Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

2,914 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,914	2,676	2,840
Slaughter cattle	1,338	906	1,653

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 1.00 higher, heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Holstein steers steady to 3.00 higher. Demand for this offering of hard fed clean cattle was moderate. Drug free cattle showed to be of higher value today. CME Live Cattle Futures are up slightly, corn is also up today. Packer buyers not interested in chasing the market. Estimated dressed cost 189.00 to 195.00. Slaughter cows Breakers and Lean steady, Boners steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Very light offering of traditional slaughter weight lambs today, lambs weighing between 100-149 were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Very large offering of non traditional weight lambs with some going to slaughter and several going back to the feed yard. Demand for sheep was very good today. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 5.00 to 6.00 lower, Good 4-5 steady, Utility1-2 7.00 to 10.00 higher, Cull 1 steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1391–1466	1447	90	117.00–119.50	$119.31	$1,726	—
1510–1563	1536	246	119.50–121.00	$120.57	$1,852	+1.01
1550	1550	11	129.00	$129.00	$2,000	—
1650	1650	24	119.00	$119.00	$1,964	+1.00

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1316	1316	12	127.00	$127.00	$1,671	+10.79
1320–1444	1360	206	116.75–119.00	$117.92	$1,604	—
1422–1556	1487	15	115.00–116.00	$115.72	$1,721	+9.72

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Slaughter Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1821	1628	65-75%	100	75.50–83.00	$79.60	$1,296	—
1785	1785	65-75%	10	84.50	$84.50	$1,508	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1790	1286	80-85%	58	62.00–68.00	$65.34	$840	—
1855	1855	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$1,113	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1890	1478	75-80%	50	68.00–75.00	$70.75	$1,046	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
719–885	752	85-90%	5	26.00–35.00	$28.12	$211	—
1070	1070	85-90%	1	64.00	$64.00	$685	—
1008–1330	1157	85-90%	4	45.00–49.00	$47.32	$547	—
1066–1510	1252	85-90%	38	52.00–61.50	$56.65	$709	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–2505	2052	12	70.00–89.50	$84.20	$1,728	—
1765–2615	2117	7	92.00–97.00	$94.55	$2,002	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	105.00	$105.00	$189	-20.00
205	205	1	82.50	$82.50	$169	+0.85
250–295	262	9	80.00–85.00	$80.53	$211	-19.47

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
83	83	3	280.00	$280.00	$232	+43.44
113	113	2	235.00	$235.00	$266	-15.00
152–160	154	4	205.00–230.00	$223.51	$344	+3.51
200	200	1	205.00	$205.00	$410	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1319–1587	1455	113	98.50–105.00	$101.42	$1,476	+6.27

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
104–110	109	43	60.00–75.00	$63.73	$69	+8.74
110–145	133	147	82.50–92.50	$87.40	$116	+10.63
135–140	137	10	90.00–95.00	$93.46	$128	+16.69
147	147	9	72.50	$72.50	$107	-14.85
155	155	2	80.00	$80.00	$124	+8.10
163	163	22	65.00	$65.00	$106	+3.15
150–184	172	302	70.00–87.50	$79.32	$136	-4.86
173–188	178	15	91.00–94.00	$92.94	$165	+22.38
191–192	191	19	75.00–85.00	$81.30	$155	+2.33
203–230	218	13	75.00	$75.00	$164	-27.02
250	250	2	75.00	$75.00	$188	-6.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
20	20	4	385.00	$385.00	$77	-110.00
20–25	25	21	405.00–430.00	$413.65	$103	-81.35
33	33	3	355.00	$355.00	$117	±0.00
32–39	38	30	345.00–370.00	$367.91	$140	-64.92
40	40	2	390.00	$390.00	$156	-29.92
46–48	47	10	355.00–370.00	$365.36	$172	+15.36
50	50	3	385.00	$385.00	$192	-57.65
57	57	3	390.00	$390.00	$222	-52.65
100	100	2	310.00	$310.00	$310	—

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
19	19	5	205.00	$205.00	$39	-41.89
25	25	3	305.00	$305.00	$76	+58.11
32–38	33	23	250.00–275.00	$255.98	$84	+9.09
34 fancy	34	22	295.00	$295.00	$100	—
39 thin fleshed	39	3	230.00	$230.00	$90	—
40 fancy	40	10	275.00	$275.00	$110	—
46–48	47	40	235.00–245.00	$237.91	$112	+3.03
50–54	51	55	235.00–255.00	$248.58	$127	-0.08
60 thin fleshed	60	3	235.00	$235.00	$141	—
65–69	67	111	242.50–272.50	$254.73	$171	+5.18
72–77	76	61	245.00–269.00	$262.25	$199	-2.75
80	80	3	255.00	$255.00	$204	-10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
77	77	—	—	5	165.00	$165.00	$127	-60.00
95	95	—	—	2	210.00	$210.00	$200	-25.00
103	103	—	—	2	190.00	$190.00	$196	+9.76
113	113	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	6	252.50	$252.50	$285	+72.26
106–148	116	—	—	11	200.00–230.00	$219.32	$254	+3.85
105–123	117	—	—	3	195.00–205.00	$197.99	$232	-17.48
121–125	121	—	—	16	180.00–220.00	$217.42	$263	+1.95

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
56	56	5	390.00	$390.00	$218	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73–77	75	88	225.00–258.00	$247.86	$186	+3.94
80–82	81	101	230.00–252.50	$245.59	$199	-4.63
91–97	93	13	225.00–242.50	$232.00	$216	+7.00
101–147	136	176	221.00–245.00	$224.56	$305	+1.95
146	146	6	180.00	$180.00	$263	-42.61

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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.