Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-09-04

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Sep 4
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,080 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 1,064▲ 279 vs year ago 801 · +34.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers 2.00-3.00 lower. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00 lower. Limited number of dairy steers this week, no comparison. No implant cattle bringing 4.00-5.00 higher this week. Many load lots, along with plenty of smaller groups in the offering today. Demand good throughout the sale both in the arena and online. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows steady to 1.00 lower. Boner and Lean cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls 1.00-5.00 lower.

Slaughter lambs: Not enough light lambs last week for comparison. Lambs 100-130 lbs 1.00 higher, 140 lbs steady, 150 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower. 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,389177.912,47119
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,563179.812,81084
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,372176.002,4159thin
Bulls—Average1,887158.182,98516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,478135.712,00664
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,408131.131,84676
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,244107.001,33160
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,444161.692,33513
HeifersChoiceAverage1,370185.182,537124
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,320179.932,376157
SteersChoiceAverage1,492182.542,724367
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270177.452,25321

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Bulls——1,912160.07/cwt154.00–166.003,06114
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,440184.38/cwt183.00–188.252,65549
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,239177.46/cwt176.00–178.002,19914
HeifersSelect and Choice—1,333179.91/cwt178.00–180.002,398142
HeifersChoice—1,366183.12/cwt181.50–184.002,50165
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms—1,128179.62/cwt179.00–181.002,0266
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,251180.50/cwt180.50–180.502,2589
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,623182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,9624
SteersChoice—1,570182.64/cwt181.00–183.002,867178
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,375187.45/cwt184.00–189.002,57759
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02379.28/cwt67.50–87.508115
SteersSelect and Choice—1,336176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3515
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,553186.35/cwt184.00–189.502,8947
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,361180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,45010
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms—1,200176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,1123
Dairy SteersChoice—1,505160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4082
Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,433162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,32111
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms—1,320181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,3892
SteersChoice—1,397181.50/cwt179.00–184.002,536129
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,389177.91/cwt175.00–180.002,47119
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice—1,458176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,5666
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,590179.78/cwt179.00–182.002,85974
CowsLean 85-90%—1,09799.17/cwt92.00–106.001,08824
CowsLean 85-90%—1,394117.53/cwt110.00–124.001,63831
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,478135.71/cwt134.00–140.002,00664
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,408131.13/cwt125.00–133.501,84676
Bulls——1,715144.91/cwt139.00–151.002,4852

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.