Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago; Steers 950 lbs 12.00-13.00 higher. Heifers 750 lbs steady, 850 lbs 2.00 lower, 900 lbs steady. Most of the auction consisted of load lots of yearlings today, including a sale of over 500 steers weighing 950+ lbs. Demand was good both online and in the arena. Limit number of slaughter cows today. No comparison.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.41/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −165.05 against this barn's trailing median of $486.46.

Average price

$321.41

25 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$6.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

vs SD average

+30.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	586	324.00	1,899	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	317.52	1,721	10thin

One grade step is worth $6.48/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale25 hd

321.41

—

SD average3 barns · 107 hd

315.53

+5.87

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

+30.32

This barn, trailing median28 sales

486.46

−165.05

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	1,866	168.32	3,141	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	145.85	2,029	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	126.91	1,649	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,269	95.58	1,212	6thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	500–550	547	317.71/cwt	317.50–318.00	1,738	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	255.03/cwt	254.50–258.50	1,859	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	239.02/cwt	238.00–240.00	2,010	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	250.95/cwt	235.00–252.10	2,412	569
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,113	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	242.20/cwt	236.00–244.00	2,265	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	233.02/cwt	229.50–236.00	2,158	340
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	221.41/cwt	215.00–223.50	2,188	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,899	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	274.75/cwt	273.00–275.50	2,025	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	851	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,119	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	829	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,006	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	243.39/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,894	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	237.21/cwt	231.00–239.00	2,073	194
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	939	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,019	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,070	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,279	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,404	10
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,143	227.33/cwt	225.50–229.25	2,598	283
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	234.62/cwt	232.50–238.00	2,391	31
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,059	242.34/cwt	230.00–244.25	2,566	316
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,168	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	799	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,117	137
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	126.91/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,649	5
Bulls	—	—	1,615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,406	1
Steers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,252	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,604	29
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,158	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,652	21
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,027	205.57/cwt	194.00–209.00	2,111	22
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,136	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,009	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,179	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	144.05/cwt	141.50–149.00	1,946	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	153.05/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,377	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,395	113.53/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,584	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	77.63/cwt	71.00–85.00	887	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,846	1
Bulls	—	—	1,975	177.86/cwt	172.50–181.00	3,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,370	8

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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,735Last week 2,298Year ago 1,848

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 100

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	318	350.00	350.00
8	400–450	403	340.00	340.00
24	500–550	547	317.50–318.00	317.71
8	600–650	622	267.50	267.50
37	700–750	729	254.50–258.50	255.03
130	750–800	778	239.00–245.00	243.39
47	800–850	841	238.00–240.00	239.02
194	850–900	874	231.00–239.00	237.21
340	900–950	926	229.50–236.00	233.02
49	950–1000	988	215.00–223.50	221.41
8	1000–1050	1,009	216.00	216.00
39	1050–1100	1,070	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
70	800–850	829	242.00	242.00
72	850–900	851	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	900–950	939	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	1000–1050	1,027	194.00–209.00	205.57
7	1100–1150	1,136	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	319	440.00	440.00
15	550–600	586	324.00	324.00
5	600–650	608	300.00	300.00
23	700–750	737	273.00–275.50	274.75
137	750–800	799	265.00	265.00
27	850–900	892	243.00	243.00
26	900–950	935	236.00–244.00	242.20
569	950–1000	961	235.00–252.10	250.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	542	315.00–320.00	317.52
9	650–700	681	271.00	271.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	1000–1050	1,019	232.50–238.00	234.62
316	1050–1100	1,059	230.00–244.25	242.34
283	1100–1150	1,143	225.50–229.25	227.33
21	1150–1200	1,158	229.00	229.00
29	1250–1300	1,252	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	492	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,299	123.00–131.00	126.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,351	141.50–149.00	144.05
2	—	1,553	151.00–155.00	153.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,395	111.00–121.00	113.53
3	—	1,142	71.00–85.00	77.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,790	159.00	159.00
3	—	1,975	172.50–181.00	177.86

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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