Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

"Back to Grass" Special Feeder Cattle Sale. Compared to last week: Steers 750 lbs and under, too limited last week for comparison. Upward trend noted. Steers 800 lbs 3.00 lower with color and flesh bringing a discount, 900 lb steers 5.00 higher. Heifers 600 lbs were 7.00-9.00 higher, 700 lbs 2.00 lower, 750 lbs 6.00-8.00 lower. Many load lots in the offering today, including a consignment of 835 black steers. Good demand today, especially on light cattle and load lots. Slaughter cows: Breaker and Boner cows steady to 1.00 higher. Limited number of Lean cows today for comparison. No bulls in the offering last week to compare.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.06/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −171.40 against this barn's trailing median of $486.46.

Average price

$315.06

107 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$33.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.67

vs SD average

+5.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	321.90	1,808	85
Medium and Large 1-2	547	288.64	1,577	22

One grade step is worth $33.27/cwt here — about $231 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 sale107 hd

315.06

—

SD average3 barns · 388 hd

324.73

−9.67

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+5.35

This barn, trailing median28 sales

486.46

−171.40

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	1,907	150.24	2,865	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	137.68	2,004	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,371	124.21	1,703	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,198	95.51	1,145	11

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	124.21/cwt	121.00–128.50	1,703	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	137.07/cwt	131.00–143.00	2,007	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	149.53/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,926	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	82.65/cwt	75.00–90.00	975	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	928	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	105.02/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,240	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	276.55/cwt	262.00–288.00	1,615	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	201.77/cwt	193.00–204.50	1,975	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	308.91/cwt	302.50–313.00	1,634	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	244.27/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,732	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	211.09/cwt	200.00–212.75	1,908	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	272.63/cwt	261.00–281.00	1,799	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	311.05/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,477	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	209.91/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,854	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,792	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	250.72/cwt	232.00–253.50	2,156	369
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	336.32/cwt	327.50–347.50	1,766	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	967	216.73/cwt	211.00–219.00	2,096	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	238.47/cwt	228.00–251.50	1,851	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	300.81/cwt	287.50–316.00	1,865	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	308.29/cwt	301.00–327.50	1,782	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	243.59/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,985	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	259.14/cwt	252.50–270.00	2,003	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	294.07/cwt	280.00–304.00	1,941	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	278.35/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,740	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,581	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,719	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	794	224.81/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,785	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	273.78/cwt	267.00–279.50	2,004	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	238.59/cwt	220.00–242.00	2,224	500
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,694	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,565	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	5
Bulls	—	—	1,901	147.89/cwt	141.00–152.00	2,811	7
Bulls	—	—	1,928	158.48/cwt	158.00–159.00	3,055	2
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,089	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,026	8
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	231.25/cwt	231.25–231.25	2,347	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	842	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,970	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	734	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,806	18

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,909Last week 2,439Year ago 3,663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 62Year ago 120

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,371	121.00–128.50	124.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,464	131.00–143.00	137.07
2	—	1,288	148.00–151.00	149.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	75.00–90.00	82.65
1	—	1,375	67.50	67.50
7	—	1,181	94.00–112.00	105.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,901	141.00–152.00	147.89
2	—	1,928	158.00–159.00	158.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	344	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	416	352.50	352.50
36	450–500	475	295.00–317.50	311.05
46	500–550	529	302.50–313.00	308.91
61	550–600	584	262.00–288.00	276.55
113	600–650	625	276.00–280.00	278.35
34	650–700	660	261.00–281.00	272.63
82	700–750	709	240.00–249.00	244.27
66	750–800	776	228.00–251.50	238.47
15	800–850	822	218.00	218.00
115	850–900	883	200.00–221.00	209.91
119	900–950	904	200.00–212.75	211.09
33	950–1000	979	193.00–204.50	201.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	750–800	794	223.00–225.00	224.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,089	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	484	350.00	350.00
19	500–550	525	327.50–347.50	336.32
59	550–600	578	301.00–327.50	308.29
73	600–650	620	287.50–316.00	300.81
112	650–700	660	280.00–304.00	294.07
97	700–750	732	267.00–279.50	273.78
107	750–800	773	252.50–270.00	259.14
100	800–850	815	240.00–245.00	243.59
369	850–900	860	232.00–253.50	250.72
500	900–950	932	220.00–242.00	238.59
21	950–1000	967	211.00–219.00	216.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	525	397.50	397.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	536	295.00	295.00
7	550–600	569	275.00	275.00
25	650–700	651	264.00	264.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	1000–1050	1,015	231.25	231.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	734	246.00	246.00
96	800–850	842	234.00	234.00

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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