Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-06-15

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jun 15
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,262 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 1,205▲ 66 vs year ago 1,196 · +5.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Holsteins in a light test sold with steady undertones. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. 11 semi loads offered today. Most cattle were hauled in overnight making weighing conditions favorable for the buyer. Excessive heat is effecting cattle in the Midwest. Estimated dressed cost 235.00 - 241.00. CME Live Cattle and Corn both closed higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls steady.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Demand for this large offering was moderate. Several large lots hauled in over night. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 10.00 to 15.00 higher, Good 4-5 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Utility 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Cull to few to make a meaningful comparison. Lighter weight lambs are holding their own this week.

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—Average2,084110.492,30220
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58888.991,41362
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,44383.541,20537
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24368.4185039
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,364123.501,68520
HeifersChoiceAverage1,329145.011,927348
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,256137.161,72350
SteersChoiceAverage1,447146.292,117356
SteersSelectAverage1,150144.291,65921
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,345140.811,89471

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectCertified Prgms1,136154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,74913
Steers—SelectReturn to Feed1,173128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,5078
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,334145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,93424
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,342153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,05322
Steers—Select and Choice1,351138.67/cwt138.00–141.001,87347
Steers—Choice1,437145.63/cwt143.00–150.002,093295
Steers—Choice1,547144.46/cwt143.00–146.002,23520
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,587152.82/cwt152.00–154.002,42513
Steers—Choice1,708146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,4946
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,256137.16/cwt136.00–141.001,72350
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,273146.28/cwt143.00–149.001,86258
Heifers—Choice1,295140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,81310
Heifers—Choice1,342144.92/cwt142.50–147.001,945280
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,054111.46/cwt107.00–117.002,28919
Bulls——2,64592.00/cwt92.00–92.002,4331
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81540.00/cwt40.00–40.003261
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15681.00/cwt81.00–81.009364
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19463.94/cwt58.00–68.0076321
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,38173.93/cwt70.00–76.001,02113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41383.17/cwt79.00–85.501,17527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,46788.04/cwt87.00–88.501,2927
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54087.86/cwt85.50–91.501,35335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61492.79/cwt92.00–96.001,49821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,65576.42/cwt76.00–77.001,2653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77382.30/cwt78.00–84.001,4596
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,364123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,68520

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.