SF_LS769
Sioux Falls, SD    Mon Jan 28, 2018    USDA-SD Dept of Ag Market News

Sioux Falls Regional - Worthing, SD
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 01/28/2018
 
Receipts:  1553    Last Week:  4564    Year Ago:  6692
 
   Compared to last week:  Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 
higher; instances to 5.00 higher on 400-500 lbs heifers.  Good to very 
good demand, best demand on steers and heifers under 600 lbs.  Winter 
storm moved through the area causing many consigners to not bring cattle 
to the sale.  Plenty of buyers on the seats actively bidding on this 
reduced offering.  Flesh ranged from light to moderate.  Higher values on 
Live and Feeder Cattle contracts helped to support the market.  Slaughter 
cows 7.00 to 12.00 higher except Breaker cows 2.00 higher.  Bulls not 
well tested, higher undertones evident compared to Wednesday.  61 percent 
feeder cattle were over 600 lbs. 53 percent of feeders were steers; 47 
percent heifers.  Feeder cattle made up 97 percent of the run, balance 
slaughter cows and bulls.

             Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   18    373-393     377    193.00-201.00     197.81
   24    418-445     433    185.00-194.00     190.28
    4      405       405       209.00         209.00   Fancy
   20    458-490     474    175.00-190.00     183.68
   68    509-534     517    177.00-183.50     181.42
   92    575-596     588    162.50-170.00     166.45
  104    601-647     624    155.00-163.50     159.82
   80    651-694     687    150.50-159.00     157.10
   57    707-716     711    153.50-157.25     154.99
   88    754-786     776    144.00-146.50     144.99
    4      808       808       140.00         140.00
   33    853-884     864    136.00-140.00     138.51

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
    3      392       392       177.00         177.00
    3      433       433       175.00         175.00
   67    611-627     620    151.00-158.00     153.99
   35      691       691       138.00         138.00

                Feeder Steers Medium and Large 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   11      727       727       130.00         130.00

                      Feeder Steers Medium 2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   11      496       496        92.00          92.00
    7      681       681        94.00          94.00

                Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   24    372-399     385    162.50-166.00     164.28
   39    406-447     423    161.00-169.00     166.17
   38    450-476     467    157.00-168.00     161.92
   34    505-548     525    148.00-159.00     152.54
  127    564-596     584    146.00-153.00     148.70
  131    604-649     622    142.00-149.00     145.75
   64    655-689     672    134.00-144.00     141.02
    5      658       658       133.00         133.00   Fleshy
   40    659-665     661    144.50-146.00     145.55   Replacement
   23    709-739     723    138.00-142.00     140.08
   16    761-778     770    130.00-133.00     131.48
    6      868       868       127.00         127.00

               Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
 Head   Wt Range   Avg Wt    Price Range   Avg Price
   31      594       594       135.00         135.00
   74    650-661     651    132.50-137.00     136.69

   Slaughter Cows
           Pct Lean   Weight     Avg Dress      High Dress     Low Dress
Breakers   75-80     1390-1825   64.00-69.00        ---           ---
Boners     80-85     1125-1443   59.50-66.50        ---          53.00
Lean       85-90      945-1328   52.50-56.50    60.00-61.00   42.00-45.00

    Slaughter Bulls, Yield Grade 1-2
       Weight       Avg Dress   High Dress      Low Dress
      1550-1605       ---          ---          75.50-76.50
        

Source:  USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD
         Justin Lumpkin, Ross Kotewa
         605-372-8350
         www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SF_LS769.txt

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