Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2023-02-06

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Mon, Feb 6
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2026
Feeder Cattle receipts
5,189 head
▲ 3,213 vs last sale 1,976▲ 200 vs year ago 4,989 · +4.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 35▲ 40 vs year ago 85 · +47.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold with higher undertones, 700 lbs - 750 lbs steers, 600 lbs - 750 lbs heifers sold 9.00 to 13.00 higher. Artic air made for a smaller offering last week, not a lot of comparable weights to make solid comparisons. Warmer weather expected for the week got buyers out creating an exciting auction today. Demand for this eye appealing offering of green feeders was very active. Several farmer buyers in the seat today actively seeking to buy cattle. Heifers jumped a nice amount today to tighten the gap between steers and heifers. Days weaned, rounds of shots and grass fed vs hard background really increased the demand for lots of cattle. Lot size and color also effected the amount of buyers bidding. CME Feeder Cattle had a strong close today while Corn was slightly higher. Analyst suspect supply for cattle could be contracting faster that what they initially suspected. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Bulls sold with higher undertones.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $191.97/cwt on 2,642 head.
Average price
$191.97
2,642 head · 752 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,443
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$392
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$22.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.47
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1747193.111,4432,288
Medium and Large 1-2673189.571,277260
Large 11,075170.741,83594
One grade step is worth $22.37/cwt here — about −$392 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 sale2,642 hd
191.97
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SD average5 barns · 7,682 hd
188.50
+3.47
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,67285.681,43311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53784.071,29223
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32274.5698657
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09064.0069818

Every lot

65 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1326242.50/cwt242.50–242.507918
Steers—Medium and Large 1398243.00/cwt243.00–243.0096726
Steers—Medium and Large 1433260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1269
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2447220.00/cwt220.00–220.0098313
Steers—Medium and Large 1473238.85/cwt232.50–245.001,13018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477217.91/cwt202.50–227.501,03916
Steers—Medium and Large 1520238.68/cwt229.00–243.001,24184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531223.32/cwt222.00–225.001,18611
Steers—Medium and Large 1576220.91/cwt212.00–226.001,272117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582194.10/cwt185.00–207.501,13024
Steers—Medium and Large 1618208.38/cwt203.00–215.001,288188
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638195.14/cwt192.00–197.001,24543
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy649167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0849
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy654207.98/cwt206.50–210.001,36069
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676181.09/cwt171.00–189.001,22456
Steers—Medium and Large 1678194.58/cwt191.00–201.001,319208
Steers—Medium and Large 1722194.38/cwt187.00–199.501,403514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731185.52/cwt183.00–186.501,35636
Steers—Medium and Large 1772186.77/cwt183.50–192.501,442310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779177.96/cwt174.50–181.001,38636
Steers—Medium and Large 1834180.97/cwt178.00–182.001,509103
Steers—Medium and Large 1866176.58/cwt170.60–185.001,529239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2888168.40/cwt168.00–169.001,49525
Steers—Medium and Large 1927172.90/cwt165.00–177.251,603294
Steers—Medium and Large 1970174.52/cwt170.00–176.751,69392
Steers—Large 11,029170.70/cwt166.00–172.751,75736
Steers—Large 11,082172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,86627
Steers—Large 11,121169.25/cwt169.25–169.251,89731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2298205.00/cwt205.00–205.0061112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350200.00/cwt200.00–200.0070010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408222.84/cwt212.00–227.5090956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2449207.00/cwt207.00–207.009294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480205.35/cwt201.00–211.0098661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481197.50/cwt197.50–197.5095014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy508204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,03630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528187.00/cwt187.00–187.0098713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529191.85/cwt189.00–194.001,01540
Heifers—Medium 1544151.00/cwt151.00–151.008214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577196.71/cwt188.50–201.001,135189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584175.57/cwt171.00–183.001,02518
Heifers—Medium 1606161.00/cwt161.00–161.009768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613178.83/cwt177.00–179.001,09660
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621191.45/cwt182.00–196.001,189190
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy669171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1448
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670172.06/cwt166.00–175.501,153114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673184.41/cwt177.00–189.001,241221
Heifers—Medium 1677164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,11024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713180.93/cwt179.00–186.001,290207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2741172.60/cwt172.50–173.501,27964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774169.31/cwt168.50–170.001,31032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780172.94/cwt169.00–176.501,349198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823170.08/cwt168.50–172.001,400179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1862171.16/cwt169.00–173.001,475127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1928169.50/cwt167.00–171.751,57387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1978159.72/cwt152.00–164.501,56235
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51171.56/cwt36.00–91.001,0816
Bulls——1,866102.62/cwt96.00–109.501,9155
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04544.00/cwt44.00–44.004601
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05550.00/cwt50.00–50.005282
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09867.20/cwt61.00–70.5073815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31374.98/cwt71.50–79.0098454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48367.09/cwt66.00–69.509953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50777.20/cwt74.00–80.001,1633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51483.89/cwt82.00–88.001,27016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65389.97/cwt89.00–91.001,4874

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.