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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Sep 15

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Receipts

1,186 head

▲ 299 vs last sale 887▼ 708 vs year ago 1,894 · −37.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 4.00 lower, heifers steady. Holstein steers 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of slaughter cattle was moderate. 10 pot loads of cattle. Weighing conditions were favorable as most hauled in over night or very early this morning. CME Live Cattle closed down today, while corn to a jump higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Traditional slaughter weight sheep steady to 5.00 higher. Demand for this large offering was good. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 & Utility 1-2 steady to 5.00 higher, Good 4-5 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,957	83.95	1,643	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,617	83.62	1,352	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	74.03	1,074	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,391	64.71	900	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,217	54.09	658	85
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,492	113.91	1,700	67
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,373	106.78	1,466	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,341	123.10	1,651	319
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,263	116.82	1,475	27
Steers	Choice	Low	1,490	121.20	1,806	331
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	115.56	1,485	24

Every lot

31 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 Choice	1,285	115.56/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,485	24
Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,330	118.69/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,579	43
Steers	—	Choice	1,356	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,573	17
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,452	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,764	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,498	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,805	75
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,502	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,772	10
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,508	123.78/cwt	122.00–124.50	1,867	59
Steers	—	Choice	1,544	122.10/cwt	122.00–122.25	1,885	93
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,980	24
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,256	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,570	133
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,263	116.82/cwt	114.50–118.00	1,475	27
Heifers	—	Choice	1,379	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,558	17
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,380	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,704	13
Heifers	—	Choice	1,407	122.55/cwt	120.50–124.00	1,724	156
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,912	80.58/cwt	50.00–87.00	1,541	9
Bulls	—	—	2,014	88.29/cwt	88.00–89.50	1,778	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	38.24/cwt	27.00–47.50	347	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	724	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	54.22/cwt	48.00–56.50	661	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	868	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	66.51/cwt	64.00–68.50	898	35
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,366	61.06/cwt	59.00–63.00	834	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	73.21/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,023	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	66.33/cwt	62.50–69.00	980	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,514	59.83/cwt	56.00–61.00	906	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	78.32/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,227	10
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,617	83.62/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,352	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,760	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	792	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,373	106.78/cwt	105.50–107.00	1,466	27
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,442	112.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,623	48
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,619	117.40/cwt	115.25–119.50	1,901	19

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 Sep 15, 2021

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

Receipts 1,186Last week 887Year ago 1,894

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,356	116.00	116.00
75	—	1,498	120.00–121.00	120.49
93	—	1,544	122.00–122.25	122.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,508	122.00–124.50	123.78
10	—	1,502	118.00	118.00
10	—	1,452	121.50	121.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,285	115.00–116.00	115.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,330	118.00–119.00	118.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,610	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,373	105.50–107.00	106.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,619	115.25–119.50	117.40
48	—	1,442	110.00–113.00	112.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,350	64.00–68.50	66.51
10	—	1,514	56.00–61.00	59.83
1	—	1,240	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,760	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,220	48.00–56.50	54.22
19	—	907	27.00–47.50	38.24
40	—	1,366	59.00–63.00	61.06
2	—	1,140	63.50	63.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,567	76.00–82.00	78.32
24	—	1,398	71.00–75.00	73.21
3	—	1,477	62.50–69.00	66.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,617	79.00–89.00	83.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,380	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	1,256	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,263	114.50–118.00	116.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	1,407	120.50–124.00	122.55
17	—	1,379	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,014	88.00–89.50	88.29
9	—	1,912	50.00–87.00	80.58

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.