Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-07-27

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jul 27
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
897 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 807▲ 524 vs year ago 373 · +140.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 1.00 higher, heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Holsteins in a light test sold with steady undertones. Demand for this nice offering of eye appealing slaughter cattle was moderate. CME Live Cattle were higher while corn was slightly lower. Slaughter cows Breaker and Boner steady to 1.00 higher, Lean 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand for this large offering was moderate. Sheep under 100 lbs sold with higher undertones. Slaughter ewes Good 4-5 and Utility 1-2 steady to 5.00 lower, Good 2-3 10.00 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—Low1,70295.561,62717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,62289.641,45440
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,42281.811,16345
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,27965.5483992
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,486126.001,87217
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,405122.251,71812
HeifersChoiceAverage1,300142.341,850270
SteersChoiceLow1,475142.992,110244

Every lot

25 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—Choice1,336141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,89010
Steers—Choice1,373141.35/cwt140.00–143.001,94196
Steers—Choice1,416139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,97510
Steers—ChoiceNatural1,484147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,1815
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,511149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,2515
Steers—Choice1,572142.57/cwt142.00–143.352,24193
Steers—ChoiceNatural1,580150.84/cwt146.00–152.502,38325
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,225137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,67811
Heifers—Choice1,295142.12/cwt138.50–144.001,840244
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,438149.75/cwt149.75–149.752,15315
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65091.32/cwt81.00–101.001,50712
Bulls——1,827105.75/cwt102.00–109.001,9325
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13954.06/cwt30.00–59.5061626
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18579.00/cwt79.00–79.009362
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25766.40/cwt61.00–70.0083534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41083.41/cwt81.00–86.001,17637
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,43373.62/cwt71.00–76.001,05530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44975.87/cwt70.00–79.501,0997
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59689.40/cwt86.00–93.501,42735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,67564.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73784.28/cwt80.00–86.001,4643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,903101.94/cwt101.00–103.001,9402
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,313128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,6876
Dairy Steers—Choice1,486126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,87217
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,497116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,7376

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.