Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

4,154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,154	4,002	3,606
Slaughter cattle	1,350	1,004	1,553

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Holstein steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of clean cattle was good. Weighing conditions favorable as most cattle were hauled in overnight. Estimated dressed cost 2.01 - 2.06. CME Live Cattle lower today, while corn was higher again. Slaughter cows Breakers steady to 1.00 higher, Boner steady to 2.00 higher, Lean steady to 4.00 lower. Bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Traditional slaughter weight lambs 8.00 to 14.00 lower. Demand for this large offering was moderate. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 and Good 4-5 2.00 to 5.00 higher, Utility steady to 2.00 higher, 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
1225–1236	1230	19	122.50–125.00	$123.69	$1,521	—
1442	1442	40	130.50	$130.50	$1,882	+7.27
1359–1493	1449	185	124.50–127.50	$125.73	$1,822	+2.50
1471	1471	5	128.00	$128.00	$1,883	-5.00
1504–1556	1522	115	125.75–130.00	$126.59	$1,927	+3.47
1788	1788	16	115.50	$115.50	$2,065	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1079–1339	1248	43	120.00–122.50	$120.59	$1,505	—
1149–1405	1271	168	124.00–127.50	$125.75	$1,598	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1286–1610	1391	75-80%	11	64.00–71.50	$70.22	$977	—
1170–2025	1517	75-80%	129	72.00–79.00	$74.13	$1,125	-7.46
1530–1888	1719	75-80%	13	81.50–85.00	$81.99	$1,409	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1393	1056	85-90%	20	47.00–55.00	$52.26	$552	—
826–1380	1092	85-90%	11	15.00–33.00	$22.29	$243	-40.75
900–1590	1244	85-90%	89	56.00–63.50	$59.44	$739	—
1603	1603	85-90%	2	65.00	$65.00	$1,042	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1016–1690	1307	80-85%	77	64.00–71.50	$67.84	$887	—
1315	1315	80-85%	2	73.50	$73.50	$967	+5.92
1314–1530	1347	80-85%	9	60.00–63.00	$62.62	$843	-4.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1740	1549	5	76.00–94.00	$90.28	$1,398	—
1815–2290	2039	11	97.00–101.00	$98.51	$2,009	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	130.00	$130.00	$169	—
163	163	2	105.00	$105.00	$171	+11.46
213–245	229	6	80.00–90.00	$84.88	$194	-16.83
250–280	269	7	80.00–90.00	$88.54	$238	+8.54

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	1	240.00	$240.00	$120	-5.00
71	71	8	260.00	$260.00	$185	-70.00
73	73	2	240.00	$240.00	$175	+10.00
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	$216	+10.00
100	100	4	230.00–235.00	$233.75	$234	+21.95
115–120	119	12	280.00–320.00	$286.43	$341	+74.63
185	185	1	210.00	$210.00	$388	+35.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1398	1369	106	106.00–110.00	$108.26	$1,482	—
1423–1481	1437	40	112.00–115.00	$112.54	$1,617	-4.24

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–108	104	10	70.00–85.00	$77.79	$81	+2.79
131	131	7	105.00	$105.00	$138	+11.00
102–143	134	142	80.00–95.00	$92.39	$124	-1.61
146–149	149	38	90.00–95.00	$94.35	$141	+4.85
156–168	163	11	105.00	$105.00	$171	+60.00
150–187	171	154	80.00–100.00	$89.89	$154	+5.47
182	182	3	72.50	$72.50	$132	-12.50
191	191	15	95.00–100.00	$97.67	$187	+12.67
205	205	1	95.00	$95.00	$195	+0.70

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
103–112	104	79	217.50–225.00	$218.32	$227	—

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
49	49	8	255.00	$255.00	$125	-20.00
50–58	55	21	270.00–275.00	$273.49	$150	+18.49
85	85	23	255.00	$255.00	$217	-2.95

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	2	290.00	$290.00	$72	+50.00
27	27	6	240.00	$240.00	$65	±0.00
30	30	2	330.00	$330.00	$99	+116.55
40–45	44	25	310.00–360.00	$349.44	$154	+164.44
47	47	8	235.00	$235.00	$110	+50.00
53	53	3	290.00	$290.00	$154	+45.53
52–58	55	30	310.00–320.00	$313.18	$172	+0.37
61–63	62	22	310.00	$310.00	$192	+15.00
62–69	65	12	285.00–290.00	$287.79	$187	-7.21
71	71	10	270.00	$270.00	$192	-20.00

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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	21	260.00	$260.00	$99	+35.00
42	42	20	280.00	$280.00	$118	+55.00
50–56	54	105	260.00–290.00	$274.09	$148	+23.72
72–78	75	67	250.00–262.50	$256.41	$192	-8.59
81	81	10	250.00	$250.00	$202	-15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58	58	4	185.00	$185.00	$107	-85.00
60	60	1	340.00	$340.00	$204	+70.00
80	80	2	160.00	$160.00	$128	-75.00
88	88	2	195.00	$195.00	$172	+15.00
95	95	4	240.00	$240.00	$228	+45.00
101–120	113	16	240.00–280.00	$263.14	$297	+93.14
100–125	118	13	155.00–160.00	$157.14	$185	-62.86
103–140	125	14	190.00–220.00	$201.82	$252	+58.66

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
63	63	12	310.00	$310.00	$195	+10.00
70–75	73	3	260.00	$260.00	$190	-55.00
150	150	1	255.00	$255.00	$382	+10.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
64	64	7	245.00	$245.00	$157	-19.24
71–72	71	66	255.00–260.00	$258.77	$184	-5.47
76	76	7	237.00	$237.00	$180	-27.24
80	80	23	220.00	$220.00	$176	-22.00
80–89	85	182	235.00–250.00	$238.31	$203	-3.69
93–97	95	26	230.00–235.00	$232.55	$221	-13.16
102–148	129	1,346	232.50–261.00	$254.09	$328	-13.66
152–165	153	59	252.50–257.50	$257.25	$394	+1.96

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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.