Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2023-07-26

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jul 26
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
512 head
▼ 542 vs last sale 1,054▼ 385 vs year ago 897 · −42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and dairy steers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Bulk of the run was black hided cattle and most were home raised. Demand was moderate to good for slaughter cattle on a very humid and hot day. Estimated dress cost for choice steers is 289.00-290.00.

Traditional weight slaughter lambs sold 10.00 lower. Slaughter ewes and kid goats sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good. Several top quality, eye appealing slaughter lambs on hand with many coming in with an overnight stand.

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—High1,664132.732,20822
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,310145.501,9067thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,628121.321,97531
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,422105.851,50547
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,40783.701,17831
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,235164.002,0255thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,436153.232,20017
HeifersChoiceLow1,313177.042,32565
SteersChoiceLow1,442179.832,593211
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,150178.622,05417

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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,150178.62/cwt175.00–181.002,05417
Steers—Choice1,410180.61/cwt180.00–182.002,547141
Steers—Choice1,464176.68/cwt175.00–180.002,58718
Steers—Choice1,480165.99/cwt165.00–170.502,45715
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,538184.00/cwt184.00–184.002,83037
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,223178.83/cwt178.00–179.502,18713
Heifers—Choice1,334178.16/cwt175.00–181.502,37742
Heifers—Choice1,343170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,28310
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,175162.33/cwt162.00–162.501,9073
Bulls——1,643131.85/cwt131.00–132.002,1668
Bulls——1,812125.29/cwt123.00–127.002,27011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20051.75/cwt47.50–60.006213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30290.02/cwt75.00–98.001,1728
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,310145.50/cwt140.00–147.501,9067
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33492.55/cwt87.00–98.001,23514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,384119.93/cwt118.00–124.001,6609
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,465105.84/cwt99.00–114.001,55130
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,49175.90/cwt71.00–81.001,13211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570107.17/cwt103.00–111.001,6833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600130.62/cwt129.00–133.002,0907
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645120.24/cwt116.00–125.501,97821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,645103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,6943
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,436153.23/cwt153.00–155.002,20017
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,235164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0255

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.