Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-01-24

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 24
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
888 head
▲ 342 vs last sale 546▼ 770 vs year ago 1,658 · −46.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: CME live cattle futures continue to be positive. Both Choice slaughter steers and Choice slaughter heifers were 2.00-4.00 higher. Not enough dairy steers for comparison. Many loads of both steers and heifers in the offering today. Good demand throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows steady today. Limited number of boner and lean cows for comparison. Not enough bulls for comparison.

Slaughter sheep: Lambs in the 100 lb range were sharply higher than last week. Heavier lambs, 150 lbs 5.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 5.00-10.00 higher.

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—High1,980116.172,30024
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,628109.421,78130
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,415101.441,435108
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08888.339617thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02364.3265824
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,577126.001,98710
HeifersChoiceAverage1,421175.452,493127
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,313168.222,2099thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,235155.001,9144thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,589175.532,789369
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,251172.912,16211
SteersSelectAverage1,880155.002,91410

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,147174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,9968
Steers—Choice1,453176.27/cwt173.00–178.502,56158
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,476176.50/cwt176.50–176.502,6055
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,520177.08/cwt175.00–178.002,69223
Steers—Select and Choice1,527170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,5963
Steers—Choice1,552175.39/cwt174.00–178.502,72263
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,645175.19/cwt173.00–181.002,882220
Steers—SelectHeavy Weight1,880155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,91410
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,235155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,9144
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,243166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,0634
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,333173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,3062
Heifers—Select and Choice1,393168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,3403
Heifers—Choice1,414173.76/cwt172.75–175.752,45745
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,425176.37/cwt176.00–180.002,51382
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,880104.37/cwt91.00–109.001,9628
Bulls——1,936129.65/cwt125.00–135.002,5105
Bulls——2,072118.63/cwt112.00–123.002,45811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97535.00/cwt35.00–35.003411
Cows—Lean 85-90%98573.88/cwt70.00–75.0072811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06157.99/cwt50.00–62.5061512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08888.33/cwt84.00–93.009617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415101.44/cwt94.00–108.001,435108
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,628109.42/cwt102.00–115.001,78130
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,577126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,98710

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.