Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2021-11-10

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Nov 10
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,441 head
▼ 293 vs last sale 1,734▼ 298 vs year ago 1,739 · −17.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers Choice 2-3 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Choice 3-4 1.00 to 2.00 lower and heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Holstein steers compared to two weeks ago steady to 1.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering was good. Black cattle are in biggest demand creating wide price ranges. Small premium seen for program cattle. Several 1600 lb steers offered today. Estimated dressed cost 204.00 to 209.00. CME Live Cattle down while corn took a big jump higher. Slaughter cows steady. Bulls to few to make a meaningful comparison.

Traditional weight slaughter lambs steady to 1.00 higher. Demand for this large offering of sheep was good. Slaughter ewes steady to 4.00 higher.

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—Low1,83579.691,46220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60973.971,19010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,42860.8386828
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,31349.3364897
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,464113.321,65932
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,419110.001,5619thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,365128.161,749433
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,192125.741,49917
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,280134.741,72566
SteersChoiceAverage1,552128.341,992518

Every lot

25 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—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,278135.46/cwt128.00–138.501,73160
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,305127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,6646
Steers—Choice1,431128.33/cwt126.00–129.751,83676
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,450129.94/cwt128.00–133.001,88465
Steers—ChoiceNatural1,516129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,9567
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,558130.28/cwt128.00–134.002,03060
Steers—Choice1,561128.19/cwt124.00–129.752,001146
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,639127.12/cwt124.00–129.002,083164
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,192125.74/cwt125.00–127.501,49917
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,364130.63/cwt127.00–133.251,782215
Heifers—Choice1,365125.73/cwt122.50–127.001,716218
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,82879.38/cwt73.00–84.001,45119
Bulls——1,96085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,6761
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11565.00/cwt65.00–65.007253
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26737.54/cwt35.00–39.0047615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32156.27/cwt53.00–59.0074330
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33547.74/cwt42.50–52.5063749
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38069.53/cwt69.00–70.009602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39464.30/cwt60.00–68.0089618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51550.85/cwt49.00–55.007708
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,2134
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65774.93/cwt74.00–76.001,2424
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,419110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5619
Dairy Steers—Choice1,464113.32/cwt113.00–114.001,65932

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.