Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2025-01-22

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 22
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
790 head
810 vs last sale 1,600 98 vs year ago 888 · 11.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for this lighter offering of longtime fed, very high quality grading steers and heifers. The market was very active on the no implant cattle, started active on the conventional cattle and turned very active as the sale progressed. Cattle were fairly clean, weighing condition ranged from fair to full, the market was active throughout. 9 full loads, balance smaller packages.

Slaughter lambs steady to 5.00 lower, except 80-100 lbs 10.00 to 25.00 lower. Slaughter ewes steady. Moderate to good demand for all weights of slaughter lambs, however there remains some pressure on the market as the offering of lambs has been large since the start of the year. Good demand for slaughter ewes, very good demand for the replacement ewes.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,288210.392,70957
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,597210.413,36024
HeifersChoiceAverage1,414214.023,026289
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,215223.002,7093thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,598210.693,366245

Every lot, as filed

12 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
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,401216.30/cwt212.25–222.003,030189
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,358208.50/cwt208.50–208.502,83114
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,597210.41/cwt210.00–211.003,36024
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,533213.97/cwt212.00–223.003,28064
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,682208.58/cwt207.00–215.003,50878
HeifersChoiceHeavy Weight1,606211.50/cwt211.50–211.503,39710
SteersChoiceNatural1,517220.50/cwt220.50–220.503,34510
SteersChoice1,589208.95/cwt208.00–215.003,32087
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,265211.00/cwt211.00–211.002,66943
HeifersChoice1,420209.51/cwt208.00–216.002,97590
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,215223.00/cwt223.00–223.002,7093
SteersChoice1,447212.00/cwt212.00–212.003,0686

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.