Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-08-28

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Aug 28
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,064 head
▼ 323 vs last sale 1,387▼ 532 vs year ago 1,596 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers 1.00-2.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00 higher. Dairy steers steady to 5.00 higher. Drug free cattle bringing a premium. Several load lots, along with many smaller strings in the offering today. Good demand throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 3.00 lower. Boner cows steady. Lean cows mostly steady. Bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Slaughter lambs: Lambs 70 lbs 15.00 higher. Lambs 100 lbs 3.00-4.00 lower, 120140 lbs 9.00 lower. Slaughter ewes 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,368176.002,4082thin
Beef/Dairy HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,291175.002,25911
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,363178.002,4264thin
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,409176.932,49219
Bulls—Low1,701162.692,76735
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,496137.362,05599
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,544135.892,09813
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,478129.831,91972
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,117100.081,11837
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,557169.962,64741
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,419162.442,30536
HeifersChoiceAverage1,330186.112,476223
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,053186.041,96084
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,423185.262,63769
SteersChoiceAverage1,474184.752,722274

Every lot

34 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 Feed1,234192.05/cwt187.00–193.002,37038
Steers—Choice1,402184.53/cwt182.00–187.502,587128
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,403185.65/cwt185.00–186.502,60524
Steers—ChoiceNatural1,409190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,6775
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,506179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,69614
Steers—Choice1,534185.25/cwt183.00–187.252,84284
Steers—Select and Choice1,543181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,7933
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,659182.85/cwt182.00–183.003,03333
Steers—Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,829174.00/cwt174.00–174.003,18214
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,005186.55/cwt179.00–204.001,87574
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,166186.50/cwt186.50–186.502,1756
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,284186.13/cwt184.00–187.002,39044
Heifers—Choice1,341186.08/cwt184.00–188.002,495177
Heifers—ChoiceNatural1,393188.50/cwt188.50–188.502,6262
Heifers—Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,780176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,1334
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700164.83/cwt155.00–171.502,80232
Bulls——1,707139.85/cwt135.00–142.502,3873
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88183.02/cwt75.00–91.0073117
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,290105.80/cwt105.50–106.001,3654
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,324116.78/cwt110.00–124.001,54616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,478129.83/cwt125.00–133.001,91972
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496136.74/cwt134.00–141.002,04695
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,502152.13/cwt151.00–153.002,2854
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,544135.89/cwt135.00–141.002,09813
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,363178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,4264
Beef/Dairy Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,389177.50/cwt177.50–177.502,4658
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,423176.52/cwt174.00–178.002,51211
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,309164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,1474
Dairy Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,425167.79/cwt165.00–170.002,39118
Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,432162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,32028
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,436164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,3554
Dairy Steers—Choice1,661171.65/cwt170.00–172.002,85123
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,291175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,25911
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,368176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,4082

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.