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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Oct 1
● Final9 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
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Receipts
934 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 904▲ 934 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Moderate for this lighter offering of steers and heifers. As the Live Cattle futures have rolled down to the $231 level, and boxed beef values continue to decline, packer buyers have set their sights to buy cattle lower. Weights of cattle remain heavy but these cattle grade very high. 5 full loads of steers, 2 full loads of heifers, balance part loads and stock trailer loads.

Slaughter lambs steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 10.00 to 20.00 lower, instances of 25.00 to 30.00 lower. Good demand for this nice offering of very attractive traditional weight slaughter lambs. Moderate demand for feeder lambs, of which there were few, light demand for slaughter ewes.

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 SteersChoiceAverage1,423231.403,29224
HeifersChoiceAverage1,351233.073,148182
SteersChoiceAverage1,561232.703,631351

Every lot

9 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,431230.98/cwt230.00–232.003,30518
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,457235.00/cwt235.00–235.003,42414
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,512234.12/cwt230.00–235.003,54054
Steers—Choice1,544232.13/cwt229.50–232.753,584130
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,624232.67/cwt230.50–233.003,779135
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,334234.73/cwt230.00–235.003,13191
Heifers—Choice1,367231.41/cwt225.00–233.503,16391
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,302233.00/cwt233.00–233.003,03413
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,565229.50/cwt229.50–229.503,59211

This sale against other markets

South Dakota weighted averages
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