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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Dec 10
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →
Receipts
1,523 head
▲ 198 vs last sale 1,325▲ 131 vs year ago 1,392 · +9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Good to very good demand for attractive quality throughout the sale with a handful of larger loads on offer. Weather forecasted to be bitter cold this weekend in the area and buyers showing a desire to have inventory on hand with the active bidding on the larger loads.

Compared to last week: Slaughter lambs 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter ewes 7.00 higher on limited comparable weights. Demand moderate on the large offering of slaughter lambs. Demand good for slaughter ewes and demand for feeder lambs remains strong.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,392205.002,8545thin
HeifersSelectAverage1,090225.262,45512
HeifersChoiceAverage1,413222.153,139535
SteersSelectAverage1,328223.602,96926
SteersChoiceAverage1,583222.263,518406

Every lot

11 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—SelectReturn to Feed1,328223.60/cwt220.00–226.002,96926
Steers—Choice1,440224.31/cwt220.00–226.503,23040
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,470225.37/cwt220.00–226.753,31356
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,542222.75/cwt218.50–224.503,43559
Steers—Choice1,561222.68/cwt220.00–223.003,476110
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,697220.16/cwt216.50–227.003,736137
Steers—Choice1,898211.00/cwt211.00–211.004,0054
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—SelectReturn to Feed1,090225.26/cwt220.00–232.002,45512
Heifers—Choice1,409222.36/cwt218.00–223.503,133406
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,425221.48/cwt220.00–223.003,156129
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,392205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,8545

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.
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