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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 31

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Receipts

1,712 head

▲ 824 vs last sale 888▲ 791 vs year ago 921 · +85.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Choice slaughter steers were 2.00-4.00 lower. Choice slaughter heifers 1.00-2.00 lower. Not enough dairy steers for comparison. Many load lots offered today, along with plenty of large packages. Demand good through most of the sale. Slaughter cows: BIG slaughter cow sale today! Breaker cows were 2.00 higher. Not enough boner or lean cows last week for comparison. Bulls were 2.00 lower today.

Slaughter lambs: Lambs, 100 lbs, were 19.00 lower this week after reaching premium prices in the last sale. Heavier lambs, 150 lbs were 1.00 lower today. Slaughter ewes 6.00 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,993	116.88	2,330	25
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,639	109.00	1,787	119
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	103.09	1,472	231
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	89.18	1,113	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	56.08	567	30
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,620	148.07	2,399	14
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,383	145.00	2,005	3thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,417	172.84	2,450	156
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,332	168.78	2,248	171
Heifers	Select	Average	1,371	159.09	2,182	27
Steers	Choice	Average	1,541	173.15	2,668	571
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,543	169.19	2,610	129
Steers	Select	Average	1,463	155.03	2,268	47

Every lot

33 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,220	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,208	10
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,339	155.18/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,078	9
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,346	171.60/cwt	167.50–175.00	2,310	22
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,434	173.18/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,483	108
Steers	—	Choice	1,461	173.18/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,530	36
Steers	—	Select	1,492	155.00/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,313	38
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,539	164.04/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,525	26
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,542	172.84/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,665	43
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,543	177.37/cwt	175.00–180.50	2,737	55
Steers	—	Choice	1,543	171.62/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,648	214
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,656	173.22/cwt	170.50–174.50	2,869	148
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,660	167.18/cwt	162.00–167.50	2,775	38
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,084	161.42/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,750	8
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,276	170.44/cwt	161.00–177.00	2,175	83
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,377	167.18/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,302	85
Heifers	—	Choice	1,413	171.49/cwt	169.25–174.50	2,423	72
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,421	174.00/cwt	173.50–176.00	2,473	84
Heifers	—	Select	1,428	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,242	2
Heifers	—	SelectCertified Prgms	1,432	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,291	11
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,535	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,594	1
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,625	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,722	2
Heifers	—	SelectHeavy Weight	1,625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,519	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,729	126.91/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,194	6
Bulls	—	—	1,889	97.53/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,842	3
Bulls	—	—	2,112	116.74/cwt	111.00–120.00	2,466	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	37.49/cwt	30.00–42.50	373	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	73.43/cwt	72.50–77.50	742	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	686	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	89.18/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,113	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	103.09/cwt	94.00–113.50	1,472	231
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,639	109.00/cwt	102.00–114.50	1,787	119
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,383	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,005	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,620	148.07/cwt	147.00–149.50	2,399	14

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction - Worthing, SD

Wed Jan 31, 2024

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

Receipts 1,712Last week 888Year ago 921

Slaughter lambs: Lambs, 100 lbs, were 19.00 lower this week after reaching premium prices in the last sale. Heavier lambs, 150 lbs were 1.00 lower today. Slaughter ewes 6.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,539	161.00–167.00	164.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	1,656	170.50–174.50	173.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,220	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,660	162.00–167.50	167.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	1,543	170.00–172.00	171.62
36	—	1,461	172.00–175.00	173.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,492	154.00–160.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,434	172.00–177.00	173.18
55	—	1,543	175.00–180.50	177.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,339	153.00–160.00	155.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,346	167.50–175.00	171.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,542	172.00–173.00	172.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,377	163.00–169.00	167.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,276	161.00–177.00	170.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,084	159.00–163.00	161.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,432	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,421	173.50–176.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,413	169.25–174.50	171.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,625	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	995	30.00–42.50	37.49
15	—	1,011	72.50–77.50	73.43
1	—	1,225	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,639	102.00–114.50	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
231	—	1,428	94.00–113.50	103.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,248	84.00–93.00	89.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,620	147.00–149.50	148.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,383	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,889	90.00–102.00	97.53
16	—	2,112	111.00–120.00	116.74
6	—	1,729	125.00–128.00	126.91

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.