Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A lighter offering of steer and heifer calves again this week, firm undertones prevailed. A nice offering of yearling steers and heifers including several long strings of steers offered in full loads and multiple load lots, flesh condition moderate to moderate plus. Improved demand for calves this week as there were more buyers on the seats wanting to get some calves bought. Vaccination status and hide color are still the dominant factors in how of price they achieve. Good demand for the strings of yearlings as the available supply dwindles. After last week's fat market at 186.00 and futures prices stabilizing, and rising today, cattle feeders were not feeling as defensive about the coming months. A larger offering expected next week as the fall marketing season gets fully underway. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower, bulls too few to make a complete comparion, lower undertone noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $231.31/cwt on 653 head.

Average price

$231.31

653 head · 900 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$108.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.45

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	576	279.63	1,611	35
Medium and Large 1	861	237.47	2,046	380
Large 1	1,017	215.69	2,194	231
Medium and Large 2	712	171.00	1,218	7thin

One grade step is worth $108.63/cwt here — about $393 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 sale653 hd

231.31

—

SD average12 barns · 28,454 hd

278.76

−47.45

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	1,748	100.79	1,762	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	99.88	1,560	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,447	94.63	1,369	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,255	74.94	941	28

Every lot, as filed

43 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 2	—	637	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,115	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,337	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	254.27/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,198	21
Heifers	Medium 1	—	486	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,045	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,194	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	170.40/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,252	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,512	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	368.39/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,378	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,542	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,724	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	338.59/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,412	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,017	215.69/cwt	213.00–218.00	2,194	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	219.79/cwt	217.75–222.00	2,123	271
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,218	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,752	17
Heifers	Medium 1	—	425	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	304.45/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,139	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	834	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,877	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	300.01/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,527	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,181	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	283.46/cwt	265.00–305.00	907	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,743	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	94.73/cwt	84.00–103.00	1,464	6
Bulls	—	—	1,926	104.76/cwt	103.00–106.00	2,018	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	111.05/cwt	108.50–114.00	2,221	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	99.48/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,545	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,360	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,306	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,414	101.75/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,439	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,347	83.90/cwt	78.00–91.00	1,130	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,457	92.44/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,347	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,684	104.19/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,755	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,198	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	68.18/cwt	60.00–80.00	828	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	50.53/cwt	47.50–55.00	502	4

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 905Last week 1,638Year ago 3,494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 175Year ago 125

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	637	175.00	175.00
36	—	735	167.00–174.00	170.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	594	225.00	225.00
21	—	471	250.00–260.00	254.27
6	—	508	235.00	235.00
5	—	404	305.00	305.00
11	—	374	275.00–330.00	304.45
5	—	838	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	486	215.00	215.00
4	—	425	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	274	295.00	295.00
8	—	898	195.00	195.00
6	—	372	317.50	317.50
12	—	320	265.00–305.00	283.46
3	—	422	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	593	255.00	255.00
11	—	374	360.00–375.00	368.39
10	—	640	265.00	265.00
11	—	499	309.00	309.00
13	—	663	260.00	260.00
9	—	417	330.00–350.00	338.59
271	—	966	217.75–222.00	219.79
20	—	509	285.00–315.00	300.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	295	335.00	335.00
3	—	443	305.00	305.00
4	—	369	370.00	370.00
7	—	341	340.00	340.00
17	—	811	216.00	216.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
231	—	1,017	213.00–218.00	215.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	712	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	834	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,545	84.00–103.00	94.73
4	—	1,926	103.00–106.00	104.76
2	—	2,000	108.50–114.00	111.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,553	94.00–103.00	99.48
4	—	1,684	101.00–106.00	104.19
1	—	1,295	92.50	92.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	96.00	96.00
13	—	1,347	78.00–91.00	83.90
9	—	1,215	60.00–80.00	68.18
4	—	994	47.50–55.00	50.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	101.00–102.00	101.75
13	—	1,457	87.00–95.00	92.44

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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