Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago: No comparison on lightweight steers, as the numbers were limited in the previous sale. Yearling steers, 950 lbs, 2.00 lower. Heifers 700 lbs 10.00 lower, 800 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher, 850-900 lbs 4.00-7.00 lower, 950 lbs 1.00 lower. Many load lots of both calves and yearlings, along with plenty of smaller groups in the offering. Over 600 heifers in the 800 lb range today. Demand good, as buyers take advantage of the lower prices. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Boner cows steady to 3.00 lower. Lean cows 2.00 higher. Not enough bulls for a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.36/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −173.98 against this barn's trailing median of $430.34.

Average price

$256.36

185 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$25.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs SD average

+14.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	265.44	1,458	119
Medium and Large 1-2	571	240.00	1,370	66

One grade step is worth $25.44/cwt here — about $88 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 sale185 hd

256.36

—

SD average2 barns · 203 hd

257.46

−1.10

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+14.48

This barn, trailing median28 sales

430.34

−173.98

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	1,789	150.87	2,699	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	142.26	2,060	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,428	132.85	1,897	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,200	110.08	1,321	48

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Large 1	1150–1200	1,173	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,229	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	241.67/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,868	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	297.30/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,237	49
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,048	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,180	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,758	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	213.76/cwt	213.50–215.00	1,808	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	266.13/cwt	266.00–266.50	1,831	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,060	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	253.59/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,841	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	308.19/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,572	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	282.97/cwt	277.50–292.00	1,633	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,517	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,892	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	220.19/cwt	220.00–220.75	2,125	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	267.48/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,698	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	364.48/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,531	22
Steers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,187	188.51/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,238	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	230.35/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,903	627
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,079	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,325	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	232.79/cwt	228.00–235.50	2,042	200
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	109.35/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,331	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	142.26/cwt	138.00–148.00	2,060	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	132.85/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,897	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,253	122.43/cwt	116.00–125.50	1,534	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	69.61/cwt	65.00–81.00	693	8
Bulls	—	—	1,275	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,753	1
Bulls	—	—	1,846	152.36/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,813	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	212.77/cwt	211.50–215.00	1,932	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	218.37/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,882	387
Heifers	Large 1	1250–1300	1,264	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,244	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	384	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,267	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	281.41/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,345	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,370	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	215.99/cwt	206.00–217.50	2,058	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	265.93/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,553	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	242.25/cwt	240.00–244.50	1,783	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	344	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,376	11
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	217.05/cwt	207.00–221.75	2,231	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	265.23/cwt	252.00–269.00	1,419	84
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,096	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	242.80/cwt	237.00–244.50	1,595	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	245.24/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,562	166

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 Aug 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,752Last week 2,342Year ago 4,268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 65Year ago 200

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	1000–1050	1,048	208.00	208.00
5	1050–1100	1,096	209.00	209.00
8	1150–1200	1,173	190.00	190.00
6	1250–1300	1,264	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	400–450	416	296.00–305.00	297.30
40	450–500	478	273.00–290.00	281.41
84	500–550	535	252.00–269.00	265.23
35	550–600	584	262.00–271.00	265.93
166	600–650	637	241.00–256.00	245.24
96	650–700	657	237.00–244.50	242.80
168	700–750	736	240.00–244.50	242.25
115	750–800	773	228.00–245.00	241.67
627	800–850	826	220.00–241.00	230.35
387	850–900	862	214.00–223.00	218.37
196	900–950	908	211.50–215.00	212.77
121	950–1000	953	206.00–217.50	215.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	550–600	571	240.00	240.00
10	750–800	799	220.00	220.00
79	800–850	846	213.50–215.00	213.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	384	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	420	350.00–370.00	364.48
6	450–500	461	350.00	350.00
22	500–550	510	297.50–312.50	308.19
89	550–600	577	277.50–292.00	282.97
122	600–650	635	265.00–275.00	267.48
55	650–700	688	266.00–266.50	266.13
31	700–750	726	253.00–254.00	253.59
200	850–900	877	228.00–235.50	232.79
24	900–950	932	221.00	221.00
241	950–1000	965	220.00–220.75	220.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	540	281.00	281.00
8	650–700	656	245.00	245.00
7	850–900	864	219.00	219.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
200	1000–1050	1,028	207.00–221.75	217.05
17	1050–1100	1,079	215.50	215.50
22	1150–1200	1,187	185.00–198.00	188.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	344	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,217	105.00–111.00	109.35
27	—	1,253	116.00–125.50	122.43
8	—	996	65.00–81.00	69.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,448	138.00–148.00	142.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	1,428	126.00–137.00	132.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	137.50	137.50
9	—	1,846	147.00–160.00	152.36

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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