Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

2,886 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.85/cwt +4.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,029/hd at 818 lb · 344 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $129.00/cwt +2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,202/hd at 932 lb · 291 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $139.14/cwt +1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 831 lb · 265 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,886	1,745	2,823
Feeder cattle	2,811	1,680	2,763
Slaughter cattle	75	65	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher with instances of 5.00 higher on 800-900 lbs. Demand for this attractive offering of clean hided cattle was good. The lighter cattle are getting harder to find making the market for them more active than last week. Cattle weighing over 800 lbs were really actively sought after. Several loads of cattle over 850 lbs today. The CME Live Feeder Market was higher along with corn. Slaughter cows were unevenly steady. 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
512–515	514	14	167.50–175.50	$170.35	$876	+2.90
564	564	7	165.50	$165.50	$933	+2.12
620–622	621	20	150.00–154.50	$152.48	$947	-3.52
651–688	672	95	146.00–155.75	$150.65	$1,012	+4.62
703–744	725	53	140.50–155.00	$146.66	$1,063	+6.16
754–799	783	35	139.00–146.00	$141.58	$1,109	+5.03
807–843	831	265	135.00–141.00	$139.14	$1,156	+1.88
872–882	875	48	133.75–135.50	$134.26	$1,175	—
903–942	932	291	127.50–131.00	$129.00	$1,202	+2.15
970	970	64	127.75	$127.75	$1,239	+4.44

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1013–1043	1024	257	124.25–128.60	$127.55	$1,306	+7.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
351	351	7	172.00	$172.00	$604	—
419	419	10	135.00	$135.00	$566	—
470	470	4	128.00	$128.00	$602	—
571	571	8	130.00	$130.00	$742	—
700–715	706	10	128.00–146.00	$135.29	$955	—
794	794	4	134.00	$134.00	$1,064	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
357	357	6	158.00	$158.00	$564	—
449	449	7	158.50	$158.50	$712	—
462–488	470	13	150.50–160.00	$156.96	$738	+7.96
513–521	520	20	140.00–146.00	$145.11	$755	-3.89
570–590	579	71	138.50–144.00	$140.44	$813	-1.56
626–635	632	18	133.25–139.00	$135.47	$856	-4.51
655–694	669	161	129.00–136.50	$133.11	$891	—
748	748	3	121.50	$121.50	$909	-3.69
774–786	784	123	122.50–125.35	$124.76	$978	+9.11
816–842	818	344	119.50–126.50	$125.85	$1,029	+4.57
852–887	869	219	118.85–124.25	$121.21	$1,053	+6.94
924	924	61	120.75	$120.75	$1,116	+5.64
962	962	38	117.50	$117.50	$1,130	+4.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473–485	477	27	115.00–150.50	$137.18	$654	—
594	594	9	134.25	$134.25	$797	—
682–690	686	17	126.00	$126.00	$864	—
732–748	744	19	114.00–115.50	$115.11	$856	—
863	863	5	119.50	$119.50	$1,031	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	9	116.00	$116.00	$795	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1595	1336	80-85%	11	62.00–66.50	$63.53	$849	+1.89
1408	1408	80-85%	2	57.75	$57.75	$813	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1085	1038	85-90%	2	16.00–31.00	$23.84	$247	—
1065	1065	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$479	—
1095–1323	1273	85-90%	10	56.50–61.50	$59.02	$751	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1610	1443	75-80%	10	69.50–72.50	$71.39	$1,030	-2.11
1340–1825	1583	75-80%	2	62.50–66.00	$63.98	$1,013	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–2020	1627	9	76.00–88.50	$84.55	$1,376	—
1735	1735	2	90.00–90.50	$90.25	$1,566	—

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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.