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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Aug 25

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Receipts

1,505 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 1,600▲ 406 vs year ago 1,099 · +36.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Holstein steers steady to 3.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of steers and heifers was moderate. 16 loads with week. Most hauled in over night making weighing conditions favorable to buyers. Estimated dressed cost 2.01 - 2.08. CME Live Cattle Futures dropped sharply, while corn took a jump higher. Slaughter cows Breaker steady, Boner 3.00 to 4.00 lower, Lean 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls to few to make a meaningful comparison.

Traditional Slaughter weight lambs steady to 3.00 lower. Demand for this large offering was moderate. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 6.00 to 7.00 higher, 4-5 3.00 to 7.00 higher, Utility 6.00 to 10.00 higher, 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,673	82.19	1,375	29
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,496	82.76	1,238	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	70.53	1,087	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	60.09	827	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,267	51.37	651	98
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	116.97	1,770	28
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,342	101.83	1,367	26
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,310	126.61	1,658	425
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,157	122.40	1,416	40
Steers	Choice	Low	1,505	126.05	1,898	565
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,294	125.37	1,622	109

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,256	126.13/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,584	57
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,301	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,630	42
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,376	126.81/cwt	126.50–127.00	1,745	19
Steers	—	Choice	1,428	125.97/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,799	184
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,482	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,801	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,532	126.52/cwt	124.50–129.25	1,938	313
Steers	—	Choice	1,534	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,868	12
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,708	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,118	3
Steers	—	Choice	1,724	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	2,129	34
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,144	119.71/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,369	27
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,183	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,514	13
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,279	124.90/cwt	124.00–125.50	1,597	23
Heifers	—	Choice	1,309	126.76/cwt	124.50–129.00	1,659	394
Heifers	—	Choice	1,442	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,788	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,602	80.90/cwt	60.00–88.00	1,296	25
Bulls	—	—	2,114	90.28/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,909	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	29.92/cwt	20.00–49.00	302	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,212	51.89/cwt	34.00–55.50	629	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,238	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	755	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	57.65/cwt	55.50–60.00	777	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,412	57.70/cwt	56.00–60.00	815	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,417	63.57/cwt	61.00–65.00	901	14
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,496	82.76/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,238	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,239	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	74.43/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,146	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,544	64.76/cwt	62.00–67.00	1,000	21
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,342	101.83/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,367	26
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,513	116.97/cwt	115.00–118.50	1,770	28

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 Aug 25, 2021

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

Receipts 1,505Last week 1,600Year ago 1,099

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,183	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,144	118.00–121.00	119.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,442	124.00	124.00
394	—	1,309	124.50–129.00	126.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,279	124.00–125.50	124.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	82.00–86.00	82.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,540	72.00–76.00	74.43
21	—	1,544	62.00–67.00	64.76
6	—	1,530	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,212	34.00–55.50	51.89
41	—	1,412	56.00–60.00	57.70
2	—	1,238	61.00	61.00
14	—	1,011	20.00–49.00	29.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,417	61.00–65.00	63.57
20	—	1,348	55.50–60.00	57.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,301	125.25	125.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,534	121.75	121.75
184	—	1,428	124.00–127.00	125.97
34	—	1,724	123.50	123.50
313	—	1,532	124.50–129.25	126.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,482	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,256	125.00–129.00	126.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	124.00	124.00
19	—	1,376	126.50–127.00	126.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,342	101.00–106.00	101.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,513	115.00–118.50	116.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,602	60.00–88.00	80.90
4	—	2,114	90.00–91.00	90.28

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.