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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Dec 13

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← Dec 6Dec 13Dec 20 →

Receipts

950 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 1,097▲ 198 vs year ago 752 · +26.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Cattle prices are rebounding this week from the CME cattle futures declining. Choice slaughter steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Not enough dairy slaughter steers for comparison. Choice slaughter heifers 4.00 higher. Many load lots offered of both steers and heifers today. Demand was good. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows were steady with instances higher. Boner cows steady. Lean cows 1.00 lower. Not enough bulls the last two weeks for comparison.

Slaughter sheep: Lambs in the 100 lb range were 5.00 lower today, 150 lb range 9.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were limited in numbers last week for comparison.

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	—	Average	1,980	112.14	2,220	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	100.31	1,608	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	86.57	1,189	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,211	75.20	910	68
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,619	151.71	2,456	12
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,484	150.50	2,233	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,488	170.67	2,539	218
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,530	152.50	2,333	5thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,533	169.23	2,594	392
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,319	164.88	2,174	23

Every lot

22 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,240	169.28/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,099	13
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,421	159.17/cwt	156.00–162.50	2,262	10
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,442	169.86/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,449	84
Steers	—	Choice	1,492	165.80/cwt	163.00–170.00	2,474	30
Steers	—	Choice	1,529	167.56/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,562	119
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,536	172.46/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,649	69
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,635	169.51/cwt	164.25–172.50	2,771	90
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,482	164.61/cwt	164.50–166.00	2,440	27
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,486	171.55/cwt	167.00–173.25	2,549	189
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,530	152.50/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,333	5
Heifers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,718	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,903	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,901	110.45/cwt	104.00–114.00	2,100	7
Bulls	—	—	2,530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	3,137	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	62.84/cwt	51.00–67.00	592	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	37.69/cwt	32.50–41.00	438	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,266	79.04/cwt	70.00–82.50	1,001	55
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	86.57/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,189	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	112.71/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,749	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	99.28/cwt	93.00–109.00	1,595	36
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,344	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,070	6
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,619	151.71/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,456	12
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,624	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,387	6

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.

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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction - Worthing, SD

Wed Dec 13, 2023

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

Receipts 950Last week 1,097Year ago 752

Slaughter sheep: Lambs in the 100 lb range were 5.00 lower today, 150 lb range 9.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were limited in numbers last week for comparison.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,492	163.00–170.00	165.80
119	—	1,529	165.00–171.00	167.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,421	156.00–162.50	159.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,536	172.00–173.00	172.46
84	—	1,442	167.00–170.00	169.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,240	166.00–174.00	169.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	1,635	164.25–172.50	169.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,482	164.50–166.00	164.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
189	—	1,486	167.00–173.25	171.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,530	151.00–155.00	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,266	70.00–82.50	79.04
2	—	1,163	32.50–41.00	37.69
11	—	942	51.00–67.00	62.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	111.00–114.00	112.71
36	—	1,607	93.00–109.00	99.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,373	83.00–92.00	86.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,624	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,344	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,619	151.00–154.00	151.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,901	104.00–114.00	110.45
1	—	2,530	124.00	124.00

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.