Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-05-25

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, May 25
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
903 head
163 vs last sale 740 228 vs year ago 1,131 · 20.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Holsteins 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Weighing conditions favorable for the buyer, as most cattle were hauled in over night. 8 semi loads of cattle today. Some cattle were carrying a small amount of tag. Estimated dressed cost 232.00 - 236.00. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls steady. CME Live Cattle and Corn both closed lower.

Traditional weight slaughter lambs 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Feeders seem to be holding there own. Slaughter ewes 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Several ewes available this time of year.

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
BullsHigh2,091105.712,2106thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58785.181,35243
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,49677.201,15533
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28866.7886036
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,558125.311,95248
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,316118.971,56623
HeifersChoiceAverage1,353141.761,918206
SteersChoiceLow1,433144.112,066272

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
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,316118.97/cwt116.00–122.001,56623
Dairy SteersChoice1,558125.31/cwt124.00–126.001,95248
CowsBoner 80-85%1,64172.73/cwt61.00–75.501,1935
CowsLean 85-90%1,32873.29/cwt71.00–75.0097322
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,343144.12/cwt142.00–147.001,93629
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,489137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,0405
HeifersChoice1,355142.17/cwt140.50–145.001,926144
HeifersChoice1,331138.06/cwt136.00–139.001,83828
CowsLean 85-90%1,14646.65/cwt41.00–56.005355
CowsLean 85-90%1,27062.04/cwt60.00–65.007889
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,624138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,2415
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,354142.09/cwt140.00–143.001,92497
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59684.99/cwt82.00–88.001,35636
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0603
SteersChoice1,525145.12/cwt144.25–146.502,21352
SteersChoice1,397145.55/cwt145.00–146.252,03339
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,453146.11/cwt145.50–147.502,12371
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,686141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,3778
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,76876.50/cwt76.50–76.501,3532
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45290.00/cwt89.50–91.001,3075
CowsBoner 80-85%1,48877.76/cwt76.00–80.501,15725
Bulls2,235113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,5261
Bulls2,28596.00/cwt96.00–96.002,1941
Bulls2,006106.31/cwt105.50–107.002,1334

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.