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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Mon, Apr 6

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2026

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

673 head

▼ 2,231 vs last sale 2,904▲ 673 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 90▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 10.00 to 20.00 lower. A light offering of feeder cattle this week as the futures contracts plummet. Light to moderate demand, best demand was seen on the light fleshed and lightweight steers and heifers. The market was active on the light cattle, much slower on the heavier cattle that are suitable only for finishing. Cattle producers are reluctant to offer any cattle for sale currently as so much uncertainty exists, which is resulting in few cattle at the auction. Cattle feeders want to buy cattle but the free fall of the futures contracts is making it hard to have any confidence that their purchases are cheap enough. Flesh condition light to heavy this week, the fleshy cattle were very hard to sell. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $117.71/cwt on 349 head.

Average price

$117.71

349 head · 806 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$44

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1

$23.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.72

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	616	130.32	802	11thin
Medium and Large 1	813	117.83	958	322
Medium 1	795	106.50	847	16thin

One grade step is worth $23.82/cwt here — about −$44 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale349 hd

117.71

—

SD average5 barns · 6,845 hd

122.43

−4.72

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,737	72.08	1,252	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	45.94	674	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	45.30	562	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,099	40.22	442	25

Every lot

34 lots · USDA AMS · Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction - Worthing, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	726	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	154.72/cwt	148.00–159.00	702	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	786	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	933	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	816	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	912	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	124.05/cwt	122.00–133.00	917	32
Steers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	795	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	847	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	847	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	972	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	855	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	893	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	924	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	983	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	934	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	102.05/cwt	102.00–102.25	1,009	79
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	570	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	130.75/cwt	120.00–134.50	723	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	121.86/cwt	121.00–122.00	773	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	706	7
Heifers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	706	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	664	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	866	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	793	97.75/cwt	97.75–97.75	775	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	816	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	1,007	1
Bulls	—	—	1,792	73.47/cwt	72.00–74.50	1,317	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	34.55/cwt	32.00–38.00	347	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,149	43.20/cwt	41.50–46.00	496	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	44.38/cwt	43.00–48.50	532	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	558	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	578	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	579	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	52.68/cwt	52.50–53.00	772	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	46.68/cwt	45.00–48.50	699	8

This sale against other markets

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction - Worthing, SD

Mon Apr 6, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 2,904Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 90Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,004	32.00–38.00	34.55
15	—	1,149	41.50–46.00	43.20
1	—	1,200	46.50	46.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,497	45.00–48.50	46.68
2	—	1,345	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	41.50	41.50
3	—	1,465	52.50–53.00	52.68
20	—	1,198	43.00–48.50	44.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	66.50	66.50
4	—	1,792	72.00–74.50	73.47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	679	134.25	134.25
55	—	847	114.75	114.75
79	—	989	102.00–102.25	102.05
6	—	610	153.00	153.00
7	—	376	193.00	193.00
13	—	454	148.00–159.00	154.72
15	—	545	145.00	145.00
23	—	924	100.00	100.00
32	—	739	122.00–133.00	124.05
4	—	581	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	795	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	983	95.00	95.00
43	—	855	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	123.50	123.50
6	—	578	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	706	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	793	97.75	97.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	422	135.00	135.00
35	—	553	120.00–134.50	130.75
40	—	634	121.00–122.00	121.86
70	—	737	117.50	117.50
16	—	833	98.00	98.00
23	—	650	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	106.00	106.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.