Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher with instances of 14.00, except 500 lbs - 600 lbs 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of 10.00 except, 500 lbs - 600 lbs, 750 lbs - 800 lbs, 850 lbs - 900 lbs 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was good. Light cattle were in small quantities and not highly sought after by buyers. Buyers really sat on the end of their seats when 700 lb steers and 650 lb heifers came in the ring. Rounds of shots, hide color and cleanliness were the biggest factors affecting buyers decisions. Cattle on Feed Report came out Friday stating as of March 1 there were 4% fewer cattle on inventory over last year at the same time. Placements in feed yards was 7% lower as well. CME Feeder cattle and corn both closed lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steadyish.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $179.60/cwt on 2,240 head.

Average price

$179.60

2,240 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 2

$72.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.76

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	483	198.50	958	10thin
Medium and Large 1	774	180.80	1,400	1,881
Medium and Large 1-2	778	173.11	1,346	345
Medium and Large 2	755	126.00	951	4thin

One grade step is worth $72.50/cwt here — about $6 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 sale2,240 hd

179.60

—

SD average6 barns · 7,676 hd

184.36

−4.76

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	2,022	116.35	2,353	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	97.66	1,450	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	95.67	1,234	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	75.31	829	24

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	445	215.67/cwt	215.00–216.00	960	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,566	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,240	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	220.91/cwt	214.00–227.00	1,248	51
Steers	Medium 1	—	303	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,501	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,556	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,048	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,287	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	175.34/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,729	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	175.61/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,656	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,583	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	219.41/cwt	217.50–222.00	1,152	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	211.18/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,544	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	195.01/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,353	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	221.92/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,356	136
Steers	Medium 1	—	686	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,338	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,139	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	196.57/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,632	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	182.17/cwt	179.75–183.85	1,703	308
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	198.82/cwt	194.25–206.00	1,541	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	233.67/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,152	12
Steers	Medium 1	—	506	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,007	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	178.28/cwt	175.75–184.25	1,564	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	214.48/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,458	107
Steers	Large 1	—	1,067	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	180.89/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,382	321
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	892	167.84/cwt	166.00–168.50	1,497	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	411	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	904	168.49/cwt	165.00–170.50	1,523	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	702	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	1,364	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	76.22/cwt	71.00–78.00	731	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	92.96/cwt	92.00–93.50	1,102	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,824	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	97.68/cwt	96.00–98.50	1,440	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,289	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	99.93/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,290	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	28.29/cwt	12.50–50.00	295	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	936	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	85.19/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,082	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	92.93/cwt	88.50–95.00	1,205	18
Bulls	—	—	2,022	116.35/cwt	111.00–121.50	2,353	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	212.03/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,115	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,119	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	201.65/cwt	199.00–205.00	1,063	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	174.13/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,273	73
Heifers	Medium 1	—	641	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	177.51/cwt	174.25–183.75	1,448	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	190.36/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,197	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,145	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	180.66/cwt	175.00–184.50	1,313	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	168.17/cwt	167.00–170.50	1,475	324
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,519	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	197.40/cwt	189.50–205.25	1,222	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	168.95/cwt	168.75–172.00	1,380	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	205.24/cwt	196.00–206.50	1,192	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	160.60/cwt	157.00–161.50	1,555	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	191.29/cwt	187.00–191.50	1,519	107
Heifers	Medium 1	—	324	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	213.99/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,055	24
Steers	Medium 1	—	572	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	562	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,338	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	836	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	195.61/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,328	70

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,371Last week 3,686Year ago 3,500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 50Year ago 96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	445	215.00–216.00	215.67
321	—	764	176.00–187.00	180.89
202	—	904	165.00–170.50	168.49
71	—	526	208.00–214.00	212.03
225	—	816	174.25–183.75	177.51
205	—	727	175.00–184.50	180.66
324	—	877	167.00–170.50	168.17
148	—	619	189.50–205.25	197.40
87	—	581	196.00–206.50	205.24
79	—	968	157.00–161.50	160.60
24	—	493	209.00–217.00	213.99
70	—	679	188.00–199.00	195.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	892	166.00–168.50	167.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	230.00	230.00
41	—	702	194.25	194.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	589	190.00	190.00
11	—	527	199.00–205.00	201.65
73	—	731	170.00–175.00	174.13
18	—	629	188.00–193.00	190.36
13	—	662	173.00	173.00
62	—	915	166.00	166.00
147	—	817	168.75–172.00	168.95
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	641	177.00	177.00
5	—	324	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	895	175.00	175.00
15	—	747	201.00	201.00
10	—	628	205.00	205.00
37	—	943	173.00–176.00	175.61
9	—	842	188.00	188.00
9	—	694	191.00–200.00	195.01
5	—	520	219.00	219.00
107	—	794	187.00–191.50	191.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	770	161.00	161.00
8	—	514	181.00	181.00
12	—	910	171.00	171.00
5	—	641	163.50	163.50
4	—	836	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	565	214.00–227.00	220.91
153	—	986	174.00–177.00	175.34
24	—	525	217.50–222.00	219.41
101	—	731	209.00–214.00	211.18
136	—	611	215.00–226.00	221.92
232	—	830	190.00–200.00	196.57
308	—	935	179.75–183.85	182.17
159	—	775	194.25–206.00	198.82
12	—	493	233.00–235.00	233.67
214	—	877	175.75–184.25	178.28
107	—	680	207.00–217.00	214.48
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	303	237.50	237.50
8	—	686	195.00	195.00
4	—	506	199.00	199.00
5	—	572	192.00	192.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,067	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	257.50	257.50
36	—	562	238.00	238.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	959	71.00–78.00	76.22
8	—	1,185	92.00–93.50	92.96
4	—	1,044	12.50–50.00	28.29
4	—	1,270	81.00–87.00	85.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	107.00	107.00
18	—	1,474	96.00–98.50	97.68
1	—	1,465	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,291	99.00–100.00	99.93
1	—	1,155	81.00	81.00
18	—	1,297	88.50–95.00	92.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,022	111.00–121.50	116.35

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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