Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-06-19

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jun 19
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
909 head
▲ 167 vs last sale 742▼ 243 vs year ago 1,152 · −21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Limited number of Choice slaughter steers last week, no trend applicable. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, with no implant heifers topping the sale at 2.02. Dairy steers 1.00-2.00 higher today. Several load lots, along with plenty of smaller strings offered today. Demand was good throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker and Boner cows were steady. No enough lean cows or bulls for comparison.

Slaughter lambs: 70lbs sharply lower, 80 lbs 15.00-17.00 lower, 90 lbs 23.0-27.00 lower. Lambs 110-120 lbs 19.00-24.00 lower, 130 lbs mostly 25.00-26.00 lower. Slaughter ewes 5.00 lower.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,419186.502,6465thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,433188.642,70319
Bulls—Average1,814164.452,98413
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,545147.632,2819thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,486140.972,09564
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,506127.291,91724
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96686.6883821
Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,320164.002,1652thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,640168.452,76328
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,503162.302,43925
HeifersChoiceAverage1,319196.942,597195
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,321192.332,54180
SteersChoiceAverage1,514196.782,979228
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,388191.462,65763

Every lot

31 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,237194.74/cwt192.00–196.002,40926
Steers—Select and ChoiceNatural1,360187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,54311
Steers—Choice1,421197.45/cwt194.50–200.002,80681
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,423199.58/cwt199.00–200.002,84012
Steers—Select and Choice1,495183.63/cwt183.00–185.002,7456
Steers—Choice1,557195.94/cwt193.50–199.003,051109
Steers—Select and Choice1,567192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,00920
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,647199.13/cwt199.00–200.003,28015
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,690194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,27911
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,201196.05/cwt193.00–196.502,35521
Heifers—Choice1,302196.52/cwt193.00–198.002,559110
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,340197.48/cwt196.50–202.002,64685
Heifers—Select and Choice1,364191.01/cwt190.00–191.502,60559
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,794170.89/cwt168.00–176.003,0666
Bulls——1,824160.92/cwt159.00–165.002,9356
Bulls——1,880147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,7641
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93390.99/cwt80.00–103.0084915
Cows—Lean 85-90%98738.46/cwt27.50–47.503803
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,112113.37/cwt110.00–119.001,2613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310147.59/cwt147.00–148.001,9332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,492140.76/cwt134.00–146.002,10062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,506127.29/cwt121.00–131.001,91724
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,545147.63/cwt146.00–149.002,2819
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,377165.63/cwt164.00–168.002,2815
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,465161.38/cwt161.00–162.002,36417
Dairy Steers—Choice1,603167.26/cwt166.00–169.002,68124
Dairy Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,862175.61/cwt173.00–178.003,2704
Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,927162.00/cwt162.00–162.003,1223
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,433188.64/cwt186.50–191.502,70319
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,320164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,1652
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,419186.50/cwt186.50–186.502,6465

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.