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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Dec 11

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

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Receipts

2,245 head

▼ 1,146 vs last sale 3,391▲ 2,245 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 1.00 to 2.00 lower, Holstein steers steady. Moderate demand for this large offering of high quality grading, very attractive, hard fed steers and heifers. Packer buyers were determined to buy cattle cheaper this week and that is just what they did, some packers did not participate while others just picked around the edges. Two way buyers were active again buying steers weighing 1425 lbs and lighter as the CME Live Cattle contracts remain premium to the cash market. The quality was outstanding again this week and the weighing condition was fair as cattle had to endure a below zero night, however hides were dirty to very dirty at times which was hard on the dressing percents. Overall, estimated dressed cost looked to be from 186.00-189.00. No reported trade in the country as packers are bidding lower as boxed beef values continue to slip. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower compared to Monday's lower market, bulls sold with a higher undertone on improved quality.

Slaughter lambs 3.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter ewes mostly steady, feeder lambs not well tested last week for a comparison. Good to very good demand for slaughter lambs this week, improved demand on lambs under 100 lbs especially on hair lambs. Moderate to good demand for slaughter ewes. Very good demand for the few strings of feeder lambs offered, once again feeder lamb buyers had to compete on the light lambs with packer buyers in order to get any bought away from them.

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	1,880	74.57	1,402	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,725	75.61	1,304	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	54.53	869	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	52.36	673	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,181	37.75	446	70
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,431	87.48	1,252	39
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,381	115.93	1,601	691
Steers	Select	Average	1,335	120.11	1,604	109
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,382	117.23	1,620	256
Steers	Choice	Average	1,503	116.48	1,751	539

Every lot

25 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,254	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,486	13
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,346	120.33/cwt	120.25–120.50	1,620	96
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,382	117.23/cwt	115.00–119.50	1,620	256
Steers	—	Choice	1,451	116.77/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,694	269
Steers	—	Choice	1,550	116.47/cwt	115.00–117.75	1,805	261
Steers	—	Choice	1,698	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,834	9
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,381	116.43/cwt	114.00–117.75	1,608	601
Heifers	—	Choice	1,384	112.61/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,559	90
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	66.97/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,088	5
Bulls	—	—	1,998	77.61/cwt	73.50–80.00	1,551	5
Bulls	—	—	2,110	82.15/cwt	80.50–85.00	1,733	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	36.99/cwt	32.00–42.00	427	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	26.02/cwt	21.00–29.00	309	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	44.17/cwt	39.00–49.00	531	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	51.22/cwt	46.00–57.00	640	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,266	56.19/cwt	54.00–59.50	711	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	60.75/cwt	59.00–64.00	795	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,424	41.26/cwt	38.00–45.00	588	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,440	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,174	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	61.75/cwt	61.00–63.50	952	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	69.88/cwt	69.50–73.00	1,101	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	45.10/cwt	40.00–53.00	731	20
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,818	73.81/cwt	73.00–74.50	1,342	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,930	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,361	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,431	87.48/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,252	39

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.

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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction - Worthing, SD

Wed Dec 11, 2019

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

Receipts 2,245Last week 3,391Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,431	86.00–90.00	87.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,249	46.00–57.00	51.22
14	—	1,309	59.00–64.00	60.75
7	—	1,424	38.00–45.00	41.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	81.50	81.50
1	—	1,930	70.50	70.50
7	—	1,818	73.00–74.50	73.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,202	39.00–49.00	44.17
33	—	1,155	32.00–42.00	36.99
5	—	1,266	54.00–59.50	56.19
15	—	1,188	21.00–29.00	26.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,576	69.50–73.00	69.88
7	—	1,541	61.00–63.50	61.75
20	—	1,621	40.00–53.00	45.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,998	73.50–80.00	77.61
5	—	1,625	64.00–71.00	66.97
3	—	2,110	80.50–85.00	82.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
269	—	1,451	116.00–118.00	116.77
9	—	1,698	108.00	108.00
261	—	1,550	115.00–117.75	116.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,254	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,346	120.25–120.50	120.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
256	—	1,382	115.00–119.50	117.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,384	112.00–114.00	112.61
601	—	1,381	114.00–117.75	116.43

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.