Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 2, 2020

3,846 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,846	6,018	5,330
Slaughter cattle	1,980	3,613	3,391

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, except over 1600 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Holstein steers steady. Demand only moderate this week, another very large offering of hard fed, high quality grading steers and heifers. Market activity was only moderate as packer buyers showed little interest in chasing the market. Weighing conditions ranged from full to average, estimated dressed cost ranged from 170.00-174.00, few to 176.00. CME Live Cattle futures traded sideways again today, packers unwilling to push the market at the auction in spite of the strength of the boxed beef market. 15 full loads of steers, 3 full loads of heifers, balance part loads and small packages. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 higher compared to Monday, bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter lambs mostly steady, instances to 2.00 lower on lambs over 150 lbs. Feeder lambs not well tested. Slaughter ewes steady to firm, in a narrow comparison. Demand for slaughter lambs only moderate, good for slaughter ewes, very good demand for the consignments of bred ewes.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1282	1282	11	115.00	$115.00	$1,474	—
1324–1391	1377	39	108.00–114.00	$111.01	$1,529	-1.99
1387–1419	1407	55	108.00–111.00	$110.17	$1,550	+5.97
1360–1557	1421	31	105.00–108.00	$106.11	$1,508	+1.91
1420–1492	1453	131	107.00–109.50	$107.94	$1,568	+2.06
1490–1582	1530	481	105.00–109.25	$107.25	$1,641	—
1593	1593	17	104.00	$104.00	$1,657	-0.80
1620	1620	41	107.50	$107.50	$1,742	+3.56
1612–1692	1657	176	104.50–105.85	$104.95	$1,739	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1092	1092	5	108.00	$108.00	$1,179	—
1306	1306	18	101.00	$101.00	$1,319	—
1220–1472	1364	243	104.00–108.50	$106.45	$1,452	+5.84
1373	1373	10	104.00	$104.00	$1,428	+3.39
1507	1507	12	110.00	$110.00	$1,658	—
1538	1538	9	101.50	$101.50	$1,561	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1332	1325	80-85%	4	63.50–64.00	$63.62	$843	+15.53
1140–1665	1370	80-85%	53	46.00–59.00	$55.07	$754	+15.21
1403–1550	1485	80-85%	10	43.00–47.00	$46.01	$683	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
969	969	85-90%	5	34.00	$34.00	$329	—
1068–1385	1220	85-90%	33	39.00–46.00	$43.28	$528	+0.02
1145–1290	1227	85-90%	19	46.00–50.00	$47.96	$588	+4.70

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1504–1970	1652	65-75%	50	69.00–76.00	$72.72	$1,201	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1289–1715	1512	75-80%	25	60.00–66.00	$62.78	$949	—
1500–1740	1599	75-80%	9	49.00–58.00	$51.41	$822	-12.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1775	1775	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,473	+15.28
1570–2090	1786	8	76.00–80.00	$78.03	$1,394	+10.31
1610–2168	1923	7	70.00–77.00	$73.89	$1,421	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	21	95.00	$95.00	$176	+5.00
214	214	5	65.00	$65.00	$139	-16.70
200–245	218	7	80.00–110.00	$87.70	$191	+6.00
250–290	268	6	80.00–100.00	$91.81	$246	+22.19

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
64–65	64	21	260.00–330.00	$326.62	$209	+96.62
95	95	1	125.00	$125.00	$119	—
110	110	1	160.00	$160.00	$176	-45.00
125	125	1	180.00	$180.00	$225	-25.00
150	150	1	310.00	$310.00	$465	+120.00
155	155	1	165.00	$165.00	$256	-25.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1339	1339	8	85.00	$85.00	$1,138	-0.59
1462–1730	1547	48	88.00–91.50	$89.20	$1,380	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130–133	132	8	54.00–60.00	$58.53	$77	-10.16
125–141	136	10	75.00–80.00	$78.62	$107	+9.93
166	166	5	60.00	$60.00	$100	-11.75
173	173	2	67.50	$67.50	$117	-13.58
162–190	174	25	77.00–92.50	$83.94	$146	+2.86
212–227	216	22	80.00–85.00	$83.44	$180	+2.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
173–179	176	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	58	270.00–300.00	$289.54	—
209–218	214	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	7	250.00–295.00	$276.18	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
141	141	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	125.00	$125.00	$176	—
186	186	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	14	85.00	$85.00	$158	-20.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–36	32	10	280.00	$280.00	$90	+35.00
35	35	1	160.00	$160.00	$56	-85.00
41	41	26	330.00	$330.00	$135	+85.00
52–59	55	28	285.00–330.00	$304.38	$167	-8.51
60–69	64	101	270.00–330.00	$319.15	$204	+13.29
75–79	77	21	255.00–345.00	$326.24	$251	+81.24
85	85	8	300.00	$300.00	$255	+55.00
105	105	1	200.00	$200.00	$210	—

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
95	95	12	170.00	$170.00	$162	-50.00
102	102	5	180.00	$180.00	$184	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	1	175.00	$175.00	$149	+20.00
110–140	113	16	145.00–185.00	$178.88	$202	+3.88
120	120	3	185.00	$185.00	$222	+10.00
154	154	7	140.00	$140.00	$216	—
155	155	1	135.00	$135.00	$209	—
155	155	1	160.00	$160.00	$248	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	310.00	$310.00	$217	—
95	95	1	250.00	$250.00	$238	—
100–140	111	5	155.00–255.00	$225.27	$250	-19.73

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	35	230.00	$230.00	$172	+13.08
82	82	5	250.00	$250.00	$205	+57.74
82	82	40	187.50	$187.50	$154	-4.76
82–88	85	65	190.00–207.50	$198.10	$168	+5.84
90–99	95	53	168.00–190.00	$173.80	$165	-14.13
105–149	127	762	156.00–167.00	$160.89	$204	-1.69
152–162	157	321	159.00–161.00	$159.50	$250	-2.84
192	192	3	150.00	$150.00	$288	-8.00

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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.