Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 24, 2022

5,257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $161.37/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 714 lb · 383 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $158.05/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 820 lb · 325 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.22/cwt -3.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 661 lb · 303 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,257	4,989	3,491
Feeder cattle	5,178	4,900	3,460
Slaughter cattle	79	89	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs sold with much higher undertones, over 450 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 lower, except 450 - 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 550 - 600 lbs 8.00 to 10.00 lower, 800 - 850 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold with higher undertones, over 450 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 lower, except 500 - 550 lbs 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand for this large offering of green cattle was good. Several large lots of eye appealing cattle sold today. CME Feeder Cattle closed lower, while corn took a jump higher. US inventory of cattle on feed reported up 1 percent from January 1 of last year. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
362–394	386	32	209.00–221.00	$218.74	$844	-10.25
417–434	424	19	219.00–231.00	$224.59	$952	+19.86
451–493	476	76	208.00–224.00	$214.90	$1,023	-1.31
502–536	524	125	192.00–211.00	$200.51	$1,051	-4.11
556–593	579	114	180.50–192.50	$188.01	$1,089	-7.64
583	583	45	165.00	$165.00	$962	-30.65
600–645	627	155	167.25–184.00	$175.43	$1,100	-1.74
651–698	669	273	158.00–170.50	$167.19	$1,119	-5.71
703–746	714	383	154.00–166.00	$161.37	$1,152	-4.48
766–799	776	262	151.00–160.50	$156.61	$1,215	-6.34
802–837	820	325	149.00–162.35	$158.05	$1,296	+1.58
858–881	873	84	149.00–156.50	$152.85	$1,334	-4.20
910–946	920	163	143.00–153.50	$150.25	$1,382	-1.29
969	969	14	147.00	$147.00	$1,424	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509–548	528	59	171.00–192.00	$182.97	$966	-4.58
551–585	577	71	164.00–177.00	$169.88	$980	-11.37
632–641	637	23	163.00	$163.00	$1,038	-6.55
674–698	685	15	152.00–166.00	$158.52	$1,086	-4.48
708	708	8	159.00	$159.00	$1,126	+39.00
763–785	775	9	144.25–147.00	$145.45	$1,127	-0.30

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1078	1078	7	137.00	$137.00	$1,477	-8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324	324	8	205.00	$205.00	$664	+12.00
366–389	377	23	196.00–206.00	$201.76	$761	+2.91
404–419	411	21	190.00–205.00	$195.77	$805	+10.31
469–498	485	57	176.00–185.50	$180.08	$873	-0.62
511–549	536	119	162.00–178.00	$170.06	$912	-10.26
552–598	569	115	155.00–174.00	$167.17	$951	-1.37
605–649	625	205	154.25–169.50	$160.66	$1,004	-1.76
641	641	16	152.00	$152.00	$974	-10.42
650–693	661	303	146.50–163.00	$154.22	$1,019	-2.69
700–748	733	296	143.00–154.25	$150.18	$1,101	-0.86
759–785	775	83	136.00–154.00	$144.63	$1,121	-3.89
808–848	843	127	142.50–145.00	$144.72	$1,220	-3.04
854–871	870	144	131.00–143.50	$142.26	$1,238	-0.06
903	903	26	138.75	$138.75	$1,253	—
985	985	79	141.50	$141.50	$1,394	+2.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	118	142.00	$142.00	$1,463	—
1120	1120	161	140.50	$140.50	$1,574	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	4	177.00	$177.00	$742	—
461–499	482	53	162.50–186.00	$176.93	$853	—
554–589	579	54	125.00–156.00	$152.01	$880	-3.86
611–626	619	17	152.00–154.00	$152.93	$947	-4.51
653–689	675	41	143.00–146.00	$144.45	$975	—
759–798	778	18	136.00–139.00	$138.02	$1,074	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
541	541	5	155.00	$155.00	$839	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1395	1307	80-85%	22	60.50–65.00	$62.91	$822	—
1418	1418	80-85%	2	59.50	$59.50	$844	-5.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1303	1220	85-90%	3	43.00–47.00	$45.85	$559	—
1105–1435	1270	85-90%	2	21.00–46.00	$31.88	$405	-17.32
1105–1407	1284	85-90%	12	55.00–59.50	$57.93	$744	+8.73
1300	1300	85-90%	1	61.50	$61.50	$800	+5.16

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1775	1485	75-80%	6	60.00–65.00	$62.28	$925	—
1538–1950	1675	75-80%	3	76.00–79.00	$77.16	$1,292	—
1635–1878	1749	75-80%	5	70.00–75.00	$72.70	$1,272	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1860	1286	9	70.00–87.00	$81.70	$1,051	—
1940–2085	2021	7	92.00–97.50	$94.08	$1,901	—
2065	2065	1	105.50	$105.50	$2,179	—

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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.