Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-03-20

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Mar 20
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,403 head
560 vs last sale 843 511 vs year ago 892 · +57.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Choice slaughter steers were 1.00-2.00 lower, after a big gain last week. Choice slaughter heifers 1.00 higher. Dairy steers 2.00 higher. Many load lots in the offering today. Demand very good throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 2.00 higher, Boner cows 3.00 higher, Lean cows 2.00 higher. Bulls 8.00 higher this week.

Slaughter lambs: Lambs under 100 lbs 15.00-20.00 lower, over 100 lbs mostly 1.00-11.00 higher with instances 22.00 higher. Slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 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
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,427185.082,64156
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,312178.502,34225
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,518181.932,76263
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,398166.002,3213thin
BullsHigh1,974151.282,98623
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,604132.322,12246
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,513124.591,885169
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,319113.971,50355
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,14191.121,03946
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,463159.822,33820
HeifersChoiceAverage1,482188.152,788360
SteersSelectAverage1,164199.002,3164thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,582186.942,957365

Every lot, as filed

29 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%1,604132.32/cwt128.00–139.002,12246
Bulls1,856161.68/cwt153.00–168.003,00112
Bulls2,208144.35/cwt141.00–148.003,1879
CowsLean 85-90%1,04844.62/cwt32.50–52.504684
CowsLean 85-90%98584.78/cwt81.00–87.5083511
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,925113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,1752
CowsLean 85-90%1,15896.71/cwt90.00–101.001,12023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,505124.38/cwt118.00–130.001,872161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,580134.03/cwt132.00–136.002,1186
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,555190.68/cwt189.75–195.002,96593
CowsBoner 80-85%1,319113.97/cwt109.00–118.001,50355
SteersChoice1,569186.94/cwt183.25–188.502,933119
HeifersChoiceNatural1,302195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,5393
CowsLean 85-90%1,351107.00/cwt106.00–108.001,4468
HeifersChoice1,498187.72/cwt184.00–190.502,812252
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,453189.11/cwt187.00–194.002,748102
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,441186.23/cwt185.00–189.002,68410
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,628184.48/cwt181.50–189.503,003136
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,412187.75/cwt186.00–195.002,65121
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,474184.29/cwt182.00–191.002,71627
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,436183.48/cwt181.50–186.502,63535
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,551180.16/cwt180.00–180.252,79436
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,305185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,4143
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,312178.50/cwt178.50–178.502,34225
Dairy SteersChoice1,463159.82/cwt157.00–161.002,33820
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,398166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,3213
Bulls1,625120.04/cwt114.00–126.001,9512
SteersSelectReturn to Feed1,164199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,3164
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,451186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,6997

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.