Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-01-12

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 12
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,912 head
▲ 638 vs last sale 1,274▼ 949 vs year ago 2,861 · −33.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 1.00 to 3.00 lower, heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Holsteins 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was good. Black hided cattle were in biggest demand creating wide price gaps. 18 loads of steers and heifers along with several gooseneck loads were hauled in overnight. Estimated dressed cost is 217.00 - 224.00. A premium for program cattle was not very evident today. CME Live Cattle closed down along with corn. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold with higher undertones.

Traditional weight slaughter lambs steady to 2.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of sheep was good. Slaughter ewes 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

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—High2,03788.741,80818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,59071.951,14455
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41861.66874104
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,27248.49617106
Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,543114.791,77247
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,386109.451,51750
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,354101.001,3685thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,341136.991,838419
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,265138.771,75520
SteersChoiceAverage1,551137.592,135916

Every lot

29 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 ChoiceReturn to Feed1,264136.90/cwt136.00–138.001,7308
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,265140.02/cwt139.50–141.001,77112
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,436138.96/cwt138.00–140.001,99584
Steers—Choice1,448138.84/cwt137.00–139.002,010130
Steers—Choice1,563136.45/cwt134.25–139.252,133391
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,586139.92/cwt138.00–142.002,219134
Steers—ChoiceNatural1,618139.35/cwt136.50–141.002,25516
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,632136.52/cwt135.50–138.252,228161
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,333137.24/cwt135.00–140.001,829250
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,353137.26/cwt132.00–140.501,857154
Heifers—Choice1,364130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,77315
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,925100.68/cwt98.00–104.001,9383
Bulls——2,02977.61/cwt66.00–89.001,5757
Bulls——2,08794.00/cwt92.00–97.001,9628
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16926.20/cwt11.00–37.0030623
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19848.87/cwt42.00–53.5058528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23772.14/cwt68.00–74.008923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34857.16/cwt55.00–60.0077149
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39561.38/cwt61.00–62.508566
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39758.75/cwt54.00–60.5082121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41447.03/cwt44.00–48.006655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43163.03/cwt61.00–66.5090275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53878.08/cwt76.00–82.001,20117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58371.82/cwt67.00–75.001,13726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67963.54/cwt56.00–66.001,06712
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,354101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3685
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,386109.45/cwt108.00–112.001,51750
Dairy Steers—Choice1,537117.05/cwt113.00–120.001,79926
Dairy Steers—Choice1,551112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,73721

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.