Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-03-27

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Mar 27
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
205 head
1,198 vs last sale 1,403 1,447 vs year ago 1,652 · 87.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Winter storm blew through the area early this week, leaving ice and snow covered roads. Lighter offering today, due to weather conditions. Not enough slaughter steers and heifers for comparison. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 10.00 higher, Boner cows 7.00 higher, Lean cows 11.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 higher this week.

Slaughter lambs: With limited numbers today, lambs under 100 lbs were mostly 5.00 lower with instances 20.00-25.00 lower, over 100 lbs steady today. Not enough slaughter ewes 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
BullsAverage2,215151.003,3457thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,490136.042,02757
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,416121.231,71725
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09296.081,05025
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,469160.502,3587thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,267192.642,44121
SteersChoiceAverage1,458184.482,69023

Every lot, as filed

15 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
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,360189.50/cwt189.50–189.502,5774
Dairy SteersChoice1,469160.50/cwt160.50–160.502,3587
SteersChoice1,423184.74/cwt184.50–185.002,62915
CowsLean 85-90%1,330108.19/cwt99.00–113.001,43913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,489147.61/cwt141.00–154.002,1987
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,524184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,8048
HeifersChoiceNatural1,330197.50/cwt197.50–197.502,62710
Bulls2,172148.29/cwt145.00–151.003,2213
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,490134.42/cwt127.50–139.002,00350
CowsBoner 80-85%1,416121.23/cwt115.00–126.001,71725
CowsLean 85-90%91567.46/cwt60.00–75.006172
HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,124187.50/cwt187.50–187.502,1087
CowsLean 85-90%81986.06/cwt82.50–90.0070510
Bulls2,180134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,9211
Bulls2,270159.37/cwt156.00–169.003,6183

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.