Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-06-08

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jun 8
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,205 head
▲ 385 vs last sale 820▲ 6 vs year ago 1,199 · +0.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 2.00 to 3.00 lower, heifers 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Holsteins 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand for this eye catching offering of slaughter cattle was moderate. Most cattle were hauled in overnight, making weighing conditions favorable for the buyer. Estimated dressed cost 227.00 - 234.00. CME Live Cattle and Corn both closed higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 to 4.00 higher.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs steady to 4.00 lower today. Demand for this large offering of sheep was moderate. Slaughter ewes Good 4-5 & Utility 1-2 steady to 5.00 lower, Good 2-3 5.00 to 9.00 lower, Cull to few to make a meaningful comparison.

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—Low1,970107.622,12022
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59586.521,38027
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39280.611,12271
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21071.1286043
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,492124.221,85355
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,348117.731,58714
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,270107.501,3654thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,276141.471,805267
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,254139.391,74838
SteersChoiceAverage1,472143.552,113426
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,341138.451,85664
SteersSelectAverage1,152128.001,4756thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,152128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,4756
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,314141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,8537
Steers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,320140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,84814
Steers—Select and Choice1,344138.14/cwt138.00–138.501,85757
Steers—Choice1,413142.96/cwt141.00–144.002,020247
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,429149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,12922
Steers—Choice1,537140.25/cwt139.00–141.502,15622
Steers—Choice1,581144.90/cwt143.50–145.252,29178
Steers—ChoiceNatural1,590143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,2744
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,654144.74/cwt143.00–145.002,39439
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,242138.58/cwt137.00–139.001,72131
Heifers—Choice1,267142.10/cwt140.00–143.001,800228
Heifers—Choice1,282140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7955
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,309143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,8727
Heifers—Choice1,337137.44/cwt137.00–138.001,83834
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80496.79/cwt77.00–106.001,7468
Bulls——2,055113.03/cwt107.00–117.002,32313
Bulls——2,190124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,7161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97546.00/cwt46.00–46.004491
Cows—Lean 85-90%98756.83/cwt51.00–66.005616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24671.48/cwt70.00–75.0089123
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26679.02/cwt76.00–80.501,00013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33184.46/cwt83.50–86.001,1248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37074.42/cwt72.00–76.001,0207
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40380.84/cwt79.00–83.001,13456
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56586.63/cwt84.00–89.001,35623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75579.43/cwt76.00–83.501,3942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77592.34/cwt90.50–94.001,6392
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,270107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,3654
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,348117.73/cwt117.00–119.001,58714
Dairy Steers—Choice1,492124.22/cwt123.00–128.501,85355

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.