Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 18, 2020

6,018 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,018	3,087	3,138
Slaughter cattle	3,613	1,739	2,010

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 2.00 to 3.00 lower, except steers 1600 lbs and heavier 3.00 to 5.00 lower, heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Holstein steers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand only moderate for this very large offering of hard fed, eye appealing, high quality grading cattle. 26 full loads of steers, 15 full loads of heifers, along with many small packages. Packers were very reserved in their bidding. Weighing conditions ranged from full to fair, nearly half the consignments were hauled in overnight. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 167.00-173.00. Boxed beef values jumped sharply this week but packers were determined to buy cattle cheaper at the auction as the supply was so large. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 3.00 lower than Monday’s sale, bulls 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter lambs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder lambs not well compared. Slaughter ewes sold with mostly steady undertones. A very large offering of slaughter lambs again this week, demand more moderate for the traditional weight slaughter lambs, good demand was seen for those non-traditional weight slaughter lambs. Moderate to good demand for feeder lambs but the demand from packer buyers was greater as most of those light lambs went to slaughter accounts. Good demand for slaughter ewes.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1171–1260	1218	90	114.50–121.00	$117.63	$1,433	—
1220–1399	1351	140	106.00–116.00	$109.56	$1,480	—
1369	1369	7	113.00	$113.00	$1,547	—
1362–1481	1400	63	101.00–106.25	$104.20	$1,459	—
1394–1470	1443	60	102.00–103.50	$102.39	$1,477	—
1428–1494	1464	581	103.25–107.75	$105.88	$1,550	-1.00
1501–1599	1558	532	102.00–107.75	$104.80	$1,633	—
1604–1644	1632	206	103.00–105.50	$103.94	$1,696	-3.29

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1138	1138	10	109.00	$109.00	$1,240	—
1230	1230	4	99.00	$99.00	$1,218	—
1200–1535	1356	920	102.00–106.50	$103.95	$1,410	-0.74
1314–1416	1363	112	99.00–103.50	$100.61	$1,371	-4.08

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1625	1493	75-80%	21	48.00–59.00	$55.15	$823	-13.85
1439–1818	1581	75-80%	29	60.00–67.00	$64.07	$1,013	+11.11
1180–1828	1623	75-80%	30	39.00–49.00	$44.36	$720	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1207	1077	85-90%	14	11.00–30.00	$20.46	$220	—
945–1580	1234	85-90%	30	40.00–45.00	$43.26	$534	-7.33
1266–1455	1287	85-90%	9	47.00–50.00	$49.62	$639	—
880–2045	1491	85-90%	15	30.00–43.00	$37.80	$564	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1218–1443	1297	80-85%	7	55.00–58.00	$56.84	$737	—
1050–1635	1314	80-85%	41	42.00–53.00	$48.09	$632	-5.57
1208–1585	1358	80-85%	18	36.00–42.00	$39.86	$541	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1590–1920	1747	65-75%	29	64.00–76.50	$70.28	$1,228	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–2348	1759	21	56.00–77.00	$67.72	$1,191	—
1745–2185	1976	7	69.00–74.50	$72.77	$1,438	—
2075	2075	1	79.00	$79.00	$1,639	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–161	159	11	77.00	$77.00	$122	+10.69
191	191	4	90.00	$90.00	$172	+23.69
210–225	219	5	76.00–84.00	$81.70	$179	+11.70
240	240	1	90.00	$90.00	$216	+20.00
253–297	275	6	67.00–80.00	$69.62	$191	+1.32
285	285	1	92.00	$92.00	$262	+23.70

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	8	230.00	$230.00	$115	+57.50
140	140	1	205.00	$205.00	$287	—
175	175	1	190.00	$190.00	$332	+35.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1209–1399	1338	44	84.50–86.00	$85.59	$1,145	—
1346–1694	1499	104	85.00–92.50	$88.60	$1,328	-2.50

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
108	108	3	50.00	$50.00	$54	-28.16
123–142	140	23	67.50–77.50	$68.69	$96	-9.47
143	143	5	75.00	$75.00	$107	-3.16
140–146	145	11	81.00–82.50	$81.13	$118	+2.97
151–155	152	5	57.50–67.50	$59.54	$91	+17.04
150–187	163	28	67.50–80.00	$71.75	$117	-3.17
179–181	180	21	80.00–85.00	$81.08	$146	+6.16
220–222	221	7	80.00–82.00	$81.14	$179	-4.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
161	161	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	105.00	$105.00	$169	—
208	208	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	14	90.00	$90.00	$187	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
43	43	4	245.00	$245.00	$105	-70.00
50	50	3	295.00	$295.00	$148	+20.00
54–56	55	87	305.00–325.00	$312.89	$172	+37.89
58	58	4	200.00	$200.00	$116	+30.00
60	60	4	250.00	$250.00	$150	+80.00
60–65	61	52	300.00–320.00	$305.86	$187	+135.86
85	85	3	245.00	$245.00	$208	+40.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	17	240.00	$240.00	$120	±0.00
65	65	20	220.00	$220.00	$143	-22.50
76	76	7	220.00	$220.00	$167	-22.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
95	95	3	155.00	$155.00	$147	—
120	120	1	175.00	$175.00	$210	+13.03
123–132	130	14	160.00–175.00	$163.04	$212	+1.07
140	140	13	155.00	$155.00	$217	-6.97

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105	105	1	245.00	$245.00	$257	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
57	57	20	255.00	$255.00	$145	+57.43
57	57	21	205.00	$205.00	$117	+7.43
62	62	7	240.00	$240.00	$149	+42.43
70–78	74	50	210.00–225.00	$216.92	$161	+19.35
80–89	86	128	176.00–228.00	$192.26	$165	-7.74
88	88	10	160.00	$160.00	$141	-40.00
90	90	15	160.00	$160.00	$144	-40.00
92–95	93	33	177.50–210.00	$187.93	$175	-12.07
105–149	133	1,304	158.00–166.00	$162.58	$216	-5.44
150–169	154	286	160.00–164.00	$162.34	$250	-3.60
166	166	14	158.00	$158.00	$262	-7.94

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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.