Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Limited number of light steers both weeks. Steers 850 lbs sharply higher today, 950 lbs 6.00 higher. Heifers 650-750 lbs 7.00-13.00 higher, 850 lbs mostly steady, 900 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher. Most of the sale consisted of load lots of both calves and yearlings. A lot of cattle coming off the grass today. Prices were driven up, as order buyers competed for the load lot consignments. Slaughter cows: Light test of slaughter cows today. No Breaker cows. Not enough Boner cows last week for comparison. Lean cows steady to 1.00 higher today. Not enough bulls last sale to compare.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.48/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −182.86 against this barn's trailing median of $430.34.

Average price

$247.48

34 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,389

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$31.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.71

vs SD average

−5.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	261.28	1,476	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	230.00	1,280	15thin

One grade step is worth $31.28/cwt here — about $197 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 sale34 hd

247.48

—

SD average5 barns · 432 hd

276.19

−28.71

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−5.20

This barn, trailing median28 sales

430.34

−182.86

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	1,872	144.22	2,700	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,396	128.27	1,791	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,291	106.05	1,370	31

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	222.22/cwt	219.00–223.00	2,293	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,225	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	255.65/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,605	34
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,122	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	2,362	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	950–1000	972	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	2,114	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	230.90/cwt	228.00–233.00	2,235	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	268.14/cwt	265.00–269.00	2,024	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	257.88/cwt	239.00–259.50	2,238	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,096	74
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,073	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,414	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	292.07/cwt	289.00–305.50	1,402	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	269.76/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,540	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,405	8
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	850–900	884	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,149	13
Dairy Heifers	Medium 1	1050–1100	1,074	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,396	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,871	82
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,127	194.75/cwt	194.75–194.75	2,195	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	245.34/cwt	242.00–250.50	1,887	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	997	205.99/cwt	205.00–214.00	2,054	128
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	258.04/cwt	254.00–258.75	1,770	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,412	103.98/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,468	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	117.72/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,440	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	68.53/cwt	55.00–87.00	813	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	128.27/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,791	23
Bulls	—	—	1,850	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,874	144.94/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,025	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	261.28/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,476	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,739	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	354.57/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,170	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,202	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	239.91/cwt	232.50–242.00	1,687	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	219.61/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,928	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	275.37/cwt	266.00–295.00	1,291	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	870	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,049	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,165	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	233.67/cwt	221.00–238.50	2,143	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	293.70/cwt	281.00–310.00	1,225	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,851	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	266.73/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,430	31

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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,596Last week 2,052Year ago 1,108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 73Year ago 160

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
143	1000–1050	1,032	219.00–223.00	222.22
26	1050–1100	1,073	225.00	225.00
49	1100–1150	1,122	210.50	210.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	389	315.00	315.00
8	400–450	446	315.00	315.00
5	600–650	611	246.00	246.00
23	700–750	703	232.50–242.00	239.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	385.00	385.00
6	400–450	411	351.00	351.00
27	450–500	480	289.00–305.50	292.07
31	500–550	536	265.00–268.00	266.73
49	550–600	571	267.00–272.00	269.76
34	600–650	628	249.00–265.00	255.65
5	650–700	676	256.00	256.00
98	750–800	755	265.00–269.00	268.14
74	800–850	806	260.00	260.00
143	850–900	868	239.00–259.50	257.88
265	900–950	917	221.00–238.50	233.67
97	950–1000	968	228.00–233.00	230.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	850–900	870	235.50	235.50
208	950–1000	972	215.00–220.00	217.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	330	345.00–370.00	354.57
11	400–450	417	281.00–310.00	293.70
44	450–500	469	266.00–295.00	275.37
19	550–600	565	251.00–273.00	261.28
101	650–700	686	254.00–258.75	258.04
82	700–750	738	253.50	253.50
253	750–800	769	242.00–250.50	245.34
12	800–850	812	228.00	228.00
61	850–900	878	214.00–226.00	219.61
61	900–950	908	223.00	223.00
128	950–1000	997	205.00–214.00	205.99
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,035	200.00	200.00
46	1100–1150	1,127	194.75	194.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	506	237.50	237.50
9	550–600	590	225.00	225.00
16	750–800	787	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	385	302.50	302.50
Dairy Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	850–900	884	130.00	130.00
10	1050–1100	1,074	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,412	101.00–111.00	103.98
15	—	1,223	112.00–124.00	117.72
4	—	1,186	55.00–87.00	68.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,396	125.00–133.00	128.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	137.00	137.00
10	—	1,874	142.00–147.00	144.94

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