Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 30, 2021

3,583 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,583	4,153	3,065
Slaughter cattle	1,199	1,345	1,248

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 3.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Holstein steers 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Demand for this light offering of clean hided, attractive cattle was moderate. Weighing conditions were favorable as most cattle were hauled in over night. There really wasn't a great premium today for program cattle. CME Live Cattle was higher along with corn. Estimated dressed cost 2.00 - 2.03. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Traditional slaughter weight lambs steady to 2.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of sheep was good. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 and Good 4-5 steady to 5.00 higher, Utility 1 8.00 to 9.00 higher, no cull ewes to compare this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1207–1412	1356	240	117.00–120.00	$119.57	$1,621	-10.74
1364–1497	1453	323	120.00–126.50	$123.95	$1,801	—
1485	1485	8	115.00	$115.00	$1,708	—
1522	1522	32	121.00	$121.00	$1,842	-6.21
1602	1602	43	124.50	$124.50	$1,994	—
1618	1618	37	128.75	$128.75	$2,083	—
1619	1619	7	128.00	$128.00	$2,072	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1306	1306	7	117.00	$117.00	$1,528	-5.00
1214–1459	1317	47	123.00–128.00	$124.84	$1,644	+2.84
1437	1437	5	128.00	$128.00	$1,839	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1585	1003	85-90%	37	44.00–55.00	$51.47	$516	—
657–1415	1133	85-90%	16	25.00–42.00	$29.17	$330	—
1225	1225	85-90%	7	62.00	$62.00	$760	-1.56
931–1900	1238	85-90%	37	56.00–61.50	$59.51	$737	+9.20

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315	1315	80-85%	2	57.00	$57.00	$750	-12.42
1225–1883	1456	80-85%	45	62.00–68.00	$63.98	$932	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1422–1665	1457	75-80%	7	64.00–66.00	$65.67	$957	—
1320–1710	1564	75-80%	27	69.00–77.50	$74.01	$1,158	—
1690	1690	75-80%	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,318	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1373–1578	1441	65-75%	9	82.00–87.00	$85.18	$1,227	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1313–2045	1600	5	95.00–102.00	$98.70	$1,579	—
1485–2045	1722	8	81.00–94.00	$87.98	$1,515	—
1405–2193	1930	3	107.00–112.00	$110.79	$2,138	+18.65

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
186	186	5	120.00	$120.00	$223	+20.00
218	218	3	87.50	$87.50	$191	-9.94
214–245	220	5	85.00	$85.00	$187	-12.44
220–240 fancy	233	3	100.00–103.00	$102.06	$238	-7.94
270	270	1	110.00	$110.00	$297	+12.46

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45	45	3	305.00	$305.00	$137	—
53	53	2	290.00	$290.00	$154	+5.00
52–59	55	13	305.00–330.00	$319.63	$176	+34.63
67	67	5	285.00	$285.00	$191	±0.00
70	70	20	275.00	$275.00	$192	-10.00
88	88	9	225.00	$225.00	$198	+70.00
130–141	139	5	205.00–215.00	$206.87	$288	-73.13
145	145	1	250.00	$250.00	$362	-30.00
170	170	2	230.00	$230.00	$391	-10.00
200–220	207	3	245.00–250.00	$246.77	$511	+26.77
208	208	2	225.00	$225.00	$468	+5.00
220	220	1	205.00	$205.00	$451	-15.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1216	1216	5	85.00	$85.00	$1,034	—
1390–1633	1488	33	103.00–106.50	$104.28	$1,552	-1.84

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	72.50	$72.50	$87	+42.50
110–130	125	57	82.50–98.00	$93.35	$117	+12.25
142–148	143	62	90.00–98.00	$96.99	$139	+14.49
150–185	166	103	82.50–105.00	$91.17	$151	+3.58
168	168	10	62.50–75.00	$72.50	$122	-15.09
190–194	191	38	80.00–91.00	$84.15	$161	-5.85
213	213	2	105.00	$105.00	$224	+39.00
205–228	225	28	81.00–85.00	$82.97	$187	+6.51

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	18	220.00	$220.00	$132	-12.50
76	76	6	205.00	$205.00	$156	+95.00
105	105	15	225.00	$225.00	$236	+50.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
22	22	3	185.00	$185.00	$41	-65.00
32–33	32	37	305.00–325.00	$319.34	$102	+9.76
37	37	6	295.00	$295.00	$109	-99.92
43	43	5	305.00	$305.00	$131	-84.64
44	44	17	305.00	$305.00	$134	-59.58
51	51	8	260.00	$260.00	$133	-85.00
55	55	2	300.00	$300.00	$165	-45.00
58	58	14	300.00	$300.00	$174	+125.00
58	58	7	230.00	$230.00	$133	+55.00
68	68	19	305.00	$305.00	$207	+60.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
38	38	13	300.00–330.00	$304.62	$116	+24.62
43–48	46	62	255.00–285.00	$269.88	$124	+1.18
52–58	54	60	250.00–265.00	$259.10	$140	-10.30
61–67	64	43	250.00–261.00	$256.25	$164	-4.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
32	32	11	215.00	$215.00	$69	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	—	—	1	250.00	$250.00	$88	—
58	58	—	—	2	140.00	$140.00	$81	-180.00
65	65	—	—	1	235.00	$235.00	$153	-85.00
70	70	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	$147	+30.00
76	76	—	—	14	175.00	$175.00	$133	-5.00
81	81	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	15	245.00	$245.00	$198	+65.00
82–85	83	—	—	9	170.00–210.00	$200.86	$167	+20.86
84	84	—	—	5	180.00	$180.00	$151	±0.00
93	93	—	—	9	240.00	$240.00	$223	+60.00
95	95	—	—	1	180.00	$180.00	$171	±0.00
103–114	108	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	94	235.00	$235.00	$254	-0.58
109	109	—	—	4	160.00	$160.00	$174	-75.58
118	118	—	—	2	190.00	$190.00	$224	-45.58
105–138	122	—	—	4	190.00–215.00	$200.80	$245	-51.60
114–145	125	—	—	15	175.00–220.00	$200.40	$250	-52.00
105–149	128	—	—	13	240.00–245.00	$244.28	$313	-8.12
155	155	—	—	1	245.00	$245.00	$380	+21.40

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
59	59	7	255.00	$255.00	$150	-51.25
80	80	1	370.00	$370.00	$296	±0.00
80–88	85	3	335.00	$335.00	$285	-35.00
86	86	44	245.00	$245.00	$211	-125.00
125	125	1	355.00	$355.00	$444	±0.00
100–129	128	24	370.00–385.00	$384.51	$492	+29.51
170	170	2	280.00	$280.00	$476	-25.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
63–68	66	160	225.00–247.00	$242.87	$160	-19.63
70	70	8	230.00	$230.00	$161	-32.50
72–79	74	303	235.00–262.50	$245.05	$181	-11.53
82–89	86	136	230.00–258.00	$250.38	$215	-10.28
90–99	93	153	235.00–260.00	$245.79	$229	-13.18
100	100	31	242.50	$242.50	$242	+42.50
106–148	131	466	255.00–279.00	$269.53	$353	-0.49
150–153	151	23	252.50–257.00	$255.81	$386	-19.19

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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.