Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-02-09

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Feb 9
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,686 head
▲ 183 vs last sale 1,503▲ 325 vs year ago 1,361 · +23.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers Choice 2-3 2.00 to 4.00 lower, Choice 3-4 steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter Heifers 1.00 lower, Holsteins 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of cattle was moderate. Most cattle were hauled in overnight making the weighing conditions good for the buyer. Estimated dressed cost 223.00 - 230.00. CME Live Cattle closed high, corn also jumped higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs 15.00 to 20.00 lower, over 150 lbs 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Slaughter ewes 15.00 to 20.00 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—Average1,92798.051,88922
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,70981.141,38740
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,51075.431,139195
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,57769.221,091164
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19456.9668044
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,555119.771,86355
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,393109.261,52226
HeifersChoiceAverage1,432139.651,999374
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,299142.261,84854
SteersChoiceLow1,559138.822,165511

Every lot

32 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,248140.10/cwt140.10–140.101,74818
Steers—Select and Choice1,299137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,7866
Steers—Select and ChoiceNatural1,318144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,89820
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,355145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,97210
Steers—Choice1,416137.88/cwt135.00–140.001,95285
Steers—Choice1,537139.09/cwt138.00–142.502,138190
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,580145.21/cwt142.25–147.002,29428
Steers—Choice1,591137.67/cwt135.50–138.752,19018
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,640138.15/cwt137.25–139.002,266190
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,346134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,8105
Heifers—Choice1,417137.57/cwt135.00–140.001,949218
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,440142.15/cwt141.25–144.752,047130
Heifers—ChoiceNatural1,554147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,28421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74798.32/cwt96.00–101.001,71814
Bulls——2,14281.89/cwt79.00–83.001,7543
Bulls——2,300107.00/cwt103.00–109.002,4615
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12760.00/cwt59.00–63.0067619
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13866.18/cwt64.00–68.5075311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27432.93/cwt26.00–38.004204
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34950.67/cwt41.00–57.0068410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41073.16/cwt73.00–74.001,03212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42170.62/cwt68.50–72.501,00421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49548.00/cwt48.00–48.007181
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51775.87/cwt73.00–78.001,151163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56482.28/cwt79.00–85.001,28710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,59069.23/cwt65.00–72.501,101146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60163.64/cwt62.00–64.001,0195
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65036.00/cwt36.00–36.005941
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,70981.14/cwt79.00–84.001,38740
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,393109.26/cwt108.50–111.251,52226
Dairy Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,461124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,8126
Dairy Steers—Choice1,567119.25/cwt117.50–122.001,86949

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.