Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2024-11-06

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Nov 6
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
1,498 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1,497▲ 260 vs year ago 1,238 · +21.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the sale last week: Choice slaughter steers and heifers steady. No implant cattle showing no advantage this week. Many load lots, and smaller groups in the offering today. Good demand, both online and in the arena. Slaughter cows: Breaker and Boner cows steady to 1.00 lower. Lean cows steady. Bulls steady today.

Slaughter lambs: Limited number of light lambs last week. Lambs 80 lbs 32.00 higher. Lambs 120-150 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter ewes mostly steady to 10.00 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,220179.502,19022
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,337176.752,36327
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,558169.112,6349thin
Bulls—Average1,902141.492,69121
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,502139.702,09810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,469128.661,89054
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,768127.702,25819
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,27699.421,268135
Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,517168.002,5493thin
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,597165.632,64512
HeifersChoiceAverage1,429188.512,694405
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,257180.592,26961
SteersChoiceAverage1,546186.452,883518
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,406182.652,56940

Every lot

28 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,402181.90/cwt180.00–183.502,55011
Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,408182.94/cwt181.75–184.002,57629
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,410186.29/cwt184.00–188.002,627123
Steers—Choice1,420187.94/cwt184.00–189.002,66986
Steers—Choice1,543187.37/cwt185.75–188.002,89192
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,561186.14/cwt184.50–187.502,90620
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,686185.51/cwt183.75–188.503,128197
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,138179.84/cwt178.00–180.502,04725
Heifers—Select and ChoiceNatural1,224180.51/cwt180.00–181.002,2096
Heifers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,349180.06/cwt178.00–183.502,42919
Heifers—Select and Choice1,384183.23/cwt182.00–184.002,53611
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,421187.20/cwt184.50–189.002,660154
Heifers—Choice1,434189.31/cwt187.00–190.002,715251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,808147.13/cwt142.00–158.002,66010
Bulls——1,987136.36/cwt128.50–141.002,70911
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07779.20/cwt60.00–88.0085338
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,307101.72/cwt89.00–111.001,32964
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,1002
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,443118.25/cwt112.00–124.001,70633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,469128.66/cwt124.00–133.001,89054
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,527137.12/cwt134.00–144.002,0948
Cows—Premium White 65-75%1,768127.70/cwt125.00–129.002,25819
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,597165.63/cwt164.00–168.002,64512
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Choice1,517168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,5493
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,220179.50/cwt179.50–179.502,19022
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,337176.75/cwt175.00–177.002,36327
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and ChoiceCertified Prgms1,366168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,2954
Beef/Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,711170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,9095

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.