Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

4,683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,683	3,606	2,499
Slaughter cattle	2,861	2,115	1,594

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 5.00 to 7.00 lower, Holstein steers 5.00 lower. Light demand for this very large offering of high quality grading, very attractive steers and heifers. Packer buyers much more reserved in their pursuit of fat cattle this week, two way buyers stepped in and bought market ready cattle that looked to be a value. Many long strings with most offered in full load lots. Weighing conditions were attractive for buyers as most cattle were hauled in over night, estimated dressed cost 165.00-170.00. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 8.00 lower, bulls steady to 4.00 lower. Traditional slaughter weight lambs were 6.00 to 8.00 higher, except 100-110 lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher, non traditional slaughter weights sold sharply higher. Feeder lambs not tested. Slaughter ewes sold mixed, Good 2-3 ewes and Cull 1 10.00 to 15.00 higher, while Good 4-5 and Utility mostly steady. Very good demand for light weight slaughter lambs, good demand for traditional weight. Very good demand for slaughter ewes, moderate to good demand for bred ewes.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1237–1412	1324	74	107.25–109.25	$108.65	$1,439	—
1463	1463	15	102.00	$102.00	$1,492	+1.00
1433–1490	1477	135	104.00–106.75	$105.43	$1,557	-6.56
1502–1595	1564	535	101.00–107.00	$103.77	$1,623	-6.99
1609–1690	1648	323	100.00–104.75	$102.74	$1,693	-5.64
1615–1751	1716	105	97.50–100.75	$99.54	$1,708	-6.64

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1203–1490	1365	57	98.00–101.50	$99.87	$1,363	—
1178–1482	1407	759	100.00–106.00	$103.36	$1,454	-5.57
1504–1525	1515	108	100.50–102.75	$101.70	$1,541	-3.30
1530	1530	9	105.00	$105.00	$1,606	±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1915	1577	75-80%	65	53.00–61.00	$58.10	$916	-6.50
1397–1810	1585	75-80%	14	60.00–65.00	$62.78	$995	-1.82
1410–2028	1682	75-80%	29	45.50–54.00	$49.30	$829	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1290	1274	80-85%	4	58.00–64.00	$59.49	$758	-4.56
1110–1725	1331	80-85%	65	46.00–55.00	$49.80	$663	-4.92
1215–1705	1464	80-85%	25	41.00–48.00	$45.17	$661	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	85-90%	1	37.00	$37.00	$396	—
1134–1470	1226	85-90%	35	45.00–49.50	$46.40	$569	-5.86
1035–1518	1247	85-90%	31	40.00–46.00	$43.71	$545	-8.55

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1940	1835	65-75%	8	61.00–72.00	$65.47	$1,201	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1570–1765	1677	3	68.00–76.00	$72.60	$1,218	—
1530–2215	1819	19	76.00–83.00	$78.98	$1,437	—
1850–2020	1935	2	81.00–84.00	$82.43	$1,595	-1.81

YG3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2603	2603	2	71.00	$71.00	$1,848	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–188	176	5	92.50–116.00	$106.64	$188	+4.65
200–220	212	5	81.00–90.00	$84.40	$179	-12.27
305–330	318	2	100.00–103.00	$101.56	$323	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	305.00	$305.00	$183	+95.00
91–95	93	7	230.00–310.00	$274.87	$256	+64.87
110	110	1	235.00	$235.00	$258	+15.00
170	170	1	210.00	$210.00	$357	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–1408	1371	23	83.00–86.00	$84.35	$1,156	—
1406–1695	1549	100	85.00–89.00	$87.25	$1,352	—
2009	2009	5	75.00	$75.00	$1,507	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
112–135	116	7	80.00–105.00	$94.54	$110	-10.69
114–147	129	32	100.00–107.50	$104.57	$135	-7.43
108–146	136	14	115.00–130.00	$117.55	$160	+26.00
150–158	157	6	82.00–110.00	$105.53	$166	+4.52
150–195	180	95	95.00–125.00	$108.36	$195	-10.96
150–193	189	10	102.50–105.00	$102.70	$194	+17.53
188–195	189	28	100.00–110.00	$108.89	$206	+23.72
202	202	3	75.00	$75.00	$152	±0.00
213–220	218	10	91.00–120.00	$98.08	$214	-5.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
153–191	165	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	97	185.00–250.00	$220.22	-54.78
258	258	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	3	260.00	$260.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
143	143	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	8	140.00	$140.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	Aged (>6yrs)	Exposed	7	90.00	$90.00	$180	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
48	48	10	340.00	$340.00	$163	+7.69
52–59	56	11	305.00–320.00	$311.35	$174	-13.65
60–64	64	51	340.00–350.00	$349.45	$224	+9.45
67	67	5	200.00	$200.00	$134	-140.00
70–74	73	24	300.00–345.00	$337.08	$246	+57.08
80	80	1	305.00	$305.00	$244	+15.98
84	84	4	240.00	$240.00	$202	-49.02
90–95	93	2	230.00–240.00	$235.14	$219	-53.88

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
90	90	—	—	4	255.00	$255.00	$230	+50.00
104	104	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	5	255.00	$255.00	$265	+60.00
131–145	132	—	—	14	185.00–205.00	$203.43	$269	+8.43
133	133	—	—	5	190.00	$190.00	$253	-5.00
143–145	144	—	—	4	195.00–210.00	$206.21	$297	+36.21
155–170	163	—	—	11	200.00–205.00	$203.11	$331	+10.68
165	165	—	—	2	200.00	$200.00	$330	+7.57

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
102–120	104	46	290.00–310.00	$297.16	$309	+17.16

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
61–62	61	138	315.00–320.00	$318.65	$194	+40.05
70–77	73	58	255.00–315.00	$294.61	$215	+16.01
80–89	83	68	255.00–315.00	$286.42	$238	+20.43
91–99	93	75	205.00–240.00	$231.01	$215	+51.01
109	109	70	185.00–200.00	$191.79	$209	+10.04
115–149	135	422	160.00–169.00	$163.99	$221	+6.01
150–165	156	379	152.00–166.00	$163.23	$255	+8.75
178–183	181	14	157.00–161.00	$158.69	$287	+10.01

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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.