Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 6, 2023

3,795 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.89/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,317/hd at 728 lb · 294 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.05/cwt +0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,213/hd at 625 lb · 219 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $204.50/cwt +5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,481/hd at 724 lb · 210 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,795	3,692	3,433
Feeder cattle	3,745	3,647	3,358
Slaughter cattle	50	45	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instance of 14.00 except, 400 lbs - 450 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher with instances of 7.00, except 500 lbs - 600 lbs and 900 lbs - 950 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand for this eye catching offering of green cattle was good. Little cattle were not as sought after this week as last. Green cattle with shots and weaned for a few months drew the most attention from buyers. 7 weight steers were the hottest sought after group of cattle. Feedlot inventories have declined year over year for the last 5 consecutive months. Slaughter cows and bulls steady in a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
317–339	330	31	275.00–305.00	$287.35	$948	—
381–382	381	9	260.00–280.00	$266.68	$1,016	-9.45
413–444	436	20	240.00–255.00	$251.71	$1,097	-2.03
461	461	13	216.00	$216.00	$996	-42.54
482–495	488	9	252.50	$252.50	$1,232	-6.04
504 thin fleshed	504	18	262.00	$262.00	$1,320	—
523	523	11	211.00	$211.00	$1,104	-35.08
513–549	530	69	235.00–258.00	$248.61	$1,318	+2.53
561–593	567	51	227.00–241.00	$238.61	$1,353	+12.15
607–641	622	167	213.00–225.00	$222.31	$1,383	+10.41
654–694	677	198	201.00–216.50	$212.36	$1,438	+8.51
704–709 fancy	706	27	217.00	$217.00	$1,532	—
701–748	727	183	195.00–209.50	$202.65	$1,473	+3.62
753–785	760	185	196.75–206.00	$202.65	$1,540	+11.06
763	763	7	193.00	$193.00	$1,473	+1.41
808–849	827	158	186.00–195.00	$191.80	$1,586	+6.11
852–876	858	94	182.00–189.00	$187.61	$1,610	+4.27
900–946	932	96	177.00–182.50	$180.09	$1,678	+5.83
953–967	962	164	173.00–176.25	$174.04	$1,674	+0.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–547	537	23	216.00–232.50	$224.25	$1,204	-5.24
594–599	598	16	221.00–222.00	$221.25	$1,323	+1.25
640	640	6	183.00	$183.00	$1,171	—
675–691	679	15	198.00–199.00	$198.73	$1,349	+5.25
715–738	722	17	190.00–194.00	$191.20	$1,380	+2.70
758–782	770	12	190.50–191.00	$190.75	$1,469	—
822	822	5	174.00	$174.00	$1,430	—
916	916	13	175.00	$175.00	$1,603	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1026	1026	79	177.35	$177.35	$1,820	+7.44
1112	1112	8	163.00	$163.00	$1,813	-4.71
1199	1199	6	161.00	$161.00	$1,930	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
719	719	7	178.00	$178.00	$1,280	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	6	250.00	$250.00	$775	—
341 fancy	341	7	280.00	$280.00	$955	—
404–410	409	37	230.00–240.00	$237.73	$972	+12.98
468–483	477	15	219.00–228.00	$222.53	$1,061	+2.71
499	499	6	201.00	$201.00	$1,003	—
505–528	513	41	205.00–213.00	$208.96	$1,072	-3.90
566–589	577	99	191.00–204.00	$198.21	$1,144	-5.65
606–649	625	219	188.00–199.00	$194.05	$1,213	+1.42
658	658	12	180.00	$180.00	$1,184	-1.10
651–693	671	116	181.50–188.75	$185.32	$1,243	+4.22
706–743	728	294	177.50–184.25	$180.89	$1,317	+3.57
751–794	779	140	175.00–180.50	$177.13	$1,380	+1.75
801–837	816	100	168.00–176.50	$174.40	$1,423	+3.17
852–862	854	135	168.00–175.00	$174.19	$1,488	+6.31
909–918	909	133	162.50–167.75	$167.55	$1,523	-0.26
962–967	963	73	166.00–167.00	$166.14	$1,600	-2.11

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208	208	7	255.00	$255.00	$530	—
481–486	483	11	200.00–212.00	$207.61	$1,003	+6.61
590–593	591	29	183.50–187.00	$184.23	$1,089	+3.23
638	638	18	185.50	$185.50	$1,183	—
664–681	669	16	178.00–179.00	$178.68	$1,195	—
715–733	721	12	171.00–173.00	$172.32	$1,242	—
794	794	7	170.00	$170.00	$1,350	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1008	1008	21	159.50	$159.50	$1,608	—
1154	1154	17	152.00	$152.00	$1,754	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
711	711	15	158.00	$158.00	$1,123	—
839	839	10	149.00	$149.00	$1,250	—
854	854	12	147.00	$147.00	$1,255	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	14	205.00	$205.00	$1,117	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	80-85%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,079	—
1338–1400	1359	80-85%	3	71.00–74.50	$73.30	$996	-12.73
1205–1550	1392	80-85%	9	81.50–89.00	$86.34	$1,202	-7.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	85-90%	1	36.00	$36.00	$261	—
1228	1228	85-90%	2	57.00	$57.00	$700	—
1120–1291	1246	85-90%	7	71.00–80.00	$78.45	$977	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1555	1444	75-80%	4	94.00	$94.00	$1,357	—
1465–1525	1505	75-80%	3	84.00–85.00	$84.32	$1,269	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1728	1728	65-75%	2	103.00	$103.00	$1,780	+4.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1620	1399	4	76.00–101.00	$84.97	$1,189	—
1995–2115	2078	4	108.00–115.00	$112.84	$2,345	-6.16
2285	2285	1	124.00	$124.00	$2,833	—

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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.