Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2023-09-13

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Sep 13
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,374 head
▲ 573 vs last sale 801▼ 648 vs year ago 2,022 · −32.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Fed steers steady to 2.00 higher, heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand for this eye appealing offering of slaughter cattle was good. Black hided cattle are in biggest demand creating price gaps. Premium was shown for non implant and program cattle. Holstein angus cross cattle are selling right up there in price with the straight beef cattle. Estimated dress cost 290.00 - 298.00. CME Live Cattle closed lower while Corn took a jump. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Traditional weight slaughter lambs 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Demand for for this large eye catching offering was moderate. Black face, heavy built with good fleece was the biggest factors influencing bidders decisions. 70 lbs - 90 lbs sold with higher undertones. Slaughter ewes steady to higher undertones, with it difficult to make a meaningful call due to light test last week.

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—Average1,819117.472,13630
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,618121.101,95920
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,399107.281,50144
CowsLean 85-90%High1,18190.641,07178
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,460162.272,36912
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,354157.802,13610
Dairy SteersSelectAverage1,238143.161,77215
HeifersSelectAverage1,034202.002,0896thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceLow1,203185.832,23536
HeifersChoiceAverage1,351182.912,471196
SteersSelectAverage952213.002,0285thin
SteersChoiceLow1,487184.402,741657
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,298183.632,38488

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—SelectCertified Prgms952213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,0285
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,159194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,2484
Steers—Select and Choice1,256186.80/cwt183.00–189.502,34649
Steers—Select and Choice1,373178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,44435
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,426192.37/cwt192.00–193.002,74396
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,433185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,65119
Steers—Choice1,465183.09/cwt180.00–184.002,682305
Steers—Choice1,471177.91/cwt176.00–179.502,61713
Steers—Choice1,546183.13/cwt182.00–185.002,831219
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,610181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,9145
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select1,034202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,0896
Heifers—Select and Choice1,198185.76/cwt180.50–187.002,22526
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,215186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,26010
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,321186.74/cwt184.00–192.002,46715
Heifers—Choice1,347183.19/cwt182.00–185.002,468166
Heifers—Choice1,421176.03/cwt175.00–179.002,50115
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,595111.24/cwt106.00–117.001,77411
Bulls——1,948121.07/cwt118.00–132.002,35819
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96973.20/cwt60.00–79.0070915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1673
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22499.15/cwt95.00–103.001,21428
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24990.12/cwt80.00–98.001,12632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,372117.94/cwt116.00–119.501,6185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,394100.33/cwt95.00–104.001,39912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,406108.39/cwt105.00–115.001,52427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527114.17/cwt111.00–116.001,7437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,627123.19/cwt117.00–127.002,0049
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,757128.51/cwt128.00–129.002,2584
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select1,238143.16/cwt142.50–144.001,77215
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,337154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,0596
Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,379163.50/cwt163.50–163.502,2554
Dairy Steers—Choice1,460162.27/cwt159.00–164.002,36912

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.