Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2019-10-30

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 30
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,571 head
234 vs last sale 1,805 1,571 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, Holstein steers sold steady. Packer demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested not enough for a trend. Quality average to attractive.

Compared to last week: Slaughter lambs and ewes sold mostly steady. Feeder lambs to lightly for a test. All classes of slaughter goats were to lightly tested both last week and this week for a trend. Demand moderate to good.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,91674.511,42810
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,70673.891,26112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28859.5876721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40258.4481938
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26446.7459133
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,52887.311,33453
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,37684.971,169133
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,29572.8494319
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,12155.0061715
HeifersChoiceAverage1,341108.771,459319
HeifersSelectAverage1,162106.431,23635
SteersSelectAverage1,223114.661,40254
SteersChoiceHigh1,429111.211,589819
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,244108.001,3449thin

Every lot, as filed

31 lots · USDA AMS · Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction - Worthing, SD
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersChoice1,343108.90/cwt107.00–111.251,463254
HeifersChoice1,341108.39/cwt108.00–109.501,45460
HeifersChoice1,239107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,3265
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,73573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,2674
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,14869.50/cwt69.50–69.507982
CowsLean 85-90%1,30642.88/cwt37.00–47.0056022
CowsLean 85-90%1,20753.02/cwt50.00–54.006408
CowsLean 85-90%1,03536.00/cwt36.00–36.003731
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40056.71/cwt53.00–66.5079432
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41167.69/cwt67.00–69.009556
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,18268.00/cwt68.00–68.008049
CowsBoner 80-85%1,36550.38/cwt49.00–53.006886
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25464.50/cwt64.50–64.508094
CowsBoner 80-85%1,60039.50/cwt39.50–39.506322
Bulls1,99376.49/cwt73.50–78.501,5248
SteersChoice1,263116.25/cwt116.25–116.251,46845
SteersChoice1,550107.70/cwt107.00–109.001,669109
SteersChoice1,409111.53/cwt109.00–115.251,571629
SteersSelect1,356107.99/cwt106.00–108.501,46414
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,176117.00/cwt114.50–120.751,37640
SteersSelect and Choice1,244108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,3449
Dairy SteersChoice1,37684.97/cwt80.00–86.751,169133
Dairy SteersChoice and Prime1,52887.31/cwt84.00–90.001,33453
Dairy SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,12155.00/cwt55.00–55.0061715
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,24579.00/cwt79.00–79.009841
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,29872.50/cwt72.50–72.5094118
SteersChoice1,623110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,78536
HeifersSelectReturn to Feed1,141107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,22125
HeifersSelect1,213105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,27410
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,69274.33/cwt73.00–76.501,2588
Bulls1,61066.58/cwt66.00–67.001,0722

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.