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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Mon, May 20

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2026

← May 6May 20Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,571 head

▼ 338 vs last sale 2,909▼ 39 vs year ago 2,610 · −1.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

146 head

▲ 67 vs last sale 79▼ 4 vs year ago 150 · −2.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale two weeks ago: Steers 650 lbs 3.00 higher, 800 lbs 1.00 higher, 900 lbs steady to 4.00 lower with much lower head count this week. Heifers 550 lbs 12.00 to sharply higher, 700 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher, 850-900 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Boner cows 1.00 higher. Not enough lean cows for comparison. Limited number of bulls, no comparison.

Multiple loads of both calves and yearlings, along with many smaller strings in the offering today. Demand was good throughout the sale, especially on load lots and light cattle as the supply dwindles.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.21/cwt on 235 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −110.37 against this barn's trailing median of $414.58.

Average price

$304.21

235 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$40.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

vs SD average

+27.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	306.27	1,704	223
Medium and Large 1-2	575	266.00	1,530	12thin

One grade step is worth $40.27/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale235 hd

304.21

—

SD average4 barns · 598 hd

301.98

+2.23

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

+27.75

This barn, trailing median25 sales

414.58

−110.37

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $484.12, low $359.91, median $414.58 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,990	150.60	2,998	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	140.04	2,029	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	125.58	1,694	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	106.01	1,206	11

Every lot

36 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,654	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,752	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,875	38
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,796	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,866	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	297.15/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,958	53
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	264.70/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,893	42
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,981	13
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	244.75/cwt	241.50–249.00	2,039	51
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	853	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,154	34
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	230.75/cwt	228.00–237.75	2,164	166
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	227.03/cwt	226.00–229.25	2,204	200
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,027	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,126	6
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,063	220.01/cwt	215.00–221.50	2,339	183
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,558	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,658	102
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	305.65/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,742	121
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	575	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,530	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,720	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,688	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	241.92/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,802	94
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,870	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	228.56/cwt	222.50–237.00	1,874	340
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	224.80/cwt	223.75–227.00	1,978	53
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	216.08/cwt	214.00–218.50	2,001	126
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,107	36
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,003	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	2,091	6
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,933	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,722	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,503	3
Bulls	—	—	2,393	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	3,793	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	558	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	99.84/cwt	87.50–105.00	1,103	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	115.22/cwt	109.00–119.00	1,362	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,271	146.41/cwt	145.50–147.00	1,861	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	125.58/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,694	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	139.32/cwt	132.00–144.50	2,047	97

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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,571Last week 2,909Year ago 2,610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 146Last week 79Year ago 150

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,349	120.00–131.00	125.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,469	132.00–144.50	139.32
11	—	1,271	145.50–147.00	146.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,182	109.00–119.00	115.22
3	—	1,105	87.50–105.00	99.84
1	—	930	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	145.00–146.00	145.33
2	—	2,393	158.50	158.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	439	355.00	355.00
102	500–550	540	307.00	307.00
121	550–600	570	300.00–307.00	305.65
10	600–650	637	270.00	270.00
94	700–750	745	241.00–251.00	241.92
8	750–800	789	237.00	237.00
340	800–850	820	222.50–237.00	228.56
53	850–900	880	223.75–227.00	224.80
126	900–950	926	214.00–218.50	216.08
36	950–1000	980	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	575	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	662	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,003	208.50	208.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	447	370.00	370.00
28	450–500	495	354.00	354.00
38	550–600	577	325.00	325.00
9	600–650	639	292.00	292.00
53	650–700	659	295.00–300.00	297.15
42	700–750	715	264.00–266.00	264.70
13	750–800	762	260.00	260.00
51	800–850	833	241.50–249.00	244.75
34	850–900	853	252.50	252.50
166	900–950	938	228.00–237.75	230.75
200	950–1000	971	226.00–229.25	227.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	628	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,027	207.00	207.00
183	1050–1100	1,063	215.00–221.50	220.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	683	283.00	283.00

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.