Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: In a lighter offering, steer and heifer calves sold with lower to much lower undertones. Yearling feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, instances sharply lower, heifers sold with lower to much lower undertones. Demand for calves was light to moderate, overall quality not near as attractive and fewer buyers on the seats as farmer feeders are busy in the field trying to finish corn harvest. Demand for yearlings only moderate, there were several long strings of steers and heifers, offered in full loads and multiple load lots, the flesh condition was moderate plus to heavy at times. With the implosion of the cattle futures complex today, cattle feeders were sure enough on the defensive. Strong cash fed cattle market last week but now with a futures market in freefall there is much uncertainty on the horizon. Slaughter cows 5.00 to 7.00 lower, bulls not well compared.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $220.76/cwt on 734 head.

Average price

$220.76

734 head · 918 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,003

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

$51.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−73.46

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	860	226.85	1,950	372
Medium and Large 1-2	721	220.39	1,590	91
Large 1	1,071	213.08	2,281	267
Medium and Large 2	541	175.00	947	4thin

One grade step is worth $51.85/cwt here — about $1,003 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 sale734 hd

220.76

—

SD average10 barns · 25,055 hd

294.22

−73.46

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	1,838	96.76	1,778	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,333	108.00	1,440	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	102.00	1,553	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,468	87.86	1,290	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,207	75.63	913	98

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2	—	326	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,237	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,248	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,602	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,070	214.03/cwt	210.00–215.00	2,290	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	214.30/cwt	213.00–215.50	1,942	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,012	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	564	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,438	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,330	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	473	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,324	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,633	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,029	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,166	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,100	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,255	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,820	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	329.52/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,358	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,964	280
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,560	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	293.36/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,094	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,829	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,096	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,807	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	99.76/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,464	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,436	80.26/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,153	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	72.31/cwt	65.00–77.00	859	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	83.99/cwt	78.00–94.00	1,038	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,607	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,481	90.90/cwt	81.00–99.00	1,346	10
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,333	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,440	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	51.33/cwt	40.00–62.00	586	14
Bulls	—	—	2,082	105.31/cwt	103.00–108.00	2,193	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	90.34/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,797	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	852	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,661	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	782	208.92/cwt	200.00–215.25	1,634	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	544	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	193.14/cwt	182.50–199.00	1,238	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,277	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,366	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,496	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,200	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	992	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	991	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,145	51

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 Oct 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,638Last week 4,734Year ago 4,948

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 100Year ago 200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	240.00	240.00
13	—	759	205.50	205.50
6	—	882	206.00	206.00
11	—	917	196.00	196.00
14	—	641	182.50–199.00	193.14
29	—	663	180.00–182.00	180.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	438	282.50	282.50
5	—	543	220.00	220.00
16	—	373	290.00–295.00	293.36
10	—	824	222.00	222.00
36	—	671	223.00	223.00
4	—	348	285.00	285.00
11	—	461	215.00	215.00
51	—	553	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	465	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	852	195.00	195.00
274	—	782	200.00–215.25	208.92
4	—	544	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	367	340.00	340.00
6	—	507	316.00	316.00
28	—	958	210.00	210.00
6	—	775	225.00	225.00
16	—	731	249.00	249.00
13	—	412	325.00–335.00	329.52
280	—	920	213.50	213.50
10	—	486	322.00	322.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
231	—	1,070	210.00–215.00	214.03
13	—	1,029	210.50	210.50
23	—	1,100	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	906	213.00–215.50	214.30
6	—	573	245.00	245.00
18	—	739	180.00	180.00
8	—	774	211.00	211.00
8	—	456	280.00	280.00
9	—	697	196.00	196.00
7	—	898	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	541	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,658	109.00	109.00
17	—	1,468	94.00–106.00	99.76
1	—	1,640	98.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	80.00–81.00	80.26
10	—	1,481	81.00–99.00	90.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,188	65.00–77.00	72.31
53	—	1,236	78.00–94.00	83.99
14	—	1,141	40.00–62.00	51.33
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	108.00	108.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,082	103.00–108.00	105.31
4	—	1,655	85.00–100.00	90.34

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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