Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-10-03

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 3
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
734 head
350 vs last sale 1,084 220 vs year ago 514 · +42.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers 1.00-2.00 higher. Heavy steers over 1500 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00-3.00 higher with limited numbers this week. Many load lots of mostly heavy steers, dairy steers and dairy cross steers, along with plenty of smaller packages in the offering today. Demand good, especially on the load lots. Slaughter cows: Not enough Breaker or Boner cows for comparison. Lean cows steady to 2.00 lower. Limited bulls, no comparison.

Slaughter lambs: Lambs 80 lbs 14.00 lower, 110 lbs 1.00 lower, 120 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher, 130-140 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, 150 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 10.00-20.00 lower, with instances 20.00-25.00 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 HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,680164.002,7554thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,623179.602,91585
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage2,020167.503,3842thin
BullsAverage1,838154.622,8424thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,707131.002,2363thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,276129.301,6506thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,311106.011,39072
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,597164.382,62578
HeifersChoiceAverage1,348190.192,56445
SteersChoiceAverage1,518190.272,889368
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,496186.542,79136

Every lot, as filed

19 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
SteersChoice1,388188.47/cwt187.00–192.752,61660
SteersSelect and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,622184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,9843
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,633188.55/cwt186.50–190.253,079179
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,321194.96/cwt191.50–195.502,57563
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,485186.77/cwt186.00–188.002,77433
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,366190.54/cwt189.25–193.002,60317
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,623179.60/cwt176.00–181.002,91585
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice2,020167.50/cwt167.50–167.503,3842
Dairy SteersChoice1,597164.38/cwt163.50–166.002,62578
SteersChoice1,505191.95/cwt191.00–192.252,88957
HeifersChoice1,337189.97/cwt187.50–192.252,54028
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,575193.06/cwt192.50–193.503,0419
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and Choice1,680164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,7554
CowsLean 85-90%1,17870.81/cwt52.50–77.508347
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,707131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,2363
CowsLean 85-90%1,188102.91/cwt92.50–110.001,22332
CowsLean 85-90%1,459116.48/cwt112.00–124.001,69933
CowsBoner 80-85%1,276129.30/cwt127.00–133.001,6506
Bulls1,838154.62/cwt152.00–156.002,8424

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.