Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

1,416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $146.53/cwt +5.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 916 lb · 177 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.05/cwt +0.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 830 lb · 154 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.15/cwt ≈ $1,278/hd at 932 lb · 129 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,416	980
Feeder cattle	1,305	940
Slaughter cattle	111	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Lighter weights under 800lbs sold with lower undertones, weights over 800lbs sold with higher undertones. Best demand continues to be seen for black hided cattle. With the weather being ideal for farmers to be in the field there were not many farmer buyers today. CME Feeder cattle were higher while corn was steady to lower. Slaughter cows, Breaker 4.00 to 7.00 lower, Boner and Lean 2.00 to 4.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312	312	10	175.00	$175.00	$546	—
355–384	378	19	183.00–196.00	$185.57	$701	-4.43
403	403	13	182.00	$182.00	$733	+1.00
459–473	462	28	165.00–173.00	$166.76	$770	-12.83
556	556	4	163.00	$163.00	$906	+1.00
603–631	623	47	147.00–158.00	$151.67	$945	-8.25
663	663	9	160.00	$160.00	$1,061	+16.00
712	712	9	147.00	$147.00	$1,047	+0.66
789	789	15	148.75	$148.75	$1,174	-1.25
910–934	916	177	144.00–147.00	$146.53	$1,342	+5.73

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	6	163.00	$163.00	$676	—
457	457	5	150.00	$150.00	$686	-12.80
547	547	11	150.00	$150.00	$820	—
558–578	569	24	141.00–151.00	$145.26	$827	—
627	627	10	140.00	$140.00	$878	—
669–679	671	19	142.00–145.00	$142.64	$957	-3.36

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1035	1031	26	136.00–138.60	$138.31	$1,426	-0.30
1136	1136	5	123.50	$123.50	$1,403	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	8	131.00	$131.00	$449	—
417	417	7	131.00	$131.00	$546	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–324	322	19	161.00–165.00	$161.82	$521	—
388	388	14	171.00	$171.00	$663	+4.00
400	400	11	166.00	$166.00	$664	+6.00
467	467	16	155.50	$155.50	$726	—
525	525	10	145.50	$145.50	$764	—
563–599	581	25	132.00–141.00	$137.75	$800	-8.69
697	697	31	146.00	$146.00	$1,018	+2.78
706–715	714	96	146.50–147.00	$146.57	$1,047	+2.09
766–786	777	20	138.00–140.50	$139.11	$1,081	-2.62
812–844	830	154	143.25–148.75	$146.05	$1,212	+0.90
895	895	56	137.50	$137.50	$1,231	+1.50
920–943	932	129	134.00–140.75	$137.15	$1,278	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–471	458	16	130.00	$130.00	$595	—
582	582	6	127.00	$127.00	$739	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	19	133.00	$133.00	$520	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
473	473	8	140.00	$140.00	$662	—
781	781	8	131.00	$131.00	$1,023	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1395	950	85-90%	8	10.00–36.00	$20.58	$196	—
850–1295	1061	85-90%	7	42.00–52.00	$45.42	$482	—
1180	1180	85-90%	1	61.50	$61.50	$726	—
985–1563	1198	85-90%	30	54.50–59.50	$56.84	$681	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1233–1318	1261	80-85%	6	56.00–57.50	$56.52	$713	—
1081–1730	1340	80-85%	30	60.00–65.00	$62.50	$838	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1312–1495	1375	75-80%	8	68.50–71.50	$70.21	$965	—
1370–1833	1654	75-80%	8	75.00–82.00	$78.96	$1,306	—
1741	1741	75-80%	4	65.00	$65.00	$1,132	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1803	1636	6	81.00–89.50	$86.39	$1,413	—
1895–1945	1920	2	93.50–95.00	$94.24	$1,809	+10.02

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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.