Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

3,903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.44/cwt +2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,538/hd at 825 lb · 316 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $201.19/cwt +1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 870 lb · 252 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $188.50/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,823/hd at 967 lb · 240 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,903	2,495	1,856
Feeder cattle	3,803	2,420	1,801
Slaughter cattle	100	75	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher, with instances of 21.00. Feeder heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of 12.00. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was good, light cattle were a little less active this week vs last. The biggest factor to get bidders attention was rounds of shots. Several lots of cattle were hauled in on Saturday, while most came in on Sunday. Some cattle carried a small amount of tag, which seemed not to be a major decisioning factor for buyers. There is considerable optimism in the cattle market the last few weeks. Simply supply dynamics, as well as, beef demand have analyst thinking these higher prices could stick around for near future. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher in a light test. Bulls steady in alight test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
524–533	528	19	236.00–248.00	$244.18	$1,289	-27.04
538 unweaned	538	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,237	—
556–591	571	35	240.00–261.00	$255.21	$1,457	+12.32
602–626	618	100	240.00–256.00	$248.90	$1,538	+18.10
656–699	679	100	226.00–237.00	$231.20	$1,570	+12.78
700–717	703	111	235.00–242.25	$240.51	$1,691	+21.10
717–721	720	18	219.00–220.00	$219.67	$1,582	+0.26
753–799	783	147	214.50–231.00	$222.00	$1,738	—
814–817	816	114	210.00–214.00	$211.69	$1,727	+6.91
866 fancy	866	52	211.75	$211.75	$1,834	—
850–893	870	185	193.00–206.00	$199.25	$1,733	+0.02
882	882	15	188.50	$188.50	$1,663	-10.73
905–917	909	224	189.00–196.50	$194.94	$1,772	+0.65
908–927	921	15	184.50–185.00	$184.66	$1,701	-9.63
952–993	967	206	183.00–190.50	$187.26	$1,811	+0.75
969 fancy	969	34	196.00	$196.00	$1,899	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1007	1007	11	184.50	$184.50	$1,858	—
1063–1098	1085	81	176.00–188.00	$180.50	$1,958	—
1101–1114	1104	77	172.50–176.50	$175.39	$1,936	—
1196	1196	11	173.00	$173.00	$2,069	-0.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	9	245.00	$245.00	$965	—
471	471	8	240.00	$240.00	$1,130	±0.00
567	567	8	205.00	$205.00	$1,162	-24.00
616–631	625	41	229.50–239.00	$233.29	$1,458	+12.29
706	706	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,553	—
778–788	784	11	217.00–218.00	$217.36	$1,704	—
828–849	841	22	195.00–198.00	$196.07	$1,649	+9.07
890	890	16	189.75	$189.75	$1,689	+5.04
944	944	12	182.00	$182.00	$1,718	—
954	954	7	186.00	$186.00	$1,774	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	6	205.00	$205.00	$847	—
465–483	474	18	195.00–215.00	$204.81	$971	—
595	595	9	172.00	$172.00	$1,023	+2.00
680	680	4	183.00	$183.00	$1,244	—

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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	4	260.00	$260.00	$845	-15.00
386	386	8	267.50	$267.50	$1,033	—
469	469	6	234.00	$234.00	$1,097	-13.14
495 unweaned	495	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,064	—
501–542	518	34	225.00–230.00	$228.03	$1,181	-10.46
569–594	582	27	216.00–228.00	$222.35	$1,294	+9.08
607–627	614	53	212.00–224.00	$221.20	$1,358	+5.36
630	630	35	200.00	$200.00	$1,260	-15.84
661–695	686	67	210.00–217.50	$212.04	$1,455	+10.73
689 fancy	689	79	225.25	$225.25	$1,552	—
700–748	713	128	197.50–208.00	$200.62	$1,430	+7.85
733 fancy	733	81	214.00	$214.00	$1,569	—
775	775	10	184.00	$184.00	$1,426	-13.71
799	799	5	192.00	$192.00	$1,534	—
802–844	825	316	183.50–194.50	$186.44	$1,538	+8.26
864–896	874	189	174.00–191.25	$184.59	$1,613	+0.83
893	893	9	187.00	$187.00	$1,670	+9.50
904–912	909	24	172.50–176.00	$174.55	$1,587	-4.45
908–940	917	115	173.00–180.00	$177.29	$1,626	-1.71
944	944	20	182.00	$182.00	$1,718	+3.00
956–994	987	26	170.00–177.50	$171.40	$1,692	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	9	215.00	$215.00	$1,036	-11.39
503–524	514	8	195.00–210.00	$202.65	$1,042	—
551	551	4	209.00	$209.00	$1,152	—
601–625	612	51	193.00–208.50	$203.24	$1,244	—
671–674	674	73	189.00–202.50	$200.47	$1,351	—
722–746	729	27	188.00–191.00	$189.24	$1,380	—
816–829	823	38	180.00	$180.00	$1,481	+9.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1027–1038	1037	149	168.50–170.50	$168.66	$1,749	—
1160	1160	50	167.25	$167.25	$1,940	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462–486	471	21	175.00–196.00	$188.49	$888	—
544	544	22	186.00	$186.00	$1,012	—
683–698	692	10	177.50–182.00	$180.22	$1,247	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1320	1041	85-90%	9	22.50–63.00	$47.60	$496	—
930–1435	1154	85-90%	25	65.00–88.00	$79.44	$917	—
970–1313	1185	85-90%	11	92.00–98.00	$95.23	$1,128	—
1315	1315	85-90%	2	99.00	$99.00	$1,302	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1605	1365	80-85%	9	101.00–105.00	$102.71	$1,402	—
1350–1733	1557	80-85%	7	84.00–94.00	$89.70	$1,397	—
1560	1560	80-85%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,279	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1548	1548	75-80%	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,548	-4.65
1275–1620	1559	75-80%	6	108.00–112.00	$110.08	$1,716	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–2195	1803	8	75.00–112.50	$103.83	$1,872	-18.32
2065–2070	2068	2	122.00–127.00	$124.50	$2,575	—

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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.