Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Limited number of light steers last week. Steers 550 lbs 9.00 higher, 800 lbs 3.00 higher, 850 lbs 12.00 higher with instances sharply higher, 950 lbs 11.00 higher. Heifers 700 lbs 8.00-9.00 lower, 750 lbs 3.00 lower, 800 lbs 1.00 higher, 850 lbs 3.00-4.00 higher, 900 lbs 7.00-8.00 higher. Many load lots of mostly yearlings, along with plenty of smaller strings in the offering today. Demand good throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows steady to 2.00 lower with light numbers today. Boner cows steady to 1.00 higher. Lean cows 3.00 higher. Not enough bulls today for comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $281.69/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −148.66 against this barn's trailing median of $430.34.

Average price

$281.69

141 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$22.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.81

vs SD average

+23.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	282.49	1,507	136
Medium and Large 1-2	536	260.00	1,394	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.49/cwt here — about $113 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 sale141 hd

281.69

—

SD average11 barns · 6,032 hd

291.50

−9.81

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

+23.30

This barn, trailing median28 sales

430.34

−148.66

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	1,904	141.55	2,695	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,551	139.44	2,163	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	129.19	1,785	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,308	103.74	1,357	79

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	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	261.53/cwt	259.00–267.00	1,737	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	2,244	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	263.02/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,933	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	259.17/cwt	256.00–260.75	2,294	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	314.13/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,671	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	321.87/cwt	316.00–330.00	1,564	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,394	5
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,007	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	285.77/cwt	265.00–292.00	1,492	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	239.53/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,883	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	882	217.76/cwt	216.75–218.75	1,921	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	949	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,126	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,677	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	309.40/cwt	301.00–321.00	1,754	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	284.30/cwt	273.00–300.00	1,802	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	258.73/cwt	245.00–262.75	2,166	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,832	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	261.48/cwt	243.00–265.50	1,995	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	365.81/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,529	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	243.17/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,756	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	241.24/cwt	230.50–244.50	1,969	236
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	75.80/cwt	60.00–87.50	848	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,177	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	129.19/cwt	126.00–131.50	1,785	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,276	102.56/cwt	90.00–112.00	1,309	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,439	119.68/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,722	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	136.41/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,154	10
Bulls	—	—	1,864	136.16/cwt	131.00–140.00	2,538	5
Bulls	—	—	1,954	148.29/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	325.18/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,349	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	346.76/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,273	18
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,095	194.76/cwt	194.00–196.50	2,133	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	263.45/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,618	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	232.38/cwt	220.00–239.00	2,031	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,063	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	509	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	272.70/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,533	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,117	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	227.08/cwt	218.00–234.00	2,087	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,537	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	244.84/cwt	225.00–250.00	2,370	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,981	6

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 Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,817Last week 3,947Year ago 4,613

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 65Year ago 230

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	306	365.00	365.00
18	350–400	367	340.00–350.00	346.76
36	400–450	415	322.50–330.00	325.18
84	500–550	522	265.00–292.00	285.77
42	550–600	562	270.00–276.00	272.70
27	600–650	614	263.00–265.00	263.45
29	650–700	664	259.00–267.00	261.53
94	700–750	722	242.00–250.00	243.17
131	750–800	786	235.00–241.00	239.53
236	800–850	816	230.50–244.50	241.24
73	850–900	874	220.00–239.00	232.38
250	900–950	919	218.00–234.00	227.08
8	950–1000	987	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	536	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	1000–1050	1,019	197.00	197.00
23	1050–1100	1,095	194.00–196.50	194.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
116	850–900	882	216.75–218.75	217.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	509	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	400–450	418	355.00–375.00	365.81
66	450–500	486	316.00–330.00	321.87
62	500–550	532	300.00–322.50	314.13
70	550–600	567	301.00–321.00	309.40
88	600–650	634	273.00–300.00	284.30
11	650–700	652	281.00	281.00
132	700–750	735	255.00–272.00	263.02
109	750–800	763	243.00–265.50	261.48
95	800–850	837	245.00–262.75	258.73
191	850–900	885	256.00–260.75	259.17
27	900–950	902	248.75	248.75
201	950–1000	968	225.00–250.00	244.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	447	340.00	340.00
24	500–550	532	289.00	289.00
18	550–600	599	280.00	280.00
6	800–850	843	235.00	235.00
9	850–900	876	232.00	232.00
7	900–950	949	224.00	224.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,119	60.00–87.50	75.80
30	—	1,276	90.00–112.00	102.56
32	—	1,439	114.00–123.00	119.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,481	147.00	147.00
10	—	1,579	136.00–140.00	136.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,382	126.00–131.50	129.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,864	131.00–140.00	136.16
4	—	1,954	144.00–156.00	148.29

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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