Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-04-17

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Apr 17
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
886 head
134 vs last sale 1,020 252 vs year ago 1,138 · 22.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers were 2.00 lower. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 higher today. Dairy steers 1.00 lower. Several load lots of heavy steers, along with many smaller strings in the offering. No implant cattle bringing a premium in steers. Demand was good throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker, Boner and Lean cows are all steady. Bulls were 6.00 lower today.

Slaughter lambs: A majority of the lamb sale fell into the 50-70 lb range, which were mostly 13.00-30.00 lower, 90 lbs lambs had limited numbers but showed 1.00 higher. Lambs over 100 lbs were 1.00 higher with light numbers. Slaughter ewes were mostly 3.00 lower.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,314174.322,29114
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,431174.692,50011
BullsAverage1,949149.452,91321
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,658138.002,2884thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,482133.031,97262
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,491124.881,86288
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,17699.631,17252
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,418152.002,1554thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,462155.932,28041
HeifersChoiceAverage1,446184.022,66187
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,386176.732,4497thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,588183.852,920349
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,452178.772,59613

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls2,109140.78/cwt138.00–144.002,9696
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,569185.56/cwt182.00–187.002,91136
SteersChoice1,533183.71/cwt182.00–185.352,816162
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,505179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,69410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,491124.88/cwt119.00–129.501,86288
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,482133.03/cwt130.50–139.001,97262
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,386176.73/cwt175.00–178.002,4497
Dairy SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,406152.27/cwt150.00–154.002,14114
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,431174.69/cwt174.00–175.502,50011
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,658138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,2884
CowsLean 85-90%81270.98/cwt70.00–77.5057610
HeifersChoice1,431184.28/cwt183.75–186.252,63750
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,275178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,2703
CowsLean 85-90%1,379112.27/cwt106.00–116.001,54827
Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,528162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,4753
Dairy HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed1,418152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,1554
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,467183.66/cwt181.00–185.002,69437
CowsLean 85-90%1,05395.99/cwt86.00–101.001,01115
Bulls1,872157.37/cwt157.00–158.502,94613
SteersChoice1,424180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5634
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,410182.50/cwt180.00–184.002,57321
Bulls1,968123.96/cwt122.00–126.002,4402
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,314174.32/cwt170.00–176.002,29114
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,699183.90/cwt181.50–184.503,124126
Dairy SteersChoice1,487157.30/cwt155.00–162.002,33924

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.