Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

6,767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.36/cwt +9.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,138/hd at 617 lb · 534 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $197.00/cwt -10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,245/hd at 632 lb · 517 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $192.31/cwt -0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,296/hd at 674 lb · 462 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,767	3,584	4,965
Feeder cattle	6,667	3,504	4,845
Slaughter cattle	100	80	120

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 450 lbs - 600 lbs, 700 lbs - 800 lbs steady to 4.00 higher with instances of 17.00, 600 lbs - 700 lbs, 800 lbs - 900 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 350 lbs - 450 lbs, 500 lbs- 600 lbs, 750 lbs - 800 lbs steady to 5.00 lower with instances of 10.00, 450 lbs - 500 lbs, 600 lbs - 750 lbs, 800 lbs - 850 lbs 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand for this large offering of eye appealing feeder cattle was good to very good. Flesh conditions were grass fed to heavily backgrounded. Several offerings of lot loads, along with part loads and small packages for buyers to fill orders. Green and Gold tag cattle along with cattle that had two plus rounds of shots and several weeks weaned really caught the eyes of the buyers in the seats as well as a few internet buyers. The severe temperatures and snow has made it hard for producers to keep cattle in good conditions like they like. Cancellations from last week brought in an abundance of attractive cattle this week. Next week looks to be a nice sized sale as well. Slaughter cows Breaker and Boner 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Lean to few to make a meaningful comparison. Bulls sold with steady to higher undertones.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
372–398	380	23	240.00–252.50	$246.66	$937	+31.66
403–445	417	22	225.00–227.00	$226.17	$943	-4.88
451 fancy	451	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,128	—
460–494	482	113	233.00–247.00	$237.97	$1,147	+15.45
507 fancy	507	17	240.00	$240.00	$1,217	—
506–540	532	172	219.00–234.00	$224.75	$1,196	-0.80
562 fancy	562	45	230.00	$230.00	$1,293	—
554–573	566	104	217.50–228.50	$221.36	$1,253	+11.03
608–609 fancy	608	24	207.00	$207.00	$1,259	—
603–648	633	493	189.00–205.00	$196.51	$1,244	-10.64
651 fancy	651	34	203.50	$203.50	$1,325	—
653–692	676	428	185.50–198.50	$191.42	$1,294	-1.70
705–748	724	318	182.00–195.00	$187.26	$1,356	+1.39
750–794	767	322	183.50–194.00	$188.49	$1,446	+2.81
772	772	28	180.50	$180.50	$1,393	-5.18
808 fancy	808	25	192.00	$192.00	$1,551	—
800–843	821	155	177.00–188.00	$179.69	$1,475	-1.20
853 fancy	853	70	182.50	$182.50	$1,557	—
854–895	874	127	166.50–177.25	$174.30	$1,523	-1.45
913–939	926	59	169.00–172.00	$170.50	$1,579	-6.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378	378	4	216.00	$216.00	$816	—
445	445	11	190.00	$190.00	$846	-30.00
451–499	475	23	216.00–217.50	$216.93	$1,030	+13.38
509–523	518	13	190.00–216.00	$206.17	$1,068	—
551–599	579	71	182.00–214.00	$207.13	$1,199	+11.28
606–648	617	51	185.00–185.50	$185.07	$1,142	-6.21
660	660	8	182.00	$182.00	$1,201	-2.00
716–748	733	54	172.50–181.00	$176.49	$1,294	+0.37
758–776	766	138	174.00–179.00	$176.53	$1,352	+5.11
814–844	821	26	171.00–173.75	$173.10	$1,421	+4.10

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1016	1016	35	169.00	$169.00	$1,717	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
274	274	6	235.00	$235.00	$644	—
361–398	387	31	200.00–206.00	$202.01	$782	+0.20
419–429	423	15	190.00–197.00	$194.16	$821	-9.03
455–497	476	83	185.00–202.00	$191.62	$912	+8.08
498	498	12	184.00	$184.00	$916	+0.46
500–549	522	251	178.00–190.00	$185.55	$969	-2.47
552–593	579	213	176.75–187.00	$182.88	$1,059	+1.62
583 fancy	583	46	200.00	$200.00	$1,166	—
600–648	617	534	175.00–191.00	$184.36	$1,138	+9.81
651–697	668	344	169.00–180.00	$174.40	$1,165	+4.80
700–748	717	278	166.00–179.00	$171.86	$1,232	+1.05
751 fancy	751	28	176.25	$176.25	$1,324	—
761–787	776	96	163.00–170.50	$167.95	$1,303	-0.86
798	798	30	161.50	$161.50	$1,289	—
800–841	822	366	164.25–169.00	$167.42	$1,376	+2.76
852–897	881	458	163.50–169.00	$167.57	$1,476	-2.18
909	909	65	167.00	$167.00	$1,518	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	6	196.00	$196.00	$674	—
363	363	8	196.00	$196.00	$711	+15.00
430–443	436	21	181.00–188.00	$184.18	$803	-6.82
453–481	462	19	171.00–182.00	$178.49	$825	+1.49
526–543	531	14	174.00–178.00	$176.83	$939	-1.82
559–595	578	27	170.00–180.00	$175.62	$1,015	+3.60
631–648	639	23	164.50–166.50	$165.58	$1,058	+3.34
703–736	727	15	162.50–165.50	$164.73	$1,198	+3.73

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	5	136.00	$136.00	$745	-29.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1575	1299	80-85%	24	65.00–74.00	$70.92	$921	—
1265–1375	1321	80-85%	5	59.00–64.00	$61.73	$815	—
1350	1350	80-85%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,012	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1798	1479	75-80%	19	75.00–82.00	$78.35	$1,159	-5.65
1595	1595	75-80%	1	62.00	$62.00	$989	—
1435–1716	1611	75-80%	9	85.00–86.00	$85.20	$1,373	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1660–1810	1735	65-75%	6	92.00–96.00	$94.09	$1,632	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	85-90%	1	20.00	$20.00	$162	—
890	890	85-90%	2	61.00	$61.00	$543	—
980	980	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$529	—
1315	1315	85-90%	1	65.00	$65.00	$855	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	1	76.00	$76.00	$988	—
1623–1972	1885	8	94.00–98.00	$97.14	$1,831	+15.14
2340	2340	1	101.50	$101.50	$2,375	—

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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.