Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 1, 2021

6,118 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $129.77/cwt -3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 869 lb · 562 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.18/cwt -4.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 723 lb · 389 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $130.93/cwt -5.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 827 lb · 378 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,118	5,817	2,427
Feeder cattle	5,973	5,685	2,297
Slaughter cattle	145	132	130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower except 450-500 1.00 to 2.00 higher, heifers steady to 3.00 lower except 450-550 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Another very large offering of attractive cattle this week. Demand for this large offering was very good. Farmer buyers were very active. Flesh conditions were light to good this week. CME Live Cattle Market was lower today. Slaughter cows 7.00 to 10.00 lower in a lighter test. Slaughter bulls to few to make a meaningful comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	392	6	183.00–186.00	$185.02	$725	-11.09
402–438	420	53	182.00–195.00	$188.54	$792	+3.51
456–499	471	58	172.00–188.00	$182.42	$859	+2.99
509–548	531	99	172.00–182.50	$177.77	$944	-4.78
553–590	573	117	157.50–176.50	$168.73	$967	-1.63
607–643	624	239	151.00–164.50	$159.20	$993	-2.79
650–698	676	282	142.00–158.00	$147.90	$1,000	-9.97
701–745	723	389	139.00–151.00	$145.18	$1,050	-4.27
750–797	777	288	135.00–144.00	$138.54	$1,076	-6.14
803–843	827	378	126.00–134.00	$130.93	$1,083	-5.54
850–897	869	562	122.00–134.00	$129.77	$1,128	-3.17
901–945	920	123	124.00–127.60	$126.71	$1,166	-3.68
954–996	967	129	121.25–126.00	$124.84	$1,207	-3.82

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1004–1043	1030	130	121.00–123.75	$122.21	$1,259	-5.70
1061–1070	1064	23	118.50–119.75	$119.31	$1,269	-3.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–436	432	10	173.00–178.00	$175.98	$760	—
455	455	5	167.00	$167.00	$760	+22.75
504	504	11	183.00	$183.00	$922	—
584	584	34	159.00	$159.00	$929	-1.00
649	649	16	143.75	$143.75	$933	-6.53
663–695	679	42	139.00–149.00	$142.18	$965	-4.53
734	734	4	138.00	$138.00	$1,013	—
782	782	10	130.25	$130.25	$1,019	+2.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	10	162.50	$162.50	$525	—
370–393	380	27	160.00–169.00	$163.65	$622	-8.50
409–444	436	69	160.00–170.00	$165.15	$720	-1.51
453–496	484	74	155.00–166.00	$161.45	$781	+5.92
501–546	527	150	144.00–157.00	$149.38	$787	-2.01
557–595	569	151	140.00–150.00	$144.56	$823	-2.99
600–645	614	244	133.00–150.00	$140.57	$863	-2.00
652–698	682	271	128.75–144.00	$133.57	$911	-3.36
701–746	722	251	125.50–136.00	$130.79	$944	-1.49
750–788	766	253	123.00–125.25	$124.13	$951	-2.74
804–843	827	284	118.50–125.10	$123.14	$1,018	-2.11
854–892	859	132	119.00–122.50	$121.95	$1,048	-3.67
902–949	925	129	115.25–122.75	$119.59	$1,106	—
966	966	9	113.50	$113.50	$1,096	-10.55

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
407–442	428	18	145.00–155.00	$149.07	$638	+3.07
531–548	534	35	142.00–143.00	$142.21	$759	+1.21
599	599	5	133.00	$133.00	$797	-2.00
621–648	642	55	127.00–134.00	$129.68	$833	—
679	679	33	128.00	$128.00	$869	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1683	1462	75-80%	30	60.00–65.00	$62.51	$914	—
1380–1719	1581	75-80%	15	56.00–61.50	$57.67	$912	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1453–1825	1616	65-75%	41	62.50–68.00	$65.69	$1,062	-8.71

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1263	1263	80-85%	2	61.00	$61.00	$770	-0.29
1145–1523	1330	80-85%	31	54.00–61.50	$57.24	$761	—
1540	1540	80-85%	1	55.00	$55.00	$847	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1165	1106	85-90%	15	46.50–55.00	$53.67	$594	-4.33
980–1225	1111	85-90%	4	42.00–47.00	$44.18	$491	-13.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1765	1765	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,518	—

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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.