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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Apr 17

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

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Receipts

886 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 1,020▼ 252 vs year ago 1,138 · −22.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers were 2.00 lower. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 higher today. Dairy steers 1.00 lower. Several load lots of heavy steers, along with many smaller strings in the offering. No implant cattle bringing a premium in steers. Demand was good throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker, Boner and Lean cows are all steady. Bulls were 6.00 lower today.

Slaughter lambs: A majority of the lamb sale fell into the 50-70 lb range, which were mostly 13.00-30.00 lower, 90 lbs lambs had limited numbers but showed 1.00 higher. Lambs over 100 lbs were 1.00 higher with light numbers. Slaughter ewes were mostly 3.00 lower.

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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,314	174.32	2,291	14
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,431	174.69	2,500	11
Bulls	—	Average	1,949	149.45	2,913	21
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,658	138.00	2,288	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	133.03	1,972	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,491	124.88	1,862	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,176	99.63	1,172	52
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,418	152.00	2,155	4thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	155.93	2,280	41
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,446	184.02	2,661	87
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,386	176.73	2,449	7thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,588	183.85	2,920	349
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,452	178.77	2,596	13

Every lot

25 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	1,275	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,270	3
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,410	182.50/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,573	21
Steers	—	Choice	1,424	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,563	4
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,505	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,694	10
Steers	—	Choice	1,533	183.71/cwt	182.00–185.35	2,816	162
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,569	185.56/cwt	182.00–187.00	2,911	36
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,699	183.90/cwt	181.50–184.50	3,124	126
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,386	176.73/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,449	7
Heifers	—	Choice	1,431	184.28/cwt	183.75–186.25	2,637	50
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,467	183.66/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,694	37
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,872	157.37/cwt	157.00–158.50	2,946	13
Bulls	—	—	1,968	123.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,440	2
Bulls	—	—	2,109	140.78/cwt	138.00–144.00	2,969	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	812	70.98/cwt	70.00–77.50	576	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	95.99/cwt	86.00–101.00	1,011	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,379	112.27/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,548	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	133.03/cwt	130.50–139.00	1,972	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,491	124.88/cwt	119.00–129.50	1,862	88
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,658	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,288	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,406	152.27/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,141	14
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,487	157.30/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,339	24
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,528	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,475	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,431	174.69/cwt	174.00–175.50	2,500	11
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,418	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,155	4
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,314	174.32/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,291	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.

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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction - Worthing, SD

Wed Apr 17, 2024

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

Receipts 886Last week 1,020Year ago 1,138

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,109	138.00–144.00	140.78
13	—	1,872	157.00–158.50	157.37
2	—	1,968	122.00–126.00	123.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,569	182.00–187.00	185.56
21	—	1,410	180.00–184.00	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	1,533	182.00–185.35	183.71
4	—	1,424	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,505	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	1,699	181.50–184.50	183.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	1,491	119.00–129.50	124.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,482	130.50–139.00	133.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,658	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	812	70.00–77.50	70.98
27	—	1,379	106.00–116.00	112.27
15	—	1,053	86.00–101.00	95.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,386	175.00–178.00	176.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,431	183.75–186.25	184.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,467	181.00–185.00	183.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,406	150.00–154.00	152.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,487	155.00–162.00	157.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,431	174.00–175.50	174.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,418	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,314	170.00–176.00	174.32

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.