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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jun 25
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
← Jun 18Jun 25Jul 2 →
Receipts
887 head
▼ 277 vs last sale 1,164▲ 219 vs year ago 668 · +32.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers steady, No Implant steers and heifers sold with higher undertones. Good demand for steers and heifers, very good demand for No Implant cattle and for those two-way types. The market was more active this week, yet not all packer buyers participated. 1 full load of steers, 3 full loads of heifers, with the rest being stock trailer loads. Boxed beef values continue to march higher, supporting the market at these levels.

Slaughter lambs under 120 lbs mostly steady, over 120 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder lambs steady. Slaughter ewes steady. Good demand for all weights of slaughter lambs, good demand for feeder lambs, moderate demand for slaughter ewes. Another large offering of slaughter lambs, including 1 full load of 148 lbs lambs.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,362234.373,19263
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,447232.013,35718
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,573205.433,23127
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,049252.002,64310
HeifersChoiceAverage1,318241.013,176207
SteersSelectAverage1,169256.052,99320
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,316242.443,191116
SteersChoiceAverage1,467237.733,48790

Every lot, as filed

13 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 Prgms—1,340243.28/cwt239.00–248.003,26071
SteersChoice—1,523237.00/cwt237.00–237.003,61010
HeifersChoiceReturn to Feed—1,175246.52/cwt244.00–247.002,89737
SteersChoice—1,438236.58/cwt234.00–238.753,40263
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice—1,447232.01/cwt231.00–233.003,35718
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,049252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,64310
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight—1,604237.50/cwt237.50–237.503,8109
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice—1,362234.37/cwt234.00–236.003,19263
HeifersChoice—1,355237.33/cwt236.00–239.003,21699
Dairy SteersChoice—1,573205.43/cwt202.00–209.003,23127
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed—1,316242.44/cwt237.00–249.003,191116
SteersSelectReturn to Feed—1,169256.05/cwt245.00–260.002,99320
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms—1,468248.00/cwt248.00–248.003,6418

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