Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-09-11

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Sep 11
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
812 head
▼ 268 vs last sale 1,080▼ 562 vs year ago 1,374 · −40.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers 2.00-4.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 2.00 higher. No implant and drug free heifers bringing a premium. Not enough dairy steers this week for comparison. Several load lots, along with many smaller packages in the offering. Demand good. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows steady to 1.00 lower with limited numbers today. Boner cows 2.00 lower. Lean cows steady. Bulls 2.00 lower.

Slaughter lambs: Limited number of light lambs this week. Lambs 80 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Lambs 100-120 lbs 9.00-12.00 lower, 130-140 lbs 7.00-10.00 lower, 150 lbs 11.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter ewes: 2.00-5.00 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 SteersChoiceAverage1,486175.722,6118thin
Bulls—Low1,895155.952,95521
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,484135.032,00415
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,475129.471,91042
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,756129.392,2726thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,359113.661,54430
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,285173.002,2233thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,183184.912,18823
HeifersChoiceAverage1,385184.332,552185
SteersChoiceAverage1,499185.332,779299
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,387182.702,53460

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceNatural1,116193.50/cwt193.50–193.502,1596
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,213181.50/cwt181.50–181.502,2028
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,302182.41/cwt182.00–182.752,37510
Steers—ChoiceNatural1,377187.18/cwt187.00–188.002,57711
Steers—Choice1,447185.48/cwt184.00–187.752,68456
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,456185.90/cwt185.25–188.002,707102
Steers—Select and Choice1,473181.17/cwt181.00–181.752,66922
Steers—Select and Choice1,529181.36/cwt181.00–181.502,77314
Steers—Choice1,535184.51/cwt183.50–187.252,83277
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,612184.89/cwt182.25–185.502,98053
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceNatural1,137185.25/cwt182.00–187.502,10613
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,211186.50/cwt186.50–186.502,2597
Heifers—Select and Choice1,318179.75/cwt179.75–179.752,3693
Heifers—Choice1,380183.62/cwt181.00–186.252,534149
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,404187.29/cwt185.00–188.752,63036
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,877145.45/cwt141.00–150.002,7303
Bulls——1,898157.70/cwt153.00–168.002,99318
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92060.00/cwt60.00–60.005521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,134101.21/cwt95.00–109.001,1484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,412117.80/cwt111.00–124.001,66325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,475129.47/cwt127.00–133.001,91042
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484135.03/cwt134.50–135.502,00415
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,756129.39/cwt128.50–134.002,2726
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,285173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,2233
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,486175.72/cwt173.00–179.752,6118

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.