Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-09-25

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Sep 25
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,084 head
▼ 333 vs last sale 1,417▼ 681 vs year ago 1,765 · −38.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Choice slaughter steers steady to 1.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 lower, with light numbers this week. Several load lots of mostly steers, along with many smaller packages in the offering today. Demand good, both in the arena and online. Slaughter cows: Limited number of breaker cows. No comparison. Boner and Lean cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls remain steady.

Slaughter lambs: Limited number of light lambs both weeks. Lambs 80 lbs 2.00 lower. Lambs 100 lbs 13.00 higher, 110-130 lbs 6.00-9.00 lower, 140 lbs 9.00-10.00 lower, 150 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter ewes 6.00-7.00 lower.

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 SteersChoiceAverage1,550177.702,75418
Bulls—Low1,958150.122,93913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,501136.302,0464thin
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,714131.762,25820
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,664130.292,16854
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,319111.751,47495
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,395158.622,21313
HeifersChoiceAverage1,436186.922,68482
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,338180.072,409164
SteersChoiceAverage1,532185.412,840448
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,488182.092,70958

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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,313191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,5082
Steers—Choice1,374186.96/cwt185.50–188.002,569113
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,387184.95/cwt184.50–187.502,56513
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,393180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,5079
Steers—Select and Choice1,409181.15/cwt180.00–182.002,55215
Steers—Select and Choice1,515182.75/cwt182.75–182.752,76922
Steers—Choice1,544185.86/cwt185.00–189.502,87086
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,611184.53/cwt183.50–188.002,973236
Steers—Select and ChoiceHeavy Weight1,667182.15/cwt182.00–182.253,03610
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,179180.84/cwt175.00–184.752,13211
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,251181.89/cwt181.75–182.502,27511
Heifers—Select and Choice1,357179.87/cwt177.50–182.002,441142
Heifers—Choice1,431186.65/cwt185.25–188.502,67168
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,460188.21/cwt187.75–188.502,74814
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,570141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,2143
Bulls——2,074152.85/cwt149.00–156.003,17010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01859.45/cwt46.00–75.006055
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,193104.55/cwt95.00–110.001,24725
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,391118.54/cwt112.00–124.001,64965
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501136.30/cwt135.00–137.002,0464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,664130.29/cwt125.00–133.002,16854
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,714131.76/cwt129.50–135.002,25820
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,458178.19/cwt177.00–180.502,59814
Beef/Dairy Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,870176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,2914
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,395158.62/cwt157.00–160.002,21313

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.