Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2023-07-12

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jul 12
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,017 head
▲ 297 vs last sale 720▲ 112 vs year ago 905 · +12.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter steers steady to 3.00 higher, heifers sold with higher undertones. Holsteins sold with higher undertones. Demand for this nice offering of slaughter cattle was good. Black hided cattle were in biggest demand. Most cattle were hauled in overnight making the weigh ups favorable for the buyer. Premium was offered for non implant cattle. 9Several semi loads of eye appealing cattle offered. Estimated dressed cost 290.00 - 297.00. CME Live Cattle slightly lower, while dropped dropped significantly. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher

Traditional weight slaughter lambs 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand for this large offering of sheep was good. Wet, muddy fleeces deterred the buyers from going all out on a few groups today. It was mentioned that plants are in need of more sheep driving the market higher on all weights, including 70 lbs - 90 lbs. Slaughter ewes steady to 10.00 higher, except Utility 10.00 to 15.00 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—Average1,755118.772,08422
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,679128.772,16219
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,590123.441,96336
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,480111.211,64644
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,33188.071,172137
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,510151.872,29328
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,175143.501,6866thin
HeifersChoiceLow1,291181.782,34795
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,204155.001,8668thin
HeifersSelectLow1,218131.001,5965thin
SteersSelectAverage1,190183.252,18113
SteersChoiceAverage1,459182.682,666375
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,329174.632,32024

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,190183.25/cwt183.25–183.252,18113
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,312188.00/cwt188.00–188.002,46711
Steers—Select and Choice1,335152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,0296
Steers—Select and Choice1,350173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,3367
Steers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,360176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,39411
Steers—Choice1,426182.47/cwt180.00–184.002,602224
Steers—Choice1,477175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,58512
Steers—Choice1,512183.98/cwt179.75–185.002,78299
Steers—Choice1,561181.54/cwt181.25–182.002,83416
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,575190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,9939
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,591192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,0554
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,204155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8668
Heifers—Select1,218131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,5965
Heifers—Choice1,249180.74/cwt180.00–184.502,25772
Heifers—ChoiceNatural1,404192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,6964
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,420184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,61311
Heifers—Choice1,434183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,6248
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,548109.62/cwt72.50–124.001,69713
Bulls——2,018127.78/cwt125.00–134.002,5796
Bulls——2,125140.39/cwt138.00–143.002,9833
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03365.83/cwt47.50–78.0068033
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,360108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,374119.10/cwt117.50–120.001,6366
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,39190.79/cwt81.00–97.001,26363
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,453112.79/cwt107.50–117.001,63928
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,481101.62/cwt97.50–105.001,50540
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563122.71/cwt118.00–125.001,91831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,620102.05/cwt95.00–106.001,65310
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,679128.77/cwt127.00–131.002,16219
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,758128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,2505
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,175143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,6866
Dairy Steers—Choice1,510151.87/cwt149.00–155.002,29328

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.