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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Apr 24

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← Apr 17Apr 24May 1 →

Receipts

731 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 886▼ 149 vs year ago 880 · −16.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers were 2.00-4.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers were 4.00 higher with light numbers. Steers and heifers with no implants brought a premium on cattle under 1500 lbs. Limited numbers of dairy steers for comparison this week. Several load lots of steers, mostly over 1500 lbs in the offering today, along with many smaller strings. Demand was good throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows steady to 1.00 higher. Boner cows steady. Lean cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Bulls were showing 6.00 higher with very limited numbers.

Slaughter lambs: 50-60 lb lambs were mostly 20.00-30.00 higher with limited numbers, 70-80 lb lambs were 1.00-3.00 lower. Heavier lambs were light last week for comparison, 110 lb lambs were 3.00 higher, 140 lb lambs 6.00 lower. Slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 higher with instances 15.00-25.-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
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,394	177.86	2,480	7thin
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,462	176.10	2,575	8thin
Bulls	—	Low	1,914	148.48	2,841	13
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,656	138.60	2,295	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,599	135.24	2,162	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,437	124.34	1,787	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,200	104.03	1,248	43
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,863	158.00	2,944	12
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,367	150.95	2,064	16
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,392	187.03	2,604	45
Steers	Choice	Average	1,603	188.05	3,014	475

Every lot

23 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice	1,421	183.83/cwt	183.50–184.00	2,612	9
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,467	189.11/cwt	185.50–190.00	2,774	57
Steers	—	Choice	1,534	187.32/cwt	186.00–188.50	2,873	82
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,643	188.30/cwt	183.50–189.00	3,094	269
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,673	187.57/cwt	185.50–188.50	3,138	58
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,345	183.35/cwt	182.00–185.50	2,466	9
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,404	187.95/cwt	184.50–190.75	2,639	36
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,658	129.57/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,148	2
Bulls	—	—	1,882	157.51/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,964	5
Bulls	—	—	2,025	147.25/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,982	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	85.65/cwt	70.00–92.50	914	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,223	113.87/cwt	107.00–117.50	1,393	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	103.80/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,311	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,437	124.34/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,787	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	134.01/cwt	130.00–139.00	2,141	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,291	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,656	138.60/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,295	6
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,368	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,449	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,414	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,503	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,332	150.36/cwt	149.00–152.00	2,003	14
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,615	155.06/cwt	153.00–157.00	2,504	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,863	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,944	12
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,462	176.10/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,575	8

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 24, 2024

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

Receipts 731Last week 886Year ago 880

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	127.00–132.00	129.57
5	—	1,882	154.00–164.00	157.51
6	—	2,025	143.00–150.00	147.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,598	130.00–139.00	134.01
3	—	1,602	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,067	70.00–92.50	85.65
14	—	1,263	101.00–105.00	103.80
19	—	1,223	107.00–117.50	113.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,437	119.00–129.00	124.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,656	136.00–143.00	138.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
269	—	1,643	183.50–189.00	188.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,534	186.00–188.50	187.32
9	—	1,421	183.50–184.00	183.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,467	185.50–190.00	189.11
58	—	1,673	185.50–188.50	187.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,404	184.50–190.75	187.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,345	182.00–185.50	183.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,368	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,332	149.00–152.00	150.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	153.00–157.00	155.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,863	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,462	174.00–177.00	176.10

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.