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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

4,072 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $136.03/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 825 lb · 282 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.93/cwt +4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 671 lb · 276 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.09/cwt +7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $881/hd at 620 lb · 251 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,072 3,491 3,081
Feeder cattle 4,029 3,460 2,971
Slaughter cattle 43 31 110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of 6.00 to 9.00 higher on 500-550 lbs, 600-700 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 lower, 600-700 lbs 4.00 to 7.00 higher, over 700 lbs 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand for this large offering of eye appealing cattle was good to very good. Flesh conditions were light to moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold with higher undertones in a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 9 202.00 $202.00 $661 -0.01
352–377 369 9 196.00–207.50 $199.66 $737 +1.98
414–435 424 13 191.00 $191.00 $810 +3.19
433 unweaned 433 4 172.00 $172.00 $745 —
450–497 482 94 181.00–192.00 $187.67 $905 +1.86
504–545 523 31 175.50–185.50 $179.31 $938 +9.77
550–589 577 197 159.00–170.00 $164.54 $949 +1.39
602–649 637 219 146.25–158.00 $152.60 $972 -3.29
653–698 681 155 143.75–156.50 $153.01 $1,042 +0.23
701–736 714 171 143.50–153.00 $149.42 $1,067 +3.66
720 720 21 139.75 $139.75 $1,006 -6.01
755–799 774 217 134.00–147.50 $140.33 $1,086 +2.77
799 799 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,039 -7.56
804–844 825 282 133.00–138.75 $136.03 $1,122 +2.35
857–894 876 116 126.00–134.75 $130.32 $1,142 -0.57
910–942 937 77 126.50–133.00 $127.53 $1,195 +3.06
951–999 978 96 123.00–128.25 $125.91 $1,231 -1.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–393 379 10 162.50–188.00 $174.76 $662 +14.76
422 422 15 179.00 $179.00 $755 +2.00
475 thin fleshed 475 15 189.50 $189.50 $900 —
498 498 4 169.00 $169.00 $842 +10.00
540 540 4 165.00 $165.00 $891 +0.19
554–560 thin fleshed 558 25 160.00 $160.00 $893 —
562–597 585 35 153.00–159.00 $157.81 $923 +19.81
630 thin fleshed 630 18 155.00 $155.00 $976 —
636–647 641 18 134.00–141.00 $137.42 $881 —
655–691 663 24 140.00 $140.00 $928 —
740 740 16 136.50 $136.50 $1,010 —
916 916 8 119.00 $119.00 $1,090 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1012 1012 31 122.50 $122.50 $1,240 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1058–1075 1070 26 123.50–126.00 $124.17 $1,329 +16.17
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–531 522 6 145.00–164.00 $151.11 $789 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313–321 318 7 160.00–165.00 $162.89 $518 -11.67
368–388 382 21 158.00–171.00 $164.07 $627 -2.45
412–446 435 21 156.00–162.00 $158.07 $688 +0.44
454–495 481 72 149.50–158.00 $154.83 $745 -3.92
509–541 528 144 144.00–154.00 $148.08 $782 -5.94
555–588 577 98 136.50–146.00 $140.40 $810 -6.79
578 578 10 134.00 $134.00 $775 -13.19
589 unweaned 589 7 126.00 $126.00 $742 —
600–647 620 251 131.50–150.00 $142.09 $881 +7.16
654–699 671 276 130.00–143.00 $136.93 $919 +4.08
709–748 724 125 124.25–137.75 $132.44 $959 +3.61
756–799 776 223 121.00–132.75 $126.67 $983 +1.54
807–815 811 37 122.50–124.00 $123.27 $1,000 +0.91
868–875 872 19 120.00 $120.00 $1,046 +0.50
906–919 916 40 119.50–121.50 $121.07 $1,109 —
978 978 13 118.50 $118.50 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–393 382 30 157.00–164.00 $161.78 $618 —
439 439 9 154.50 $154.50 $678 +8.68
459 459 4 147.00 $147.00 $675 -2.00
513–538 529 15 131.00–141.00 $135.03 $714 -5.16
542 thin fleshed 542 7 132.00 $132.00 $715 —
554–595 578 44 124.00–139.75 $132.59 $766 -4.03
611–631 623 28 128.00–131.00 $128.95 $803 —
686 686 4 118.00 $118.00 $809 —
712 712 25 127.50 $127.50 $908 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
693 693 12 113.00 $113.00 $783 —
945 945 11 105.50 $105.50 $997 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 6 159.00 $159.00 $633 +8.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1111 1111 4 111.00 $111.00 $1,233 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1665 1435 75-80% 19 64.00–66.50 $64.56 $926 -3.44
1850 1850 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $1,147 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1370 1242 80-85% 7 56.50–62.50 $59.64 $741 —
1448 1448 80-85% 2 65.00 $65.00 $941 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1205 1057 85-90% 3 45.00–56.00 $51.87 $548 —
1185 1185 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $474 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–2560 1824 9 73.00–88.00 $82.71 $1,509 —
2435 2435 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,875 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.