Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

1,274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $143.65/cwt +5.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,419/hd at 988 lb · 120 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.00/cwt +9.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,327/hd at 903 lb · 99 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $160.79/cwt -3.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,349/hd at 839 lb · 85 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,274	2,505
Feeder cattle	1,136	2,385
Slaughter cattle	138	120

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, higher undertones were evident. Demand for this light offering of green cattle was good. Several groups of crossbred cattle sold, they were hauled in Saturday. A few nice packages were weaned Monday morning, sold due to the drought. CME Feeder Cattle higher, corn lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. 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
475	475	4	184.00	$184.00	$874	-1.38
562	562	8	183.00	$183.00	$1,028	—
695–698	697	10	162.00–165.50	$164.10	$1,144	-4.08
701–715	710	23	164.50–170.00	$166.63	$1,183	+4.37
789	789	9	151.00	$151.00	$1,191	-10.89
831–840	839	85	154.00–162.00	$160.79	$1,349	-3.17
856–887	883	77	146.50–153.00	$152.22	$1,344	—
922	922	20	148.25	$148.25	$1,367	-1.54
982–988	988	120	137.00–144.00	$143.65	$1,419	+5.15

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	52	125.50	$125.50	$1,393	—
1280	1280	5	119.00	$119.00	$1,523	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002	1002	43	137.00	$137.00	$1,373	-5.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925	925	38	130.00	$130.00	$1,202	-3.18

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	10	162.00	$162.00	$794	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	9	154.00	$154.00	$785	-9.13
624–627	625	19	144.00–144.50	$144.37	$902	-12.63
675	675	84	164.50	$164.50	$1,110	+10.86
797	797	64	151.25	$151.25	$1,205	+0.98
800–823	816	49	140.00–147.00	$145.03	$1,183	-1.06
873–885	879	28	143.00–143.50	$143.23	$1,259	+4.48
903	903	99	147.00	$147.00	$1,327	—
993	993	6	130.50	$130.50	$1,296	-5.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
427	427	11	147.00	$147.00	$628	—
524	524	4	134.00	$134.00	$702	—
673–679	677	13	136.00–147.00	$139.36	$943	—
704	704	10	123.50	$123.50	$869	-20.50
856	856	41	127.60	$127.60	$1,092	—
918	918	4	134.50	$134.50	$1,235	+6.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1026	1026	49	128.75	$128.75	$1,321	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
651	651	8	117.50	$117.50	$765	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1640	1229	80-85%	14	70.00–75.00	$71.88	$883	—
1078–1528	1272	80-85%	52	64.00–69.00	$66.50	$846	+4.95
1100–1545	1349	80-85%	11	56.00–62.50	$60.33	$814	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1405	1348	75-80%	2	79.00–80.00	$79.52	$1,072	+5.40
1263–1618	1440	75-80%	11	72.00–76.00	$73.76	$1,062	+18.76
1350–1508	1451	75-80%	10	57.00–69.50	$68.20	$990	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1070	1023	85-90%	2	30.00–39.00	$34.71	$355	—
1025–1140	1083	85-90%	2	44.00–53.00	$48.26	$523	—
1020–1615	1238	85-90%	13	57.50–61.00	$59.51	$737	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1688	1544	65-75%	5	85.00–89.00	$87.62	$1,353	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1835	1475	2	94.00–95.00	$94.38	$1,392	—
1190–1960	1597	13	76.00–91.50	$85.07	$1,359	—

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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.