Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-04-24

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Apr 24
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
731 head
155 vs last sale 886 149 vs year ago 880 · 16.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers were 2.00-4.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers were 4.00 higher with light numbers. Steers and heifers with no implants brought a premium on cattle under 1500 lbs. Limited numbers of dairy steers for comparison this week. Several load lots of steers, mostly over 1500 lbs in the offering today, along with many smaller strings. Demand was good throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows steady to 1.00 higher. Boner cows steady. Lean cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Bulls were showing 6.00 higher with very limited numbers.

Slaughter lambs: 50-60 lb lambs were mostly 20.00-30.00 higher with limited numbers, 70-80 lb lambs were 1.00-3.00 lower. Heavier lambs were light last week for comparison, 110 lb lambs were 3.00 higher, 140 lb lambs 6.00 lower. Slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 higher with instances 15.00-25.-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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,394177.862,4807thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,462176.102,5758thin
BullsLow1,914148.482,84113
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,656138.602,2956thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,599135.242,16222
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,437124.341,78719
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,200104.031,24843
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,863158.002,94412
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,367150.952,06416
HeifersChoiceAverage1,392187.032,60445
SteersChoiceAverage1,603188.053,014475

Every lot, as filed

23 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
Bulls1,658129.57/cwt127.00–132.002,1482
Bulls1,882157.51/cwt154.00–164.002,9645
Bulls2,025147.25/cwt143.00–150.002,9826
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,598134.01/cwt130.00–139.002,14119
CowsLean 85-90%1,06785.65/cwt70.00–92.5091410
CowsLean 85-90%1,263103.80/cwt101.00–105.001,31114
CowsLean 85-90%1,223113.87/cwt107.00–117.501,39319
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,602143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,2913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,437124.34/cwt119.00–129.001,78719
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,643188.30/cwt183.50–189.003,094269
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,656138.60/cwt136.00–143.002,2956
SteersChoice1,534187.32/cwt186.00–188.502,87382
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,404187.95/cwt184.50–190.752,63936
HeifersChoice1,345183.35/cwt182.00–185.502,4669
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,368179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,4493
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,467189.11/cwt185.50–190.002,77457
Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,332150.36/cwt149.00–152.002,00314
Dairy SteersChoice1,615155.06/cwt153.00–157.002,5042
SteersChoice1,421183.83/cwt183.50–184.002,6129
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,673187.57/cwt185.50–188.503,13858
Dairy HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,863158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,94412
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,414177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,5034
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,462176.10/cwt174.00–177.002,5758

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.