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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 14, 2021

3,409 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.71/cwt +2.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 928 lb · 347 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.90/cwt +4.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 817 lb · 341 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $134.77/cwt +5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,317/hd at 977 lb · 253 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,409 1,613 6,461
Feeder cattle 3,299 1,513 6,411
Slaughter cattle 110 100 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Much larger offering of cattle this week, steers and heifers 2.00 to 6.00 higher except 650-700lb steers 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 750-800lb steers 8.00 to 10.00 higher, 700-750lb heifers 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand for this large offering of cattle was good, 700-800lb steers and heifers made a full advance this week. Several semi loads of preconditioned, eye appealing steers and heifers made the auction exciting to record. CME Live Feeder cattle up today. CME Corn Futures down. Slaughter cows Breaker 1.00 to 2.00 lower, Boner steady, Lean 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 6 181.50 $181.50 $877 +19.50
596 596 4 147.00 $147.00 $876 -19.73
622–648 638 38 146.00–154.00 $149.45 $953 -13.80
650–678 670 73 149.00–158.00 $154.86 $1,038 -4.58
703–748 735 30 138.00–148.25 $140.96 $1,036 -0.07
761–788 770 138 143.10–147.50 $144.06 $1,109 +8.01
800–821 814 22 139.50–141.50 $140.87 $1,147 +8.61
862–894 878 197 129.50–143.50 $135.99 $1,194 +2.21
908–932 925 131 134.00–136.75 $134.79 $1,247 +7.19
960–989 977 253 131.00–135.50 $134.77 $1,317 +5.77
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1011–1038 1020 246 127.00–132.50 $130.69 $1,333 +5.44
1074–1096 1082 92 123.00–125.75 $124.72 $1,349 —
1126 1126 11 119.25 $119.25 $1,343 —
1176 1176 52 122.00 $122.00 $1,435 +3.75
1211 1211 48 119.50 $119.50 $1,447 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 5 166.00 $166.00 $905 —
582 582 7 134.00 $134.00 $780 -31.00
699 699 5 145.50 $145.50 $1,017 —
721 721 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,009 +8.00
780 780 4 141.00 $141.00 $1,100 —
886 886 21 124.00 $124.00 $1,099 —
993 993 13 118.00 $118.00 $1,172 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 594 10 108.00 $108.00 $642 —
720 720 4 126.00 $126.00 $907 —
942 942 23 111.00 $111.00 $1,046 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1213 1213 16 110.00 $110.00 $1,334 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 5 152.00 $152.00 $681 —
507 507 6 152.00 $152.00 $771 +7.00
568–580 573 24 140.00–149.50 $144.85 $830 +1.07
628–644 638 26 139.50–143.50 $140.81 $898 +0.16
653–665 663 60 138.50–141.50 $140.52 $932 +9.55
708–736 719 136 136.10–139.75 $137.08 $986 +9.07
762–773 771 105 129.50–137.00 $135.50 $1,045 +6.18
804–842 817 341 126.25–131.75 $129.90 $1,061 +4.98
853–886 857 219 126.25–128.35 $127.65 $1,094 +5.90
911–949 928 347 121.00–125.25 $122.71 $1,139 +2.71
966 966 196 120.00 $120.00 $1,159 +2.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533–542 538 9 137.00–142.00 $139.20 $749 —
567 567 6 125.00 $125.00 $709 —
684 684 4 130.75 $130.75 $894 —
766 766 4 125.00 $125.00 $958 +6.00
967 967 9 110.00 $110.00 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
554 554 7 102.00 $102.00 $565 —
824 824 7 95.00 $95.00 $783 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $844 —
1045–1485 1253 80-85% 33 64.00–69.50 $67.08 $841 —
1782 1782 80-85% 5 59.50 $59.50 $1,060 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1630 1387 75-80% 25 69.00–76.00 $71.05 $985 —
1485–1875 1608 75-80% 5 63.00–67.50 $65.90 $1,060 -2.10
1765 1765 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,394 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $637 —
890–1238 1091 85-90% 10 56.50–62.50 $60.26 $657 —
910–1400 1125 85-90% 4 21.00–33.00 $29.18 $328 -33.72
935–1302 1145 85-90% 6 41.00–55.00 $50.01 $573 -12.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1790 1593 2 79.00–84.00 $81.19 $1,293 —
1495–2175 1788 4 88.00–92.00 $90.40 $1,616 —

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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.