Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2021-07-07

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jul 7
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,284 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 1,199▲ 32 vs year ago 1,252 · +2.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Holstein steers 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand for this light offering of clean hided cattle was good. Most cattle were hauled in over night, making weighing conditions favorable for the buyers. Estimated dress cost was 2.01 - 2.04. CME Live Cattle Futures were down along with Corn. Slaughter cows Breaker and Boner 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Lean steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs steady to 4.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of quality sheep was good. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Good 4-5, Utility 1-2 and Cull 1 to few to make a meaningful comparison.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,77695.711,70023
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53875.431,160107
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,33866.32887192
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,22157.35700153
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,431113.291,62115
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,370106.581,46012
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,22581.009924thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,301127.101,653148
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,172122.251,4335thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,503126.651,904377
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,370123.331,689143
SteersSelectAverage1,193120.001,43212

Every lot

28 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,193120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,43212
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,270126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,60011
Steers—Select and ChoiceNatural1,279129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,6505
Steers—Select and Choice1,382122.87/cwt121.75–124.001,698127
Steers—Choice1,453126.27/cwt125.00–127.001,835190
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,462132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,9303
Steers—Choice1,555127.20/cwt125.00–128.001,978177
Steers—Choice1,566121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,8957
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,172122.25/cwt122.25–122.251,4335
Heifers—Choice1,299126.98/cwt125.00–128.001,649145
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,392133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,8513
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,435113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,6221
Bulls——1,74991.35/cwt85.00–96.001,59813
Bulls——1,854100.09/cwt97.50–105.001,8569
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14263.50/cwt63.50–63.5072513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15453.16/cwt50.50–55.5061332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24559.40/cwt56.00–62.0074095
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28546.52/cwt42.00–49.0059813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32466.36/cwt63.00–69.50879159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37270.73/cwt70.00–74.0097020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41159.31/cwt57.00–62.0083712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46667.14/cwt62.00–69.009849
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52275.13/cwt70.00–79.501,14379
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64080.59/cwt80.00–85.001,32219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,97055.00/cwt55.00–55.001,0841
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,22581.00/cwt81.00–81.009924
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,370106.58/cwt105.00–108.001,46012
Dairy Steers—Choice1,431113.29/cwt112.50–113.501,62115

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.