Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Limited number of light steers. No comparison. Steers 850 lbs 8.00 lower, 900 lbs 2.00 higher, 950 lbs 3.00 lower. Heifers 750 lbs 3.00 lower with lighter numbers this week, 850-900 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, 950 lbs 3.00-4.00 higher. Many load lots of mostly yearling cattle, along with plenty of smaller strings of both calves and yearlings in the ring today. Demand good, especially on the load lots. Slaughter cows: No Breaker cows last week. Upward trend trend today. Boner cows steady to 2.00 higher. Lean cows steady. Light test on bulls today. No comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.44/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −174.90 against this barn's trailing median of $430.34.

Average price

$255.44

32 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$14.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.95

vs SD average

−2.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	261.62	1,387	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	247.50	1,351	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.12/cwt here — about $36 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 sale32 hd

255.44

—

SD average6 barns · 1,374 hd

284.39

−28.95

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−2.37

This barn, trailing median28 sales

430.34

−174.90

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	1,866	147.03	2,744	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	136.68	1,864	49
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,400	134.00	1,876	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,462	130.50	1,908	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,322	109.79	1,451	37

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	266.04/cwt	262.50–268.00	1,575	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,351	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	263.68/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,355	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	244.62/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,659	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	242.13/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,845	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	231.58/cwt	227.00–234.25	1,957	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,405	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	2,209	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,242	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	265.91/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,949	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	250.25/cwt	250.25–250.25	2,230	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	235.49/cwt	233.00–247.00	2,159	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	312.99/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,518	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,886	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,118	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,095	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	264.55/cwt	261.00–272.50	1,622	19
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,094	221.77/cwt	216.00–223.00	2,426	62
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,128	228.25/cwt	228.25–228.25	2,575	91
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	231.10/cwt	231.10–231.10	2,339	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	220.77/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,954	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	210.07/cwt	210.00–211.00	2,071	320
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	227.96/cwt	223.00–230.00	2,223	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,980	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	299.23/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,568	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	213.63/cwt	212.50–214.00	1,978	259
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,115	60
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,106	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,278	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,245	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	995	10
Bulls	—	—	1,778	151.48/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,693	3
Bulls	—	—	1,998	140.35/cwt	139.00–141.50	2,804	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	136.44/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,857	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,213	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,404	72.13/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,013	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,344	118.03/cwt	112.00–123.50	1,586	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	104.55/cwt	95.00–111.00	1,281	9
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,876	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	130.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,908	22

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,262Last week 2,596Year ago 4,734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 68Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	276	405.00	405.00
17	300–350	327	335.00	335.00
12	350–400	388	320.00	320.00
7	400–450	446	315.00	315.00
12	450–500	485	300.00–322.50	312.99
16	500–550	524	295.00–305.00	299.23
17	550–600	592	262.50–268.00	266.04
19	600–650	613	261.00–272.50	264.55
13	650–700	696	271.00	271.00
29	700–750	733	259.00–268.00	265.91
10	800–850	832	265.50	265.50
70	850–900	891	250.25	250.25
78	900–950	917	233.00–247.00	235.49
232	950–1000	975	223.00–230.00	227.96
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	1000–1050	1,012	231.10	231.10
62	1050–1100	1,094	216.00–223.00	221.77
91	1100–1150	1,128	228.25	228.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	861	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	546	247.50	247.50
7	600–650	631	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	316	315.00	315.00
5	350–400	393	290.00	290.00
9	450–500	457	272.50	272.50
12	500–550	514	257.00–270.00	263.68
6	550–600	563	257.50	257.50
14	650–700	678	239.00–249.00	244.62
91	750–800	762	234.00–244.00	242.13
231	800–850	845	227.00–234.25	231.58
63	850–900	885	217.00–227.00	220.77
259	900–950	926	212.50–214.00	213.63
320	950–1000	986	210.00–211.00	210.07
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	1000–1050	1,007	210.00	210.00
182	1100–1150	1,106	206.00	206.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,778	144.00–156.00	151.48
2	—	1,998	139.00–141.50	140.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,361	134.00–144.00	136.44
1	—	1,495	148.00	148.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,404	69.00–75.00	72.13
24	—	1,344	112.00–123.50	118.03
9	—	1,225	95.00–111.00	104.55
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,462	125.00–132.00	130.50

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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