Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-08-07

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Aug 7
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
997 head
▲ 356 vs last sale 641▲ 241 vs year ago 756 · +31.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers mostly 5.00-7.00 lower today. Limited number of choice slaughter heifers last week. No comparison. Dairy steers 6.00 higher with light numbers both weeks. Many load lots in the offering, along with plenty of smaller packages. CME markets steady today, after falling in the last week. Demand good in the stands and on the internet. Slaughter cows: Breaker and Boner cows steady. Lean cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls steady.

Slaughter lambs: Lambs 90 lbs 5.00-6.00 lower. Lambs 100 lbs 1.00 lower, 110-120 lbs mostly 2.00-4.00 lower, 130-140 lbs steady to 1.00 lower. Not enough slaughter ewes this week for comparison.

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 SteersChoiceAverage1,611191.213,0819thin
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,599180.192,8814thin
Bulls—Low1,921164.183,15421
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,453145.552,115119
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,708145.142,47910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,277133.421,70439
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,065104.381,11242
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,299177.852,31015
HeifersChoiceAverage1,348195.042,628156
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,220188.292,29739
SteersChoiceAverage1,475195.002,876265
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,353193.962,62488

Every lot

27 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 Feed1,224199.30/cwt194.00–204.002,43944
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,355186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,5209
Steers—Select and Choice1,390188.05/cwt187.00–191.002,61414
Steers—Choice1,421195.11/cwt193.00–198.502,773132
Steers—Choice1,526195.99/cwt195.00–206.002,99182
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,533193.14/cwt189.00–194.252,96151
Steers—Select and Choice1,565191.90/cwt190.00–192.253,00313
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,575185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,9142
Steers—Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,672188.00/cwt188.00–188.003,1436
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,167190.58/cwt186.00–193.002,22423
Heifers—ChoiceNatural1,273196.00/cwt196.00–196.002,4953
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,296185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,39816
Heifers—Choice1,349195.02/cwt193.00–196.002,631153
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,731152.65/cwt144.00–155.002,6424
Bulls——1,964165.31/cwt161.00–172.003,24715
Bulls——1,980178.76/cwt174.00–184.003,5392
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94676.92/cwt57.50–83.0072812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026104.99/cwt101.00–108.001,0777
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139118.52/cwt110.00–126.501,35023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277133.42/cwt127.00–138.001,70439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370160.20/cwt159.00–165.002,1953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455145.17/cwt139.00–154.002,112116
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,708145.14/cwt143.00–146.002,47910
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,388189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,6232
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,599180.19/cwt177.00–183.002,8814
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,675191.84/cwt190.00–193.003,2137
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,299177.85/cwt177.00–181.002,31015

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.