Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 7, 2021

3,904 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,904	3,583	2,810
Slaughter cattle	1,284	1,199	1,252

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Holstein steers 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand for this light offering of clean hided cattle was good. Most cattle were hauled in over night, making weighing conditions favorable for the buyers. Estimated dress cost was 2.01 - 2.04. CME Live Cattle Futures were down along with Corn. Slaughter cows Breaker and Boner 1.00 to 2.00 higher, Lean steady. Slaughter bulls 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Traditional slaughter weight lambs steady to 4.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of quality sheep was good. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 3.00 to 5.00 higher, Good 4-5, Utility 1-2 and Cull 1 to few to make a meaningful comparison.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1193	1193	12	120.00	$120.00	$1,432	—
1270	1270	11	126.00	$126.00	$1,600	—
1279	1279	5	129.00	$129.00	$1,650	—
1331–1392	1382	127	121.75–124.00	$122.87	$1,698	+3.30
1309–1487	1453	190	125.00–127.00	$126.27	$1,835	+2.32
1462	1462	3	132.00	$132.00	$1,930	+8.05
1537–1588	1555	177	125.00–128.00	$127.20	$1,978	—
1566	1566	7	121.00	$121.00	$1,895	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1172	1172	5	122.25	$122.25	$1,433	—
1224–1416	1299	145	125.00–128.00	$126.98	$1,649	—
1392	1392	3	133.00	$133.00	$1,851	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1648	1324	80-85%	159	63.00–69.50	$66.36	$879	+9.36
1293–1433	1372	80-85%	20	70.00–74.00	$70.73	$970	—
1180–1620	1411	80-85%	12	57.00–62.00	$59.31	$837	—
1970	1970	80-85%	1	55.00	$55.00	$1,084	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1142	1142	85-90%	13	63.50	$63.50	$725	+34.33
860–1515	1154	85-90%	32	50.50–55.50	$53.16	$613	—
965–1700	1245	85-90%	95	56.00–62.00	$59.40	$740	-0.11
1055–1613	1285	85-90%	13	42.00–49.00	$46.52	$598	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1753	1466	75-80%	9	62.00–69.00	$67.14	$984	+1.47
1160–1845	1522	75-80%	79	70.00–79.50	$75.13	$1,143	—
1350–1683	1640	75-80%	19	80.00–85.00	$80.59	$1,322	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435	1435	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,622	—
1355–2530	1749	13	85.00–96.00	$91.35	$1,598	+3.37
1340–2155	1854	9	97.50–105.00	$100.09	$1,856	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
164	164	4	140.00	$140.00	$230	+20.00
160–180	173	3	105.00–120.00	$115.38	$200	-4.62
208–238	229	7	100.00–110.00	$102.59	$235	+17.59
250–255	253	2	90.00–102.50	$96.19	$243	-13.81
310	310	1	90.00	$90.00	$279	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	5	300.00	$300.00	$195	+15.00
65	65	1	280.00	$280.00	$182	-5.00
90	90	3	325.00	$325.00	$292	+100.00
102	102	3	295.00	$295.00	$301	—
103–138	121	4	255.00–260.00	$257.14	$311	+50.27
140	140	1	255.00	$255.00	$357	+48.13
150	150	1	240.00	$240.00	$360	+10.00
158–188	178	7	235.00–275.00	$258.72	$461	+28.72

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	4	81.00	$81.00	$992	-4.00
1364–1387	1370	12	105.00–108.00	$106.58	$1,460	—
1396–1503	1431	15	112.50–113.50	$113.29	$1,621	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
92	92	5	110.00	$110.00	$101	—
117	117	6	102.50	$102.50	$120	+30.00
108–125	122	11	110.00–115.00	$114.19	$139	+41.69
120–146	139	18	100.00–105.00	$102.23	$142	+5.24
138–144	142	25	90.00–92.00	$90.48	$128	-6.51
149	149	6	92.50	$92.50	$138	-4.49
159–167	160	18	110.00–115.00	$114.13	$183	+22.96
153–182	164	84	87.00–102.50	$93.96	$154	+2.79
150–174	166	97	72.00–85.00	$83.52	$139	-7.65
174–180	175	13	105.00	$105.00	$184	+32.50
198	198	3	105.00	$105.00	$208	+20.85
200–245	203	18	97.50–102.50	$99.05	$201	-5.95

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
71	71	26	230.00–245.00	$235.19	$167	+30.19

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	1	315.00	$315.00	$79	+130.00
36–39	37	36	315.00–325.00	$317.36	$117	+22.36
38	38	2	295.00	$295.00	$112	±0.00
39	39	5	345.00	$345.00	$135	+50.00
40	40	1	265.00	$265.00	$106	-30.00
50–56	55	48	340.00–345.00	$344.81	$190	+44.81
66	66	4	340.00	$340.00	$224	+35.00
67	67	3	260.00	$260.00	$174	-45.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
41–48	45	57	250.00–275.00	$259.38	$117	-10.50
52–59	53	62	245.00–265.00	$247.77	$131	-11.33
60–65	61	77	240.00–262.50	$255.57	$156	-0.68

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	275.00	$275.00	$165	+135.00
73	73	2	140.00	$140.00	$102	-70.00
115	115	1	320.00	$320.00	$368	+130.00
122	122	3	165.00	$165.00	$201	-35.80
120–125	123	2	180.00–185.00	$182.45	$224	-18.35
123–126	124	12	225.00–230.00	$226.69	$281	+26.29
125–136	132	18	220.00–225.00	$223.02	$294	-21.26
210	210	1	185.00	$185.00	$388	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
46	46	14	310.00	$310.00	$143	—
62	62	2	380.00	$380.00	$236	+125.00
70	70	2	310.00	$310.00	$217	-60.00
78	78	3	330.00	$330.00	$257	-40.00
90	90	1	230.00	$230.00	$207	-15.00
95	95	1	365.00	$365.00	$347	+120.00
173	173	3	290.00	$290.00	$502	+10.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62–69	64	230	250.00–270.00	$258.63	$166	+15.76
72	72	30	247.50	$247.50	$178	+17.50
75–79	77	212	255.00–271.00	$261.93	$202	+16.88
81–88	85	110	260.00–265.00	$262.90	$223	+12.52
90–95	91	212	257.50–265.00	$263.61	$240	+17.82
100–143	116	468	255.00–282.50	$274.91	$319	+5.38
140 fancy	140	1	287.50	$287.50	$402	—
141	141	4	230.00	$230.00	$324	-39.53

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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.