Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Holstein steers steady to 1.00 higher. Moderate to good demand from packer buyers this week, which is a notable improvement from last week. Two way buyers still inactive. A large offering of high quality grading steers and heifers, many offered in in full loads, but also many small packages as well. Weighing condition average to full, hides continue to be very dirty with many carrying around 1 percent in tag. Estimated dressed cost looked to run from 199.00-202.00. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls not well compared.

Slaughter lambs steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder lambs not tested. Good demand for slaughter lambs, very good demand for slaughter ewes, light demand for bred ewes. Good demand for the string of bred nannies.

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	—	High	1,883	70.07	1,319	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	56.92	856	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,356	52.21	708	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,209	40.88	494	80
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,517	88.80	1,347	124
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,339	84.26	1,128	17
Dairy Steers	Select	Average	1,181	81.00	957	7thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,372	121.83	1,671	227
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,239	117.60	1,457	28
Steers	Choice	Average	1,529	121.62	1,859	533
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,381	117.91	1,628	55
Steers	Select	Average	1,224	116.00	1,420	6thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	SelectReturn to Feed	—	1,224	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,420	6
Heifers	ChoiceNatural	—	1,445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,821	15
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,725	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	2,061	7
Heifers	Choice	—	1,330	117.04/cwt	115.00–118.50	1,557	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,244	37.07/cwt	31.00–40.00	461	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	65.01/cwt	64.00–68.00	923	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	51.62/cwt	46.00–55.00	696	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	42.82/cwt	40.00–44.00	510	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	46.01/cwt	43.00–52.00	737	24
Steers	Choice	—	1,583	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,892	90
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,381	117.91/cwt	116.50–119.00	1,628	55
Steers	Choice	—	1,585	121.90/cwt	120.50–124.00	1,932	228
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,243	118.06/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,467	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,220	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,409	5
Heifers	Choice	—	1,377	122.81/cwt	119.50–124.50	1,691	165
Bulls	—	—	1,995	79.46/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,585	2
Bulls	—	—	2,132	75.84/cwt	72.00–78.00	1,617	3
Bulls	—	—	1,761	65.56/cwt	61.00–67.50	1,155	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	43.55/cwt	40.50–45.50	594	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	61.42/cwt	58.50–65.00	833	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,180	1
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,517	88.80/cwt	86.50–91.50	1,347	124
Dairy Steers	Select	—	1,181	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	957	7
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,339	84.26/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,128	17
Steers	Choice	—	1,440	122.41/cwt	120.25–124.00	1,763	201
Steers	Choice	—	1,359	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,617	7

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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