Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

4,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,002	2,120	2,874
Slaughter cattle	1,004	373	1,513

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 2.00 higher, heifers to few to make a meaningful comparison. Holstein steers steady to 2.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of cattle was moderate. Estimated dressed cost 1.92 - 2.00. CME Live Cattle futures closed higher, while corn was lower. Slaughter cows Breaker 1.00 to 3.00 higher, Boner steady, Lean to few to make a meaningful comparison. Bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Traditional weight slaughter lambs 16.00 to 19.00 lower. Demand for this large offering was moderate. Ewes Good 2-3 3.00 to 7.00 lower, Utility 1-2 5.00 lower, Good 4-5 & Cull 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
1297	1297	9	127.00	$127.00	$1,647	—
1292–1359	1319	10	115.00–119.00	$117.35	$1,548	—
1233–1353	1326	39	118.50–125.50	$121.12	$1,606	—
1328–1373	1350	32	127.00–129.50	$128.34	$1,733	+10.34
1422	1422	12	120.00	$120.00	$1,706	—
1352–1489	1429	212	121.00–125.00	$123.23	$1,761	—
1462	1462	40	133.00	$133.00	$1,944	+11.85
1525–1557	1544	19	122.50–124.00	$123.12	$1,901	—
1551	1551	4	119.00	$119.00	$1,846	—
1601	1601	4	119.00	$119.00	$1,905	-1.00
1703–1709	1708	36	121.50–124.00	$123.72	$2,113	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1104	1104	8	116.00	$116.00	$1,281	—
1087–1214	1143	9	117.00–120.00	$118.42	$1,354	—
1208	1208	5	124.00	$124.00	$1,498	+4.00
1233–1374	1331	78	120.00–124.00	$122.86	$1,635	—
1335	1335	38	129.00	$129.00	$1,722	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1551	1349	80-85%	45	65.00–69.00	$67.58	$912	—
1010–1489	1391	80-85%	10	71.00–73.00	$71.34	$992	+5.47
1300–1542	1437	80-85%	7	51.00–62.00	$60.42	$868	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1453–1585	1486	75-80%	4	65.00–68.50	$67.57	$1,004	-7.46
1223–1945	1492	75-80%	46	71.00–78.50	$74.90	$1,118	-0.13
1515	1515	75-80%	1	52.50	$52.50	$795	—
1465–1553	1517	75-80%	5	81.00–82.00	$81.59	$1,238	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
846–1525	1041	85-90%	22	40.00–57.00	$46.64	$486	—
1055–1135	1095	85-90%	2	62.00–64.00	$63.04	$690	+12.60
1228–1365	1274	85-90%	3	35.00–41.00	$38.86	$495	-21.49
1273–1655	1307	85-90%	15	66.00–69.00	$68.44	$895	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1326	1326	65-75%	8	97.00	$97.00	$1,286	—
1478–1647	1595	65-75%	19	83.00–84.00	$83.51	$1,332	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–2060	1705	7	81.00–94.00	$88.35	$1,506	—
1295–2165	1853	6	98.00–102.50	$101.51	$1,881	—
2130–2170	2150	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$2,247	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
90	90	1	145.00	$145.00	$130	—
153	153	3	115.00	$115.00	$176	+25.29
150–165	161	5	90.00–95.00	$93.54	$151	+3.83
200–242	230	7	90.00–110.00	$101.71	$234	—
230	230	1	75.00	$75.00	$172	—
295	295	1	80.00	$80.00	$236	+15.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	245.00	$245.00	$135	+70.00
55	55	1	235.00	$235.00	$129	+60.00
65	65	2	330.00	$330.00	$214	+155.00
78	78	2	230.00	$230.00	$179	±0.00
110–145	125	3	205.00–215.00	$211.80	$265	+136.80
178	178	2	175.00	$175.00	$312	-31.96

