Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2021-07-14

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jul 14
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,213 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 1,284▼ 372 vs year ago 1,585 · −23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Holstein steers 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand for this light offering of hard fed cattle was moderate. Estimated dressed cost 1.96 - 2.02. CME Live Cattle market was down, while corn took a jump. Slaughter cows Breaker steady to 1.00 lower, Boner steady to 3.00 lower, Lean 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady to 1.00 lower.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand for this large offering of lambs was good. Slaughter Ewes Good 2-3 and Utility 1-2 6.00 to 10.00 higher, Good 4-5 steady to 3.00 lower. Cull 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—Average1,76191.231,60623
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,65283.451,37913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51871.521,08617
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33965.00870102
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09058.26635118
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,424106.581,51747
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,350102.471,38363
HeifersChoiceAverage1,278124.341,589187
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,242118.501,4729thin
SteersChoiceLow1,499125.101,875390
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,340120.791,61894
SteersSelectAverage1,121117.281,31511

Every lot

30 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,121117.28/cwt116.00–118.001,31511
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,215122.25/cwt122.25–122.251,48511
Steers—Select and Choice1,337112.31/cwt110.00–116.001,50218
Steers—Select and Choice1,359122.62/cwt120.00–124.001,66652
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,373124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,70313
Steers—Choice1,460123.79/cwt122.00–126.251,807180
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,468133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,95244
Steers—Choice1,487116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,7256
Steers—Choice1,517124.98/cwt124.00–125.501,896121
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,660124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,05839
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,242118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,4729
Heifers—Choice1,274124.30/cwt122.00–125.751,584183
Heifers—ChoiceNatural1,450126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,8274
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66387.83/cwt83.00–91.001,46114
Bulls——1,90694.84/cwt93.50–98.001,8087
Bulls——1,935102.44/cwt102.00–103.001,9822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08362.50/cwt62.50–62.506772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08460.67/cwt57.50–62.0065886
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10651.61/cwt48.00–55.0057129
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12035.00/cwt35.00–35.003921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31165.46/cwt63.00–69.0085885
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37870.00/cwt70.00–70.009654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47773.23/cwt72.00–76.001,0828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48051.00/cwt51.00–51.007551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51461.26/cwt60.00–62.0092712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,0899
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,65283.45/cwt82.50–84.501,37913
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,350102.47/cwt101.00–104.001,38363
Dairy Steers—Choice1,415106.95/cwt105.00–109.501,51342
Dairy Steers—Choice1,496103.50/cwt103.50–103.501,5485

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.