Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With the futures board dipping again, the market is uneven this week. Light steers, 500 lbs were steady. Steers 600-700 lbs were 2.00-6.00 lower, with the exception of 650 lbs steers that were 4.00 higher. Yearling steers 900 lbs were 5.00 lower and 950 lbs steers 5.00 higher. Light heifers were mostly steady. Yearling heifers, 950 lbs were 2.00 lower. Demand was good today with cattle selling better than expected. Many load lots of yearlings were offered, along with plenty of smaller packages of calves.

Slaughter cows: Breaker cows were steady. Boner cows 2.00 lower and lean cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.15/cwt on 2,220 head.

Average price

$236.15

2,220 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,820

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$383

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$43.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.02

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	717	245.65	1,762	1,409
Medium and Large 1-2	683	235.31	1,607	422
Large 1	1,059	202.62	2,145	389

One grade step is worth $43.03/cwt here — about −$383 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 sale2,220 hd

236.15

—

SD average9 barns · 18,678 hd

262.16

−26.02

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	2,012	101.58	2,044	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	98.93	1,480	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	88.40	1,124	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,345	71.93	967	27

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2	—	771	209.09/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,612	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	214.70/cwt	207.00–229.00	1,451	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	316.62/cwt	307.00–331.00	1,384	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	256.80/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,613	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	242.70/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,641	173
Steers	Large 1	—	1,069	207.22/cwt	197.00–208.25	2,215	110
Steers	Large 1	—	1,128	202.25/cwt	202.25–202.25	2,281	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,052	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	280.41/cwt	271.00–296.00	1,587	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	208.52/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,837	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	230.64/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,686	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	293.28/cwt	279.00–307.00	1,557	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	209.94/cwt	204.00–236.00	1,938	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	231.85/cwt	217.00–248.00	1,783	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	350.27/cwt	345.00–361.00	1,278	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	327.78/cwt	315.00–340.00	941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,452	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	323.10/cwt	321.00–325.00	1,254	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	219.79/cwt	208.00–223.00	1,798	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,181	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	305.54/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,454	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	218.46/cwt	207.00–226.00	1,479	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	193.27/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,631	103
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,066	169.08/cwt	161.00–175.00	1,802	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,933	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	241.59/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,392	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	742	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	44.88/cwt	37.50–49.00	455	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	63.31/cwt	57.00–68.00	679	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,449	77.71/cwt	71.00–84.50	1,126	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	98.93/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,480	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	88.40/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,124	30
Bulls	—	—	1,783	84.61/cwt	76.00–93.00	1,509	2
Bulls	—	—	2,080	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	2,423	1
Bulls	—	—	2,061	103.96/cwt	100.00–106.50	2,143	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	274.44/cwt	264.00–290.00	1,169	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	200.14/cwt	192.50–203.00	1,727	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	278.75/cwt	271.00–287.50	1,062	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	198.46/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,842	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	193.21/cwt	182.00–195.35	1,863	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	210.79/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,507	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	249.72/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,309	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	236.69/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,453	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	205.79/cwt	192.00–212.00	1,580	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	257.72/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,255	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	254.62/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,372	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	221.06/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,068	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	239.31/cwt	235.00–260.00	888	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	212.83/cwt	185.00–215.50	1,241	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	248.48/cwt	246.00–257.50	1,059	60
Steers	Large 1	—	1,041	200.55/cwt	199.75–211.00	2,088	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	191.29/cwt	191.00–192.00	1,724	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	259.38/cwt	242.50–266.00	1,499	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	290.41/cwt	265.00–296.00	1,359	69

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 Dec 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,301Last week 2,486Year ago 3,599

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 244Year ago 125

Slaughter cows: Breaker cows were steady. Boner cows 2.00 lower and lean cows 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	771	192.00–215.00	209.09
23	—	676	207.00–229.00	214.70
14	—	623	233.00	233.00
13	—	388	321.00–325.00	323.10
5	—	848	201.00	201.00
12	—	431	274.00	274.00
5	—	719	211.00	211.00
23	—	539	250.00–268.00	254.62
144	—	901	191.00–192.00	191.29
85	—	578	242.50–266.00	259.38
69	—	468	265.00–296.00	290.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	437	307.00–331.00	316.62
245	—	628	241.00–264.00	256.80
173	—	676	236.00–255.00	242.70
3	—	327	355.00	355.00
142	—	959	214.00	214.00
118	—	566	271.00–296.00	280.41
113	—	881	206.00–215.00	208.52
111	—	731	225.00–244.00	230.64
88	—	531	279.00–307.00	293.28
128	—	923	204.00–236.00	209.94
31	—	769	217.00–248.00	231.85
19	—	365	345.00–361.00	350.27
8	—	287	315.00–340.00	327.78
144	—	818	208.00–223.00	219.79
46	—	476	300.00–331.00	305.54
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,069	197.00–208.25	207.22
43	—	1,128	202.25	202.25
236	—	1,041	199.75–211.00	200.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	677	207.00–226.00	218.46
103	—	844	186.00–200.00	193.27
215	—	576	226.00–248.00	241.59
3	—	265	280.00	280.00
54	—	426	264.00–290.00	274.44
47	—	863	192.50–203.00	200.14
31	—	381	271.00–287.50	278.75
25	—	928	194.00–206.00	198.46
148	—	964	182.00–195.35	193.21
128	—	715	200.00–221.00	210.79
175	—	524	237.00–260.00	249.72
90	—	614	221.00–244.00	236.69
90	—	768	192.00–212.00	205.79
62	—	487	252.00–261.00	257.72
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,066	161.00–175.00	169.08
11	—	1,280	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	260	250.00	250.00
8	—	601	192.00	192.00
36	—	483	220.00–232.50	221.06
18	—	371	235.00–260.00	239.31
10	—	737	192.00	192.00
128	—	583	185.00–215.50	212.83
60	—	426	246.00–257.50	248.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	37.50–49.00	44.88
4	—	1,073	57.00–68.00	63.31
20	—	1,449	71.00–84.50	77.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,496	94.00–107.00	98.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,271	85.00–92.00	88.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	76.00–93.00	84.61
1	—	2,080	116.50	116.50
8	—	2,061	100.00–106.50	103.96

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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