Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Limited number of light steers last week for comparison. Steers 800-850 lbs were sharply lower, 900 lb steers 9.00 lower, 950 lb steers 3.00 lower. Heifers 600 lbs 13.00 lower, 650-700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 750 lbs sharply lower, 800 lb heifers 9.00 lower. Many load lots of mostly yearling cattle and plenty of strings of calves and yearlings in the offering today. CME futures dropped last week and showed 1.00 lower today. Demand was still good throughout the sale, especially on large packages of heavy black hided cattle. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows steady, Boner cows 2.00 higher, Lean cows 3.00 lower. Not enough bulls for comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.16/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −130.18 against this barn's trailing median of $430.34.

Average price

$300.16

91 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$24.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.80

vs SD average

+36.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	301.23	1,610	87
Medium and Large 1-2	550	277.00	1,524	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.23/cwt here — about $86 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $484.12, low $394.88, median $430.34 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 sale91 hd

300.16

—

SD average5 barns · 514 hd

292.37

+7.80

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

+36.20

This barn, trailing median28 sales

430.34

−130.18

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	2,029	143.39	2,909	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,487	142.08	2,113	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	132.95	1,825	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,504	125.35	1,885	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,142	88.36	1,009	24

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	—	—	2,475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	3,416	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	132.16/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,813	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	39.06/cwt	30.00–45.00	409	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,911	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	145.18/cwt	145.00–145.50	2,729	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	111.00/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,291	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,105	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	300.92/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,538	53
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,613	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,810	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	217.71/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,729	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	887	212.60/cwt	206.00–222.50	1,886	376
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	686	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,633	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,066	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,859	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	274.80/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,962	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	301.71/cwt	286.00–315.00	1,723	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	849	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,774	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	223.37/cwt	216.50–239.00	1,948	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	984	222.44/cwt	211.00–225.25	2,189	411
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	281.37/cwt	268.00–292.00	1,885	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,247	5
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,009	222.17/cwt	221.25–224.00	2,242	79
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	213.25/cwt	213.25–213.25	2,388	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,504	125.35/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,885	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,487	142.08/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,113	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	83.04/cwt	75.00–92.50	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	792	244.37/cwt	243.50–246.00	1,935	43
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,140	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,384	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	285.78/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,815	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	304.98/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,772	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	346.06/cwt	328.00–360.00	1,630	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	268.18/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,663	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	624	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,560	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	741	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,919	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	225.82/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,836	327
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	242.98/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,764	290
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	246.05/cwt	234.00–249.50	2,013	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	230.01/cwt	225.00–230.50	2,102	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	315.42/cwt	295.00–318.00	1,609	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	261.94/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,763	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	312.69/cwt	290.00–319.00	1,485	14

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,681Last week 2,972Year ago 2,420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 27Year ago 75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,475	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,880	145.00–145.50	145.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,372	130.00–134.00	132.16
2	—	1,380	138.50	138.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,046	30.00–45.00	39.06
14	—	1,163	100.00–115.00	111.00
4	—	1,210	75.00–92.50	83.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,504	119.00–129.00	125.35
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,487	140.00–144.00	142.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	348	317.50	317.50
4	550–600	550	277.00	277.00
9	600–650	607	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
14	450–500	475	290.00–319.00	312.69
53	500–550	511	285.00–315.00	300.92
34	550–600	571	286.00–315.00	301.71
100	600–650	620	260.00–277.50	268.18
71	650–700	691	262.00	262.00
290	700–750	726	230.00–255.00	242.98
210	750–800	794	214.00–221.00	217.71
327	800–850	813	212.00–232.00	225.82
376	850–900	887	206.00–222.50	212.60
38	900–950	918	202.50	202.50
24	950–1000	950	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	686	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	624	250.00	250.00
28	800–850	849	209.00	209.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	456	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	607	228.00	228.00
10	650–700	679	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	450–500	471	328.00–360.00	346.06
28	500–550	510	295.00–318.00	315.42
53	550–600	581	300.00–316.00	304.98
92	600–650	635	270.00–293.00	285.78
27	650–700	670	268.00–292.00	281.37
84	700–750	714	265.00–290.00	274.80
6	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
234	800–850	818	234.00–249.50	246.05
260	850–900	872	216.50–239.00	223.37
145	900–950	914	225.00–230.50	230.01
411	950–1000	984	211.00–225.25	222.44
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	1000–1050	1,009	221.25–224.00	222.17
50	1100–1150	1,120	213.25	213.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	650–700	673	261.00–263.00	261.94
22	700–750	741	259.00	259.00
43	750–800	792	243.50–246.00	244.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	272.50	272.50
5	600–650	631	262.00	262.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	489	255.00	255.00

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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