Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago: Steers 450-500 lbs sharply lower, 650-800 lbs instances of 1.00 higher in 750 lb steers but mostly 9.00-11.00 higher, 850-900 lb steers 3.00-4.00 lower. Heifers 600-750 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher, 700-750 lbs 4.00-11.00 lower, 800-900 lbs 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows: Limited number of slaughter cows came in today, as most slaughter cows are selling on Wednesday. Slaughter cows remain steady. Many load lots offered today with calves and yearling cattle. Demand was good, more so on light calves and larger groups with black hides. Last weeks auction was not covered due to a winter storm coming through the area dropping ice and snow. CME feeder cattle futures dropped 6.00 today, causing fluctuations in the market.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.40/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −166.06 against this barn's trailing median of $486.46.

Average price

$320.40

140 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$50.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.37

vs SD average

+9.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	335.58	1,818	98
Medium and Large 1-2	587	284.97	1,673	42

One grade step is worth $50.61/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $518.21, low $447.31, median $486.46 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale140 hd

320.40

—

SD average4 barns · 528 hd

334.77

−14.37

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

+9.64

This barn, trailing median28 sales

486.46

−166.06

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	2,097	153.53	3,219	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	132.95	2,006	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	116.85	1,616	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	103.25	1,167	4thin

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	103.25/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,167	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	132.95/cwt	127.50–138.00	2,006	13
Bulls	—	—	2,227	146.72/cwt	144.00–148.00	3,267	3
Bulls	—	—	2,019	157.61/cwt	156.00–161.00	3,182	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	116.85/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	2,047	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	316.74/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,495	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	211.02/cwt	209.50–212.00	2,017	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	740	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	363.99/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	243.41/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,750	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	244.96/cwt	240.50–247.25	1,918	369
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	281.36/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,739	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	439	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	306.41/cwt	302.50–307.00	1,661	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	239.24/cwt	234.50–245.50	2,225	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	263.78/cwt	263.00–269.00	1,820	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,351	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	304.14/cwt	291.00–317.50	2,035	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	318.93/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,327	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	225.77/cwt	213.00–229.50	2,204	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	234.78/cwt	225.00–244.60	1,921	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	297.61/cwt	279.00–304.00	1,661	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	263.31/cwt	253.00–266.00	2,157	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	265.04/cwt	256.00–274.00	2,038	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	330.12/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,839	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	276.20/cwt	262.50–286.00	2,022	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	329.88/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,564	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	284.97/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,673	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	243.11/cwt	238.00–244.00	2,117	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	221.34/cwt	218.00–223.25	1,943	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	682	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,886	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	944	230.25/cwt	230.25–230.25	2,174	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	764	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,795	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	304.41/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,918	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	336.57/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,814	83
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,072	213.56/cwt	207.50–222.50	2,289	49
Steers	Large 1	1300–1350	1,329	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,379	4
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,187	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,362	13
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,027	220.46/cwt	213.50–226.00	2,264	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	873	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,999	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	220.19/cwt	216.00–226.00	2,032	50

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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,972Last week 5,116Year ago 4,194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 0Year ago 125

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,130	90.00–110.00	103.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,509	127.50–138.00	132.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	116.00–118.00	116.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,227	144.00–148.00	146.72
5	—	2,019	156.00–161.00	157.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	1000–1050	1,026	199.50	199.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	386	350.00	350.00
31	400–450	416	300.00–330.00	318.93
35	450–500	472	305.00–322.50	316.74
38	500–550	542	302.50–307.00	306.41
44	550–600	558	279.00–304.00	297.61
100	600–650	618	275.00–297.50	281.36
105	650–700	690	263.00–269.00	263.78
167	700–750	719	229.00–250.00	243.41
369	750–800	783	240.50–247.25	244.96
144	800–850	818	225.00–244.60	234.78
44	850–900	878	218.00–223.25	221.34
50	900–950	923	216.00–226.00	220.19
18	950–1000	956	209.50–212.00	211.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	740	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	394	400.00	400.00
8	400–450	431	350.00–377.50	363.99
49	450–500	474	315.00–345.00	329.88
83	500–550	539	330.00–360.00	336.57
15	550–600	557	305.00–337.50	330.12
19	600–650	630	304.00–305.00	304.41
136	650–700	669	291.00–317.50	304.14
31	700–750	732	262.50–286.00	276.20
117	750–800	769	256.00–274.00	265.04
140	800–850	819	253.00–266.00	263.31
83	850–900	871	238.00–244.00	243.11
180	900–950	930	234.50–245.50	239.24
188	950–1000	976	213.00–229.50	225.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	550–600	587	270.00–290.00	284.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
82	650–700	682	276.50	276.50
17	750–800	764	235.00	235.00
34	850–900	873	229.00	229.00
106	900–950	944	230.25	230.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	1000–1050	1,027	213.50–226.00	220.46
49	1050–1100	1,072	207.50–222.50	213.56
13	1150–1200	1,187	199.00	199.00
4	1300–1350	1,329	179.00	179.00

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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