Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-03-06

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Mar 6
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,051 head
71 vs last sale 1,122 339 vs year ago 1,390 · 24.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady. Good demand for this nice offering of high quality grading steers and heifers. Weighing conditions were fair, as there were many cattle in overnight and the hides were pretty clean. Cattle carrying heavier amounts of tag sold at the low end of the price ranges. The best demand remains for black hided cattle that have never been implanted. The market was active, in spite of the futures contracts being lower. A large offering of slaughter cows, the market was extremely active. Bids moved by whole dollars, very few instances where auctioneers had to ask for a .50 bid, the pace was very rapid. Fleshy cows, Breakers and Premium Whites, steady to firm. Boner cows 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Lean cows sharply higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Slaughter lambs under 100 lbs steady to firm, over 100 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, instances to 10.00 higher on those over 150 lbs. Slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter lambs, the lamb market was active, no matter what the lambs weighed. Very good demand remains for slaughter ewes, especially on those big Good fleshed 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,462183.252,67938
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,412180.412,54729
BullsAverage2,052135.942,79019
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,776123.012,18580
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,664111.921,86278
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,378108.451,49528
CowsLean 85-90%High1,09594.891,04053
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,476154.002,2737thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,525153.252,33733
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,258139.001,7495thin
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,189131.001,5585thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,443183.382,646207
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,292176.002,2749thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,567183.142,869300
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,350176.002,3767thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls2,127130.35/cwt124.00–138.002,7736
Bulls2,114140.97/cwt135.00–153.002,98011
Bulls1,488125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8602
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,776123.01/cwt119.00–128.002,18580
CowsLean 85-90%1,142111.34/cwt108.50–113.001,27216
CowsLean 85-90%79058.24/cwt40.00–60.0046010
CowsLean 85-90%1,20183.16/cwt77.50–94.009997
CowsLean 85-90%1,174104.17/cwt92.00–108.001,22320
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,607110.94/cwt101.00–116.001,78347
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,840105.81/cwt96.00–108.501,94710
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,707117.04/cwt116.00–121.001,99821
CowsBoner 80-85%1,293115.42/cwt112.00–117.501,4927
CowsBoner 80-85%1,363108.33/cwt97.00–113.001,47717
CowsBoner 80-85%1,59396.79/cwt96.00–99.001,5424
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,591187.78/cwt187.50–188.002,98824
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,623182.28/cwt180.00–184.502,95886
SteersChoiceNatural1,517185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,8063
SteersChoice1,577182.52/cwt181.75–184.002,878124
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,468182.96/cwt182.25–184.502,68636
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,403184.86/cwt183.00–189.502,59439
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,353188.50/cwt188.50–188.502,5502
HeifersChoice1,452183.04/cwt180.00–183.752,658168
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,589173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,7496
SteersChoiceNatural1,453186.50/cwt186.50–186.502,7103
Dairy SteersSelect1,189131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5585
Dairy HeifersChoice1,476154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,2737
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,338186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,4899
HeifersSelect and Choice1,292176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,2749
SteersSelect and Choice1,350176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3767
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,258139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,7495
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,383180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,48914
SteersChoice1,424180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5636
Dairy SteersChoice1,500152.05/cwt150.00–155.002,28125
Dairy SteersChoice1,602157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,5158
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,468183.95/cwt183.00–185.502,70054

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.