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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Tue, Jan 2

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2026

← Dec 18Jan 2Jan 8 →

Receipts

4,438 head

▲ 159 vs last sale 4,279▲ 934 vs year ago 3,504 · +26.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago; Light steers, 550-750 lbs were mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Yearling steers mostly 3.00-7.00 higher with instances sharply higher. Light heifers; 550-650 lbs were 4.00-6.00 higher, 700-750 lbs 9.00-14.00 higher. Yearling heifers 4.00-5.00 higher with 900 lb heifers reaching 13.00 higher. Numerous load lots of steers over 1,000 lbs in the offering today. Many smaller packages of steer and heifer calves. Flesh condition bringing a discount, along with colored calves. Many order buyers in the house. Demand was good throughout the day, especially on load lots. The next feeder sale is January 8th. Check the website for starting time.

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 $239.35/cwt on 2,222 head.

Average price

$239.35

2,222 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$391

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$69.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.87

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	261.96	1,780	1,468
Medium and Large 1-2	619	243.98	1,509	42
Large 1	1,128	192.48	2,172	712

One grade step is worth $69.48/cwt here — about −$391 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 sale2,222 hd

239.35

—

SD average3 barns · 3,152 hd

234.48

+4.87

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

Every lot

53 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	328.76/cwt	327.00–332.50	1,246	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,140	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	345.75/cwt	331.00–360.00	1,459	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	464	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,346	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	316.06/cwt	304.50–337.00	1,504	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	506	318.73/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,613	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	294.87/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,563	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	284.02/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,659	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	272.58/cwt	261.00–286.00	1,715	225
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	239.51/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,523	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	649	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,623	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	257.09/cwt	247.50–272.00	1,730	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,643	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	246.87/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,800	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	230.02/cwt	219.00–239.00	1,764	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	223.21/cwt	208.00–231.00	1,846	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,976	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	215.88/cwt	206.00–218.50	1,954	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	982	202.93/cwt	198.00–215.50	1,993	116
Steers	—	Large 1	1,038	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,055	48
Steers	—	Large 1	1,072	193.50/cwt	189.00–194.25	2,074	250
Steers	—	Large 1	1,122	194.70/cwt	190.50–195.00	2,185	224
Steers	—	Large 1	1,210	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	2,281	144
Steers	—	Large 1	1,302	182.75/cwt	182.75–182.75	2,379	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	379	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,061	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,031	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	308.29/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,193	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	286.63/cwt	272.00–301.00	1,215	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	446	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,182	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	278.93/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,300	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	278.80/cwt	273.00–284.00	1,436	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	251.72/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,374	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	272.03/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,553	190
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	251.47/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,484	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,460	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	616	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,374	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	250.98/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,556	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,492	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	244.80/cwt	227.00–250.50	1,648	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	222.99/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,503	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	222.40/cwt	222.00–224.00	1,512	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	230.30/cwt	219.00–242.00	1,658	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,553	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	748	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,616	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	216.18/cwt	209.00–222.50	1,658	339
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	208.24/cwt	206.00–223.00	1,762	240
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	196.97/cwt	193.50–199.50	1,747	185
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	206.11/cwt	204.00–206.25	1,859	66
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,034	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,716	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,148	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,837	3

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

Tue Jan 2, 2024

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

Receipts 4,438Last week 4,279Year ago 3,504

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	767	219.00–239.00	230.02
28	—	422	331.00–360.00	345.75
102	—	530	280.00–307.00	294.87
136	—	584	270.00–293.00	284.02
155	—	729	240.00–255.00	246.87
126	—	673	247.50–272.00	257.09
54	—	379	327.00–332.50	328.76
109	—	476	304.50–337.00	316.06
225	—	629	261.00–286.00	272.58
116	—	982	198.00–215.50	202.93
78	—	905	206.00–218.50	215.88
63	—	861	229.50	229.50
111	—	827	208.00–231.00	223.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,302	182.75	182.75
144	—	1,210	188.50	188.50
224	—	1,122	190.50–195.00	194.70
48	—	1,038	198.00	198.00
250	—	1,072	189.00–194.25	193.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	506	312.50–320.00	318.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	636	235.00–252.00	239.51
4	—	696	236.00	236.00
4	—	393	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	649	250.00	250.00
5	—	290	305.00	305.00
9	—	464	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	680	222.00–224.00	222.40
13	—	616	223.00	223.00
26	—	590	250.00–252.00	251.47
11	—	748	216.00	216.00
17	—	446	265.00	265.00
13	—	379	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	274	265.00	265.00
12	—	674	221.00–224.00	222.99
3	—	382	270.00	270.00
20	—	646	231.00	231.00
5	—	743	209.00	209.00
23	—	546	249.00–265.00	251.72
5	—	596	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	620	241.00–265.00	250.98
69	—	720	219.00–242.00	230.30
19	—	424	272.00–301.00	286.63
13	—	320	295.00	295.00
190	—	571	255.00–282.00	272.03
77	—	515	273.00–284.00	278.80
66	—	902	204.00–206.25	206.11
339	—	767	209.00–222.50	216.18
44	—	466	262.50–287.50	278.93
240	—	846	206.00–223.00	208.24
185	—	887	193.50–199.50	196.97
111	—	673	227.00–250.50	244.80
14	—	387	300.00–312.50	308.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	160.00	160.00
6	—	1,034	166.00	166.00

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.