Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Lean offering of light steers today. Steers 700 lbs 8.00 higher, 800 lb steers 2.00-6.00 lower with less in the offering this week. Steers 850 lbs 7.00 higher, 950 lbs steady. Heifers 500-650 lbs 7.00-8.00 lower with instances sharply lower in 650 lb range. Heifers 700 lbs were 1.00-4.00 lower, 750 lbs sharply higher, 800-850 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Many load lots offered today, mostly in the 700-950 lb range. Demand was good, especially with load lot packages of heavier cattle. CME feeder cattle futures up 4.00 today. as the market begins to rebound. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 3.00 higher. Boner cows steady. Lean cows 2.00 lower. Not enough bulls for comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.93/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −143.41 against this barn's trailing median of $430.34.

Average price

$286.93

90 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.72

vs SD average

+22.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	286.93	1,574	90

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale90 hd

286.93

—

SD average5 barns · 814 hd

297.65

−10.72

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

+22.41

This barn, trailing median28 sales

430.34

−143.41

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	—	High	1,888	144.09	2,721	6thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,433	144.60	2,072	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	135.38	1,963	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,419	125.62	1,783	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	81.19	892	33

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	108.83/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,357	15
Bulls	—	—	2,075	151.72/cwt	151.00–152.50	3,148	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	81.85/cwt	75.00–92.50	796	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,433	144.60/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,072	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	125.62/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,783	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,184	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,333	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	341.30/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,423	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	222.65/cwt	217.50–225.00	2,149	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	242.77/cwt	239.00–263.00	1,646	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	212.31/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,824	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	259.64/cwt	246.00–268.00	1,620	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	219.14/cwt	205.50–221.00	2,088	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	282.09/cwt	271.00–287.00	1,873	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,215	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	225.05/cwt	209.00–229.50	1,827	288
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	239.59/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,747	456
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	283.25/cwt	283.00–287.50	2,039	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	293.70/cwt	287.00–298.00	1,542	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	323.23/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,716	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	234.10/cwt	228.00–249.00	1,793	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	373.54/cwt	365.00–392.50	1,532	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	308.90/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,730	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,133	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,470	12
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,029	215.36/cwt	205.00–219.00	2,216	73
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,159	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,237	11
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,123	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,111	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	140.27/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,518	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	34.45/cwt	20.00–62.50	336	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	134.76/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,934	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	280.74/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,625	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	858	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,896	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	839	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,896	21
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2	900–950	936	200.76/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,879	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,340	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	343.73/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,595	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	238.28/cwt	232.00–243.50	1,954	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	255.30/cwt	246.00–262.50	1,935	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	303.55/cwt	292.00–312.00	1,861	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	214.90/cwt	205.50–221.00	1,994	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,286	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	236.49/cwt	224.00–246.00	2,062	351
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	224.96/cwt	222.50–227.00	2,088	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,121	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,276	5

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,047Last week 3,681Year ago 3,803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 99Year ago 100

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,247	102.00–118.00	108.83
9	—	972	75.00–92.50	81.85
9	—	976	20.00–62.50	34.45
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,433	144.00–146.00	144.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,419	119.00–129.00	125.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	140.00	140.00
30	—	1,435	130.00–137.50	134.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,075	151.00–152.50	151.72
4	—	1,795	136.00–144.00	140.27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	365.00	365.00
28	400–450	417	320.00–350.00	341.30
5	450–500	452	295.00	295.00
51	500–550	525	287.00–298.00	293.70
34	550–600	579	280.00–281.00	280.74
132	600–650	624	246.00–268.00	259.64
115	650–700	678	239.00–263.00	242.77
456	700–750	729	235.00–254.00	239.59
95	750–800	766	228.00–249.00	234.10
288	800–850	812	209.00–229.50	225.05
74	850–900	859	205.00–223.00	212.31
88	900–950	928	205.50–221.00	214.90
68	950–1000	953	205.50–221.00	219.14
5	1100–1150	1,121	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1100–1150	1,123	188.00	188.00
11	1150–1200	1,159	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	582	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	436	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	348	385.00	385.00
19	400–450	410	365.00–392.50	373.54
22	450–500	464	330.00–355.00	343.73
44	500–550	531	317.50–342.50	323.23
11	550–600	560	308.00–310.00	308.90
44	600–650	613	292.00–312.00	303.55
23	650–700	664	271.00–287.00	282.09
70	700–750	720	283.00–287.50	283.25
57	750–800	758	246.00–262.50	255.30
111	800–850	820	232.00–243.50	238.28
351	850–900	872	224.00–246.00	236.49
24	900–950	928	222.50–227.00	224.96
182	950–1000	965	217.50–225.00	222.65
12	1100–1150	1,133	218.00	218.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	1000–1050	1,029	205.00–219.00	215.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	576	285.00	285.00
21	800–850	839	226.00	226.00
22	850–900	858	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	533	305.00	305.00
12	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
5	700–750	746	247.00	247.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	900–950	936	200.00–202.00	200.76

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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