Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 19, 2021

2,610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $132.16/cwt -6.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,147/hd at 868 lb · 291 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $135.09/cwt -4.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 836 lb · 177 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $123.67/cwt ≈ $1,031/hd at 834 lb · 153 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,610	3,411	1,898
Feeder cattle	2,310	3,051	1,848
Slaughter cattle	300	360	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 5.00 lower with the exception of 550-600 lbs 12.00 to 15.00 lower, feeder heifers 2.00 to 6.00 lower with the exception of 500 to 550 lbs 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand for this light offering of clean, eye appealing cattle was good. Farmer buyers were very active for the third week in a row. Flesh conditions were moderate. CME Live Cattle Futures down again for the seventh day in a row for both fats and feeders. The blistering rally in corn is wreaking havoc of the feeder cattle futures. Slaughter cows Breaker steady, Boner steady to 1.00 lower, Lean steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	5	202.00	$202.00	$806	-1.00
473–486	479	19	162.00–184.00	$168.49	$807	-14.69
541	541	5	160.00	$160.00	$866	-21.57
551–571	564	33	161.00–165.00	$163.39	$922	-13.41
617–648	629	46	159.00–164.00	$160.82	$1,012	-5.27
654–691	664	45	150.00–157.50	$151.91	$1,009	-3.33
700–721	710	86	145.50–157.00	$150.26	$1,067	-3.15
750–775	765	17	135.00–145.25	$140.33	$1,074	-11.94
803–845	836	177	131.50–146.00	$135.09	$1,129	-4.25
855–877	868	291	126.00–134.50	$132.16	$1,147	-6.52
904–938	923	143	125.00–127.75	$126.43	$1,167	-4.69
931	931	8	123.00	$123.00	$1,145	-8.12
965–991	975	79	123.00–128.50	$125.53	$1,224	-5.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–539	534	15	142.00–143.00	$142.74	$762	—
622–640	629	19	146.00–150.50	$147.69	$929	-5.31
684–687	684	72	124.25–125.00	$124.35	$851	—
700–719	708	23	114.00–141.00	$126.90	$898	+3.90
802–848	834	153	111.50–135.00	$123.67	$1,031	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1025	1023	48	123.50–126.00	$124.07	$1,269	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	10	130.25	$130.25	$840	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	6	156.00	$156.00	$683	-10.25
493	493	4	157.00	$157.00	$774	-10.92
503–548	523	39	157.00–160.00	$157.56	$824	-9.27
589	589	6	140.00	$140.00	$825	-12.67
600–628	618	68	135.00–145.00	$142.17	$879	-3.22
656–679	662	32	143.00–146.50	$145.60	$964	+1.16
700–736	714	146	135.00–138.00	$136.86	$977	+0.01
757–797	789	90	128.00–129.50	$128.90	$1,017	-6.39
839–848	841	104	121.00–124.25	$123.37	$1,038	-3.45
879–889	885	89	115.00–123.00	$120.67	$1,068	—
954	954	6	118.00	$118.00	$1,126	-9.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316	316	4	168.00	$168.00	$531	—
573	573	10	147.00	$147.00	$842	—
602–639	630	29	125.00–127.50	$126.92	$800	-4.29
708	708	14	132.00	$132.00	$935	—
848	848	66	105.75	$105.75	$897	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	5	135.00	$135.00	$837	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1312–1860	1473	75-80%	23	68.00–71.50	$69.34	$1,021	-0.66
1294–1845	1479	75-80%	77	62.00–67.25	$65.98	$976	-4.02
1495	1495	75-80%	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,151	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–1340	992	85-90%	3	17.50–37.00	$28.97	$287	—
1095	1095	85-90%	3	64.00	$64.00	$701	+15.70
968–1490	1154	85-90%	17	31.00–56.00	$43.51	$502	—
973–1765	1310	85-90%	35	57.50–63.00	$60.65	$795	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–2025	1615	65-75%	56	71.00–78.50	$75.74	$1,223	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1270	1045	80-85%	4	67.00	$67.00	$700	—
990–1605	1301	80-85%	33	64.00–69.50	$65.92	$858	—
1392–1410	1395	80-85%	7	62.00–62.25	$62.21	$868	+0.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–2500	1674	9	74.00–89.00	$81.79	$1,369	—
1238–2235	1695	18	90.50–101.50	$93.83	$1,590	—

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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.