Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 24, 2021

5,819 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction report →

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.84/cwt +2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,080/hd at 872 lb · 622 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $130.07/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,204/hd at 926 lb · 569 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.83/cwt -0.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 817 lb · 543 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	5,819	2,886
Feeder cattle	5,744	2,811
Slaughter cattle	75	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 to 4.00 higher with the exception of 700-750 lbs steady to 2.00 lower and 800 to 850 lbs steady to 1.00 higher, heifers steady to 2.00 higher with the exception of 550-600 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand for this large offering of green, light fleshed cattle was good. Several groups of preconditioned, bangs vaccinated heifers that were ready to be AI'd offered today. Several loads of preconditioned yearling steers that were ready to finish out offered as well. Very clean hided cattle ready to feed or go to grass. CME Feeder Cattle were up, while corn was lower. Late months of the CME Live Cattle board possibly helped the active market on the cattle of 1000 lbs. Slaughter cows unevenly steady in a light offering. Slaughter bulls to few to make a meaningful comparison.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	6	191.00	$191.00	$737	—
525	525	5	181.00	$181.00	$950	+10.65
585–598	588	34	167.00–173.00	$168.90	$993	+3.40
629–649	646	45	156.00–166.00	$159.96	$1,033	+7.48
689–691	690	19	150.00–157.00	$152.63	$1,053	+1.98
716–749	739	211	139.50–152.50	$143.53	$1,061	-3.13
750–786	769	268	137.50–154.00	$147.55	$1,135	+5.97
804–845	835	115	136.00–141.00	$139.36	$1,164	+0.22
854–884	871	352	125.00–140.00	$135.13	$1,177	+0.87
907–935	926	569	128.00–134.00	$130.07	$1,204	+1.07
951–998	980	310	122.50–132.50	$129.04	$1,265	+1.29

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1044	1036	327	123.50–126.75	$124.29	$1,288	-3.26
1064–1068	1067	71	121.00–123.50	$123.06	$1,313	—
1145	1145	41	115.50	$115.50	$1,322	—
1177	1177	246	121.50	$121.50	$1,430	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
546	546	7	168.00	$168.00	$917	—
591–599	594	15	151.00–159.00	$155.77	$925	+25.77
635–646	639	16	141.50–145.00	$142.83	$913	—
745–746	746	26	132.00–139.00	$133.08	$993	—
782 thin fleshed	782	16	115.00	$115.00	$899	—
789–795	791	29	130.50–133.00	$131.37	$1,039	-2.63
991	991	84	110.00	$110.00	$1,090	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1039–1046	1044	29	115.00–116.75	$116.33	$1,214	—
1126	1126	71	108.50	$108.50	$1,222	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409–437	429	14	160.50–166.00	$162.00	$695	+3.50
482–497	488	16	160.00–165.00	$163.09	$796	+6.13
535–548	543	12	140.00–151.00	$146.48	$795	+1.37
557–596	584	89	142.00–155.00	$145.98	$853	+5.54
639–648	643	25	135.00–138.50	$136.69	$879	+1.22
656–691	677	125	128.00–140.00	$133.49	$904	+0.38
725	725	33	125.50	$125.50	$910	+4.00
700–745	728	213	129.00–146.50	$134.47	$979	+12.97
752–794	778	369	123.00–131.75	$127.83	$995	+3.07
802–843	812	468	123.00–131.00	$126.48	$1,027	+0.63
845	845	75	121.75	$121.75	$1,029	-4.10
853–896	872	622	120.25–130.75	$123.84	$1,080	+2.63
900–947	926	232	117.50–125.25	$119.98	$1,111	-0.77
950–988	964	35	116.50–117.85	$117.34	$1,131	-0.16
986	986	15	107.50	$107.50	$1,060	-10.00
1095	1095	41	111.00	$111.00	$1,215	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	8	131.00	$131.00	$578	—
738–745	741	26	125.00–126.00	$125.43	$929	+10.32
880	880	13	118.50	$118.50	$1,043	-1.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1158	1158	8	110.00	$110.00	$1,274	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1060	935	85-90%	3	42.00–50.00	$47.13	$441	—
880–1355	1108	85-90%	16	56.00–64.50	$58.48	$648	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1665	1339	80-85%	19	66.00–69.00	$67.19	$900	+3.66

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1336–1670	1488	75-80%	15	69.00–75.00	$72.27	$1,075	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645–1830	1738	2	89.00–89.50	$89.24	$1,551	-1.01
1875	1875	1	93.50	$93.50	$1,753	—
2075	2075	1	100.50	$100.50	$2,085	—

↑ Back to top

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.