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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 7

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Receipts

1,277 head

▼ 809 vs last sale 2,086▼ 248 vs year ago 1,525 · −16.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Holstein steers 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Moderate to good demand for steers and heifers, only moderate demand for Holstein steers. Packers were willing to spend more to buy cattle this week as they needed cattle to meet their needs as daily kill totals have reached 120,000 head, yet they were determined to not push the market too far. Estimated dressed cost 166.00-169.00, weighing conditions ranged from average to full. The overall quality of steers and heifers were very attractive as they were long time fed, high quality grading. 27 full loads of steers, 5 full loads of heifers, balance part loads and small packages. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower compared to Monday, bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter lambs 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder lambs not well tested. Slaughter ewes sold with sharply higher undertones compared to last week’s limited test. Good demand for slaughter lambs, the market was active. Moderate demand for the few feeder lambs. Very good demand for slaughter ewes.; Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Holstein steers steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate to good demand for this nice offering of very attractive, high quality grading steers and heifers. As daily slaughter totals have been around 120,000 packers were in need of cattle this week and had to compete a little harder to get some cattle bought. The highest prices were for those steers weighing under 1550 lbs. 17 full loads of steers offered, 2 full loads of heifers with the balance small packages and part loads. Two way buyers continue to buy cattle that need more days on feed as they are feeling more optimistic about the coming months in the market. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter lambs 10.00 to 14.00 higher. Feeder lambs not well compared. Slaughter ewes 15.00 to 25.00 lower. Good to very good demand for slaughter lambs, moderate for the few feeder lambs, light demand for slaughter ewes. Packer buyers were in need of slaughter lambs and competed heavily to get them bought which resulted in an active market. The ewe market was much less active as buyers were more reserved in their pursuit of ewes.

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	—	High	2,044	80.66	1,649	17
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,745	73.22	1,278	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	58.80	909	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,376	55.90	769	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,203	44.19	532	49
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,470	91.40	1,344	126
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,130	111.00	1,254	11
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,387	105.93	1,469	155
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,317	113.93	1,500	112
Steers	Choice	Average	1,556	106.38	1,655	518

Every lot

19 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,299	115.10/cwt	109.00–117.75	1,495	100
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,464	104.17/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,525	12
Steers	—	Choice	1,467	108.06/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,585	75
Steers	—	Choice	1,562	106.35/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,661	406
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,664	103.30/cwt	101.00–103.50	1,719	37
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,130	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,254	11
Heifers	—	Choice	1,387	105.93/cwt	104.25–108.50	1,469	155
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,024	80.01/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,619	14
Bulls	—	—	2,137	83.70/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,789	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	30.24/cwt	25.00–35.00	361	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	49.29/cwt	46.00–52.00	591	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	43.55/cwt	38.00–45.00	528	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	56.57/cwt	50.00–61.50	763	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,392	63.50/cwt	63.00–64.00	884	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	51.66/cwt	47.00–54.00	723	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,529	62.39/cwt	58.00–66.50	954	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	55.21/cwt	51.00–57.00	863	21
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,745	73.22/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,278	50
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,470	91.40/cwt	89.00–92.50	1,344	126

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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Receipts 1,277Last week 2,086Year ago 1,525

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,130	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,387	104.25–108.50	105.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
406	—	1,562	105.00–108.00	106.35
75	—	1,467	107.00–109.00	108.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	1,299	109.00–117.75	115.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,464	103.00–105.00	104.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,664	101.00–103.50	103.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,392	63.00–64.00	63.50
14	—	1,348	50.00–61.50	56.57
13	—	1,399	47.00–54.00	51.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,529	58.00–66.50	62.39
21	—	1,563	51.00–57.00	55.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,200	46.00–52.00	49.29
17	—	1,212	38.00–45.00	43.55
8	—	1,195	25.00–35.00	30.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,745	69.00–75.00	73.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,137	83.00–85.00	83.70
14	—	2,024	75.00–83.00	80.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,470	89.00–92.50	91.40

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.