Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

2,006 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $145.31/cwt -2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,328/hd at 914 lb · 143 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $146.11/cwt -6.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,300/hd at 890 lb · 138 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $138.00/cwt ±0.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,372/hd at 994 lb · 120 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,006	3,944	2,551
Feeder cattle	1,906	3,842	2,426
Slaughter cattle	100	102	125

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower except, 600lbs - 650lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower except, 700lbs - 850lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of cattle was good. Some cattle had more flesh this week than we have seen in the past couple. CME Feeder Cattle were lower while corn jumped higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. 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
421–446	435	17	200.00–215.00	$207.76	$904	-14.74
471–473	472	27	212.00	$212.00	$1,001	—
511	511	11	205.00	$205.00	$1,048	+1.28
566	566	14	192.00	$192.00	$1,087	-2.50
603–628	618	41	184.50–196.00	$192.16	$1,188	+2.15
653–690	671	87	165.00–181.00	$174.63	$1,172	-7.58
731–742	740	95	158.00–169.00	$165.13	$1,222	-2.30
769–798	783	91	153.50–160.50	$157.53	$1,233	-3.49
829–845	839	70	150.25–151.00	$150.51	$1,263	-5.80
846	846	6	143.00	$143.00	$1,210	-13.31
857–894	890	138	140.00–151.50	$146.11	$1,300	-6.43
901–935	914	143	138.00–148.75	$145.31	$1,328	-2.20
994	994	120	138.00	$138.00	$1,372	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
447	447	9	195.00	$195.00	$872	+6.00
566–591	584	15	151.00–165.00	$161.38	$942	—
631	631	11	178.00	$178.00	$1,123	+2.00
702	702	9	141.00	$141.00	$990	+10.00
793	793	15	145.50	$145.50	$1,154	-2.50
852	852	13	147.50	$147.50	$1,257	+9.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
753	753	16	116.50	$116.50	$877	—
908	908	13	120.50	$120.50	$1,094	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1081	1081	12	125.75	$125.75	$1,359	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1019	1019	6	135.25	$135.25	$1,378	-6.39

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	8	212.50	$212.50	$691	—
406–445	429	30	189.00–200.00	$193.39	$830	-2.61
466–495	479	38	168.00–190.00	$179.49	$860	-10.51
530–549	535	37	170.00–172.00	$170.95	$915	—
556–594	573	47	161.00–170.50	$163.09	$935	-4.54
608–644	614	56	160.00–173.00	$162.65	$999	-2.26
669–688	675	40	149.50–155.00	$153.39	$1,035	-4.80
702–738	723	106	143.00–152.00	$148.23	$1,072	+0.68
750–796	781	105	139.00–145.00	$139.91	$1,093	-0.15
804–811	807	14	141.00–144.00	$142.71	$1,152	+3.17
851	851	12	138.00	$138.00	$1,174	+2.67
901–917	902	72	130.00–132.00	$131.83	$1,189	-1.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
606	606	6	123.00	$123.00	$745	—
807–831	821	23	112.00–116.50	$113.92	$935	—
878	878	16	119.00	$119.00	$1,045	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	4	151.00	$151.00	$752	-27.00
823	823	24	134.00	$134.00	$1,103	—
888	888	4	133.00	$133.00	$1,181	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1063–1213	1138	80-85%	4	80.00–85.00	$82.34	$937	—
1268	1268	80-85%	2	71.00	$71.00	$900	—
905–1650	1373	80-85%	25	75.00–79.50	$78.08	$1,072	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	85-90%	4	77.00	$77.00	$820	+45.87
900–1435	1122	85-90%	5	32.00–41.00	$37.20	$417	—
1230–1415	1283	85-90%	7	62.00–66.50	$64.62	$829	-5.35
1060–1650	1361	85-90%	4	70.50–74.00	$71.78	$977	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565	1565	75-80%	2	85.00	$85.00	$1,330	+5.53
1340–1863	1585	75-80%	5	80.00–83.00	$81.59	$1,293	+2.12
1388–2375	1846	75-80%	5	73.00–75.00	$73.67	$1,360	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1548	1475	3	68.00–93.00	$85.49	$1,261	—
1555	1555	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,586	—
1720	1720	2	111.50	$111.50	$1,918	—

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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.