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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 23, 2021

4,153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,153 3,121 3,196
Slaughter cattle 1,345 1,196 1,573

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers Choice 2-3 and heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher, Choice 3-4 steers 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Holstein steers steady. Demand for this eye appealing offering of lighter cattle was good. Weighing conditions were very favorable as most cattle were hauled in over night. Non implant cattle brought a small premium this week, the conventional cattle are closing the gap. CME Live Cattle Futures was down today along with corn. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Traditional slaughter weight lambs 13.00 to 16.00 lower. Demand for this large offering of nice lambs was moderate. We are seeing several lots of feeder lambs continuing to come in, while traditional weights are slowly starting to increase in numbers. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 and Utility 1-2 5.00 to 6.00 higher, Good 4-5 steady, Cull to few to making a meaningful comparison.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1098–1185 1149 12 111.00–116.00 $112.99 $1,298 —
1246–1432 1384 39 129.00–131.00 $130.31 $1,803 —
1327–1443 1390 58 117.00–123.50 $120.34 $1,673 —
1182–1495 1436 400 124.00–130.00 $127.59 $1,832 -1.41
1503–1570 1532 104 126.00–128.00 $127.21 $1,949 +0.87
1522–1641 1591 12 130.00–132.00 $130.80 $2,081 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1139–1338 1248 11 110.00–114.00 $111.66 $1,394 —
1204–1338 1251 17 131.00 $131.00 $1,639 +27.00
1135–1413 1284 240 124.00–130.00 $126.61 $1,626 +4.33
1307 1307 5 122.00 $122.00 $1,595 +7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1363–1705 1505 75-80% 12 63.00–68.50 $65.91 $992 -4.75
1100–2145 1521 75-80% 63 69.00–77.50 $72.53 $1,103 +1.87
1778–1780 1779 75-80% 3 79.00–80.00 $79.67 $1,417 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1335 1218 80-85% 7 60.00–62.00 $61.10 $744 —
1258–1380 1315 80-85% 5 69.00–70.00 $69.42 $913 —
1185–1643 1410 80-85% 46 63.00–68.00 $65.31 $921 +1.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1940 1198 85-90% 18 56.00–62.00 $59.23 $710 —
1065–1335 1203 85-90% 3 37.00–43.00 $40.49 $487 —
1200–1248 1229 85-90% 7 63.00–64.00 $63.56 $781 —
900–1446 1244 85-90% 27 45.00–54.00 $50.31 $626 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1377–1550 1456 65-75% 24 92.00–101.50 $96.63 $1,407 —
1443–1778 1623 65-75% 19 84.00–86.00 $84.88 $1,378 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1740 1490 4 76.00–89.00 $81.61 $1,216 —
1505–2505 1933 9 90.50–94.00 $92.14 $1,781 —
2130 2130 1 99.50 $99.50 $2,119 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 2 105.00 $105.00 $152 -20.00
188 188 2 100.00 $100.00 $188 —
205 205 5 85.00 $85.00 $174 —
220 fancy 220 1 110.00 $110.00 $242 —
215–230 225 8 95.00–105.00 $97.44 $219 -15.06
288–295 290 6 90.00–105.00 $97.54 $283 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 3 285.00 $285.00 $222 +45.00
78 78 2 225.00 $225.00 $176 -15.00
80 80 1 250.00 $250.00 $200 +10.00
80 80 5 310.00 $310.00 $248 +70.00
90 90 1 155.00 $155.00 $140 -155.00
111–118 112 10 260.00–265.00 $261.05 $292 +16.05
123 123 9 280.00 $280.00 $344 +35.00
172 172 6 240.00 $240.00 $413 -10.82
195 195 1 235.00 $235.00 $458 -15.65
200 200 1 220.00 $220.00 $440 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1416–1559 1477 44 104.00–109.00 $106.12 $1,567 —
1694 1694 7 100.00 $100.00 $1,694 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
112 112 3 30.00 $30.00 $34 -56.98
112 112 3 60.00 $60.00 $67 -26.98
108–146 132 46 71.00–90.00 $81.10 $107 -5.88
134 134 10 97.50 $97.50 $131 +10.52
128–144 135 86 90.00–98.00 $96.15 $130 +9.17
149 149 17 82.50 $82.50 $123 -12.50
150 150 4 72.50 $72.50 $109 -26.18
151–187 168 102 75.00–95.00 $87.59 $147 +4.48
163–183 172 7 75.00–80.00 $77.29 $133 +14.79
193 193 5 90.00 $90.00 $174 +27.50
190–198 195 25 75.00–85.00 $81.36 $159 +18.86
209 209 5 66.00 $66.00 $138 +11.00
204–238 220 40 70.00–85.00 $76.46 $168 -4.54
268 268 2 75.00 $75.00 $201 -5.10
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
111 111 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 102.50 $102.50 $114 —
181 181 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 17 135.00 $135.00 $244 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 59 232.50 $232.50 $158 -12.50
72 72 10 240.00 $240.00 $173 -5.00
74 74 4 110.00 $110.00 $81 -135.00
83 83 5 140.00 $140.00 $116 -90.00
106 106 4 175.00 $175.00 $186 -67.50

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 15 255.00 $255.00 $89 —
54 54 5 240.00 $240.00 $130 —
61 61 23 230.00 $230.00 $140 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
28 28 3 250.00 $250.00 $70 -90.41
31–39 33 31 300.00–315.00 $309.58 $102 -20.42
30–37 34 10 255.00–275.00 $270.00 $92 -60.00
33–39 38 51 350.00–400.00 $394.92 $150 +119.92
41–43 42 8 375.00–405.00 $389.64 $164 +69.64
42–48 45 24 340.00–390.00 $364.58 $164 +44.58
57 57 10 345.00 $345.00 $197 -59.68
58 58 2 175.00 $175.00 $102 -191.07
60 60 3 305.00 $305.00 $183 -61.07
65 65 6 245.00 $245.00 $159 -121.07
71 71 8 320.00 $320.00 $227 +75.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
37 37 5 280.00 $280.00 $104 -67.17
38–39 39 56 300.00–320.00 $314.74 $123 -32.43
40–49 47 47 257.50–290.00 $268.70 $126 -20.21
50–59 55 107 255.00–290.00 $269.40 $148 -8.56
54–56 55 20 232.50–242.50 $238.92 $131 -39.04
60–69 66 73 254.00–275.00 $261.14 $172 -16.70

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 2 325.00 $325.00 $179 +70.00
60 60 2 320.00 $320.00 $192 +65.00
75 75 1 180.00 $180.00 $135 -75.00
100–145 112 23 215.00–265.00 $235.58 $264 -0.76
123–125 124 8 240.00–265.00 $252.40 $313 +24.91
150 150 3 220.00 $220.00 $330 +10.00
150–155 151 4 205.00–230.00 $223.60 $338 +13.60
188 188 2 155.00 $155.00 $291 -55.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 8 305.00–310.00 $306.25 $178 -58.75
98 98 4 370.00 $370.00 $363 +5.00
133 133 2 355.00 $355.00 $472 —
165 165 1 305.00 $305.00 $503 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
69 69 68 262.50 $262.50 $181 +1.36
71–78 73 192 235.00–267.50 $256.58 $187 -21.84
81–89 85 375 242.50–267.50 $260.66 $222 -17.76
90–99 97 145 245.00–265.00 $258.97 $251 -26.81
111 111 14 200.00 $200.00 $222 -45.63
104–146 129 609 260.00–277.00 $270.02 $348 +32.52
150 150 50 275.00 $275.00 $412 —

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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.