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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

2,056 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.62/cwt -7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,173/hd at 817 lb · 294 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $145.11/cwt -6.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,281/hd at 883 lb · 279 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.49/cwt -7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 726 lb · 157 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,056 2,146 2,100
Feeder cattle 2,004 2,020 1,970
Slaughter cattle 52 126 130

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher except 850-900lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower, light steers sold with much higher undertones. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower except 700-800lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of eye appealing green cattle was good. Several large lots of cattle sold today. The rain brought in a few extra farmers for this time of year. CME Feeder Cattle were up while corn was down at the time of this report. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. 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
360–390 379 28 196.00–201.00 $200.11 $758 +17.58
510 510 46 181.00 $181.00 $923 +8.50
586 586 5 163.00 $163.00 $955 -10.00
609–646 621 108 158.25–173.00 $165.90 $1,030 +2.15
652–675 661 37 158.00–163.25 $160.07 $1,058 +0.63
715–743 738 89 155.00–164.00 $161.39 $1,191 +3.14
765–795 792 73 150.50–158.00 $151.14 $1,197 -6.89
805 805 9 152.00 $152.00 $1,224 -7.80
856–892 883 279 142.00–147.00 $145.11 $1,281 -6.09
975 975 112 139.50 $139.50 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 9 166.00 $166.00 $818 —
574 574 5 127.00 $127.00 $729 -33.00
634 634 6 156.00 $156.00 $989 +11.00
663 663 10 140.00 $140.00 $928 +0.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 11 124.00 $124.00 $854 —
724 724 4 136.00 $136.00 $985 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 193.00 $193.00 $656 —
411 411 22 183.00 $183.00 $752 +16.03
463–488 485 62 165.00–168.00 $167.68 $813 +10.68
516 516 10 155.00 $155.00 $800 -9.00
557–598 579 53 139.00–145.00 $142.36 $824 -21.64
619 619 5 136.00 $136.00 $842 -9.00
660–685 673 62 138.00–150.50 $144.80 $975 -2.76
705–739 726 157 139.50–145.00 $143.49 $1,042 -7.73
759–769 763 65 140.00–147.00 $141.87 $1,082 -10.12
809–830 817 294 138.00–146.75 $143.62 $1,173 -7.16
850–872 860 29 142.00–146.75 $144.14 $1,240 -0.17
943 943 49 134.00 $134.00 $1,264 +11.00
973 973 23 140.50 $140.50 $1,367 +7.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
539 539 10 136.00 $136.00 $733 —
574 574 5 130.00 $130.00 $746 -22.00
667 667 12 135.00 $135.00 $900 -1.00
701–703 702 19 127.00–133.00 $129.84 $911 -4.16
799 799 4 120.00 $120.00 $959 -23.00
833 833 18 131.00 $131.00 $1,091 -10.00
911 911 14 128.00 $128.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
534 534 8 127.00 $127.00 $678 —
605 605 7 101.00 $101.00 $611 -24.00
701 701 7 119.00 $119.00 $834 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1238–1360 1269 80-85% 4 69.00–72.75 $70.01 $888 —
1018–1810 1356 80-85% 18 64.50–68.50 $66.10 $896 —
1465 1465 80-85% 1 51.00 $51.00 $747 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1048 1005 85-90% 3 43.00–54.00 $46.36 $466 —
815–1345 1133 85-90% 8 22.50–49.00 $35.42 $401 —
908–1335 1136 85-90% 10 56.00–61.00 $57.98 $659 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1450 1443 75-80% 2 69.50–73.00 $71.26 $1,028 —
1585 1585 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $1,046 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1730 1584 4 84.00–87.00 $85.61 $1,356 +4.17

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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.