Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2025-01-15

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 15
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
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Receipts
1,600 head
▲ 356 vs last sale 1,244▲ 1,054 vs year ago 546 · +193.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Very good demand for this large offering of steers and heifers. The market was very active at the auction as the country trade ended last week at 205.00 and started early this week at 205.00-205.50. CME Live Cattle futures were higher, but still lagging behind the cash markets. Steer and heifer weights remain very heavy, the winter has been very dry, no snow cover, and the ground is frozen as temps have been cold, helping to keep cattle gaining easily.

Slaughter lambs under 100 lbs 40.00 to 50.00 lower, 100-130 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 130 lbs 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Moderate demand for slaughter lambs, less demand was seen for both non-traditional and traditional weight lambs as offerings have been large the last two weeks. Slaughter ewes 10.00 to 20.00 lower, moderate demand for both slaughter ewes and those replacement ewes that were offered.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,485205.613,05247
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,655204.753,38936
Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,562179.482,80438
HeifersChoiceAverage1,420207.672,948253
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,211203.282,46399
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,228208.812,56493
SteersChoiceAverage1,580205.553,248649

Every lot

18 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,228208.81/cwt208.00–214.002,56493
Steers—Choice1,470203.31/cwt201.00–206.002,98971
Steers—ChoiceReturn to Feed1,474209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,0814
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,560208.68/cwt203.00–213.003,255260
Steers—Choice1,568203.59/cwt203.00–208.003,192183
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,701203.19/cwt201.00–206.003,456131
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,153206.50/cwt206.50–206.502,38169
Heifers—Select and Choice1,251190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,37714
Heifers—ChoiceNatural1,349211.02/cwt208.00–212.002,84714
Heifers—Choice1,407205.95/cwt202.00–211.002,898104
Heifers—Select and Choice1,429201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,87216
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,437208.64/cwt205.50–211.502,998135
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,607205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,2949
Beef/Dairy Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,671204.67/cwt201.00–206.003,42027
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,441205.50/cwt205.50–205.502,96137
Beef/Dairy Heifers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,646206.00/cwt206.00–206.003,39110
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,544186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,87211
Dairy Steers—Choice1,570176.83/cwt173.00–178.002,77627

This sale against other markets

South Dakota weighted averages
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