Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

1,699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.07/cwt -19.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 993 lb · 189 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.91/cwt -10.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 776 lb · 107 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.85/cwt ≈ $1,405/hd at 879 lb · 77 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,699	1,798	980
Feeder cattle	1,589	1,613	940
Slaughter cattle	110	185	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: In a light test this week, feeder steers and heifers sold with lower undertones. Demand for this nice offering of green cattle was moderate. Biggest demand continues to be black hided cattle, creating wide price gaps. A few loads of yearling heifers sold today. The weather is beautiful for farmers to be in the field harvesting. Cattle on feed was reported at 11.279 million on September 1, slightly higher than last year. The US inventory has been larger than 11 million for the last 58 out of 59 months. CME Feeder Cattle and Corn closed slightly lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363–393	376	25	230.00–245.00	$232.78	$875	-33.22
434	434	19	254.50	$254.50	$1,105	+1.34
474–499	489	21	218.00–225.00	$223.08	$1,091	-25.30
512–513	513	59	225.00	$225.00	$1,154	+2.63
566–577	574	32	192.00–212.00	$205.84	$1,182	-17.05
577	577	9	181.00	$181.00	$1,044	-41.89
605–649	627	50	183.00–197.00	$188.52	$1,182	-22.11
685	685	8	176.00	$176.00	$1,206	-41.81
705–733	716	31	174.00–188.00	$180.93	$1,295	-21.63
905–924	911	47	164.00–172.00	$166.59	$1,518	—
974	974	9	168.00	$168.00	$1,636	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
278	278	8	253.00	$253.00	$703	—
418–447	430	22	170.00–202.50	$188.67	$811	-41.33
508–546	521	45	190.00–207.00	$202.97	$1,057	+5.34
681	681	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,022	—
767	767	5	151.00	$151.00	$1,158	—
880	880	4	136.00	$136.00	$1,197	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1053	1053	4	152.00	$152.00	$1,601	—
1126	1126	28	166.50	$166.50	$1,875	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	6	170.00	$170.00	$481	—
327	327	5	145.00	$145.00	$474	—
426	426	11	157.00	$157.00	$669	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	8	237.50	$237.50	$677	+17.50
341–343	342	14	205.00–207.50	$206.60	$707	—
351	351	9	213.00	$213.00	$748	-21.34
414–447	419	39	206.00–217.00	$213.66	$895	-14.53
456–479	468	75	197.00–213.00	$209.68	$981	—
534	534	10	185.00	$185.00	$988	-29.45
553–581	558	38	175.00–198.00	$184.41	$1,029	-11.59
601	601	37	178.00	$178.00	$1,070	—
661	661	10	164.00	$164.00	$1,084	-20.37
706–745	720	11	170.00–172.00	$170.75	$1,229	-11.75
763–787	776	107	166.00–173.00	$168.91	$1,311	-10.49
857–896	879	77	158.00–161.00	$159.85	$1,405	—
933–949	937	26	155.00–168.00	$164.96	$1,546	-8.54
967–999	993	189	148.00–164.00	$151.07	$1,500	-19.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	11	190.00	$190.00	$813	-17.66
450	450	4	192.00	$192.00	$864	-7.00
555–591	569	10	150.00–161.00	$154.57	$880	-27.93
776	776	9	156.00	$156.00	$1,211	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1003	1003	30	149.00	$149.00	$1,494	-20.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354	354	5	150.00	$150.00	$531	—
435	435	5	146.00	$146.00	$635	—
495	495	11	174.00	$174.00	$861	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1850	1486	75-80%	22	88.50–93.50	$91.14	$1,354	+7.67
1740	1740	75-80%	1	11.00	$11.00	$191	—
1570–1950	1765	75-80%	10	95.00–100.00	$96.01	$1,695	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
908–1380	1121	85-90%	15	60.00–68.00	$64.98	$728	—
1153–1240	1182	85-90%	3	26.00–56.00	$45.51	$538	-22.26
1150–1430	1240	85-90%	5	76.00–80.00	$78.11	$969	-2.34
1310–1445	1367	85-90%	6	73.00–76.00	$74.83	$1,023	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1261	1226	80-85%	7	80.00–82.00	$80.55	$988	—
1195–1385	1280	80-85%	8	68.00–79.00	$75.86	$971	—
1155–1535	1304	80-85%	8	85.00–88.00	$86.62	$1,130	-4.38
1600	1600	80-85%	1	68.00	$68.00	$1,088	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1865	1684	5	92.00–98.00	$95.66	$1,611	—
1590–2075	1803	10	100.00–109.00	$104.93	$1,892	—

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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.