Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light steer calves, 600-700 lbs were 9.00-10.00 higher. Yearling steers, 900 lbs, were 4.00 lower this week. Flesh condition and color brought a discount. Limited numbers for light heifers on the previous sale for comparison. Yearling heifers. 950 lbs, were steady to 1.00 higher. Several large groups of light cattle offered. Many load lots of yearlings today. Demand was good.

Slaughter cows: Breaker cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Both boner and lean cows were steady. Limited number of bulls both weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.77/cwt on 1,114 head.

Average price

$244.77

1,114 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$418

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$53.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	681	257.24	1,752	795
Medium and Large 1-2	644	244.54	1,575	80
Large 1	1,067	203.36	2,170	239

One grade step is worth $53.88/cwt here — about −$418 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 sale1,114 hd

244.77

—

SD average1 barns · 1,114 hd

244.77

+0.00

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	101.82	1,872	5thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,754	107.16	1,880	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	101.54	1,491	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	89.89	1,256	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	60.13	686	71

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	526	251.84/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,325	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,830	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,109	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	261.18/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,523	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	280.37/cwt	267.50–294.00	1,609	105
Steers	Large 1	—	1,136	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	2,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,877	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,069	203.10/cwt	203.10–203.10	2,171	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	834	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,201	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,847	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	222.70/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,281	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	315.76/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,554	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	294.95/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,534	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,002	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,174	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	218.98/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,739	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	218.94/cwt	208.00–226.00	1,469	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	209.10/cwt	209.10–209.10	2,030	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	317.75/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,389	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	232.18/cwt	225.00–253.00	1,681	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	324.02/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,267	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	262.90/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,646	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	209.63/cwt	203.00–218.00	1,537	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	238.60/cwt	230.00–243.50	1,646	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,950	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	233.56/cwt	227.00–244.00	1,504	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,188	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	273.63/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,116	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	241.43/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,391	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	238.30/cwt	230.00–245.50	1,480	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	265.05/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,264	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	987	195.35/cwt	193.75–197.00	1,928	169
Bulls	—	—	1,843	105.28/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,940	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,602	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	77.07/cwt	72.00–82.00	946	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	62.19/cwt	57.00–70.00	648	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	34.92/cwt	27.50–47.50	408	19
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,754	107.16/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,880	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	101.54/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,491	95
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	89.89/cwt	83.50–94.50	1,256	43

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,486Last week 1,738Year ago 3,675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 244Last week 127Year ago 175

Slaughter cows: Breaker cows were steady to 2.00 lower. Both boner and lean cows were steady. Limited number of bulls both weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	526	239.00–257.00	251.84
134	—	922	198.50	198.50
161	—	671	208.00–226.00	218.94
50	—	733	203.00–218.00	209.63
11	—	396	300.00	300.00
57	—	408	273.00–276.00	273.63
123	—	576	230.00–247.00	241.43
70	—	621	230.00–245.50	238.30
52	—	477	261.00–271.00	265.05
169	—	987	193.75–197.00	195.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	298	280.00	280.00
9	—	541	222.00	222.00
9	—	993	186.00	186.00
23	—	575	216.00–225.00	222.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	336	330.00	330.00
105	—	574	267.50–294.00	280.37
88	—	492	295.00–320.00	315.76
15	—	520	280.00–306.00	294.95
38	—	794	217.00–220.00	218.98
106	—	971	209.10	209.10
50	—	437	315.00–332.00	317.75
104	—	724	225.00–253.00	232.18
16	—	391	310.00–330.00	324.02
81	—	626	255.00–271.00	262.90
85	—	690	230.00–243.50	238.60
85	—	905	215.50	215.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	583	257.00–264.00	261.18
5	—	934	201.00	201.00
6	—	860	200.00	200.00
24	—	644	227.00–244.00	233.56
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,136	183.50	183.50
220	—	1,069	203.10	203.10
13	—	1,002	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,843	102.00–108.00	105.28
1	—	1,820	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,228	72.00–82.00	77.07
27	—	1,042	57.00–70.00	62.19
19	—	1,169	27.50–47.50	34.92
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,754	106.00–108.00	107.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,468	95.00–106.00	101.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,397	83.50–94.50	89.89

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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