Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-09-07

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Sep 7
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
988 head
▼ 442 vs last sale 1,430▲ 101 vs year ago 887 · +11.4%
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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 1.00 lower, heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Holsteins sold with higher undertones. Demand for this eye appealing offering of slaughter cattle was good. Boxed beef is starting the week after the holiday off higher. Several pot loads offered today. Most cattle were hauled in overnight making weighing conditions favorable for the buyer. Estimated dressed cost is 228.23 - 233.87. CME Live Cattle and corn both closed lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 5.00 to 9.00 lower, Good 4-5 steady to 2.00 lower, Utility 3.00 to 5.00 lower and Cull 10.00 lower.

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—Average1,752103.581,81518
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,790108.001,9331thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47491.861,35431
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,33984.951,13731
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,19063.5075550
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,421131.401,86749
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,471118.001,7368thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,306144.201,884217
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,158138.001,59810
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,268146.311,85545
SteersChoiceLow1,497143.452,147454

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,259149.25/cwt149.25–149.251,87935
Steers—Select and Choice1,299136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,76710
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,374146.36/cwt144.00–149.502,01167
Steers—Choice1,388144.19/cwt141.50–145.002,00198
Steers—ChoiceNatural1,397149.50/cwt149.50–149.502,0897
Steers—Choice1,485142.75/cwt142.75–142.752,1205
Steers—Choice1,538143.06/cwt142.00–143.502,200204
Steers—Choice1,554138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,14514
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,637142.00/cwt142.00–142.002,32540
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,662137.00/cwt137.00–137.002,2777
Steers—Choice1,706141.50/cwt141.50–141.502,4146
Steers—Choice1,882137.50/cwt137.50–137.502,5886
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,158138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,59810
Heifers—ChoiceNatural1,167143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,6695
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,252146.37/cwt146.00–150.001,83358
Heifers—Choice1,292136.05/cwt135.50–137.001,75814
Heifers—Choice1,335144.16/cwt140.00–145.001,925140
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56599.80/cwt85.00–104.001,5629
Bulls——1,939107.36/cwt105.00–109.002,0829
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06748.61/cwt31.00–59.0051916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19965.88/cwt61.00–70.0079019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,25380.01/cwt79.50–81.001,0033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28287.45/cwt84.00–89.001,12117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32275.46/cwt73.00–77.0099812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34291.63/cwt90.00–93.501,2306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45774.63/cwt68.00–79.001,0878
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46592.48/cwt91.00–94.001,35525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50989.28/cwt87.00–90.501,3476
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,790108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9331
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,421131.40/cwt129.00–132.001,86749
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,471118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,7368

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.