Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-01-10

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 10
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,236 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 1,178▼ 1,140 vs year ago 2,376 · −48.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Choice slaughter steers were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Not enough dairy steers for comparison. Many load lots in the offering today. Good demand throughout the sale. Big slaughter cow sale today, as there wasn't one on Monday. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows were 3.00 higher. Boner cows 1.00 higher. Lean cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Slaughter sheep: Slaughter lambs in the 100 lb range were 1.00 higher today. Slaughter ewes were limited in numbers today, no comparison. Large consignment of bred ewes today. Another large run expected next 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—High2,065108.922,24911
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,616109.301,76610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,537100.441,54482
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37488.911,22294
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,28364.1082238
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,491145.192,16511
HeifersChoiceAverage1,423173.582,470321
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,300170.392,216101
HeifersSelectAverage1,416158.382,2438thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,580174.062,751367
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,531163.902,50990
SteersSelectAverage1,209157.011,8986thin

Every lot

28 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—SelectReturn to Feed1,209157.01/cwt156.00–159.001,8986
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,239166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,0579
Steers—Choice1,444174.27/cwt170.00–178.502,51613
Steers—Select and Choice1,465164.31/cwt160.00–169.752,40721
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,469171.75/cwt170.00–175.502,52333
Steers—Select and Choice1,562162.28/cwt160.00–167.252,53544
Steers—Choice1,577174.73/cwt169.00–175.002,75596
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,577172.00/cwt169.00–173.502,71262
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,617174.90/cwt173.00–177.252,828163
Steers—Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,695166.64/cwt165.00–167.502,82516
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,208159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,9213
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,271172.32/cwt167.00–174.002,19072
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,337170.50/cwt170.50–170.502,28010
Heifers—Select and Choice1,392163.04/cwt162.00–167.002,27019
Heifers—Choice1,414173.16/cwt171.00–175.002,448230
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,446174.63/cwt173.00–178.502,52591
Heifers—Select1,541158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4355
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,950123.98/cwt121.00–127.002,4182
Bulls——2,090105.57/cwt100.00–110.002,2069
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05533.39/cwt25.00–42.003529
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31978.96/cwt72.00–83.001,04119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37488.91/cwt83.00–92.501,22294
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,42063.52/cwt52.00–71.0090210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,531100.22/cwt93.00–106.001,53480
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,599107.44/cwt107.00–107.501,7189
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,765126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,2241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,775109.09/cwt108.00–110.001,9362
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,491145.19/cwt142.50–153.002,16511

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.