Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Steers 500 lbs 14.00-15.00 higher, 550 lbs 5.00-6.00 higher. Limited numbers last week for light steers. Steers 800 lbs 4.00 higher, 850 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 higher, 900 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher, 950 lbs 2.00 lower with instances 4.00 lower. Heifers 600 lbs 7.00-12.00 higher, 700 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower, 750 lbs 3.00-4.00 lower, 800 lbs 8.00 higher, 850 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 900 lbs mostly 4.00 higher. Most of the sale consisted of load lots of mainly yearling cattle, along with plenty of smaller packages offered. Demand was good today, especially on the loads of yearling cattle. Slaughter cows: Not enough Breaker or Boner cows this week for comparison. Lean cows steady. Bulls 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.67/cwt on 182 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −173.79 against this barn's trailing median of $486.46.

Average price

$312.67

182 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.87

vs SD average

+11.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	312.67	1,714	182

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale182 hd

312.67

—

SD average11 barns · 10,836 hd

318.54

−5.87

National average185 barns · 40,108 hd

300.69

+11.98

This barn, trailing median28 sales

486.46

−173.79

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	1,733	146.94	2,547	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,038	138.08	1,433	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	128.28	1,755	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,207	98.70	1,191	36

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 1-2	700–750	738	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,548	20
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,014	18
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,056	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,165	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	309.04/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,520	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,587	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	255.62/cwt	252.50–258.00	2,106	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	331.23/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,606	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	257.77/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,969	35
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,034	225.43/cwt	224.00–227.50	2,331	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	929	239.15/cwt	233.00–253.00	2,222	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	297.34/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,841	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	396.92/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,492	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	252.48/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,825	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	237.85/cwt	235.00–248.50	2,112	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	320.25/cwt	313.00–321.00	1,688	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,892	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	233.71/cwt	229.00–239.00	2,281	260
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,101	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,411	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	343.42/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,257	55
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,062	222.45/cwt	216.00–227.75	2,362	630
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	274.73/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,852	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,708	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	600	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,692	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	240.17/cwt	228.75–249.00	1,965	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	270.10/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,672	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	300.53/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,749	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,553	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	320.06/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,360	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	218.69/cwt	211.00–223.50	2,012	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	228.83/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,979	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,026	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	242.10/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,879	106
Bulls	—	—	1,687	150.43/cwt	142.00–154.00	2,538	10
Bulls	—	—	1,888	135.29/cwt	132.50–138.00	2,554	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	68.90/cwt	60.00–82.50	739	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,258	116.74/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,469	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	102.15/cwt	92.50–108.00	1,274	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	128.28/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,755	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,038	138.08/cwt	134.00–142.50	1,433	4

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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,947Last week 4,382Year ago 905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 58Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	569	272.00	272.00
7	700–750	738	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	1000–1050	1,007	200.00	200.00
22	1050–1100	1,056	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	350–400	366	342.50–352.50	343.42
17	400–450	425	310.00–340.00	320.06
114	450–500	492	301.00–310.00	309.04
13	500–550	517	307.00	307.00
10	550–600	558	304.00	304.00
93	600–650	619	255.00–272.50	270.10
11	650–700	657	260.00	260.00
188	700–750	723	241.00–258.00	252.48
106	750–800	776	238.00–255.00	242.10
169	800–850	818	228.75–249.00	240.17
150	850–900	865	224.00–236.00	228.83
140	900–950	920	211.00–223.50	218.69
61	950–1000	960	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	600	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	376	395.00–400.00	396.92
77	400–450	406	382.50	382.50
15	450–500	485	330.00–332.00	331.23
112	500–550	527	313.00–321.00	320.25
70	550–600	582	291.00–310.00	300.53
18	600–650	619	290.00–301.00	297.34
132	650–700	674	267.00–290.00	274.73
12	700–750	745	254.00	254.00
35	750–800	764	253.00–266.00	257.77
171	800–850	824	252.50–258.00	255.62
109	850–900	888	235.00–248.50	237.85
341	900–950	929	233.00–253.00	239.15
260	950–1000	976	229.00–239.00	233.71
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
276	1000–1050	1,034	224.00–227.50	225.43
630	1050–1100	1,062	216.00–227.75	222.45
151	1100–1150	1,101	219.00	219.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,687	142.00–154.00	150.43
3	—	1,888	132.50–138.00	135.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,073	60.00–82.50	68.90
12	—	1,258	112.00–123.00	116.74
15	—	1,247	92.50–108.00	102.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,368	125.00–132.00	128.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,038	134.00–142.50	138.08

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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