Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Choice slaughter steers steady to 1.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 lower, with light numbers this week. Several load lots of mostly steers, along with many smaller packages in the offering today. Demand good, both in the arena and online. Slaughter cows: Limited number of breaker cows. No comparison. Boner and Lean cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls remain steady.

Slaughter lambs: Limited number of light lambs both weeks. Lambs 80 lbs 2.00 lower. Lambs 100 lbs 13.00 higher, 110-130 lbs 6.00-9.00 lower, 140 lbs 9.00-10.00 lower, 150 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter ewes 6.00-7.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,550	177.70	2,754	18
Bulls	—	Low	1,958	150.12	2,939	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	136.30	2,046	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,714	131.76	2,258	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,664	130.29	2,168	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,319	111.75	1,474	95
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,395	158.62	2,213	13
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,436	186.92	2,684	82
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,338	180.07	2,409	164
Steers	Choice	Average	1,532	185.41	2,840	448
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,488	182.09	2,709	58

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Choice	—	1,544	185.86/cwt	185.00–189.50	2,870	86
Steers	ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,387	184.95/cwt	184.50–187.50	2,565	13
Steers	ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,611	184.53/cwt	183.50–188.00	2,973	236
Steers	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	—	1,667	182.15/cwt	182.00–182.25	3,036	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,357	179.87/cwt	177.50–182.00	2,441	142
Steers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,313	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,508	2
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,714	131.76/cwt	129.50–135.00	2,258	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	59.45/cwt	46.00–75.00	605	5
Heifers	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	—	1,179	180.84/cwt	175.00–184.75	2,132	11
Heifers	ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,460	188.21/cwt	187.75–188.50	2,748	14
Heifers	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,251	181.89/cwt	181.75–182.50	2,275	11
Heifers	Choice	—	1,431	186.65/cwt	185.25–188.50	2,671	68
Beef/Dairy Steers	ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,870	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,291	4
Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,395	158.62/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,213	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,515	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	2,769	22
Steers	Choice	—	1,374	186.96/cwt	185.50–188.00	2,569	113
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,409	181.15/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,552	15
Steers	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	—	1,393	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,507	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	—	1,458	178.19/cwt	177.00–180.50	2,598	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,391	118.54/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,649	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	104.55/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,247	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	136.30/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,046	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,664	130.29/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,168	54
Bulls	—	—	1,570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,214	3
Bulls	—	—	2,074	152.85/cwt	149.00–156.00	3,170	10

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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