Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-09-04

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Sep 4
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,080 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 1,064▲ 279 vs year ago 801 · +34.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers 2.00-3.00 lower. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00 lower. Limited number of dairy steers this week, no comparison. No implant cattle bringing 4.00-5.00 higher this week. Many load lots, along with plenty of smaller groups in the offering today. Demand good throughout the sale both in the arena and online. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows steady to 1.00 lower. Boner and Lean cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls 1.00-5.00 lower.

Slaughter lambs: Not enough light lambs last week for comparison. Lambs 100-130 lbs 1.00 higher, 140 lbs steady, 150 lbs 2.00-5.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,389177.912,47119
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,563179.812,81084
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,372176.002,4159thin
Bulls—Average1,887158.182,98516
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,478135.712,00664
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,408131.131,84676
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,244107.001,33160
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,444161.692,33513
HeifersChoiceAverage1,370185.182,537124
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,320179.932,376157
SteersChoiceAverage1,492182.542,724367
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,270177.452,25321

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,239177.46/cwt176.00–178.002,19914
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,320181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,3892
Steers—Select and Choice1,336176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,3515
Steers—Choice1,397181.50/cwt179.00–184.002,536129
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,440184.38/cwt183.00–188.252,65549
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,553186.35/cwt184.00–189.502,8947
Steers—Choice1,570182.64/cwt181.00–183.002,867178
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,623182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,9624
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,128179.62/cwt179.00–181.002,0266
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,251180.50/cwt180.50–180.502,2589
Heifers—Select and Choice1,333179.91/cwt178.00–180.002,398142
Heifers—Choice1,366183.12/cwt181.50–184.002,50165
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,375187.45/cwt184.00–189.002,57759
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,715144.91/cwt139.00–151.002,4852
Bulls——1,912160.07/cwt154.00–166.003,06114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02379.28/cwt67.50–87.508115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09799.17/cwt92.00–106.001,08824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,394117.53/cwt110.00–124.001,63831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,408131.13/cwt125.00–133.501,84676
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478135.71/cwt134.00–140.002,00664
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,200176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,1123
Beef/Dairy Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,361180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,45010
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,458176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,5666
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,590179.78/cwt179.00–182.002,85974
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,433162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,32111
Dairy Steers—Choice1,505160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4082
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,389177.91/cwt175.00–180.002,47119

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.