Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2020-09-16

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Sep 16
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,894 head
▲ 754 vs last sale 1,140▲ 722 vs year ago 1,172 · +61.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 2.00 higher, heifers steady. Holstein steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Moderate to good demand, yet not all packer buyers participated. A large offering of very attractive, high quality grading steers and heifers. Many full loads of steers, only 3 full loads of heifers. Weighing condition ranged from average to full, most steers costing from 167.00-169.00 dressed while the heifers were 165.00-167.00. The market was fairly active, two way buyers stepped in and pushed the market on cattle that look to meet delivery specs for delivering against the October futures contract which helped to create more competition this week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Slaughter lambs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder lambs too lightly tested last sale to offer a good comparison with this week. Slaughter ewes rather steady. Good demand for slaughter lambs as the market was very active. Moderate to good demand for feeder lambs. Good demand remains for slaughter ewes, very good demand for ewes in good enough condition, and age, to return to the country.

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
Bulls—Average1,90087.991,67214
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,73173.891,27923
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48064.4395342
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31660.3179416
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19257.1368143
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,45494.551,375107
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,31691.041,19854
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,192106.501,26958
HeifersChoiceAverage1,378101.221,394213
SteersSelectAverage1,123114.001,28012
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,320105.761,396105
SteersChoiceAverage1,512104.381,578875

Every lot, as filed

22 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49456.90/cwt51.00–62.0085016
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,51574.19/cwt73.00–75.001,1245
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,314106.08/cwt103.25–108.751,39494
SteersSelect and Choice—1,374103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,41511
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,123114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,28012
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed—1,401105.41/cwt105.25–105.751,477106
SteersChoice—1,574103.77/cwt102.00–105.501,633519
SteersChoice—1,431105.20/cwt103.00–106.001,505250
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,192106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,26958
HeifersChoice—1,376101.32/cwt100.00–102.501,394199
HeifersChoice—1,40199.75/cwt99.75–99.751,39714
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,72975.43/cwt73.00–80.001,30414
CowsPremium White 65-75%—1,73571.50/cwt71.50–71.501,2419
CowsLean 85-90%—1,16958.49/cwt56.00–62.0068430
CowsLean 85-90%—1,21849.77/cwt44.00–53.0060610
CowsLean 85-90%—1,33068.00/cwt68.00–68.009043
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,33756.91/cwt50.00–61.0076110
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28265.99/cwt63.00–69.008466
Bulls——1,90087.99/cwt85.00–92.501,67214
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,31691.04/cwt90.00–93.251,19854
Dairy SteersChoice—1,45494.55/cwt93.50–96.251,375107
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,46067.85/cwt64.00–70.0099121

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.