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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Mar 31

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Receipts

1,005 head

▼ 346 vs last sale 1,351▼ 681 vs year ago 1,686 · −40.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 5.00 to 8.00 higher, heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Holstein steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand for this light offering of eye appealing cattle was light to moderate. Packer buyers were willing to give more for cattle this week as boxed beef prices have risen sharply in the last week. Weighing conditions were favorable as most cattle were hauled in over night. Several lots of really nice clean cattle this week, very few carrying tag. Estimated dressed cost 190.00 to 198.00. Crop report came out today stating planting intentions are lower than expected for both corn and beans, resulting in both being up the limit today. Higher corn prices have resulted in seeing less slaughter steers in the 1600 lbs. Slaughter cows Breakers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Boner and Lean steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold with sharply higher undertones in a light test.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, non traditional slaughter weight lambs sold with steady undertones this week. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 steady to 2.00 lower, Good 4-5 steady, Utility 1-2 and Cull 1 too lightly tested to make a meaningful comparison. Demand for this light offering of quality sheep was moderate.

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	—	Low	1,866	86.69	1,618	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	70.85	1,084	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,504	66.13	995	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,337	54.74	732	57
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,440	100.77	1,451	95
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,288	92.88	1,196	15
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,370	117.35	1,608	151
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,319	109.50	1,444	35
Steers	Choice	Average	1,505	117.82	1,773	183
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,428	115.42	1,648	53

Every lot

17 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,427	117.59/cwt	116.00–120.50	1,678	58
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,428	115.42/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,648	53
Steers	—	Choice	1,528	118.17/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,806	108
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,624	116.39/cwt	115.50–118.00	1,890	17
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,319	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,444	35
Heifers	—	Choice	1,370	117.35/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,608	151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,653	81.67/cwt	70.00–87.00	1,350	8
Bulls	—	—	2,208	94.72/cwt	92.50–97.00	2,091	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,304	48.18/cwt	36.00–53.00	628	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,350	59.80/cwt	55.00–64.00	807	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,453	62.74/cwt	62.00–63.50	912	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	66.90/cwt	65.00–68.50	1,006	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,520	67.18/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,021	45
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	71.55/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,098	45
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,600	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	432	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,288	92.88/cwt	92.00–95.50	1,196	15
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,440	100.77/cwt	98.00–103.25	1,451	95

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 Mar 31, 2021

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

Receipts 1,005Last week 1,351Year ago 1,686

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,528	117.00–122.00	118.17
58	—	1,427	116.00–120.50	117.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,428	114.00–116.00	115.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,624	115.50–118.00	116.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	1,370	110.00–121.00	117.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,319	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,453	62.00–63.50	62.74
45	—	1,520	64.00–69.00	67.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,535	70.00–74.00	71.55
8	—	1,503	65.00–68.50	66.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,350	55.00–64.00	59.80
22	—	1,304	36.00–53.00	48.18
1	—	1,600	27.00	27.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,440	98.00–103.25	100.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,288	92.00–95.50	92.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,653	70.00–87.00	81.67
5	—	2,208	92.50–97.00	94.72

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.