Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-03-16

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Mar 16
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,211 head
97 vs last sale 1,114 559 vs year ago 652 · +85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter holsteins compared to two weeks ago 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand for this eye appealing offering of slaughter cattle was good. Several loads of cattle offered today. Most cattle hauled in overnight or taken off feed at 5PM making the weighing conditions favorable for the buyer. Estimated dressed weight 223.00 - 227.00. CME Live Cattle closed lower along with corn. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs steady to 4.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Slaughter ewes 10.00 to 20.00 lower.

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
BullsAverage1,982100.751,99711
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,64989.641,47853
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60283.921,34493
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39175.891,05627
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,43368.9298813
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,447122.861,77854
HeifersChoiceAverage1,374140.051,925263
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,297134.731,74742
SteersChoiceAverage1,514140.842,132426
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,307135.301,76813

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Bulls2,162107.64/cwt107.00–108.002,3273
Bulls1,89395.91/cwt88.00–100.001,8167
Bulls2,070114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,3601
CowsBoner 80-85%1,40675.20/cwt73.00–77.001,05724
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27281.44/cwt78.00–83.001,0363
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57982.22/cwt80.00–84.501,29847
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,579144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,2747
SteersChoice1,549141.50/cwt138.00–142.502,192202
SteersChoice1,465139.00/cwt137.00–140.252,036117
Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,655128.50/cwt128.50–128.502,1277
Dairy SteersChoice1,416122.02/cwt120.50–124.501,72847
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,65286.86/cwt85.00–87.501,43540
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45077.62/cwt77.00–78.001,1256
CowsLean 85-90%1,48269.84/cwt68.00–71.501,03511
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,336140.42/cwt139.00–142.251,876106
HeifersChoice1,400139.80/cwt137.00–142.501,957157
HeifersSelect and Choice1,307134.45/cwt134.00–136.001,75721
CowsLean 85-90%1,16563.89/cwt63.00–65.007442
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,64989.64/cwt88.00–95.001,47853
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,286135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,73621
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,603142.50/cwt142.50–142.502,28424
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,307135.30/cwt135.00–136.001,76813
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,463141.10/cwt139.00–142.002,06476

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.