Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 24, 2021

4,406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,406	2,354	2,238
Slaughter cattle	2,225	1,489	1,492

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 3.00 lower with instances of 4.00 lower, Holstein steers 2.00 lower, heifers steady. The premium for no implant and drug free cattle last week was not evident today. Demand for this large offering was moderate. Packer buyers were more reserved this week. Fair weighing conditions as most cattle were delivered over night. Some cattle carried about 1% of their body weight in tag, estimated dressed cost 1.78 to 1.84. A large number of steers weighing over 1600, most sold in loads. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold with higher undertones. Traditional slaughter weight lambs 4.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, except Good 4-5 steady. Very good demand for this really nice, large offering of slaughter lambs, and slaughter ewes.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1314–1339	1325	45	114.50–117.75	$116.11	$1,538	+2.61
1415–1497	1474	118	111.00–114.00	$113.21	$1,669	-0.16
1498	1498	5	109.00	$109.00	$1,633	—
1500–1591	1563	365	110.00–112.10	$111.70	$1,746	-2.37
1566–1598	1592	27	116.25–117.25	$117.07	$1,864	+0.19
1617–1691	1654	540	109.00–114.00	$112.06	$1,853	—
1729	1729	34	110.75	$110.75	$1,915	-1.63

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1241	1241	7	109.00	$109.00	$1,353	—
1370	1370	11	109.00	$109.00	$1,493	—
1179–1510	1375	258	110.00–114.50	$110.70	$1,522	—
1458	1458	21	118.75	$118.75	$1,731	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1398–1657	1520	75-80%	42	57.00–62.50	$61.36	$933	—
1135–1812	1525	75-80%	84	63.00–70.00	$66.97	$1,021	—
1423–1760	1611	75-80%	5	71.00	$71.00	$1,144	+2.97

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1212–1650	1334	80-85%	7	63.50–65.00	$64.08	$855	-3.36
1118–1758	1433	80-85%	21	53.00–57.50	$55.45	$795	—
1180–1873	1435	80-85%	81	58.00–63.00	$60.55	$869	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1280	1083	85-90%	28	41.00–51.00	$48.65	$527	—
935–1703	1326	85-90%	64	52.00–57.50	$54.79	$727	-9.34

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1461–2098	1637	65-75%	52	64.00–72.00	$66.91	$1,095	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–2110	1576	11	80.00–88.00	$85.16	$1,342	—
1615–2240	1908	8	90.00–93.00	$90.99	$1,736	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	115.00	$115.00	$184	-15.00
205–226	219	6	95.00–105.00	$98.12	$215	-11.88
250	250	2	105.00	$105.00	$262	-10.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	220.00	$220.00	$407	—
210	210	1	240.00	$240.00	$504	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1367–1587	1474	32	86.00–94.00	$90.63	$1,336	-9.22
1393–1692	1538	32	96.50–98.50	$97.55	$1,500	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	3	150.00	$150.00	$180	+41.39
117–139	129	16	100.00–117.50	$112.85	$146	+4.24
112–148	136	31	105.00–125.00	$119.95	$163	+11.34
100–147	139	20	125.00–140.00	$127.64	$177	+19.03
150–193	153	51	100.00–125.00	$120.26	$184	-7.17
150–185	165	210	115.00–140.00	$120.91	$200	-6.52
196	196	14	117.50	$117.50	$230	+18.95
204–235	212	31	100.00–120.00	$113.97	$242	+0.48
250	250	3	105.00–122.50	$116.67	$292	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
121–132	129	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	24	240.00–260.00	$255.32	—
149	149	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	9	290.00	$290.00	—
172–189	182	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	43	255.00	$255.00	-5.00
179–194	186	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Spring	20	250.00–270.00	$259.40	-0.60
207	207	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Spring	20	280.00	$280.00	+30.00
205–211	208	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	128	260.00–280.00	$268.07	+18.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
217	217	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	11	90.00	$90.00	$195	-25.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
33	33	5	385.00	$385.00	$127	+35.00
48	48	6	400.00	$400.00	$192	-10.00
50–55	51	11	400.00–425.00	$409.38	$209	-5.62
55	55	1	340.00	$340.00	$187	-75.00
71–78	75	55	365.00–410.00	$383.35	$288	-16.65
90	90	1	265.00	$265.00	$238	-135.00
200	200	1	235.00	$235.00	$470	—

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
31–39	34	19	405.00–415.00	$409.23	$139	+44.23
44–49	47	53	330.00–350.00	$335.27	$158	-29.73
58	58	9	345.00	$345.00	$200	—
63–64	64	14	335.00–350.00	$342.44	$219	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	$162	±0.00
70	70	—	—	2	285.00	$285.00	$200	+15.00
74	74	—	—	11	210.00	$210.00	$155	-60.00
82	82	—	—	6	270.00	$270.00	$221	±0.00
87	87	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Bred	8	390.00	$390.00	$339	+235.00
90	90	—	—	5	235.00	$235.00	$212	+80.00
90	90	—	—	1	265.00	$265.00	$238	+110.00
100	100	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	$180	-32.50
115–135	125	—	—	2	215.00–220.00	$217.30	$272	-57.70
151	151	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	8	410.00	$410.00	$619	—
173	173	—	—	2	185.00	$185.00	$320	—
188	188	—	—	2	185.00	$185.00	$348	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
51	51	20	390.00	$390.00	$199	+5.00
80	80	2	310.00	$310.00	$248	-75.00
83	83	2	355.00	$355.00	$295	-30.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
49	49	33	325.00	$325.00	$159	—
58	58	17	350.00	$350.00	$203	+20.00
63	63	24	330.00	$330.00	$208	±0.00
63–67	64	139	330.00–332.50	$331.75	$212	+1.75
82	82	23	295.00	$295.00	$242	-4.92
90–99	94	154	215.00–285.00	$243.19	$229	+30.63
107	107	8	195.00	$195.00	$209	+10.00
105–123	111	173	195.00–235.00	$219.62	$244	+34.62
117–148	139	218	161.00–181.00	$167.91	$233	+3.65
150	150	5	140.00	$140.00	$210	-24.00
158–164	161	160	165.00–168.00	$166.17	$268	+2.17

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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.