Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-10-23

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 23
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,706 head
501 vs last sale 1,205 952 vs year ago 754 · +126.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers 2.00-3.00 higher, with no implant steers 6.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00 higher, with instances 5.00 higher. No implant heifers 4.00 higher, with instances 8.00 higher. Dairy steers 2.00 higher. Many load lots of good quality cattle in the offering, along with plenty of smaller packages. Demand good throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Boner cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Lean cows 2.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 higher.

Slaughter lambs: Limited number of light lambs. No comparison. Lambs 120 lbs 4.00-5.00 higher, 130-150 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 5.00-10.00 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
BullsLow1,757154.232,70926
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,489137.062,04111
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,874135.052,53120
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,670130.942,18760
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,328104.341,386108
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,672166.322,78115
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,377161.002,217102
HeifersChoiceAverage1,395189.012,636351
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,257184.482,31964
SteersChoiceAverage1,546187.812,904664
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,442185.392,673148

Every lot, as filed

26 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
HeifersSelect and Choice1,296184.32/cwt182.00–185.002,38940
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,164184.60/cwt184.00–184.752,14922
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,377188.93/cwt187.75–195.002,602143
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,874135.05/cwt134.00–140.002,53120
CowsLean 85-90%1,05473.11/cwt50.00–87.5077120
CowsLean 85-90%1,349103.73/cwt90.00–111.001,39938
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,229184.50/cwt184.50–184.502,26820
SteersChoiceNatural1,498189.50/cwt189.50–189.502,8393
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,653185.47/cwt184.00–186.753,066147
SteersChoice1,559187.37/cwt186.50–190.502,921287
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,498186.50/cwt186.50–186.502,7942
HeifersChoice1,407189.07/cwt186.50–194.502,660208
SteersSelect and Choice1,540184.74/cwt184.50–185.002,84521
SteersSelect and Choice1,476184.75/cwt184.50–185.002,72752
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,530188.36/cwt186.50–189.502,88244
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,455193.18/cwt192.50–195.002,81179
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,450186.56/cwt185.00–188.502,70555
SteersChoice1,437187.99/cwt186.50–190.752,701104
Dairy SteersChoice1,672166.32/cwt164.50–167.502,78115
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,377161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,217102
CowsLean 85-90%1,422117.30/cwt112.00–123.001,66850
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,489137.06/cwt134.00–142.002,04111
CowsBoner 80-85%1,670130.94/cwt125.00–133.002,18760
Bulls1,787139.24/cwt138.00–141.002,4883
Bulls1,505172.50/cwt172.50–172.502,5961
Bulls1,764155.44/cwt146.00–161.002,74222

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.