Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2023-09-27

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Sep 27
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,765 head
364 vs last sale 1,401 436 vs year ago 1,329 · +32.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower, couple of instances of steady on heifers, full decline seen on mixed colored and colored cattle as these were much harder to sell. Only moderate demand from packer buyers this week, the quality grade and dressing percent was similar to prior weeks, however packer buyers were intent on driving the market lower. Much better demand for No Implant cattle, that are black hided. Dressed cost ranged widely, from 283.00-293.00 as the market was very uneven. Many full loads in the offering, along with numerous part loads. Two way cattle buyers stepped in where they could and bought cattle that looked to be a value. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 lower, bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter lambs steady to 1.00 lower, ewes 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Good demand for this large offering of attractive slaughter lambs, demand more moderate for 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
BullsLow1,906117.182,23326
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,776125.642,23116
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,557108.871,69581
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38598.191,36042
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,20086.311,03559
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,683157.662,65314
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,405148.002,0793thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,343182.452,450403
SteersChoiceAverage1,468180.822,654794
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,285179.722,31067

Every lot, as filed

25 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
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,813130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,3573
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,310183.96/cwt183.00–185.002,410198
HeifersChoice1,375181.00/cwt175.50–184.252,489205
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,407184.68/cwt183.00–187.002,598166
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,257175.50/cwt175.50–175.502,20613
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,641180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,95419
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57398.88/cwt94.00–106.501,55527
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,540112.32/cwt105.00–118.001,73044
CowsLean 85-90%1,24587.88/cwt80.00–96.001,09431
CowsLean 85-90%97170.59/cwt55.00–81.0068513
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,767124.63/cwt123.00–126.002,20213
CowsLean 85-90%1,30496.69/cwt95.00–101.001,26115
Dairy SteersChoice1,683157.66/cwt157.00–158.002,65314
SteersSelect and Choice1,288180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,31846
SteersChoice1,464179.00/cwt175.25–185.002,621411
SteersChoice1,532181.46/cwt178.75–184.002,780185
SteersChoice1,184181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,14313
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,314185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4318
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,405148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,0793
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,590120.66/cwt116.00–125.001,91810
CowsBoner 80-85%1,400114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,351103.23/cwt95.00–111.001,39525
CowsBoner 80-85%1,43889.33/cwt76.00–100.001,28516
Bulls1,791103.26/cwt81.00–112.001,8495
Bulls1,933120.50/cwt116.00–126.002,32921

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.