Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-07-24

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jul 24
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
747 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 667▲ 235 vs year ago 512 · +45.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Choice slaughter steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, with instances of 3.00 higher in no implant heifers. No implant cattle topping the market. Not enough dairy steers for comparison. Several load lots, along with plenty of smaller groups in the offering today. Good demand. Slaughter cows: 1.00-6.00 higher. Boner cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Lean cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Limited number of bulls for comparison.

Slaughter lambs: Lambs 60-70 lbs 12.00-14.00 lower, 80 lbs steady to 1.00 lower. Lambs 100 lbs 10.00 lower, 110-120 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, 130-140 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower. Ewes mostly steady to 6.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,418184.572,6179thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,380194.002,6772thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,272186.002,3663thin
Bulls—Low1,838163.383,00212
CowsPremium White 65-75%High1,522149.922,28211
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,507148.952,245137
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,234128.821,59016
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,042101.531,05820
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,366163.002,2274thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,531166.502,5496thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,335199.282,661182
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,321190.212,51232
SteersChoiceAverage1,419199.042,824181
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,360194.612,64730

Every lot

29 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,149194.84/cwt190.00–196.002,23912
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,359199.95/cwt199.00–201.502,71784
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,381195.50/cwt195.50–195.502,7007
Steers—Select and Choice1,410194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,7352
Steers—Choice1,423198.81/cwt198.00–199.002,82946
Steers—Choice1,509197.57/cwt197.00–198.502,98137
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,524198.23/cwt196.00–201.003,02114
Steers—Select and Choice1,614193.75/cwt193.75–193.753,1279
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,165192.03/cwt190.00–198.002,2378
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,279199.84/cwt197.50–202.002,55673
Heifers—Select and Choice1,363189.41/cwt187.00–193.002,58221
Heifers—Choice1,373198.91/cwt196.00–199.502,731109
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,440191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,7503
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445151.98/cwt151.00–153.002,1962
Bulls——1,916165.66/cwt161.00–171.003,17410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%980102.79/cwt90.00–110.001,00716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234128.82/cwt125.00–135.001,59016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26370.00/cwt70.00–70.008842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,313122.99/cwt120.00–126.001,6152
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,460146.52/cwt139.00–149.502,1396
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466153.54/cwt152.00–164.002,25127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,517147.82/cwt138.00–151.002,242110
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,597154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,4595
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,418184.57/cwt183.00–186.002,6179
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,475164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,4193
Dairy Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,587169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,6823
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,272186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,3663
Beef/Dairy Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,380194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,6772
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,366163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,2274

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.