Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2025-01-08

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 8
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,244 head
1,244 vs last sale 0 8 vs year ago 1,236 · +0.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to the holiday season, there hasn't been a recently reported slaughter cattle sale. Trend is not applicable. No implant and drug free cattle topped the market today, bringing a minimum premium of 4.00-5.00. Many load lots, along with plenty of smaller packages in this larger offering today. Good demand throughout the sale.

Slaughter lambs: Compared to last week 70 lbs lambs 27 lower, 80 lbs 16.00 lower. Lambs 130-140 lbs 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter ewes mostly 7.00 lower. Nice clean stock today. Big offering, including large consignments and replacement sheep, bringing good demand.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,490187.002,7862thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,636192.773,15423
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,440183.002,6354thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,786178.313,1855thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,475174.782,5785thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,425200.642,860331
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,340195.692,62287
SteersChoiceAverage1,572199.473,136617
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,485196.072,912152

Every lot, as filed

24 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
SteersSelect and Choice1,564194.50/cwt194.50–194.503,0428
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,695195.69/cwt193.00–197.253,317130
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,579204.30/cwt200.00–209.003,226130
SteersChoice1,560197.41/cwt196.00–198.503,080263
HeifersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,364196.57/cwt195.00–198.502,68167
HeifersSelect and Choice1,517188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,8525
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,424204.34/cwt202.00–211.502,910182
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,490187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,7862
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,581196.82/cwt195.00–199.003,11260
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,440183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,6354
SteersSelect and Choice1,432195.35/cwt195.00–195.502,79773
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,427204.85/cwt202.00–209.002,92357
SteersChoiceNatural1,510213.00/cwt213.00–213.003,2166
SteersChoiceNatural1,345209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,8118
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,174194.35/cwt192.50–200.002,28215
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,093201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,1973
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,475174.78/cwt172.00–179.002,5785
SteersSelect and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,324196.79/cwt196.50–197.002,6058
HeifersChoiceNatural1,491204.00/cwt204.00–204.003,0425
HeifersChoice1,425195.84/cwt194.00–197.002,791144
Dairy SteersChoice1,786178.31/cwt176.00–180.003,1855
SteersChoice1,436196.91/cwt196.00–198.002,82823
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,552192.43/cwt189.00–193.002,98718
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,940194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,7645

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.