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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, May 12

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Receipts

906 head

▼ 209 vs last sale 1,115▼ 9 vs year ago 915 · −1.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers1.00 to 2.00 higher, heifers steady to 1.00 higher, Holstein steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand for this light offering of clean, hard fed cattle was moderate. Boxed beef continues to climb in the 3 bills, Packer buyers still not interested in chasing the market today again. Demand was high for black hided steers and non implant cattle. Estimated dressed cost is 189.00 to 193.00. CME Live Cattle is down today, as well as corn. Slaughter cows Breakers 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Boner steady, Lean 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls to lightly tested to make a meaningful comparison.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs 4.00 to 6.00 higher, lighter weights 100-149 lbs sold with much higher undertones again this week. A light offering of traditional weight slaughter lambs again this week keeps the demand high and prices up. Very large offering of light lambs again this week. Demand was good for all weights of lambs this week. Slaughter ewes Good 4-5 steady to 5.00 lower, Good 2-3 4.00 to 8.00 lower, Utility 21.00 to 25.00 lower, Cull test to light to make a meaningful comparison.

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	1,828	86.26	1,577	9thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,718	80.01	1,375	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,575	69.35	1,092	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,392	63.27	881	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,399	54.28	760	23
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,544	100.98	1,559	24
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,488	95.15	1,416	20
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,343	114.84	1,543	149
Steers	Choice	Average	1,502	118.60	1,782	328

Every lot

20 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,465	117.59/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,723	157
Steers	—	Choice	1,534	119.56/cwt	118.00–120.50	1,834	168
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,657	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,955	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,299	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,377	10
Heifers	—	Choice	1,336	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.50	1,553	129
Heifers	—	Choice	1,480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,569	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,795	93.65/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,681	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	82.57/cwt	71.00–88.00	1,523	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	780	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	47.32/cwt	40.00–53.00	580	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,328	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	412	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,375	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	859	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	62.92/cwt	61.00–67.00	875	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,440	57.77/cwt	54.50–61.00	832	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	71.04/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,112	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,609	63.25/cwt	61.00–65.00	1,018	5
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,718	80.01/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,375	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,995	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	1,137	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,488	95.15/cwt	94.50–96.50	1,416	20
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,544	100.98/cwt	99.50–101.50	1,559	24

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 May 12, 2021

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

Receipts 906Last week 1,115Year ago 915

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,299	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	1,336	115.00–117.50	116.21
10	—	1,480	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,440	54.50–61.00	57.77
1	—	1,375	62.50	62.50
2	—	1,328	31.00	31.00
3	—	1,225	40.00–53.00	47.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,995	57.00	57.00
4	—	1,114	70.00	70.00
41	—	1,390	61.00–67.00	62.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,718	76.00–88.00	80.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,609	61.00–65.00	63.25
18	—	1,565	68.00–75.00	71.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	1,465	117.00–118.00	117.59
168	—	1,534	118.00–120.50	119.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,657	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,544	99.50–101.50	100.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,488	94.50–96.50	95.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,795	91.00–98.00	93.65
6	—	1,845	71.00–88.00	82.57

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.