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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Aug 16

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23 →

Receipts

1,623 head

▲ 867 vs last sale 756▲ 489 vs year ago 1,134 · +43.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Fed steers sold steady, heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Holsteins to few to make a meaningful comparison. Demand for this eye catching offering of slaughter cattle was excellent. Clean, high yielding, black hided were factors determining buyers bidding decisions. Several load lots offered today. A slight premium shown for non implant and program cattle. Black hided cattle in biggest demand. Estimated dressed cost 297.00 - 302.00. CME Live Cattle closed lower, while corn was higher. Slaughter cows 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Bulls steady.

Traditional weight slaughter lambs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand for this eye appealing offering was excellent. Good fleeces and high yield were factors that determined buyers decision to bid. 70 lbs - 90lbs sold steady. Slaughter ewes Good 6.00 to 10.00 higher, Utility steady to 3.00 lower. Black faced, young ewes in high demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,792	107.53	1,927	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,603	116.39	1,866	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,368	105.55	1,444	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,204	89.28	1,075	91
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,406	147.05	2,068	18
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,291	139.10	1,796	27
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,309	185.14	2,423	278
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,158	174.50	2,020	14
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,213	191.52	2,322	158
Steers	Choice	Low	1,456	185.09	2,695	426

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,095	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,294	42
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,117	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,189	30
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,239	183.55/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,274	18
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,251	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,189	7
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,301	183.39/cwt	183.00–184.00	2,386	38
Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,370	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	2,487	12
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,373	177.53/cwt	176.00–178.50	2,437	23
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,382	188.21/cwt	184.00–192.00	2,601	124
Steers	—	Choice	1,423	176.79/cwt	175.00–179.50	2,516	25
Steers	—	Choice	1,484	184.29/cwt	183.50–187.00	2,735	200
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,509	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,701	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,531	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,863	28
Steers	—	Choice	1,531	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,664	14
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,561	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,013	19
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,128	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,053	7
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,187	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,982	7
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,278	183.20/cwt	182.50–183.75	2,341	17
Heifers	—	Choice	1,297	185.78/cwt	183.50–187.00	2,410	226
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,400	188.41/cwt	185.00–192.00	2,638	19
Heifers	—	Choice	1,400	174.23/cwt	172.00–178.50	2,439	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,505	73.00/cwt	47.50–92.50	1,099	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	116.95/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,187	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	66.51/cwt	35.00–76.00	679	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,231	86.14/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,060	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,251	98.90/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,237	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	108.53/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,449	50
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	88.10/cwt	81.00–101.00	1,259	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,692	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,562	114.20/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,784	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,616	117.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,891	35
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,291	139.10/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,796	27
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,406	147.05/cwt	144.50–150.00	2,068	18

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction - Worthing, SD

Wed Aug 16, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 1,623Last week 756Year ago 1,134

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,511	110.00–114.00	111.98
35	—	1,616	115.00–121.00	117.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,231	80.00–94.00	86.14
16	—	1,021	35.00–76.00	66.51
47	—	1,251	95.00–102.00	98.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,429	81.00–101.00	88.10
5	—	1,562	114.00–115.00	114.20
50	—	1,335	103.00–113.00	108.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	179.00	179.00
19	—	1,561	193.00	193.00
124	—	1,382	184.00–192.00	188.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,531	174.00	174.00
200	—	1,484	183.50–187.00	184.29
28	—	1,531	187.00	187.00
25	—	1,423	175.00–179.50	176.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,370	181.50	181.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,117	196.00	196.00
42	—	1,095	209.50	209.50
7	—	1,251	175.00	175.00
18	—	1,239	181.00–187.00	183.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,373	176.00–178.50	177.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,301	183.00–184.00	183.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,128	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,400	185.00–192.00	188.41
17	—	1,278	182.50–183.75	183.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,187	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
226	—	1,297	183.50–187.00	185.78
16	—	1,400	172.00–178.50	174.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,291	137.50–140.00	139.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,406	144.50–150.00	147.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,505	47.50–92.50	73.00
11	—	1,870	115.00–123.00	116.95

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.