Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

1,155 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $126.49/cwt +0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,155/hd at 913 lb · 171 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $124.25/cwt -7.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 886 lb · 118 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.34/cwt -3.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 768 lb · 75 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,155	2,610	2,308
Feeder cattle	1,104	2,310	2,301
Slaughter cattle	51	300	7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold with sharply lower undertones to few today to make a meaningful comparison. Demand for this light offering of cattle was moderate. Farmer buyers were not as active today, as most are doing field work. Flesh conditions were light to moderately heavy. CME Live Cattle market is slightly higher today. The corn market continues to wreak havoc on the cattle feeders, the cost of gain rises daily. Slaughter cows Breaker and Boner steady to 1.00 higher, Lean to few to make a meaningful comparison. Bulls test to light to make a good comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	3	160.00	$160.00	$560	—
428	428	3	193.00	$193.00	$826	—
493–499	497	13	158.00	$158.00	$785	-10.49
508	508	3	155.00	$155.00	$787	-5.00
550–594	572	18	154.00–159.00	$156.58	$896	-6.81
606–620	617	29	153.00–163.00	$160.97	$993	+0.15
686–689	687	15	137.00–140.00	$138.86	$954	-13.05
721–741	730	16	136.50–147.00	$142.16	$1,038	-8.10
765–795	768	75	133.00–142.00	$136.34	$1,047	-3.99
803–818	810	12	125.00–133.00	$129.07	$1,045	-6.02
886	886	118	124.25	$124.25	$1,101	-7.91
906–925	913	171	123.00–128.60	$126.49	$1,155	+0.06
969	969	11	122.75	$122.75	$1,189	-2.78

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
544	544	4	125.00	$125.00	$680	-17.74
595	595	4	138.00	$138.00	$821	—
610–618	615	7	123.00–128.00	$125.87	$774	-21.82
700–737	729	73	120.00–130.00	$120.42	$878	-6.48
772	772	5	118.00	$118.00	$911	—
849	849	17	118.00	$118.00	$1,002	-5.67
936–946	941	15	113.50–119.00	$116.05	$1,092	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1014	1014	19	116.75	$116.75	$1,184	-7.32
1057	1057	24	120.25	$120.25	$1,271	—
1114	1114	15	115.25	$115.25	$1,284	—
1328	1328	9	112.25	$112.25	$1,491	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382	382	5	140.00	$140.00	$535	—
459	459	4	141.00	$141.00	$647	-16.00
508	508	3	159.00	$159.00	$808	+1.44
558–572	562	10	149.00–155.00	$153.17	$861	+13.17
600–601	601	34	133.50–135.00	$133.76	$804	-8.41
653–661	657	13	127.00–131.00	$128.86	$847	-16.74
722–733	724	63	122.00–124.00	$123.68	$895	-13.18
780	780	5	124.00	$124.00	$967	-4.90
825–836	835	42	120.00–125.00	$124.65	$1,041	+1.28
854	854	11	117.00	$117.00	$999	-3.67
917	917	3	113.00	$113.00	$1,036	—
994	994	15	105.50	$105.50	$1,049	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471	471	7	119.00	$119.00	$560	—
571–577	574	10	131.00–137.00	$134.02	$769	-12.98
630	630	4	111.00	$111.00	$699	-15.92
819	819	37	110.00	$110.00	$901	+4.25

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440	1440	75-80%	2	65.50	$65.50	$943	—
1325–1835	1552	75-80%	14	68.00–73.00	$70.27	$1,091	—
1710	1710	75-80%	2	80.00	$80.00	$1,368	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1505	1200	80-85%	10	64.00–67.50	$65.58	$787	—
1454–1610	1485	80-85%	5	69.50–73.00	$72.24	$1,073	—
1210–1850	1530	80-85%	2	55.50–60.50	$57.48	$879	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	85-90%	1	19.00	$19.00	$206	-45.00
1010–1505	1174	85-90%	5	51.00–55.00	$53.43	$627	+9.92
1175–1245	1210	85-90%	2	35.00–45.00	$39.86	$482	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1615	1615	1	89.50	$89.50	$1,445	—
1785–2220	2003	2	92.50–96.50	$94.72	$1,897	—

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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.