Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2022-10-19

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 19
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,110 head
▲ 382 vs last sale 728▲ 75 vs year ago 1,035 · +7.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Holsteins 2.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of slaughter cattle was good. Several lots of non implant and drug free cattle offered. A slight premium was evident for program cattle vs conventional. Black hided cattle are the most sought after cattle creating wide spreads in price. Most cattle were hauled in overnight, offering good weighing conditions to the buyer. Drought conditions persist, causing some cattle to come to town early. Harvest continues creating lighter runs at the sale barn. Estimated dressed cost 229.00 - 234.00. CME Live Cattle higher, with corn falling slightly. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls in a very light test sold with higher undertones.

Traditional weight slaughter sheep 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Light test of slaughter ewes today. Good 2-3 10.00 to 15.00 higher, Good 4-5, Utility and 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—Low1,79597.501,75012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,60388.371,41617
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38574.191,02730
CowsLean 85-90%High1,23260.8875055
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,488125.591,86950
HeifersChoiceAverage1,371142.961,960325
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,241148.521,84261
SteersChoiceAverage1,556143.562,234341

Every lot

32 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,162143.75/cwt143.75–143.751,6708
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,198145.44/cwt144.00–147.501,74219
Steers—Select and Choice1,216148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,8005
Steers—Select and ChoiceNatural1,249153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,9117
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,258143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,7995
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,264151.93/cwt148.00–154.501,92021
Steers—Select and ChoiceNatural1,313145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,9044
Steers—Choice1,450143.88/cwt141.50–145.002,08642
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,496146.28/cwt146.00–146.502,18823
Steers—Choice1,511141.80/cwt139.00–142.002,143154
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,518147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,23110
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,642144.89/cwt143.00–147.002,37943
Steers—Choice1,763145.25/cwt145.25–145.252,56161
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceNatural1,260144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,81421
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,369144.44/cwt143.00–145.001,977131
Heifers—Choice1,373143.12/cwt140.00–144.001,965131
Heifers—Choice1,383138.10/cwt135.50–138.501,91032
Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,555135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,09910
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,739101.96/cwt100.00–106.001,7734
Bulls——1,82395.27/cwt73.00–99.001,7378
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04547.56/cwt40.00–50.0049710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19959.51/cwt56.00–62.5071417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,29770.00/cwt70.00–70.009083
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32266.04/cwt63.00–69.0087325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35276.06/cwt74.00–78.001,02815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37868.32/cwt61.00–73.009416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44180.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47035.00/cwt35.00–35.005151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55786.46/cwt82.00–88.001,34610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67394.45/cwt92.00–96.001,5806
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,488125.59/cwt125.25–127.001,86950

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.