Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: After a rise in the cattle futures a decline is back today, making the market very uneven. Light steers, 500 lbs were substantially higher. Steers 550-600 lbs 8.00-9.00 lower. Steers 650-700 lbs 10.00-13.00 higher. Yearling steers 800-950 lbs 2.00-7.00 lower. Light heifers, 450-550 lbs were 11.00-16.00 higher. Heifers, 600-800 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Yearling heifers 850-950 lbs 7.00-9.00 lower. Big sale today and large crowd. Demand was good, especially on calves and load lots of calves and yearlings.

Slaughter cows: Breaker cows were 3.00 lower. Boner cows 2.00 lower. Lean cows 1.00 lower. Not enough bulls for comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $246.42/cwt on 2,744 head.

Average price

$246.42

2,744 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$369

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$60.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	256.14	1,704	1,736
Medium and Large 1-2	661	239.56	1,584	781
Large 1	1,060	195.69	2,074	227

One grade step is worth $60.45/cwt here — about −$369 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 sale2,744 hd

246.42

—

SD average9 barns · 18,870 hd

252.90

−6.48

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	1,894	103.16	1,954	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	95.62	1,319	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,445	86.74	1,253	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,241	69.43	861	101

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	424	250.55/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,062	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	224.33/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,198	30
Steers	Large 1	—	1,210	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,142	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	206.37/cwt	200.00–211.25	1,795	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	212.65/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,744	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	304.19/cwt	295.00–326.00	1,445	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	255.29/cwt	249.00–263.00	1,481	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	211.24/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,643	152
Steers	Large 1	—	1,279	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,238	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	235.18/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,493	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	278.95/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,342	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	189.07/cwt	181.00–194.00	1,677	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	253.01/cwt	239.00–264.00	1,690	267
Steers	Large 1	—	1,027	198.12/cwt	189.50–207.50	2,035	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	230.57/cwt	227.50–236.00	1,552	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,909	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	198.25/cwt	198.25–198.25	1,871	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	292.38/cwt	284.00–298.00	1,286	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,017	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	248.37/cwt	243.00–266.00	1,550	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	243.35/cwt	231.00–256.50	1,750	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,092	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	210.64/cwt	205.50–217.00	1,523	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	260.05/cwt	247.00–272.00	1,357	239
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,131	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,945	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	195.19/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,640	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	223.52/cwt	213.00–234.50	1,495	112
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	95.62/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,319	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	86.74/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,253	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	43.39/cwt	30.00–55.00	488	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	64.18/cwt	56.00–69.00	736	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	76.45/cwt	70.00–82.50	982	72
Bulls	—	—	1,902	106.88/cwt	100.00–111.00	2,033	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	273.16/cwt	260.00–288.00	1,322	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	277.72/cwt	262.00–288.00	1,189	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	222.23/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,402	81
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,014	184.29/cwt	183.50–186.50	1,869	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	248.85/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,145	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	197.95/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,524	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	191.32/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,695	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,384	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	231.81/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,340	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	185.02/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,728	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	253.79/cwt	244.00–265.00	1,454	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	237.69/cwt	225.00–245.00	870	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	240.89/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,843	66
Steers	Large 1	—	1,066	196.25/cwt	196.25–196.25	2,092	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	307.32/cwt	304.00–310.00	1,171	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	239.29/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,508	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	184.48/cwt	182.50–186.50	1,801	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	276.78/cwt	257.00–286.00	1,467	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	338.82/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,318	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	313.07/cwt	289.00–320.00	1,587	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	271.04/cwt	266.75–291.00	1,534	354

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,573Last week 4,301Year ago 3,446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 121Year ago 125

Slaughter cows: Breaker cows were 3.00 lower. Boner cows 2.00 lower. Lean cows 1.00 lower. Not enough bulls for comparison.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	424	241.00–260.00	250.55
30	—	534	205.00–227.50	224.33
81	—	631	220.00–224.00	222.23
3	—	310	245.00	245.00
24	—	460	247.50–250.00	248.85
10	—	659	210.00	210.00
80	—	578	224.00–237.00	231.81
20	—	366	225.00–245.00	237.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	326	335.00	335.00
137	—	723	205.50–217.00	210.64
239	—	522	247.00–272.00	260.05
128	—	840	193.00–200.00	195.19
112	—	669	213.00–234.50	223.52
85	—	484	260.00–288.00	273.16
70	—	428	262.00–288.00	277.72
23	—	770	192.00–201.00	197.95
83	—	886	188.00–194.00	191.32
259	—	934	184.00–188.00	185.02
193	—	573	244.00–265.00	253.79
131	—	630	228.00–250.00	239.29
128	—	976	182.50–186.50	184.48
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,131	172.00	172.00
84	—	1,014	183.50–186.50	184.29
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,210	177.00	177.00
11	—	1,279	175.00	175.00
119	—	1,027	189.50–207.50	198.12
91	—	1,066	196.25	196.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	870	200.00–211.25	206.37
108	—	820	211.00–215.00	212.65
131	—	475	295.00–326.00	304.19
267	—	668	239.00–264.00	253.01
112	—	972	207.50	207.50
150	—	624	243.00–266.00	248.37
3	—	440	315.00	315.00
166	—	719	231.00–256.50	243.35
66	—	765	232.00–243.00	240.89
49	—	389	320.00–345.00	338.82
149	—	507	289.00–320.00	313.07
354	—	566	266.75–291.00	271.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	580	249.00–263.00	255.29
152	—	778	205.00–221.00	211.24
51	—	635	223.00–238.00	235.18
32	—	481	273.00–290.00	278.95
13	—	887	181.00–194.00	189.07
158	—	673	227.50–236.00	230.57
8	—	969	197.00	197.00
59	—	944	198.25	198.25
24	—	440	284.00–298.00	292.38
7	—	381	304.00–310.00	307.32
94	—	530	257.00–286.00	276.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,379	91.00–103.00	95.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,445	83.00–90.00	86.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,125	30.00–55.00	43.39
12	—	1,146	56.00–69.00	64.18
72	—	1,284	70.00–82.50	76.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,902	100.00–111.00	106.88
1	—	1,870	92.00	92.00

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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