Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2023-12-13

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Dec 13
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
950 head
147 vs last sale 1,097 198 vs year ago 752 · +26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Cattle prices are rebounding this week from the CME cattle futures declining. Choice slaughter steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Not enough dairy slaughter steers for comparison. Choice slaughter heifers 4.00 higher. Many load lots offered of both steers and heifers today. Demand was good. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows were steady with instances higher. Boner cows steady. Lean cows 1.00 lower. Not enough bulls the last two weeks for comparison.

Slaughter sheep: Lambs in the 100 lb range were 5.00 lower today, 150 lb range 9.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were limited in numbers last week for comparison.

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
BullsAverage1,980112.142,2208thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,603100.311,60839
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37386.571,18970
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21175.2091068
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,619151.712,45612
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,484150.502,23312
HeifersChoiceAverage1,488170.672,539218
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,530152.502,3335thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,533169.232,594392
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,319164.882,17423

Every lot, as filed

22 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
SteersChoice1,492165.80/cwt163.00–170.002,47430
SteersSelect and Choice1,421159.17/cwt156.00–162.502,26210
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,536172.46/cwt172.00–173.002,64969
HeifersChoice1,482164.61/cwt164.50–166.002,44027
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,718169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,9032
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,486171.55/cwt167.00–173.252,549189
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,442169.86/cwt167.00–170.002,44984
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,240169.28/cwt166.00–174.002,09913
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,635169.51/cwt164.25–172.502,77190
HeifersSelect and Choice1,530152.50/cwt151.00–155.002,3335
CowsLean 85-90%1,26679.04/cwt70.00–82.501,00155
CowsLean 85-90%1,16337.69/cwt32.50–41.004382
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,624147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,3876
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,344154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,0706
Dairy SteersChoice1,619151.71/cwt151.00–154.002,45612
SteersChoice1,529167.56/cwt165.00–171.002,562119
CowsLean 85-90%94262.84/cwt51.00–67.0059211
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,552112.71/cwt111.00–114.001,7493
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60799.28/cwt93.00–109.001,59536
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37386.57/cwt83.00–92.001,18970
Bulls1,901110.45/cwt104.00–114.002,1007
Bulls2,530124.00/cwt124.00–124.003,1371

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.