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1203–1369	1303	10	112.00–113.00	$112.63	$1,468	—
1291–1320	1309	16	104.50–106.50	$105.76	$1,384	—
1343–1432	1414	88	114.00–118.00	$116.78	$1,651	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
90	90	1	45.00	$45.00	$40	—
111–129	122	13	75.00	$75.00	$92	-20.07
124	124	9	102.50	$102.50	$127	+7.43
134	134	8	94.00	$94.00	$126	-8.06
126–149	135	95	86.00–95.00	$89.50	$121	-12.56
163	163	2	45.00	$45.00	$73	-82.50
151–183	170	75	75.00–97.00	$84.42	$144	-43.08
191	191	15	85.00	$85.00	$162	-5.72
208–222	215	7	92.50–95.00	$94.30	$203	-0.96

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80–89	82	56	230.00–250.00	$244.77	$201	+9.77

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
43	43	20	225.00	$225.00	$97	-5.00
45	45	9	275.00	$275.00	$124	+45.00
57	57	21	255.00	$255.00	$145	—
65–69	67	40	255.00–260.00	$257.95	$173	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	6	240.00	$240.00	$60	+20.41
31–36	33	10	205.00–220.00	$213.45	$70	-28.35
35	35	3	305.00	$305.00	$107	+63.20
41	41	6	260.00	$260.00	$107	+27.97
45	45	1	185.00	$185.00	$83	-47.03
50	50	57	230.00–245.00	$244.47	$122	—
54–59	56	44	305.00–320.00	$312.81	$175	—
57	57	5	250.00	$250.00	$142	—
66	66	13	295.00	$295.00	$195	—
71	71	16	290.00	$290.00	$206	—
71	71	14	330.00	$330.00	$234	—
90	90	1	295.00	$295.00	$266	—

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40	40	5	225.00	$225.00	$90	-83.41
42–46	44	33	250.00–280.00	$268.23	$118	-40.18
54–57	56	35	235.00–265.00	$250.37	$140	-20.23
60–69	63	28	240.00–280.00	$267.90	$169	+6.71
61–65	63	16	225.00–230.00	$227.73	$143	-33.46
71	71	17	265.00	$265.00	$188	+3.81

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62	62	—	—	3	270.00	$270.00	$167	+70.00
65	65	—	—	2	235.00	$235.00	$153	+35.00
68	68	—	—	2	220.00	$220.00	$150	+20.00
75	75	—	—	5	235.00	$235.00	$176	+35.00
75	75	—	—	4	230.00	$230.00	$172	+30.00
88	88	—	—	6	180.00	$180.00	$158	-20.00
95	95	—	—	1	195.00	$195.00	$185	+50.00
109	109	—	—	16	170.00	$170.00	$185	-5.00
120	120	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	5	220.00	$220.00	$264	+13.18
125–130	127	—	—	3	130.00–150.00	$143.16	$182	-63.66
125–140	135	—	—	6	165.00–185.00	$178.83	$241	-27.99
170	170	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	$298	-8.65

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58	58	4	300.00	$300.00	$174	+40.00
81	81	7	315.00	$315.00	$255	+50.00
93	93	2	285.00	$285.00	$265	+20.00
95	95	1	255.00	$255.00	$242	-10.00
110	110	1	260.00	$260.00	$286	-4.03
120	120	3	250.00	$250.00	$300	-14.03
150	150	2	245.00	$245.00	$368	+10.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
72–79	77	142	235.00–275.00	$264.24	$203	-8.76
80–85	80	17	220.00–257.00	$242.00	$194	-31.00
95–99	97	81	241.00–248.00	$245.71	$238	-9.29
101–106	105	65	235.00–242.50	$241.28	$253	-13.72
107–148	131	1,724	241.00–275.00	$267.75	$351	-16.23
135	135	20	235.00	$235.00	$317	-48.98
155	155	14	251.00–271.00	$255.29	$396	-25.71
175	175	3	241.00	$241.00	$422	-40.00

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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.