Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2023-04-17

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Mon, Apr 17
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2026
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,803 head
▲ 1,383 vs last sale 2,420▲ 2,002 vs year ago 1,801 · +111.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 75▲ 45 vs year ago 55 · +81.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, with instances of 21.00. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of 12.00. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was good, light cattle were a little less active this week vs last. The biggest factor to get bidders attention was rounds of shots. Several lots of cattle were hauled in on Saturday, while most came in on Sunday. Some cattle carried a small amount of tag, which seemed not to be a major decisioning factor for buyers. There is considerable optimism in the cattle market the last few weeks. Simply supply dynamics, as well as, beef demand have analyst thinking these higher prices could stick around for near future. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher in a light test. Bulls steady in alight test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $208.19/cwt on 1,735 head.
Average price
$208.19
1,735 head · 834 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$410
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$35.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.49
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2722213.361,541139
Medium and Large 1819211.961,7371,379
Medium and Large 2516194.501,00337
Large 11,095178.101,950180
One grade step is worth $35.26/cwt here — about −$410 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 sale1,735 hd
208.19
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SD average8 barns · 13,508 hd
216.68
−8.49
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—Low1,856107.962,00410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,556107.561,6748thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,45696.131,39917
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,14677.8789347

Every lot

78 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2394245.00/cwt245.00–245.009659
Steers—Medium and Large 2413205.00/cwt205.00–205.008476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1308
Steers—Medium and Large 2474204.81/cwt195.00–215.0097118
Steers—Medium and Large 1528244.18/cwt236.00–248.001,28919
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned538230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1628
Steers—Medium and Large 1571255.21/cwt240.00–261.001,45735
Steers—Medium and Large 2595172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0239
Steers—Medium and Large 1618248.90/cwt240.00–256.001,538100
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625233.29/cwt229.50–239.001,45841
Steers—Medium and Large 1679231.20/cwt226.00–237.001,570100
Steers—Medium and Large 2680183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2444
Steers—Medium and Large 1703240.51/cwt235.00–242.251,691111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5535
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy720219.67/cwt219.00–220.001,58218
Steers—Medium and Large 1783222.00/cwt214.50–231.001,738147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784217.36/cwt217.00–218.001,70411
Steers—Medium and Large 1816211.69/cwt210.00–214.001,727114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2841196.07/cwt195.00–198.001,64922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy866211.75/cwt211.75–211.751,83452
Steers—Medium and Large 1870199.25/cwt193.00–206.001,733185
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy882188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,66315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890189.75/cwt189.75–189.751,68916
Steers—Medium and Large 1909194.94/cwt189.00–196.501,772224
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy921184.66/cwt184.50–185.001,70115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2944182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,71812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2954186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,7747
Steers—Medium and Large 1967187.26/cwt183.00–190.501,811206
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy969196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,89934
Steers—Large 11,007184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,85811
Steers—Large 11,085180.50/cwt176.00–188.001,95881
Steers—Large 11,104175.39/cwt172.50–176.501,93677
Steers—Large 11,196173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,06911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325260.00/cwt260.00–260.008454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,0976
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471188.49/cwt175.00–196.0088821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned495215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514202.65/cwt195.00–210.001,0428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518228.03/cwt225.00–230.001,18134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2544186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,01222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2551209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,1524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582222.35/cwt216.00–228.001,29427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612203.24/cwt193.00–208.501,24451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614221.20/cwt212.00–224.001,35853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,26035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674200.47/cwt189.00–202.501,35173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1686212.04/cwt210.00–217.501,45567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy689225.25/cwt225.25–225.251,55279
Heifers—Medium and Large 2692180.22/cwt177.50–182.001,24710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713200.62/cwt197.50–208.001,430128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729189.24/cwt188.00–191.001,38027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy733214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,56981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy775184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,42610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1799192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,48138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825186.44/cwt183.50–194.501,538316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1874184.59/cwt174.00–191.251,613189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement893187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6709
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy909174.55/cwt172.50–176.001,58724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1917177.29/cwt173.00–180.001,626115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement944182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,71820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1987171.40/cwt170.00–177.501,69226
Heifers—Large 11,037168.66/cwt168.50–170.501,749149
Heifers—Large 11,160167.25/cwt167.25–167.251,94050
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,803103.83/cwt75.00–112.501,8728
Bulls——2,068124.50/cwt122.00–127.002,5752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04147.60/cwt22.50–63.004969
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15479.44/cwt65.00–88.0091725
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18595.23/cwt92.00–98.001,12811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,3022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365102.71/cwt101.00–105.001,4029
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55789.70/cwt84.00–94.001,3977
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559110.08/cwt108.00–112.001,7166
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,56082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2791

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.