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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 21, 2022

3,991 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $158.85/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 820 lb · 322 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $166.70/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 771 lb · 310 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.74/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 728 lb · 306 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,991 4,628 5,817
Feeder cattle 3,916 4,578 5,685
Slaughter cattle 75 50 132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, except 800 lbs - 850lbs steady to 2.00 lower, heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Lighter weight steers sold with much higher undertones this week. Demand for this nice offering of cattle was good. Cattle carried a little more flesh than we have seen in the past few weeks. Several nice lots of yearlings sold. Several farmer buyers came to buy today. No markets today due to President's Day. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 2 265.00 $265.00 $792 —
303–347 316 17 240.00–260.00 $253.54 $801 —
351–388 369 27 230.00–240.00 $234.51 $865 +17.82
420 420 5 232.00 $232.00 $974 +10.92
455–493 473 67 224.00–236.00 $229.56 $1,086 +10.73
501–533 517 15 210.00–218.00 $213.78 $1,105 +3.12
551–586 576 45 195.00–208.00 $199.94 $1,152 +2.18
618–647 632 206 188.50–200.00 $194.63 $1,230 +5.22
651–693 679 128 176.50–189.50 $182.12 $1,237 +1.22
706–744 721 229 167.85–185.00 $172.36 $1,243 +2.39
757–799 771 310 160.00–171.50 $166.70 $1,285 +1.99
803–838 820 322 155.00–163.00 $158.85 $1,303 -1.31
851–895 882 231 148.00–162.00 $155.40 $1,371 +0.47
899 899 21 150.00 $150.00 $1,348 -4.93
900–944 909 188 150.50–162.50 $159.31 $1,448 +5.18
967 967 92 149.60 $149.60 $1,447 -2.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 4 214.00 $214.00 $886 —
474 474 8 207.00–216.00 $211.50 $1,003 —
530 530 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,060 +3.36
588–593 590 14 192.00 $192.00 $1,133 +1.48
618–644 635 28 181.00–184.00 $182.96 $1,162 —
658 658 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,053 —
712–745 720 63 147.50–165.50 $162.52 $1,170 +1.52
780–786 782 19 149.00–154.50 $150.75 $1,179 -2.68
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 27 152.50 $152.50 $1,530 +5.22
1123–1137 1127 74 147.00–151.50 $150.09 $1,692 +19.59
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
614 614 7 169.00 $169.00 $1,038 —
789 789 8 148.50 $148.50 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 10 192.50 $192.50 $853 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 5 225.00 $225.00 $632 —
379–387 384 20 213.00–223.00 $216.95 $833 +16.95
417–443 426 11 186.00 $186.00 $792 —
433 fancy 433 8 206.00 $206.00 $892 —
470–496 485 27 181.00–190.00 $185.19 $898 +3.21
505–520 516 32 170.00–180.00 $177.32 $915 -7.87
550–598 566 99 169.00–179.00 $175.45 $993 +18.45
606–644 625 173 158.00–175.00 $167.51 $1,047 -2.02
656–698 675 224 155.00–169.00 $162.89 $1,100 +0.15
698 698 4 131.00 $131.00 $914 -31.74
701–743 728 306 146.50–157.75 $155.74 $1,134 +0.88
756–790 768 148 146.00–156.00 $151.86 $1,166 +2.93
801–847 831 162 145.50–149.00 $146.89 $1,221 -3.46
881 881 5 139.00 $139.00 $1,225 -9.17
904–914 910 50 145.00–146.00 $145.56 $1,325 -0.44
959 959 8 144.00 $144.00 $1,381 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 5 185.00 $185.00 $553 —
546 546 5 170.00 $170.00 $928 -3.00
599 599 5 157.00 $157.00 $940 -13.00
603 603 5 154.50 $154.50 $932 +1.26
666–670 667 23 150.00–150.50 $150.39 $1,003 -5.61
811 811 11 141.00 $141.00 $1,144 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 43 149.00 $149.00 $1,494 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 6 111.00 $111.00 $546 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 4 151.00 $151.00 $923 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1750 1506 75-80% 12 79.00–83.00 $82.03 $1,235 +2.03
1423–1609 1516 75-80% 12 77.00–78.50 $78.02 $1,183 -1.98
1150–1865 1554 75-80% 4 84.00–85.00 $84.30 $1,310 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1043 1043 80-85% 2 67.00 $67.00 $699 —
1278–1609 1428 80-85% 17 73.00–78.00 $75.19 $1,074 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1210 1077 85-90% 4 26.00–40.00 $29.31 $316 —
830–1485 1120 85-90% 7 41.00–57.00 $51.23 $574 +24.16
1120–1425 1297 85-90% 5 64.00–66.50 $65.05 $844 +18.98
1325 1325 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $901 +1.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690 1690 1 100.50 $100.50 $1,698 —
1215–2270 1711 5 101.00–105.00 $102.65 $1,756 —
1930–2225 2078 2 107.50–116.00 $111.45 $2,316 —

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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.