Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers, light sales the last few weeks make it hard to call a market. Not many matching weight ranges make it difficult to make a meaningful call. Feeder heifers 800 lbs - 950 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher, 950 lbs - 1000 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, other weights not well compared. Demand for this nice offering of eye catching cattle was good. Several large lots of both steers and heifers, along with several smaller packages made it handy for buyer to fill loads. Rounds of shots, black hide and days weaned were factors that determined how aggressive bidders were. Several sellers watching online today, as they are busy cutting sileage. CME Feeder Cattle and Corn both closed higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $240.73/cwt on 2,101 head.

Average price

$240.73

2,101 head · 793 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$52.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	783	245.77	1,924	1,751
Medium and Large 1-2	800	220.96	1,767	257
Large 1	1,041	213.44	2,223	32
Large 1-2	1,042	194.89	2,031	18thin
Medium and Large 2	871	193.33	1,684	43

One grade step is worth $52.45/cwt here — about $240 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 sale2,101 hd

240.73

—

SD average5 barns · 4,429 hd

239.38

+1.35

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	1,637	111.10	1,819	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	119.12	1,723	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,333	105.16	1,402	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,004	87.56	879	96

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	317	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	243.00/cwt	238.75–251.00	2,031	322
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,687	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,386	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	961	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,730	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,051	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,218	26
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,000	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	229.48/cwt	223.00–234.00	2,120	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	236.82/cwt	236.00–238.00	2,084	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,075	17
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,182	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,435	26
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,024	219.68/cwt	216.00–223.00	2,250	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,333	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	264.12/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,931	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	259.79/cwt	256.25–262.50	1,987	38
Steers	Large 1	—	1,030	233.67/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,407	389
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	240.31/cwt	234.00–245.00	2,235	421
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,540	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	278.91/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,841	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	288.58/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,804	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	293.89/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,296	19
Steers	Large 1	—	1,183	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,555	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	247.56/cwt	243.00–256.00	2,186	356
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	255.42/cwt	248.00–260.00	2,100	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	259.03/cwt	253.00–259.75	1,748	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	222.90/cwt	221.00–225.00	2,151	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	277.79/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,633	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	244.27/cwt	241.50–247.00	1,778	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	237.50/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,855	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	234.08/cwt	231.00–239.00	2,029	432
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	59.79/cwt	50.00–67.50	500	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	81.17/cwt	71.00–88.00	894	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,219	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	93.18/cwt	90.00–100.00	911	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	127.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,983	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	117.83/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,684	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,765	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	441	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	93.19/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,023	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	117.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,498	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	105.74/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,459	16
Bulls	—	—	1,431	84.60/cwt	62.00–96.00	1,211	4
Bulls	—	—	1,720	121.70/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,093	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	698	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	991	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,992	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	948	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,744	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,210	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,261	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	234.69/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,687	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,112	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	211.93/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,943	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,446	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	283.31/cwt	277.00–286.50	1,451	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	217.11/cwt	215.50–225.00	1,759	145
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,001	192.40/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,926	10
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,094	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	277.27/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,273	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	282.52/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,175	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,681	10

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,268Last week 1,506Year ago 1,753

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 185Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	317	315.00	315.00
322	—	836	238.75–251.00	243.00
111	—	924	223.00–234.00	229.48
178	—	675	253.00–259.75	259.03
162	—	965	221.00–225.00	222.90
157	—	588	263.00–280.00	277.79
131	—	728	241.50–247.00	244.27
114	—	781	237.00–243.00	237.50
432	—	867	231.00–239.00	234.08
87	—	512	277.00–286.50	283.31
29	—	459	270.00–282.00	277.27
12	—	416	277.50–290.00	282.52
10	—	639	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	215.00	215.00
8	—	476	265.00	265.00
5	—	523	267.50	267.50
13	—	719	234.00–235.00	234.69
11	—	987	214.00	214.00
43	—	917	203.00–214.00	211.93
15	—	595	243.00	243.00
4	—	899	200.00	200.00
145	—	810	215.50–225.00	217.11
9	—	760	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,051	211.00	211.00
6	—	1,000	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	865	165.00	165.00
4	—	820	201.00	201.00
4	—	698	165.00	165.00
15	—	991	201.00	201.00
11	—	948	184.00	184.00
5	—	526	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,001	190.00–196.00	192.40
8	—	1,094	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	703	240.00	240.00
76	—	880	236.00–238.00	236.82
17	—	904	229.50	229.50
5	—	688	255.00	255.00
4	—	503	265.00	265.00
5	—	604	255.00	255.00
4	—	786	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	676	205.00	205.00
4	—	961	180.00	180.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,182	206.00	206.00
19	—	1,024	216.00–223.00	219.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	731	261.00–270.00	264.12
38	—	765	256.25–262.50	259.79
421	—	930	234.00–245.00	240.31
28	—	660	265.00–282.00	278.91
23	—	625	286.00–290.00	288.58
19	—	441	285.00–305.00	293.89
356	—	883	243.00–256.00	247.56
151	—	822	248.00–260.00	255.42
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
389	—	1,030	230.00–235.00	233.67
28	—	1,183	216.00	216.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	837	50.00–67.50	59.79
25	—	1,101	71.00–88.00	81.17
6	—	1,118	109.00	109.00
55	—	978	90.00–100.00	93.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,559	125.00–130.00	127.20
44	—	1,429	113.00–122.00	117.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	25.00	25.00
3	—	1,098	92.00–94.00	93.19
9	—	1,280	115.00–121.00	117.02
16	—	1,380	102.00–111.00	105.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	62.00–96.00	84.60
10	—	1,720	115.00–125.00	121.70

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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