Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

6,600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $170.82/cwt -2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,228/hd at 719 lb · 477 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $156.40/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,461/hd at 934 lb · 407 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.29/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 672 lb · 399 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,600	4,965	5,511
Feeder cattle	6,530	4,845	5,456
Slaughter cattle	70	120	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs sold with lower undertones, 450 lbs to 500 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 500 lbs to 650lbs steady to 5.00 lower, 650 lbs to 700lbs 7.00 to 9.00 lower, 700 lbs to 800 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, 800 lbs to 900 lbs 6.00 to 9.00 lower, 1000 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, except 450 lbs to 500 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower, 550 lbs to 700lbs steady to 4.00 higher, 700 lbs to 750lbs 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand for this large offering was good. Black cattle were in the biggest demand creating wide price gaps. 14 loads of yearlings really got farmers and buyers up in their seats. Cattle today carried moderate to moderate plus flesh, being a change from the previous few weeks. CME Feeder Cattle closed lower along with corn. Slaughter cows steady. 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
315	315	4	240.00	$240.00	$756	+9.89
390	390	12	216.00–227.50	$221.75	$865	-13.25
417–423	420	10	214.00–218.00	$216.01	$907	+31.01
454–486	478	53	194.00–212.00	$202.37	$967	+3.77
484	484	5	181.00	$181.00	$876	-17.60
500–542	523	111	186.00–205.00	$195.46	$1,022	-4.19
537	537	25	183.00	$183.00	$983	-16.65
550–598	581	262	178.50–195.00	$187.20	$1,088	-2.68
603–642	633	324	178.00–190.00	$183.39	$1,161	-0.89
652 fancy	652	56	182.25	$182.25	$1,188	—
655–694	680	254	166.00–177.00	$170.40	$1,159	+2.90
701–749	719	477	160.00–179.00	$170.82	$1,228	+15.82
752–795	774	278	153.00–165.00	$158.21	$1,225	-6.00
806–840	821	311	150.00–162.00	$156.49	$1,285	-8.23
868–891	872	178	153.50–156.75	$155.10	$1,352	-5.42
901–940	934	407	146.00–161.00	$156.40	$1,461	+1.13
963–983	976	96	151.00–158.00	$156.99	$1,532	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1008–1031	1023	459	158.85–159.60	$159.10	$1,628	+1.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	4	202.50	$202.50	$765	—
403–443	419	10	184.00–191.00	$186.96	$783	—
458–490	482	29	187.00–194.00	$189.44	$913	—
522–544	534	21	170.00–189.50	$180.03	$961	-3.52
570–599	585	29	167.00–176.00	$171.60	$1,004	-7.94
608–635	625	28	168.00–173.00	$170.36	$1,065	+5.82
673–680	679	33	152.00–156.00	$155.52	$1,056	-11.48
727–745	740	62	154.00–165.00	$156.99	$1,162	-1.09
755–796	782	12	139.00–146.00	$143.75	$1,124	-8.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
246	246	7	170.00	$170.00	$418	—
350	350	8	170.00	$170.00	$595	—
429–449	435	18	165.00–168.00	$165.86	$721	—
542–545	543	12	161.00–165.00	$163.66	$889	—
700	700	6	130.00	$130.00	$910	-16.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1033	1033	12	146.50	$146.50	$1,513	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	4	191.00	$191.00	$628	—
366–390	382	30	195.00–207.50	$197.84	$756	-6.11
402–441	417	24	182.00–192.00	$186.68	$778	-5.64
468–497	487	124	173.00–187.00	$180.28	$878	-9.48
500–546	534	150	169.00–186.00	$172.87	$923	-6.52
551–596	574	141	160.00–177.00	$169.26	$972	+2.54
601	601	10	152.00	$152.00	$914	-9.50
618 fancy	618	68	178.50	$178.50	$1,103	—
601–641	621	256	155.00–171.00	$165.23	$1,026	+3.73
650–696	672	399	150.00–169.00	$159.29	$1,070	+3.08
701–744	727	243	147.00–154.00	$150.29	$1,093	-8.95
764–797	784	139	136.00–147.75	$146.35	$1,147	-4.04
802–830	813	125	138.50–148.00	$146.09	$1,188	-3.61
858–885	865	72	135.00–147.25	$141.01	$1,220	-7.28
924	924	5	143.00	$143.00	$1,321	-4.32
978	978	36	130.00	$130.00	$1,271	-14.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
281	281	6	150.00	$150.00	$422	—
394	394	4	180.00	$180.00	$709	+16.72
411–437	418	23	170.00–174.00	$171.09	$715	—
486–493	490	39	150.00–168.00	$160.82	$788	-19.11
502–534	519	42	142.00–167.00	$157.73	$819	-7.62
551–599	578	57	138.00–158.00	$144.82	$837	-10.10
610–649	630	39	139.00–151.50	$147.69	$930	-2.81
651–697	676	83	143.00–149.50	$147.37	$996	+6.37
708–724	718	20	136.00–141.00	$137.97	$991	-9.69
796	796	8	138.00	$138.00	$1,098	—
857	857	6	132.00	$132.00	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	11	135.00	$135.00	$729	—
714	714	7	110.00	$110.00	$785	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
574	574	5	149.00	$149.00	$855	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1218–1245	1232	85-90%	6	10.00–31.00	$24.45	$301	—
1180–1435	1295	85-90%	4	52.00–54.50	$53.69	$695	+27.29
720–1510	1306	85-90%	14	31.00–49.00	$41.70	$545	-14.17

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	75-80%	1	61.00	$61.00	$747	—
1274–1352	1302	75-80%	14	67.00–68.00	$67.37	$877	—
1548–1800	1610	75-80%	6	72.00–85.00	$74.92	$1,206	-0.39

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	80-85%	2	65.00	$65.00	$748	—
955–1553	1404	80-85%	12	61.00–64.00	$62.77	$881	—
1545	1545	80-85%	1	12.50	$12.50	$193	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–2110	1476	9	46.00–83.00	$75.83	$1,119	—
1775	1775	1	85.50	$85.50	$1,518	—

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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.