Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-02-07

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Feb 7
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,178 head
534 vs last sale 1,712 491 vs year ago 1,669 · 29.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: choice slaughter steers were 3.00-4.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. Not enough dairy steers last week for comparison. Several load lots offered today, along with many smaller packages. Good demand both in the arena and on the internet. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 1.00 lower today. Boner cows were steady. Lean cows 6.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 higher.

Slaughter lambs: Lighter offering this week. Lambs, 100 lbs, were 3.00 lower this week. Slaughter ewes 2.00-6.00 higher.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow2,015121.152,44127
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,619107.861,74657
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,485101.841,512227
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21788.741,08047
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08967.7373741
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,563143.642,24557
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,516132.582,01016
HeifersChoiceAverage1,490176.392,629123
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,362166.852,27240
SteersChoiceAverage1,579176.302,784331
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,459168.442,45762
SteersSelectAverage1,463153.002,2383thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
SteersChoice1,418171.68/cwt171.00–174.502,43418
SteersChoice1,567174.37/cwt171.00–176.502,73257
SteersSelect and Choice1,443162.65/cwt160.00–167.002,34717
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,184169.81/cwt165.00–173.502,0117
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,313173.07/cwt169.00–178.002,27221
HeifersChoice1,500175.91/cwt174.00–184.002,63970
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,303172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,2413
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,433175.87/cwt174.75–176.752,52043
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,801160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,8824
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,669182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,03810
SteersChoiceNatural1,552174.25/cwt174.25–174.252,70410
CowsLean 85-90%1,17179.25/cwt76.00–83.0092825
CowsLean 85-90%1,02664.82/cwt60.00–71.006658
CowsLean 85-90%89534.62/cwt30.00–37.503108
HeifersSelect and Choice1,409165.65/cwt162.00–169.002,33430
SteersSelect and Choice1,520169.50/cwt169.50–169.502,57611
SteersSelect1,463153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,2383
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,601171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,7389
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,663137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,2789
Dairy SteersChoice1,563143.64/cwt142.00–144.502,24557
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,327126.90/cwt123.00–133.001,6847
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,616177.36/cwt176.00–179.002,866186
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,543176.59/cwt176.00–177.002,72549
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,471176.50/cwt176.50–176.502,59611
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,619107.86/cwt105.00–112.001,74657
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485101.84/cwt94.00–112.001,512227
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21788.74/cwt84.00–93.001,08047
Bulls1,885106.39/cwt95.00–112.002,0053
Bulls1,861132.65/cwt129.00–137.002,4694
Bulls2,065121.06/cwt115.00–126.002,50020

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.