.50–197.00	1,405	505
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	180.87/cwt	176.75–186.00	1,481	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	236.59/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,235	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	191.19/cwt	188.25–195.75	1,187	218
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,367	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	180.30/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,152	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	183.36/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,030	18
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,026	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,334	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	176.50/cwt	173.00–179.00	1,198	136
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	71.35/cwt	66.00–74.00	924	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	89.25/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,449	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,011	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	81.29/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,101	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	38.54/cwt	25.00–46.00	394	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	60.13/cwt	54.00–66.00	643	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	82.83/cwt	78.00–85.00	1,269	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,632	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	70.12/cwt	62.00–77.00	986	7
Bulls	—	—	2,160	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,549	1
Bulls	—	—	1,838	102.25/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,879	12
Bulls	—	—	1,570	83.09/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	193.82/cwt	189.00–203.00	1,116	247
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	748	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,376	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	220.91/cwt	215.00–225.00	939	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	202.62/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,035	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	843	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	187.39/cwt	181.00–194.25	1,254	362
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	190.59/cwt	190.00–192.00	974	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	169.89/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,242	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	653	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	177.20/cwt	171.00–179.00	1,535	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	174.64/cwt	166.00–177.00	1,594	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	172.11/cwt	169.00–177.50	1,322	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	165.95/cwt	160.50–167.00	1,447	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	175.29/cwt	169.00–181.25	1,267	328
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	211.77/cwt	207.50–217.00	1,031	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	217.10/cwt	209.00–227.00	1,166	9

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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,296Last week 5,506Year ago 3,916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 145Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	813	165.75–175.00	171.22
39	—	486	202.00–206.00	204.47
218	—	621	188.25–195.75	191.19
247	—	576	189.00–203.00	193.82
37	—	425	215.00–225.00	220.91
231	—	511	196.00–209.00	202.62
13	—	373	226.00	226.00
362	—	669	181.00–194.25	187.39
11	—	297	220.00	220.00
190	—	768	169.00–177.50	172.11
176	—	872	160.50–167.00	165.95
10	—	945	157.00	157.00
328	—	723	169.00–181.25	175.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	840	162.75	162.75
38	—	639	177.00–184.00	180.30
18	—	562	181.00–187.00	183.36
136	—	679	173.00–179.00	176.50
6	—	949	145.00	145.00
6	—	381	200.00	200.00
17	—	511	190.00–192.00	190.59
82	—	731	166.00–172.00	169.89
8	—	421	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,026	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	748	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	442	215.00–220.00	217.73
10	—	387	244.00	244.00
80	—	586	195.00–210.50	205.05
115	—	724	181.00–188.00	182.62
126	—	765	181.00–183.50	182.57
10	—	802	177.00	177.00
120	—	634	188.00–198.00	193.15
49	—	681	188.00–198.00	194.34
22	—	487	207.50–217.00	211.77
9	—	537	209.00–227.00	217.10
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,215	161.25	161.25
11	—	1,059	164.50	164.50
328	—	1,018	165.00–171.00	168.41
281	—	1,125	163.00–166.00	164.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	960	172.00	172.00
39	—	422	230.00–242.50	235.53
148	—	566	212.00–233.00	222.73
244	—	665	199.00–215.00	203.87
216	—	769	185.00–194.00	188.67
22	—	482	222.50–249.00	238.76
7	—	356	280.00	280.00
258	—	625	199.00–213.00	204.87
505	—	722	189.50–197.00	194.66
181	—	819	176.75–186.00	180.87
152	—	522	231.00–245.00	236.59
125	—	866	171.00–179.00	177.20
107	—	913	166.00–177.00	174.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	764	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,295	66.00–74.00	71.35
3	—	1,023	25.00–46.00	38.54
11	—	1,069	54.00–66.00	60.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,623	86.00–94.00	89.25
18	—	1,532	78.00–85.00	82.83
1	—	1,700	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	86.00	86.00
38	—	1,354	77.00–85.00	81.29
7	—	1,406	62.00–77.00	70.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,160	118.00	118.00
12	—	1,838	96.00–106.00	102.25
2	—	1,570	79.00–87.00	83.09

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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