Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-08-03

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Aug 3
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
641 head
▼ 256 vs last sale 897▼ 363 vs year ago 1,004 · −36.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers Choice 2-3 steady to 1.00 higher. Choice 3-4 steady to 2.00 lower, Heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Holsteins in a light test sold with higher undertones. Demand for this light offering of slaughter cattle was moderate. Black cattle continue to be in biggest demand. Estimated dressed cost 226.00 - 231.00. CME Live cattle higher while corn drops. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Traditional weight slaughter lambs continue to be low, 5.00 to 9.00 lower this week. Demand for this nice offering of lambs was less than moderate. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 and Utility 1-2 15.00 to 25.00 higher, Good 4-5 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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—Low1,763106.951,88524
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48692.931,38125
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,43782.591,18637
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,26765.5683031
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,461132.871,94124
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,380124.131,71314
HeifersChoiceAverage1,270141.681,79927
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,187135.001,60311
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,281144.001,84529
SteersChoiceAverage1,527141.372,159340

Every lot

28 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—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,281144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,84529
Steers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,316144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,89510
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,407148.75/cwt148.75–148.752,09313
Steers—Choice1,409135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,90210
Steers—Choice1,421141.89/cwt140.00–143.502,01665
Steers—Choice1,518142.07/cwt139.50–142.502,157123
Steers—Choice1,521138.27/cwt136.00–140.502,10334
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,613142.50/cwt142.50–142.502,29954
Steers—Choice1,797137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,46231
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,186135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6016
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,189135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6055
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,229146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,7944
Heifers—Choice1,277140.93/cwt140.00–142.001,80023
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55097.48/cwt81.00–102.001,5119
Bulls——1,793109.07/cwt106.00–112.001,9569
Bulls——2,037117.98/cwt114.50–124.002,4036
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14584.00/cwt84.00–84.009622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24477.49/cwt74.00–79.0096412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25238.00/cwt31.00–46.004767
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27189.03/cwt87.00–91.001,1326
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32866.84/cwt60.00–72.0088810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39050.00/cwt50.00–50.006951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47482.54/cwt80.00–85.001,21729
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47592.47/cwt91.00–95.001,36422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57096.33/cwt96.00–97.001,5123
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,380124.13/cwt119.00–127.001,71314
Dairy Steers—Choice1,461132.87/cwt131.50–135.501,94124

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.