Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2023-01-18

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 18
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,816 head
▼ 560 vs last sale 2,376▲ 47 vs year ago 1,769 · +2.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Fed steers 1.00 to 5.00 lower, heifers 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Holsteins steady to 2.00 higher. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was moderate. With the threat of another winter storm looming over today the crowd was quiet at the barn. Black hided cattle are in biggest demand. Non Implant and program cattle did not show much of a premium today. 21 full loads sold today. Most cattle were hauled in overnight making weigh ups favorable for the buyer. Estimated dressed cost 247.50 - 252.00. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Traditional slaughter weight sheep 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering was good. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3, Cull 5.00 to10.00 lower, Good 4-5 steady to 4.00 higher, Utility 15.00 to 20.00 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—Low1,91578.911,51116
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,68498.001,6508thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,59477.861,24133
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,38570.3297472
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,26759.1274945
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,499137.472,06141
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,410128.011,80525
HeifersChoiceAverage1,360153.032,082439
SteersChoiceAverage1,563155.032,423846
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,388148.642,06322

Every lot

27 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 Feed1,381150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,07212
Steers—Select and Choice1,396147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,05210
Steers—Choice1,445155.67/cwt152.50–157.002,249114
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,448157.38/cwt152.00–158.002,27959
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,530157.73/cwt157.00–159.002,413193
Steers—Choice1,559150.45/cwt147.00–153.002,34657
Steers—Choice1,578154.00/cwt153.00–157.002,430175
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,638153.54/cwt150.00–155.002,515167
Steers—Choice1,705154.50/cwt154.50–154.502,63481
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,310156.29/cwt152.00–158.002,04795
Heifers—Choice1,361153.21/cwt150.00–155.002,085285
Heifers—Choice1,438146.88/cwt145.00–152.002,11259
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,88869.18/cwt25.00–86.001,3069
Bulls——1,94991.43/cwt90.00–95.001,7827
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26361.06/cwt57.00–64.5077138
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26441.00/cwt41.00–41.005185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34163.42/cwt61.00–65.008505
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,1921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,36067.50/cwt67.50–67.509182
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37770.64/cwt66.00–75.0097365
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58780.23/cwt75.50–84.001,27327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64056.37/cwt56.00–57.009243
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,68498.00/cwt98.00–98.001,6508
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,2672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,74877.00/cwt77.00–77.001,3462
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,410128.01/cwt126.00–132.001,80525
Dairy Steers—Choice1,499137.47/cwt135.75–144.002,06141

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.