Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2019-10-30

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 30
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,571 head
▼ 234 vs last sale 1,805▲ 1,571 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers traded mostly 2.00-3.00 higher, Holstein steers sold steady. Packer demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls were lightly tested not enough for a trend. Quality average to attractive.

Compared to last week: Slaughter lambs and ewes sold mostly steady. Feeder lambs to lightly for a test. All classes of slaughter goats were to lightly tested both last week and this week for a trend. Demand moderate to good.

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—Average1,91674.511,42810
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,70673.891,26112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28859.5876721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40258.4481938
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26446.7459133
Dairy SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,52887.311,33453
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,37684.971,169133
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,29572.8494319
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,12155.0061715
HeifersChoiceAverage1,341108.771,459319
HeifersSelectAverage1,162106.431,23635
SteersSelectAverage1,223114.661,40254
SteersChoiceHigh1,429111.211,589819
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,244108.001,3449thin

Every lot

31 lots · USDA AMS · Sioux Falls Regional Livestock 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,176117.00/cwt114.50–120.751,37640
Steers—Select and Choice1,244108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,3449
Steers—Choice1,263116.25/cwt116.25–116.251,46845
Steers—Select1,356107.99/cwt106.00–108.501,46414
Steers—Choice1,409111.53/cwt109.00–115.251,571629
Steers—Choice1,550107.70/cwt107.00–109.001,669109
Steers—Choice1,623110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,78536
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,141107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,22125
Heifers—Select1,213105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,27410
Heifers—Choice1,239107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,3265
Heifers—Choice1,341108.39/cwt108.00–109.501,45460
Heifers—Choice1,343108.90/cwt107.00–111.251,463254
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,61066.58/cwt66.00–67.001,0722
Bulls——1,99376.49/cwt73.50–78.501,5248
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03536.00/cwt36.00–36.003731
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,14869.50/cwt69.50–69.507982
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,18268.00/cwt68.00–68.008049
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20753.02/cwt50.00–54.006408
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25464.50/cwt64.50–64.508094
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,30642.88/cwt37.00–47.0056022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36550.38/cwt49.00–53.006886
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40056.71/cwt53.00–66.5079432
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41167.69/cwt67.00–69.009556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60039.50/cwt39.50–39.506322
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,69274.33/cwt73.00–76.501,2588
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,73573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,2674
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,12155.00/cwt55.00–55.0061715
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,24579.00/cwt79.00–79.009841
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,29872.50/cwt72.50–72.5094118
Dairy Steers—Choice1,37684.97/cwt80.00–86.751,169133
Dairy Steers—Choice and Prime1,52887.31/cwt84.00–90.001,33453

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.