Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's much larger offering: Steer and heifer calves sold firm, yearling feeder steers too lightly tested for comparison, heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Very good demand for steer and heifer calves, they were offered in small packages and the quality was only average but the market was very active as there were many buyers eager to buy light calves. Good demand for yearlings remains, flesh condition is the factor that is affecting the market the most. Today's yearlings were mostly in a moderate plus amount, however there were some light fleshed cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $239.91/cwt on 696 head.

Average price

$239.91

696 head · 833 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$454

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

$35.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.58

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	703	250.20	1,759	75
Medium and Large 1	829	241.20	2,001	562
Large 1	1,032	214.53	2,213	59

One grade step is worth $35.68/cwt here — about −$454 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 sale696 hd

239.91

—

SD average7 barns · 6,146 hd

236.33

+3.58

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	1,891	121.89	2,304	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,379	108.19	1,492	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,596	104.21	1,663	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,273	90.72	1,155	26

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	327.61/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,589	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,268	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,449	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	348.83/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,326	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,104	209.43/cwt	208.00–210.00	2,312	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	454	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	297.42/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,689	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	981	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,237	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	319.08/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,522	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	712	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,015	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,887	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	807	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,767	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	967	221.25/cwt	221.25–221.25	2,139	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,825	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,097	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,172	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	697	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,701	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,415	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,500	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	95.79/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,241	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	85.13/cwt	71.00–96.00	1,051	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,679	95.29/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,600	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	2,002	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,619	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,663	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	107.56/cwt	98.00–110.00	1,464	6
Bulls	—	—	1,860	120.88/cwt	116.00–125.00	2,248	8
Bulls	—	—	2,135	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,776	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	998	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,226	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	231.86/cwt	230.50–232.50	2,040	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	301.24/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,566	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,473	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,857	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	263.79/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,646	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	224.55/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,783	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	333.32/cwt	331.00–337.50	1,410	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	287.96/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,788	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,953	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	333.59/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,288	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	862	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	825	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,067	37

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 Sep 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,110Last week 2,961Year ago 1,589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 125Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	485	320.00–355.00	327.61
5	—	386	360.00	360.00
12	—	735	275.00	275.00
3	—	407	380.00	380.00
3	—	305	420.00	420.00
17	—	568	295.00–302.00	297.42
6	—	688	275.00	275.00
7	—	620	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	370.00	370.00
12	—	380	340.00–370.00	348.83
11	—	477	300.00–330.00	319.08
18	—	621	286.00–295.00	287.96
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,104	208.00–210.00	209.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	454	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	981	228.00	228.00
9	—	862	234.00	234.00
37	—	825	250.50	250.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	712	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	340.00	340.00
13	—	767	246.00	246.00
106	—	880	230.50–232.50	231.86
24	—	520	297.50–312.50	301.24
23	—	486	303.00	303.00
30	—	717	259.00	259.00
14	—	624	260.00–267.50	263.79
18	—	423	331.00–337.50	333.32
122	—	849	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	300.00	300.00
7	—	733	249.00	249.00
6	—	858	231.00	231.00
27	—	794	223.00–229.00	224.55
11	—	386	332.50–335.00	333.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	807	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	967	221.25	221.25
9	—	697	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,097	198.00	198.00
39	—	998	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,415	106.00	106.00
9	—	1,296	93.00–99.00	95.79
1	—	960	51.00	51.00
12	—	1,234	71.00–96.00	85.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,679	92.00–97.00	95.29
2	—	1,648	121.00–122.00	121.49
6	—	1,467	110.00–111.00	110.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	112.00	112.00
6	—	1,361	98.00–110.00	107.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,860	116.00–125.00	120.88
1	—	2,135	130.00	130.00

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