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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

3,730 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,730 1,977 1,809
Slaughter cattle 2,110 1,270 1,348

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers steady to 2.00 lower, Holstein steers 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand for this attractive offering of steers and heifers was good. Cattle were carrying quite a bit of tag at times, estimated dressed cost was 177.00-180.00. Weighing conditions were fair as many cattle came in over night, many load and half load lots. Packer buyers not as active this week, two way buyers more reserved in their bidding as well. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 7.00 higher, except Lean cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter sheep mostly steady, feeder lambs not well tested. Slaughter ewes mostly steady in a narrow comparison as last week was a light test. Good to very good demand on this very nice offering of slaughter lambs and ewes. Moderate to good demand for the bred ewes.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1312–1343 1320 43 109.00–114.50 $113.00 $1,492 +0.35
1413–1490 1449 136 108.00–112.75 $109.97 $1,593 +0.97
1478 1478 16 108.75 $108.75 $1,607 -2.81
1503–1599 1554 436 108.00–112.50 $110.66 $1,720 +0.60
1582 1582 10 108.00 $108.00 $1,709 -2.06
1608–1681 1643 389 106.00–111.00 $108.91 $1,789 —
1658 1658 11 115.00 $115.00 $1,907 +4.65
1749 1749 30 107.00 $107.00 $1,871 -0.59

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 6 114.00 $114.00 $1,345 —
1258–1290 1272 28 106.00–108.00 $107.13 $1,363 —
1314–1562 1405 409 106.00–110.50 $108.85 $1,529 —
1580 1580 8 105.00 $105.00 $1,659 —
1605 1605 8 106.00 $106.00 $1,701 -1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1451 1039 85-90% 56 41.00–49.50 $44.04 $458 —
1207–1430 1263 85-90% 4 58.50–59.00 $58.64 $741 —
1020–1805 1316 85-90% 31 51.00–58.00 $54.05 $711 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1299–1749 1509 75-80% 76 62.00–69.00 $66.25 $1,000 +7.68
1460–1840 1587 75-80% 3 55.00–60.00 $56.93 $903 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1398 1349 80-85% 3 51.00–53.00 $52.38 $707 —
1090–1835 1431 80-85% 66 58.00–68.00 $60.51 $866 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1539–1820 1687 65-75% 28 67.00–71.00 $68.92 $1,163 +3.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520–2075 1769 5 73.00–85.00 $80.05 $1,416 —
1550–2355 1881 15 87.00–93.00 $89.08 $1,676 +5.23

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 2 145.00 $145.00 $160 —
180–194 192 7 115.00–125.00 $123.66 $237 —
200–239 224 23 90.00–125.00 $97.61 $219 -3.84

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115–120 118 2 270.00–300.00 $284.68 $336 —
125 125 3 240.00 $240.00 $300 —
260 260 1 135.00 $135.00 $351 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 3 83.00 $83.00 $1,008 —
1448–1505 1475 50 95.00–98.50 $96.60 $1,425 —

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Ewes

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
165 165 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Spring 9 240.00 $240.00 —
183 183 Young (2-4 yrs)Winter 32 280.00 $280.00 —
188–192 191 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Winter 35 250.00 $250.00 —
221–231 223 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Spring 40 230.00–260.00 $235.44 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 1 130.00 $130.00 $98 +5.00
98 98 3 125.00 $125.00 $122 ±0.00
120 120 3 120.00 $120.00 $144 +10.00
135 135 1 90.00 $90.00 $122 ±0.00
149 149 4 95.00 $95.00 $142 +5.00
155–179 163 25 95.00–115.00 $102.06 $166 +7.85
153–193 166 52 95.00–115.00 $101.73 $169 -7.21
195 195 2 110.00 $110.00 $214 +1.06
200–247 214 12 98.00–110.00 $101.85 $218 +4.35
255 255 1 90.00 $90.00 $230 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
177 177 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 5 150.00 $150.00 $266 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 1 390.00 $390.00 $156 +11.67
51 51 77 385.00 $385.00 $196 +90.00
53 53 5 390.00 $390.00 $207 +95.00
62 62 21 400.00 $400.00 $248 +105.00
155 155 1 210.00 $210.00 $326 —

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Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 4 300.00 $300.00 $120 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
91 91 4 180.00 $180.00 $164 -38.75
98 98 2 200.00 $200.00 $196 -18.75
115–145 130 2 225.00–240.00 $233.37 $303 +38.37
135 135 1 160.00 $160.00 $216 -35.00
151 151 4 185.00 $185.00 $279 +25.00
185 185 4 185.00 $185.00 $342 +25.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65–68 66 9 400.00 $400.00 $264 +105.00
71 71 4 350.00 $350.00 $248 +55.00
70–77 73 49 350.00–390.00 $367.93 $269 +72.93
100–147 113 14 240.00–280.00 $268.25 $303 +163.25
145 145 3 240.00 $240.00 $348 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
53–58 53 42 320.00–350.00 $348.44 $185 +88.44
61–65 62 16 330.00–345.00 $343.02 $213 +83.02
78 78 2 260.00 $260.00 $203 -40.00
80–88 87 63 275.00–300.00 $298.55 $260 -1.45
95–98 96 58 171.00–250.00 $216.71 $208 -18.88
102–149 135 329 165.00–187.50 $169.81 $229 -2.84
150–168 162 272 162.00–166.00 $164.29 $266 -0.05
167 167 5 174.00 $174.00 $291 +9.66
170 170 24 163.00 $163.00 $277 -1.34

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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.