Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 21, 2021

4,162 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,162	4,018	5,136
Slaughter cattle	1,302	1,213	1,509

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 5.00 to 7.00 lower, heifers 7.00 lower. Holsteins steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand for this offering of clean cattle was good. Seventeen loads full loads offered this week. Weighing conditions favorable as most were hauled in overnight. CME Live Cattle and Corn both higher today. Slaughter cows Breaker and Lean steady, Boner 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter Bulls steady. Traditional slaughter weight lambs 8.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of lambs was moderate. Ewes Good 2-3 and 4-5 steady, Utility 10.00 to 20.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1216–1396	1374	111	117.25–119.00	$117.77	$1,618	-6.23
1403	1403	8	116.75	$116.75	$1,638	—
1391–1428	1414	27	116.00–120.25	$117.55	$1,662	—
1369–1494	1460	378	116.00–121.50	$117.37	$1,714	-6.42
1508–1552	1523	213	117.00–120.50	$118.30	$1,802	-6.68

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200	1200	5	107.00	$107.00	$1,284	—
1238	1238	12	117.00	$117.00	$1,448	-1.50
1213–1361	1291	99	115.00–119.00	$116.68	$1,506	-7.62

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$783	—
1330–1750	1517	75-80%	35	70.00–76.00	$73.04	$1,108	—
1320–1722	1553	75-80%	19	78.00–80.00	$79.24	$1,231	+9.24

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
783–1443	1126	85-90%	28	40.00–56.00	$49.43	$557	+14.43
1160–1400	1264	85-90%	12	57.00–62.00	$59.70	$755	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1838	1709	65-75%	25	80.00–87.00	$82.40	$1,408	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1016–1655	1165	80-85%	6	50.00–56.00	$51.56	$601	—
1238–1685	1370	80-85%	9	62.00–67.00	$64.19	$879	-5.81
1330–1615	1520	80-85%	3	71.00	$71.00	$1,079	+9.74

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1695–1938	1843	7	99.50–102.50	$100.56	$1,853	—
1585–2383	2010	14	90.00–97.00	$93.41	$1,878	—
1390–2340	2070	15	83.00–90.00	$87.80	$1,817	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
168	168	2	95.00	$95.00	$160	+5.00
200–240	221	21	65.00–95.00	$86.76	$192	-15.94
286	286	7	75.00	$75.00	$214	-29.65
305	305	1	85.00	$85.00	$259	-10.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	1	185.00	$185.00	$65	—
60–61	61	19	290.00–300.00	$298.96	$182	-26.04
66–68	67	10	190.00–225.00	$217.86	$146	+27.86
70–73	71	12	285.00	$285.00	$202	-20.00
80	80	2	275.00	$275.00	$220	-45.00
110	110	3	240.00	$240.00	$264	-42.93
105–133	124	13	250.00–290.00	$263.26	$326	-16.74
165	165	1	250.00	$250.00	$412	+20.00
220	220	2	235.00	$235.00	$517	±0.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1338–1488	1429	24	102.50–105.00	$103.80	$1,483	-3.15
1351–1595	1434	61	107.00–114.00	$108.61	$1,557	+1.66
1620	1620	8	119.50	$119.50	$1,936	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
118	118	27	120.00	$120.00	$142	+18.85
128–137	131	59	90.00–110.00	$105.44	$138	-21.47
123–139	134	6	65.00–82.50	$70.37	$94	-56.54
120–148	135	54	75.00–94.00	$88.20	$119	-38.71
152–158	155	23	80.00	$80.00	$124	-40.97
155–180	165	99	75.00–95.00	$83.74	$138	-20.51
173	173	16	135.00	$135.00	$234	+30.75
193–198	195	10	87.50–90.00	$89.24	$174	-33.26
200–245	209	50	75.00–95.00	$87.84	$184	-8.63

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45	45	6	225.00	$225.00	$101	—
75	75	1	235.00	$235.00	$176	-10.00
106	106	28	225.00	$225.00	$238	—

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–39	36	69	225.00–265.00	$249.91	$90	—
50–55	53	8	155.00–175.00	$164.52	$87	—
54 fancy	54	38	215.00	$215.00	$116	—
65	65	14	237.50	$237.50	$154	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–35	33	2	265.00–270.00	$267.69	$88	+62.69
35	35	2	205.00	$205.00	$72	±0.00
45	45	5	235.00–255.00	$251.00	$113	-54.00
45	45	1	305.00	$305.00	$137	±0.00
53	53	8	220.00	$220.00	$117	-115.00
54	54	5	190.00	$190.00	$103	-145.00
57–59	58	31	270.00–285.00	$275.34	$160	-94.66
53–59	59	48	245.00–265.00	$245.75	$145	-124.25
62	62	9	205.00	$205.00	$127	-130.00
63	63	3	240.00	$240.00	$151	-95.00
63–65	64	19	245.00–270.00	$252.73	$162	-82.27
68	68	5	335.00	$335.00	$228	±0.00
75–78	76	14	220.00–270.00	$258.95	$197	-181.05

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–38	37	33	255.00–300.00	$296.71	$110	+31.71
45–49	47	28	235.00–255.00	$245.69	$115	-52.88
50–58	55	32	235.00–245.00	$241.45	$133	-28.55
61–68	63	80	240.00–250.00	$243.79	$154	-36.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
47	47	21	265.00	$265.00	$125	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	—	—	6	180.00	$180.00	$126	-30.00
70	70	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	$112	-50.00
78	78	—	—	2	180.00	$180.00	$140	-30.00
78	78	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	3	215.00	$215.00	$168	+5.00
80–85	83	—	—	2	190.00–200.00	$194.85	$162	-65.15
90	90	—	—	5	185.00	$185.00	$166	+5.00
112	112	—	—	3	165.00	$165.00	$185	-86.47
116	116	—	—	7	160.00	$160.00	$186	-81.41
108–134	118	—	—	41	175.00–185.00	$177.70	$210	-63.71
135–137	136	—	—	5	205.00–235.00	$223.11	$303	+48.11
157	157	—	—	11	160.00	$160.00	$251	-45.00
172	172	—	—	3	180.00	$180.00	$310	-50.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
59	59	15	265.00	$265.00	$156	-55.00
60–62	62	22	255.00–272.50	$270.96	$168	-49.04
113–140	122	3	330.00–355.00	$345.44	$421	+90.44
125	125	4	230.00	$230.00	$288	-25.00
180	180	1	235.00	$235.00	$423	-65.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
61	61	6	270.00	$270.00	$165	-15.12
61	61	9	205.00	$205.00	$125	-80.12
66	66	76	240.00	$240.00	$158	-45.12
85	85	37	230.00	$230.00	$196	-55.76
82–89	86	142	240.00–265.00	$257.35	$221	-28.41
90–99	94	51	235.00–250.00	$243.76	$229	-41.74
100	100	4	236.00	$236.00	$236	+14.60
100–149	130	1,313	250.00–284.00	$274.37	$357	-8.90
160	160	21	205.00	$205.00	$328	-73.02
155–161	161	36	245.00–275.00	$274.20	$441	-3.82

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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.