Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-09-21

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Sep 21
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,450 head
▼ 572 vs last sale 2,022▼ 120 vs year ago 1,570 · −7.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 3.00 lower, heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Holsteins 6.00 to 8.00 lower in a light test. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was moderate. Black hided cattle continue to be in biggest demand. Most cattle were hauled in over night or stood dry at the cattle producers yard. Several lots of no implant cattle offered today which showed a slight premium. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Traditional slaughter weight lambs 9.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of sheep was moderate. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 and Utility 1-2 10.00 to 19.00 lower, Good 4-5 and Cull steady.

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—Low1,78998.331,75913
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,651106.001,7504thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58991.601,45517
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,58579.721,26413
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,30657.0174545
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,424125.321,78545
HeifersChoiceLow1,334142.411,899465
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,201135.001,62117
SteersChoiceAverage1,550143.062,218558
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,319138.341,82530

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,319138.34/cwt137.50–140.001,82530
Steers—Choice1,420141.82/cwt140.00–142.502,014114
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,431144.60/cwt144.00–148.002,06951
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,503144.76/cwt143.50–145.502,17619
Steers—Choice1,533142.63/cwt142.25–143.002,18779
Steers—Choice1,565139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,1758
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,617142.48/cwt139.50–143.002,304239
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,701148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,51748
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,201135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,62117
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,263144.92/cwt141.00–147.001,830133
Heifers—Choice1,331136.06/cwt135.00–138.001,81121
Heifers—Choice1,364141.77/cwt140.00–143.501,934311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,77390.11/cwt71.00–98.001,5986
Bulls——1,802105.37/cwt102.00–109.001,8997
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17633.56/cwt26.00–58.0039517
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,34165.29/cwt62.00–68.008768
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,40373.64/cwt70.00–75.001,03320
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,3681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48175.77/cwt72.00–78.001,1226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,48588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,3071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60091.26/cwt88.50–94.001,46016
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,651106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,7504
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,70682.28/cwt80.00–83.501,4046
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,424125.32/cwt121.00–126.001,78545

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.