Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-04-27

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Apr 27
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
995 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 927▲ 44 vs year ago 951 · +4.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers sold with lower undertones, heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Holsteins in a very light test sold with higher undertones. Demand for this nice group of slaughter cattle was moderate. Most cattle were hauled in overnight or early in the morning. With rain in the forecast, farmers are in the fields which made for a light offering today. Slaughter cows sold with lower undertones. Slaughter bulls to few to make a meaningful comparison.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs in a light test sold with lower undertones. Feeder lambs are in high demand the last couple weeks. Demand for this nice offering of sheep was good. Slaughter ewes Good 4-5 & Good 2-3 5.00 to 10.00 lower, Utility 1-2 sold 5.00 to 10.00 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—Low1,54289.011,37325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53581.411,24914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,60976.721,23436
CowsLean 85-90%High1,28264.5482814
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,589123.501,96220
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,376117.911,62237
HeifersChoiceAverage1,412146.292,066225
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,219125.001,5248thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,485144.582,146343
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,385136.751,89463

Every lot

26 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,364135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8418
Steers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,366154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,10411
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,388137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,90255
Steers—Choice1,427143.36/cwt142.00–145.502,046184
Steers—Choice1,462132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,93011
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,483152.83/cwt149.75–155.002,26617
Steers—Choice1,542149.09/cwt148.00–151.002,29944
Steers—ChoiceNatural1,590156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,4805
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,600154.47/cwt150.00–157.002,47227
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,602147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,3556
Steers—Choice1,624133.57/cwt130.00–142.002,16938
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,219125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5248
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,266149.07/cwt147.00–155.001,88744
Heifers—Choice1,290137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,76733
Heifers—Choice1,483147.54/cwt143.00–149.002,188148
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51088.05/cwt55.00–100.001,33024
Bulls——2,320112.00/cwt112.00–112.002,5981
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18458.00/cwt58.00–58.006874
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22375.00/cwt75.00–75.009172
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31548.75/cwt44.00–56.006412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35770.68/cwt69.00–74.509596
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42784.52/cwt82.00–87.001,2068
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,60976.72/cwt75.50–79.001,23436
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67877.27/cwt69.00–80.001,2976
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,376117.91/cwt117.50–118.751,62237
Dairy Steers—Choice1,589123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,96220

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.