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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, May 8

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← May 1May 8May 15 →

Receipts

538 head

▼ 368 vs last sale 906▲ 46 vs year ago 492 · +9.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady, heifers with no implants 1.00-3.00 higher. Dairy steers were steady, with limited numbers today. Several load lots, with plenty of smaller strings in the offering today. Good demand throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 1.00 higher. Boner cows steady. Lean cows 1.00 higher. Not enough bulls for comparison.

Slaughter lambs: lambs 60 bs were 9.00 higher today. Lambs 70lbs 2.00 lower with light numbers, 80 lbs 10.00 lower with limited numbers this week. Lambs 130 lbs 4.00-9.00 lower today. Ewes 150-190 lbs 3.00 lower, 200 lbs 5.00 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	1,358	170.64	2,317	11
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,593	177.00	2,820	4thin
Bulls	—	High	2,038	158.27	3,225	4thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,804	140.42	2,533	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,468	137.41	2,017	90
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,396	124.88	1,743	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,149	90.24	1,037	48
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,803	157.00	2,831	6thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,417	159.68	2,263	12
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,414	185.94	2,630	50
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,214	179.44	2,179	29
Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	186.98	2,857	217
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,435	181.21	2,601	19

Every lot

26 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,332	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,431	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,433	188.11/cwt	185.00–190.75	2,696	78
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,486	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,711	19
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,502	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,704	5
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,517	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	2,738	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,561	187.99/cwt	184.50–189.50	2,935	39
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,604	187.30/cwt	185.00–191.50	3,004	39
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,622	185.70/cwt	183.00–186.00	3,012	42
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,165	180.66/cwt	180.50–181.00	2,105	21
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,344	176.25/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,369	8
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,402	188.63/cwt	188.00–190.50	2,645	21
Heifers	—	Choice	1,423	183.99/cwt	182.50–185.00	2,618	29
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,905	163.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,112	3
Bulls	—	—	2,435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	3,482	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	904	40.93/cwt	35.00–60.00	370	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	90.62/cwt	85.00–97.50	1,050	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	114.46/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,442	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,396	124.88/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,743	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	136.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,991	73
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	142.31/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,132	17
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,804	140.42/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,533	16
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,277	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,158	8
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,573	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,753	3
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,593	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,820	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,803	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,831	6
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,417	159.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,263	12

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 May 8, 2024

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

Receipts 538Last week 906Year ago 492

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,905	160.00–170.00	163.36
1	—	2,435	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,461	130.00–140.00	136.27
17	—	1,498	141.00–144.00	142.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,396	119.00–129.00	124.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,159	85.00–97.50	90.62
18	—	1,260	108.00–118.00	114.46
9	—	904	35.00–60.00	40.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,804	139.00–144.00	140.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,604	185.00–191.50	187.30
19	—	1,486	180.00–185.00	182.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,622	183.00–186.00	185.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,433	185.00–190.75	188.11
39	—	1,561	184.50–189.50	187.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,502	180.00	180.00
6	—	1,517	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,332	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,277	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,573	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,402	188.00–190.50	188.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,423	182.50–185.00	183.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,165	180.50–181.00	180.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,344	176.00–177.00	176.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,803	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,417	158.00–160.00	159.68

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.