Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

1,090 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $146.80/cwt -2.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,091/hd at 743 lb · 80 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $139.07/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 779 lb · 80 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.16/cwt +2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 635 lb · 50 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,090	2,893	4,433
Feeder cattle	890	2,653	4,303
Slaughter cattle	200	240	130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady, except feeder heifers 450-500 lbs up 10.00. Demand for this light offering of attractive feeder cattle was good. Receipts this week were light again due to the frigid temperatures across the country. Flesh conditions were good. Slaughter Breaker cows 2.00 higher, Boner and Lean cows sold with higher undertones in a light test. Slaughter Bulls steady in a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	7	188.00	$188.00	$722	—
424	424	7	187.00	$187.00	$793	-8.45
463–480	478	27	183.00–194.00	$184.18	$880	-7.32
521	521	20	178.00	$178.00	$927	-0.74
564–588	569	33	160.00–165.00	$163.26	$929	-3.69
606–648	635	50	156.50–160.50	$159.16	$1,011	+2.86
655–694	669	20	149.00–160.50	$156.32	$1,046	+5.92
717–748	743	80	143.50–152.25	$146.80	$1,091	-2.38
759–797	779	80	135.50–144.00	$139.07	$1,083	-1.33
805–846	830	43	127.00–137.75	$135.92	$1,128	-0.89
867	867	19	132.75	$132.75	$1,151	+1.89
897	897	5	121.00	$121.00	$1,085	-9.86
919–926	922	42	130.85–132.10	$131.56	$1,213	+0.06

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1059	1059	17	125.00	$125.00	$1,324	—
1203	1203	21	122.00	$122.00	$1,468	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
489	489	8	166.00	$166.00	$812	+8.00
516	516	7	141.00	$141.00	$728	—
584	584	7	158.00	$158.00	$923	+1.16

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471–498	490	43	159.00–166.50	$161.74	$793	+10.06
513	513	6	156.50	$156.50	$803	+0.42
598	598	8	135.50	$135.50	$810	-13.59
618–634	622	41	132.00–142.50	$138.61	$862	-4.26
686	686	24	137.75	$137.75	$945	+4.62
711–740	724	23	130.00–136.50	$131.68	$953	+2.47
754–796	766	48	124.50–127.50	$126.84	$972	+6.84
820	820	3	118.00	$118.00	$968	-7.75
842	842	27	127.00	$127.00	$1,069	+1.25
851	851	7	124.50	$124.50	$1,059	-1.25
906	906	14	123.00	$123.00	$1,114	-0.60
995	995	21	120.00	$120.00	$1,194	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381	381	5	154.00	$154.00	$587	—
447	447	9	156.00	$156.00	$697	+1.00
496	496	6	145.00	$145.00	$719	—
648	648	4	126.00	$126.00	$816	-8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1745	1359	75-80%	162	67.50–75.00	$71.08	$966	+13.08
1225–1875	1585	75-80%	4	66.00–67.00	$66.19	$1,049	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1243–1303	1267	80-85%	5	69.00–71.50	$70.03	$887	—
1075–1573	1437	80-85%	8	66.50–69.50	$67.53	$970	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1128–1300	1213	85-90%	7	64.50	$64.50	$782	—
1145–1300	1223	85-90%	2	56.00–58.00	$57.06	$698	—
1303	1303	85-90%	3	69.50	$69.50	$906	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1915	1605	2	72.00–85.00	$79.76	$1,280	—
1175–1900	1699	9	89.00–93.50	$91.47	$1,554	—

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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.