Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 7.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Holsteins steady to 1.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of cattle was good. There was not a significant premium for program cattle. Some cattle carried a small amount of tag. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher. CME Live Cattle and Corn both closed higher.

Traditional weight slaughter lambs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering was good. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 & Utility 1-2 10.00 to 20.00 lower, Good 4-5 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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	—	Low	2,088	107.74	2,249	18
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,678	91.87	1,542	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,568	82.32	1,291	87
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,460	77.14	1,127	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	61.59	711	41
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,449	120.93	1,752	28
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,519	116.73	1,773	27
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,352	145.73	1,971	220
Steers	Choice	Average	1,537	150.42	2,312	146
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,337	144.88	1,937	25

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Choice	—	1,358	142.07/cwt	140.00–143.50	1,929	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	930	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,454	78.02/cwt	76.00–79.50	1,134	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	73.19/cwt	70.00–75.00	960	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	61.13/cwt	52.50–69.00	706	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	80.52/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,212	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	969	2
Bulls	—	—	2,004	100.06/cwt	97.00–102.00	2,005	6
Bulls	—	—	2,044	108.34/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,214	7
Bulls	—	—	2,249	116.12/cwt	111.00–124.00	2,612	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,468	73.73/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,082	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	77.29/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,263	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	64.34/cwt	62.00–66.00	1,123	3
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,519	116.73/cwt	116.50–117.00	1,773	27
Steers	Choice	—	1,459	150.40/cwt	149.50–152.00	2,194	53
Steers	Choice	—	1,455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,110	6
Steers	Choice	—	1,554	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,347	10
Heifers	ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,383	148.05/cwt	144.00–153.00	2,048	52
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,315	143.88/cwt	142.00–146.00	1,892	17
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,449	120.93/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,752	28
Heifers	Choice	—	1,343	145.61/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,956	140
Steers	ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,610	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,318	11
Steers	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,384	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,034	8
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,640	150.49/cwt	147.00–151.50	2,468	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	87.36/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,358	13
Steers	ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,270	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,670	89.46/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,494	11
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,690	95.18/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,609	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	42.82/cwt	35.00–47.50	391	8
Heifers	ChoiceNatural	—	1,255	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,782	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	82.60/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,286	65

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