Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 22, 2023

2,760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.81/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,573/hd at 824 lb · 361 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $224.94/cwt +10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 776 lb · 220 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.53/cwt +25.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,477/hd at 638 lb · 170 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,760	3,783	3,884
Feeder cattle	2,610	3,663	3,799
Slaughter cattle	150	120	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers 7.00 to 11.00 higher, with instances of 36.00 higher on lighter steers. The market was crazy active today. Demand for light grass calves was good, buyers were very actively bidding on 700 lbs to 900 lb steers and heifers. Several eye catching packages of 1000lb or more steers got bidders attention as well as they have been harder to find. A couple large consignments of heifers and steers offered along with several smaller packages giving buyers the options to fill loads. Most cattle were hauled in overnight, had 3 rounds of shots and grass green flesh condition. Report on Friday stated, placements in feedlots during the month of April totaled 1.75 million 4% below 2022. Cattle on feed reported at 11.6 million on May 1 3% below the same time last year. CME Feeder Cattle closed lower today while, Corn took a big jump. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls steady to 1.00 higher. NO SALE NEXT WEEK DUE TO THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY! BE SAFE AND ENJOY THE HOLIDAY!

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	9	307.00	$307.00	$1,200	—
417	417	8	295.00	$295.00	$1,230	—
490	490	7	279.00	$279.00	$1,367	+10.00
530	530	22	284.00	$284.00	$1,505	+21.50
574–589	576	47	268.00–273.00	$272.24	$1,568	+60.95
608–609	609	19	257.00–261.00	$259.53	$1,581	+47.58
663–683	673	82	257.00–266.00	$261.32	$1,759	+56.26
700–722	714	45	252.00–258.00	$254.09	$1,814	+32.26
759 fancy	759	18	237.00	$237.00	$1,799	—
760–780	773	134	226.00–234.00	$228.57	$1,767	+13.66
754–789	787	68	214.50–216.00	$214.58	$1,689	-0.33
865–881	869	143	201.00–214.75	$213.38	$1,854	+9.12
897	897	16	195.00	$195.00	$1,749	-9.26
906	906	34	204.00	$204.00	$1,848	+11.27
964	964	50	198.50	$198.50	$1,914	+9.56

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1009	1009	12	184.50	$184.50	$1,862	-0.96
1054–1090	1080	145	186.00–191.00	$187.55	$2,026	—
1149	1149	4	175.00	$175.00	$2,011	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411	411	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,089	—
549	549	4	215.00	$215.00	$1,180	-15.76
568–587	580	26	225.00–251.00	$244.92	$1,421	—
612–625	615	18	226.00–246.00	$230.52	$1,418	+29.52
656–658	657	43	238.00–245.00	$240.27	$1,579	—
716–747	729	12	227.00–230.00	$228.72	$1,667	+37.75
786	786	4	219.00	$219.00	$1,721	+18.50
840	840	10	195.00	$195.00	$1,638	+11.00
855–884	864	13	195.00–197.50	$196.71	$1,700	+6.13
910	910	9	188.00	$188.00	$1,711	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
251	251	6	200.00	$200.00	$502	—
335	335	11	185.00	$185.00	$620	—
396	396	6	184.00	$184.00	$729	-56.00
450	450	12	182.50	$182.50	$821	—
525	525	7	182.00	$182.00	$956	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	4	237.50	$237.50	$724	—
373	373	10	255.00	$255.00	$951	—
455	455	14	263.00	$263.00	$1,197	—
533–542	536	38	225.00–234.00	$227.33	$1,218	-12.67
549 fancy	549	6	241.00	$241.00	$1,323	—
569 fancy	569	18	252.00	$252.00	$1,434	—
594–595	595	35	220.50–228.00	$225.43	$1,341	+13.43
618–648	638	170	223.00–236.00	$231.53	$1,477	+25.53
658–698	690	48	214.00–225.00	$221.51	$1,528	+18.68
701–734	716	140	207.00–222.00	$217.23	$1,555	+17.97
750–766	761	76	202.50–211.50	$207.77	$1,581	+13.38
801–841	815	258	192.00–195.75	$194.53	$1,585	+7.45
848	848	103	181.50	$181.50	$1,539	-5.58
851–891	860	79	188.50–192.75	$191.80	$1,649	+16.41
873	873	24	180.75	$180.75	$1,578	+5.36
919–949	927	94	177.00–187.00	$183.24	$1,699	+10.78
963	963	16	183.00	$183.00	$1,762	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
461	461	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,037	-8.00
603–647	628	33	209.00–214.00	$211.04	$1,325	—
653	653	4	189.00	$189.00	$1,234	-4.00
727	727	7	200.00	$200.00	$1,454	+12.00
785–798	795	17	186.00–190.00	$186.93	$1,486	+2.93
819	819	14	189.00	$189.00	$1,548	+21.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314	314	9	190.00	$190.00	$597	—
461	461	4	187.50	$187.50	$864	-0.50
594	594	11	200.00	$200.00	$1,188	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
741	741	8	203.00	$203.00	$1,504	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1200	1097	85-90%	3	40.00–42.50	$40.79	$447	-51.14
1075–1295	1149	85-90%	7	101.00–104.00	$102.34	$1,176	+30.56
835–1643	1273	85-90%	20	71.00–102.00	$85.20	$1,085	—
1267–1443	1332	85-90%	8	93.00–99.00	$97.59	$1,300	+36.77

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1307–1733	1516	75-80%	24	107.00–114.00	$108.92	$1,651	—
1646	1646	75-80%	4	116.00	$116.00	$1,909	+3.15
1470–2100	1669	75-80%	8	85.00–106.50	$97.82	$1,633	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1600	1425	80-85%	9	81.00–100.00	$93.57	$1,333	—
1245–1993	1444	80-85%	22	101.00–106.00	$103.19	$1,490	—
1420–1500	1460	80-85%	2	104.00–107.00	$105.54	$1,541	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–2070	1816	8	91.00–110.00	$105.74	$1,920	—
1892–2045	1930	4	117.00–124.00	$118.85	$2,294	—

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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.