Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-07-13

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jul 13
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
905 head
▼ 325 vs last sale 1,230▼ 308 vs year ago 1,213 · −25.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Holsteins 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand for this eye appealing offering of fat cattle was moderate. Black hided are in biggest demand. Lighter weight cattle than usual are being sold to slaughter in the last few weeks. Estimated dressed cost 226.00 to 231.00. CME Live Cattle slightly higher, while corn took a big jump. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Bulls sold with steady undertones.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs 17.00 to 21.00 lower. Demand for this large offering was moderate. Slaughter plants are not running to capacity. Slaughter ewes Good 4-5 steady in a light test, Good 2-3 8.00 to 10.00 lower, Utility 1-2 20.00 to 25.00 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—Average1,725106.161,83121
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56586.391,35249
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,46583.331,22166
CowsLean 85-90%High1,30773.2795750
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,482128.321,90263
HeifersChoiceLow1,308141.031,844161
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,260131.001,6519thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,424140.522,001307
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,361133.001,8106thin

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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,327140.53/cwt139.00–142.001,86536
Steers—Select and Choice1,361133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,8106
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,367140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9146
Steers—Choice1,405140.78/cwt140.00–142.001,978164
Steers—Choice1,440137.89/cwt133.50–139.001,98651
Steers—Choice1,544143.00/cwt143.00–143.002,20840
Steers—Choice1,562140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,18710
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,243141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,7535
Heifers—Select and Choice1,260131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6519
Heifers—Choice1,282142.90/cwt142.00–145.001,83279
Heifers—Choice1,338139.11/cwt137.00–141.001,86177
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66297.10/cwt77.50–101.001,6146
Bulls——1,750109.79/cwt105.00–114.001,92115
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00350.58/cwt46.00–55.005072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21280.42/cwt79.00–83.009757
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25563.99/cwt57.50–68.0080311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36876.51/cwt71.00–78.501,04730
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42282.26/cwt79.00–84.501,17039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49870.09/cwt67.00–73.001,0502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,52986.05/cwt85.00–88.501,31625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53892.50/cwt92.50–92.501,4236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56987.26/cwt85.00–90.001,36930
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56981.56/cwt79.00–84.001,28013
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,482128.32/cwt126.00–130.001,90263

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.