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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Mon, Jul 29

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2026

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,783 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 1,769▼ 517 vs year ago 2,300 · −22.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 76▼ 117 vs year ago 180 · −65.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Limited number of lightweight steers. Steers 850 lbs 8.00 higher, with a large consignment of 167. Steers 950 lbs 1.00 lower with light numbers. Heifers 700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 800 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower. CME feeder cattle futures down 3.00 today. Many load lots of yearlings, along with plenty of smaller groups offered today. Demand good, especially on the load lots. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows steady to 2.00 lower. Not enough Boner or Lean cows for comparison. Bulls steady to 1.00 lower.

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 $308.00/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −106.58 against this barn's trailing median of $414.58.

Average price

$308.00

16 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.00

vs SD average

+49.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	308.00	1,664	16thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

308.00

—

SD average3 barns · 79 hd

304.00

+4.00

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

+49.54

This barn, trailing median25 sales

414.58

−106.58

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	1,857	165.83	3,080	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	147.60	2,064	28
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,588	147.00	2,334	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,063	133.50	1,419	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,173	101.41	1,190	13

Every lot

42 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	259	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,153	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	430.64/cwt	422.50–455.00	1,529	36
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	417	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,564	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	496	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,691	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	310.50/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,959	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	268.28/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,937	24
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	265.56/cwt	265.25–268.00	2,087	85
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	256.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	2,104	52
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	253.45/cwt	234.00–256.00	2,240	203
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	238.64/cwt	236.00–248.00	2,332	76
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,072	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,401	13
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,212	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,533	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	278	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,126	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,419	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,434	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,678	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,634	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	267.70/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,681	54
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,647	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,802	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	249.70/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,798	111
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	251.82/cwt	249.00–257.50	1,952	41
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	797	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,104	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	241.02/cwt	240.75–243.00	2,010	73
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	864	237.77/cwt	235.00–240.50	2,054	47
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	233.57/cwt	230.00–238.75	2,144	303
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,021	215.94/cwt	199.00–221.50	2,205	58
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,109	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,063	6
Heifers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,179	195.00/cwt	194.00–196.00	2,299	40
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,714	164.55/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,820	8
Bulls	—	—	1,885	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,903	1
Bulls	—	—	2,229	173.20/cwt	172.50–173.50	3,861	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,419	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	98.85/cwt	92.50–102.50	1,075	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,287	122.53/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,577	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,345	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,076	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	154.75/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,159	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,399	145.15/cwt	141.00–151.00	2,031	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,939	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,588	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,334	4

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 Jul 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,783Last week 1,769Year ago 2,300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 76Year ago 180

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	350–400	355	422.50–455.00	430.64
10	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
6	450–500	496	341.00	341.00
26	600–650	631	290.00–320.00	310.50
24	700–750	722	257.00–275.00	268.28
85	750–800	786	265.25–268.00	265.56
52	800–850	820	255.00–260.00	256.53
203	850–900	884	234.00–256.00	253.45
76	950–1000	977	236.00–248.00	238.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	259	445.00	445.00
21	400–450	417	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1050–1100	1,072	224.00	224.00
21	1200–1250	1,212	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	300–350	346	410.00	410.00
7	400–450	428	335.00	335.00
11	500–550	536	313.00	313.00
5	550–600	550	297.00	297.00
54	600–650	628	265.00–290.00	267.70
11	650–700	680	265.00	265.00
111	700–750	720	244.00–259.00	249.70
41	750–800	775	249.00–257.50	251.82
73	800–850	834	240.75–243.00	241.02
47	850–900	864	235.00–240.50	237.77
303	900–950	918	230.00–238.75	233.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	278	405.00	405.00
14	400–450	420	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	631	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	1000–1050	1,021	199.00–221.50	215.94
6	1100–1150	1,109	186.00	186.00
40	1150–1200	1,179	194.00–196.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	797	264.00	264.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,399	141.00–151.00	145.15
8	—	1,395	153.00–157.00	154.75
1	—	1,415	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	80.00	80.00
8	—	1,088	92.50–102.50	98.85
3	—	1,287	122.00–123.00	122.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,714	162.00–167.00	164.55
3	—	2,229	172.50–173.50	173.20
1	—	1,885	154.00	154.00

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.