Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-07-17

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jul 17
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
667 head
▼ 373 vs last sale 1,040▼ 387 vs year ago 1,054 · −36.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Light test for choice slaughter steers today. No comparison. Choice slaughter heifers 5.00 lower, 1.00-3.00 lower in heifers with no implants. Most of the auction consisted of small groups, along with a consignment of over two load lots of heifers. Demand was good, both online and in the stands. Slaughter cows: Breaker and Boner cows mostly steady. Lean cows steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 higher.

Slaughter lambs: Lambs 60 lbs 13.00-19.00 lower, 70 lbs 10.00-12.00 lower, 80 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower. Lambs 100 lbs 8.00 lower, 110 lbs 16.00-19.00 lower,, 120-140 lbs 11.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,283187.002,39914
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,518190.222,88814
Bulls—Low1,860169.973,16127
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,589145.792,31723
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,414141.552,00248
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,459127.451,85930
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07999.491,07315
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,553167.542,60118
HeifersChoiceAverage1,408197.322,777194
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,194194.212,32057
SteersChoiceAverage1,476195.802,88979
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,363192.942,63071

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,259195.48/cwt190.00–205.002,46137
Steers—Choice1,417195.53/cwt193.50–199.002,77138
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,417190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,6923
Steers—Select and Choice1,454190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,76325
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,524195.88/cwt193.00–196.752,98539
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,597191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,0506
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,648199.50/cwt199.50–199.503,2882
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,084197.37/cwt190.00–198.502,13928
Heifers—Choice1,300197.33/cwt194.50–198.752,56562
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,301191.16/cwt191.00–192.002,48729
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,458197.32/cwt196.00–199.752,877132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,764154.87/cwt152.00–157.502,7325
Bulls——1,832188.53/cwt184.00–191.003,4545
Bulls——1,896168.95/cwt160.00–176.003,20317
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87386.00/cwt86.00–86.007514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,127101.34/cwt93.00–110.001,1429
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,273118.13/cwt113.00–122.001,5042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,414141.55/cwt135.00–150.002,00248
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,459127.45/cwt123.00–134.001,85930
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,589145.79/cwt142.00–149.002,31723
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,518190.22/cwt188.00–193.002,88814
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,221187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,2838
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select and Choice1,366187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,5546
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,482163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,4165
Dairy Steers—Choice1,580169.28/cwt163.00–170.502,67513

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.