Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2021-01-20

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 20
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,791 head
1,070 vs last sale 2,861 615 vs year ago 1,176 · +52.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Holstein steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter heifers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Moderate demand for this large offering of high quality, attractive steers and heifers. Two way buyers were very active, with packer buyers being a little more reserved in the pursuit of high grading cattle. Several long strings offered in half to full load lots. Weighing conditions were attractive to buyers as most cattle were hauled in over night. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher, bulls steady.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs were 8.00 to 10.00 higher, under 100 lbs and non traditional weights sold sharply lower this week. Feeder lambs not well tested. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 and Utility 1-2 sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower, while the Good 4-5 and Cull 1 to lightly tested. Very good demand for traditional slaughter weight lambs, moderate demand for for light lambs. Moderate to good demand for this large offering of slaughter ewes, good demand for bred ewes.

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
BullsLow1,96179.801,56515
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,54666.401,02722
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62161.791,00281
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38956.11779179
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,33248.7464956
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,47090.551,33143
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,34184.541,1349thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,425104.731,493305
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,138104.231,18622
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,253109.041,36627
SteersChoiceAverage1,548107.071,658804

Every lot, as filed

24 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
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,664103.95/cwt103.00–104.501,73014
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,718103.56/cwt103.00–104.001,77914
Dairy SteersChoice1,47090.55/cwt87.00–93.501,33143
CowsLean 85-90%1,34950.36/cwt47.00–52.5067941
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,71554.82/cwt51.00–59.0094016
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59863.51/cwt58.00–67.001,01565
HeifersChoice1,326101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,33914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22661.57/cwt60.00–62.0075510
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,142107.75/cwt107.75–107.751,23112
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,253109.04/cwt108.50–109.501,36627
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,54666.40/cwt65.50–70.001,02722
CowsLean 85-90%1,28544.30/cwt43.00–46.0056915
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37756.62/cwt52.00–63.00780137
HeifersChoice1,530104.49/cwt103.00–106.001,5998
Bulls1,92176.52/cwt74.00–79.001,4709
SteersChoice1,452107.77/cwt106.00–111.001,565191
HeifersChoice1,415104.97/cwt102.00–107.001,485269
Bulls1,74088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,5313
Bulls2,30281.44/cwt80.50–83.001,8753
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,34184.54/cwt83.50–88.251,1349
HeifersSelect and Choice1,134100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,13410
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,631106.90/cwt106.00–108.501,744108
SteersChoice1,563106.94/cwt104.50–111.001,671491
CowsBoner 80-85%1,49152.23/cwt50.00–62.0077932

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.