Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 27, 2021

980 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $140.52/cwt -4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 868 lb · 70 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.15/cwt +1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,199/hd at 826 lb · 36 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.22/cwt -1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 672 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	980	2,056	1,237
Feeder cattle	940	2,004	1,187
Slaughter cattle	40	52	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady this week. Lower undertones were evident. With the weather being nice the demand for this offering was moderate. At the time of this report CME Corn was higher while CME Feeder Market was lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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
293	293	6	217.50	$217.50	$637	—
369	369	6	190.00	$190.00	$701	-10.11
417	417	9	181.00	$181.00	$755	—
451–486	464	23	175.00–184.00	$179.59	$833	—
545–546	546	8	160.00–167.00	$163.50	$893	—
572–592	583	11	162.00	$162.00	$944	-1.00
624–631	629	32	156.00–161.00	$159.92	$1,006	-5.98
675	675	4	144.00	$144.00	$972	-16.07
724–743	731	13	144.00–150.00	$146.34	$1,070	-15.05
759	759	7	150.00	$150.00	$1,138	-1.14
863–885	868	70	133.00–143.00	$140.52	$1,220	-4.59
926–942	933	19	138.50–142.50	$140.80	$1,314	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1002–1028	1011	181	138.00–139.25	$138.61	$1,401	—
1088	1088	9	138.75	$138.75	$1,510	—
1176	1176	4	125.50	$125.50	$1,476	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
393	393	5	159.00	$159.00	$625	—
474	474	4	146.00	$146.00	$692	—
536	536	7	125.00	$125.00	$670	—
647	647	13	139.00	$139.00	$899	—
654–678	662	12	112.00–120.00	$117.27	$776	-6.73
792	792	12	129.00	$129.00	$1,022	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	5	171.00	$171.00	$650	—
490–491	490	20	160.00–164.00	$162.80	$798	-3.20
689	689	6	146.00	$146.00	$1,006	+6.00
740	740	5	139.50	$139.50	$1,032	—
933	933	4	123.00	$123.00	$1,148	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
269	269	5	182.50	$182.50	$491	—
363	363	8	167.00	$167.00	$606	—
423	423	4	160.00	$160.00	$677	-23.00
580–593	589	14	145.00–147.00	$146.44	$863	+4.08
667–692	672	33	143.00–144.00	$143.22	$962	-1.58
729–738	734	8	141.00–148.00	$144.48	$1,060	+0.99
751–796	762	30	141.00–144.00	$141.73	$1,080	-0.14
823–830	826	36	141.00–146.50	$145.15	$1,199	+1.53
877	877	10	136.00	$136.00	$1,193	-8.14
992	992	5	123.00	$123.00	$1,220	-17.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	8	132.00	$132.00	$805	—
693	693	4	136.00	$136.00	$942	+1.00
711	711	11	139.00	$139.00	$988	+9.16
769	769	5	136.00	$136.00	$1,046	+16.00
826	826	21	132.00	$132.00	$1,090	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	4	135.00	$135.00	$540	—
809	809	21	122.00	$122.00	$987	—
975	975	7	110.00	$110.00	$1,072	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1014–1026	1021	11	123.00–125.50	$124.37	$1,270	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1065	1040	85-90%	3	21.00–39.00	$30.88	$321	-15.48
1020–1220	1122	85-90%	7	50.00–56.00	$51.21	$575	+15.79
1010–1670	1287	85-90%	5	58.00–62.50	$60.79	$782	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1410	1363	80-85%	2	66.00–68.00	$66.97	$913	+0.87
1215–1486	1412	80-85%	6	62.00–63.50	$63.20	$892	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$861	—
1440–1575	1521	75-80%	4	75.00–77.50	$76.73	$1,167	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660	1660	65-75%	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,428	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1675–2065	1909	5	82.00–85.50	$84.22	$1,608	—
1950–2235	2093	2	88.00–92.50	$90.10	$1,886	—

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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.