Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

4,216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,216	4,154	3,540
Slaughter cattle	1,600	1,350	1,161

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 2.00 to 3.00 higher, heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Holsteins 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was good. Weighing conditions were favorable, as most were hauled in overnight. Estimated dressed cost 2.02 - 2.09. CME Corn Futures lower today, Live Cattle Futures higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Bulls to few to make a meaningful comparison. Traditional slaughter weight lambs 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of lambs was moderate. Lighter lambs sold with lower undertones. Many that would have went to slaughter earlier in the summer are now going to the feed yard to be fattened. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 and 4-5 9.00 to 14.00 lower, Utility 1-2 7.00 to 10.00 lower, Cull sold with lower undertones in a very light test.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1227	1227	6	130.00	$130.00	$1,595	+6.31
1304–1352	1315	50	123.00–126.50	$125.27	$1,647	—
1310–1385	1349	189	125.50–130.00	$126.59	$1,708	—
1415–1472	1442	42	123.75–125.50	$124.60	$1,797	-5.90
1426–1474	1450	229	126.00–131.00	$128.35	$1,861	+0.35
1396–1477	1455	60	126.00–134.00	$132.32	$1,925	+4.32
1517–1568	1530	212	128.50–132.50	$130.10	$1,991	+3.51
1773	1773	24	129.00	$129.00	$2,287	+13.50

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1224	1211	34	131.00	$131.00	$1,586	—
1195–1298	1264	21	120.00–124.00	$121.26	$1,533	-4.49
1271–1419	1342	273	125.00–130.00	$126.25	$1,694	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
943–1190	1046	85-90%	13	25.00–32.50	$28.12	$294	—
860–1580	1206	85-90%	9	45.00–54.00	$49.25	$594	—
1095–1386	1243	85-90%	19	56.00–59.00	$57.40	$713	-2.04

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1645	1495	75-80%	10	71.00–75.00	$72.94	$1,090	—
1250–1738	1504	75-80%	25	82.50–85.00	$84.39	$1,269	+10.26
1385–1608	1534	75-80%	3	64.50–66.00	$65.55	$1,006	-8.58

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1153–1503	1344	80-85%	26	63.00–69.00	$64.84	$871	+2.22
1275–1490	1366	80-85%	11	55.50–62.50	$60.67	$829	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1845	1535	65-75%	36	86.00–92.00	$87.92	$1,350	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–2390	1820	21	75.00–91.00	$85.22	$1,551	—
1630–2105	1897	3	97.00–102.00	$99.14	$1,881	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–175	165	2	75.00	$75.00	$124	-30.00
165–195	180	6	151.00–195.00	$171.17	$308	+66.17
200–226	218	14	67.50–85.00	$74.29	$162	-10.59
250–265	258	2	75.00–90.00	$82.72	$213	-5.82

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
54	54	8	245.00	$245.00	$132	+5.00
55	55	3	270.00	$270.00	$148	+30.00
80	80	2	185.00	$185.00	$148	-55.00
80	80	1	225.00	$225.00	$180	-15.00
80	80	5	240.00	$240.00	$192	±0.00
125	125	1	250.00	$250.00	$312	-36.43
184	184	6	225.00	$225.00	$414	+15.00
208	208	2	185.00	$185.00	$385	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1321–1516	1404	24	110.00–111.00	$110.40	$1,550	-2.14
1376–1590	1449	37	114.50–120.00	$116.31	$1,685	+3.77

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
97	97	37	117.00	$117.00	$113	—
121	121	7	95.00	$95.00	$115	-10.00
108–149	131	108	72.00–87.50	$82.25	$108	-22.75
132–138	134	13	50.00–65.00	$60.24	$81	-32.15
145	145	10	87.50	$87.50	$127	-6.85
152–182	168	385	75.00–95.00	$86.47	$145	-3.42
170–174	173	5	100.00	$100.00	$173	+10.11
174	174	4	105.00	$105.00	$183	+15.11
195	195	19	82.50	$82.50	$161	-15.17
195–198	196	7	90.00	$90.00	$176	-7.67
200–245	211	44	71.00–90.00	$81.69	$172	-13.31
225	225	2	100.00	$100.00	$225	+5.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
34	34	4	310.00	$310.00	$105	-20.00
52	52	3	205.00	$205.00	$107	-85.00
53	53	2	275.00	$275.00	$146	-15.00
61–67	66	56	265.00–275.00	$270.15	$178	-17.64
72	72	5	275.00	$275.00	$198	+5.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
32	32	12	245.00	$245.00	$78	-15.00
43	43	6	225.00	$225.00	$97	-55.00
49	49	9	195.00	$195.00	$96	-85.00
56–58	57	14	231.00–240.00	$234.14	$133	-39.95
66	66	47	242.00	$242.00	$160	-14.41
74–79	78	79	225.00–235.00	$231.30	$180	-25.11
82–88	83	127	232.50–240.00	$235.38	$195	-14.62
89	89	19	175.00	$175.00	$156	-75.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
53	53	3	305.00	$305.00	$162	+120.00
75	75	1	230.00	$230.00	$172	+70.00
88	88	2	190.00	$190.00	$167	-5.00
103	103	2	180.00	$180.00	$185	-83.14
128	128	2	195.00	$195.00	$250	-6.82
110–142	137	14	182.50–190.00	$183.36	$251	-18.46
150	150	1	190.00	$190.00	$285	—
165	165	1	155.00	$155.00	$256	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
88	88	3	270.00	$270.00	$238	+10.00
90–98	96	4	225.00–230.00	$228.83	$220	-31.17

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100–149	128	1,133	235.00–253.00	$248.73	$318	-5.36
148	148	6	210.00	$210.00	$311	-44.09
151–166	160	107	246.00–255.50	$251.26	$402	-5.99

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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.