Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: 700-750 pound steers were 3.00-5.00 higher. Yearling steers 850 pounds 5.00 lower. Not enough heifers this week for comparison, other than 950 pound weights and last week those were scarce. Many load lots of yearling steers and heifers offered. Numerous smaller packages of calves brought a bigger demand from the crowd than the yearlings today. Overall, moderate to good demand.

Slaughter cows: Light numbers of premium whites brought steady to lower undertones. Breaker cows were 2.00 higher. Boner and lean cows were steady today. Limited number of slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.56/cwt on 1,013 head.

Average price

$225.56

1,013 head · 852 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,921

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$298

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$31.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.33

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	776	236.94	1,838	560
Medium and Large 1-2	627	231.47	1,451	103
Large 1	1,039	205.60	2,136	350

One grade step is worth $31.34/cwt here — about −$298 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 sale1,013 hd

225.56

—

SD average9 barns · 23,685 hd

268.88

−43.33

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	1,878	99.17	1,862	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,670	108.03	1,804	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	102.12	1,424	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,377	86.93	1,197	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	68.10	814	56

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	735	207.86/cwt	203.00–211.00	1,528	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	238.50/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,445	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	223.21/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,962	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	228.16/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,748	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	322.33/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,383	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	280.04/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,445	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	304.63/cwt	290.00–311.00	1,453	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,050	207.10/cwt	207.10–207.10	2,175	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	259.76/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,314	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,334	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	289.23/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,652	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	222.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,389	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	216.56/cwt	213.00–218.00	2,001	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	230.35/cwt	223.00–244.00	1,675	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	224.64/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,838	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	208.51/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,320	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	248.61/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,181	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,327	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	219.16/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,497	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,613	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	250.85/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,558	41
Steers	Large 1	—	1,037	205.32/cwt	204.00–207.00	2,129	295
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,918	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,738	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,285	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	296.38/cwt	285.00–310.00	942	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,854	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	253.26/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,297	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	206.74/cwt	206.00–207.50	1,393	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	265.39/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,239	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	228.14/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,284	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,009	194.30/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,960	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	206.46/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,608	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	216.71/cwt	212.00–236.00	1,437	27
Bulls	—	—	1,878	107.95/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,027	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,615	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	86.93/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,197	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	102.12/cwt	93.00–108.50	1,424	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,254	76.52/cwt	68.00–82.50	960	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	62.04/cwt	52.50–67.00	723	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	32.05/cwt	28.00–38.00	298	8
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,670	108.03/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,804	7

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 Nov 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,738Last week 3,987Year ago 1,927

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 166Year ago 90

Slaughter cows: Light numbers of premium whites brought steady to lower undertones. Breaker cows were 2.00 higher. Boner and lean cows were steady today. Limited number of slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	735	203.00–211.00	207.86
21	—	606	224.00–245.00	238.50
124	—	981	195.50	195.50
37	—	820	212.00	212.00
9	—	443	290.00	290.00
13	—	318	285.00–310.00	296.38
17	—	909	204.00	204.00
21	—	512	251.00–255.00	253.26
22	—	467	257.50–282.50	265.39
24	—	563	222.50–235.00	228.14
26	—	779	201.00–211.00	206.46
27	—	663	212.00–236.00	216.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	633	206.00–210.00	208.51
9	—	475	247.00–250.00	248.61
4	—	858	195.00	195.00
18	—	674	206.00–207.50	206.74
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,009	192.00–196.00	194.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	879	217.00–224.00	223.21
92	—	766	223.00–231.00	228.16
13	—	429	317.50–330.00	322.33
7	—	516	270.00–292.50	280.04
13	—	477	290.00–311.00	304.63
45	—	571	270.00–297.00	289.23
6	—	383	347.50	347.50
130	—	924	213.00–218.00	216.56
61	—	727	223.00–244.00	230.35
48	—	818	216.00–230.00	224.64
41	—	621	240.00–261.00	250.85
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,050	207.10	207.10
295	—	1,037	204.00–207.00	205.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	506	255.00–265.00	259.76
6	—	494	270.00	270.00
5	—	327	300.00	300.00
30	—	624	220.00–225.00	222.56
6	—	728	212.00	212.00
19	—	683	210.00–226.00	219.16
19	—	779	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	247.50	247.50
4	—	409	285.00	285.00
3	—	652	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,878	104.00–110.00	107.95
2	—	1,878	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,377	84.00–94.00	86.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,394	93.00–108.50	102.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,254	68.00–82.50	76.52
8	—	1,166	52.50–67.00	62.04
8	—	930	28.00–38.00	32.05
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,670	106.00–113.00	108.03

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