Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-05-25

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, May 25
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
903 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 740▼ 228 vs year ago 1,131 · −20.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Holsteins 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Weighing conditions favorable for the buyer, as most cattle were hauled in over night. 8 semi loads of cattle today. Some cattle were carrying a small amount of tag. Estimated dressed cost 232.00 - 236.00. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls steady. CME Live Cattle and Corn both closed lower.

Traditional weight slaughter lambs 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Feeders seem to be holding there own. Slaughter ewes 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Several ewes available this time of year.

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—High2,091105.712,2106thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58785.181,35243
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,49677.201,15533
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28866.7886036
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,558125.311,95248
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,316118.971,56623
HeifersChoiceAverage1,353141.761,918206
SteersChoiceLow1,433144.112,066272

Every lot

24 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,354142.09/cwt140.00–143.001,92497
Steers—Choice1,397145.55/cwt145.00–146.252,03339
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,453146.11/cwt145.50–147.502,12371
Steers—Choice1,525145.12/cwt144.25–146.502,21352
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,624138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,2415
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,686141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,3778
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,331138.06/cwt136.00–139.001,83828
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,343144.12/cwt142.00–147.001,93629
Heifers—Choice1,355142.17/cwt140.50–145.001,926144
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,489137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,0405
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,006106.31/cwt105.50–107.002,1334
Bulls——2,235113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,5261
Bulls——2,28596.00/cwt96.00–96.002,1941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14646.65/cwt41.00–56.005355
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27062.04/cwt60.00–65.007889
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0603
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32873.29/cwt71.00–75.0097322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45290.00/cwt89.50–91.001,3075
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48877.76/cwt76.00–80.501,15725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59684.99/cwt82.00–88.001,35636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,64172.73/cwt61.00–75.501,1935
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,76876.50/cwt76.50–76.501,3532
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,316118.97/cwt116.00–122.001,56623
Dairy Steers—Choice1,558125.31/cwt124.00–126.001,95248

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.