Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2023-10-11

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 11
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
603 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 514▼ 125 vs year ago 728 · −17.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Holstein steers not tested. Good demand for this light run of slaughter cattle. Corn harvest is ongoing and producers are working to get as much done as possible before the rain comes tonight and tomorrow, which caused a light offering of fats this week. Oct Live Cattle made a little rally today, pushing up to 184.00 which helped to add support to the market. 4 full loads of steers, 1 load of heifers with the balance part loads and packages. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 290.00-296.00. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls weak.

Slaughter lambs steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter ewes sold with a lower undertone. Good demand for this nice offering of slaughter lambs, light demand for slaughter ewes, good demand for open ewes to return to the country.

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—Low1,823113.752,0748thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,476106.071,56540
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,25494.221,18230
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01274.4675331
HeifersChoiceLow1,317180.732,380107
SteersChoiceAverage1,508182.072,746220
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,460179.542,62266
SteersSelectAverage1,168175.222,04715

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select1,168175.22/cwt173.00–184.002,04715
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,363183.21/cwt177.00–188.002,49722
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,434183.93/cwt180.00–186.002,63821
Steers—Choice1,435182.22/cwt181.00–184.002,61573
Steers—Select and Choice1,509177.70/cwt177.50–179.002,68144
Steers—Choice1,554175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,7209
Steers—Choice1,559182.14/cwt180.00–183.252,840106
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,566187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,9284
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,631180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,9367
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,272178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,2649
Heifers—Choice1,316180.59/cwt179.00–183.002,37773
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,335182.13/cwt182.00–183.002,43125
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500105.64/cwt101.00–110.001,5852
Bulls——1,931116.45/cwt114.00–118.002,2496
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82964.19/cwt61.00–65.005326
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04875.14/cwt70.00–81.0078722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06075.00/cwt75.00–75.007952
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11390.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23598.80/cwt94.50–103.001,22017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,308116.80/cwt116.00–117.001,5285
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32488.50/cwt83.00–92.001,17210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485109.13/cwt106.00–112.001,62126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54291.28/cwt87.00–96.501,4089

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.