Cattle Market Pulse

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

3,227 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,227 4,738 4,265
Slaughter cattle 850 1,505 1,625

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers Choice 2-3 steady to 1.00 lower, Choice 3-4 2.00 to 4.00 lower, heifers 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Holstein steers 5.00 lower. Moderate demand for this nice offering of hard fed cattle. We saw 3 loads of cattle weighing in the 1600lb range. CME Live Cattle Futures slightly higher at the time of this report. CME Corn lower again today, fair amount lower this week. Slaughter Cows Boner steady to 1.00 lower, Lean 1.00 to 3.00 lower, Breaker to few to make a meaningful comparison. Bulls to few to make a meaningful comparison. Traditional weight sheep down 6.00 to 13.00. Demand for this large offering of market ready sheep was moderate. Some packers are having a hard time finding people to work and run the facility at full capacity. Ewes Good 2-3 2.00 to 8.00 lower, Good 4-5 steady to 3.00 lower, Utility 5.00 to 6.00 lower, cull to few to make a meaningful comparison.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1204–1265 1237 41 117.00–124.25 $120.48 $1,490 —
1287 1287 38 126.00 $126.00 $1,622 -0.13
1328–1484 1421 158 122.00–125.50 $123.77 $1,759 -2.20
1501–1527 1510 128 122.50–127.50 $124.82 $1,885 -1.70
1561 1561 7 131.00 $131.00 $2,045 —
1625–1652 1634 110 123.25–125.00 $124.42 $2,033 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 9 111.00 $111.00 $1,382 —
1261–1376 1347 49 120.00–125.00 $123.16 $1,659 —
1374 1374 11 117.00 $117.00 $1,608 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
851–1435 950 85-90% 7 31.00–45.00 $35.58 $338 —
1007–1453 1236 85-90% 26 45.00–54.00 $51.77 $640 -9.23
1165–1440 1339 85-90% 34 56.00–60.00 $57.15 $765 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1258–1500 1339 80-85% 3 61.00 $61.00 $817 +3.35
1265–1514 1403 80-85% 29 64.00–67.50 $66.10 $927 +2.53
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–1565 1548 75-80% 2 72.00–73.00 $72.51 $1,122 +7.75
1255–1875 1565 75-80% 2 68.00–69.00 $68.60 $1,074 —
1415–1617 1568 75-80% 9 80.00–85.00 $80.79 $1,267 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1654 1585 65-75% 6 89.00–99.00 $91.24 $1,446 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1840–2390 2115 2 92.00–93.00 $92.57 $1,958 +2.29
1840–2485 2116 7 84.00–89.00 $86.57 $1,832 -3.71

↑ Back to top

Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 125.00 $125.00 $162 -50.00
170 170 6 165.00 $165.00 $280 +51.19
240 240 1 85.00 $85.00 $204 —
255 255 2 120.00 $120.00 $306 +19.73
273 273 2 75.00 $75.00 $205 -25.27

↑ Back to top

Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
25 25 1 235.00 $235.00 $59 -75.00
60 60 1 305.00 $305.00 $183 +10.00
65 65 1 230.00 $230.00 $150 -90.32
75 75 1 200.00 $200.00 $150 -110.00
115 115 2 245.00 $245.00 $282 +40.00
100–145 130 3 175.00 $175.00 $228 -30.00
165 165 1 220.00 $220.00 $363 +15.00
188–195 192 4 245.00 $245.00 $470 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1374–1540 1475 28 110.00–113.50 $111.58 $1,646 —

↑ Back to top

Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
101–135 118 10 110.00 $110.00 $130 +50.00
125 125 1 45.00 $45.00 $56 -15.00
113–149 130 180 75.00–87.50 $80.22 $104 +20.22
151–184 167 38 80.00–92.50 $84.09 $140 -7.67
179–180 179 6 105.00 $105.00 $188 +12.00
163–186 182 19 105.00 $105.00 $191 +12.00
190 190 5 100.00 $100.00 $190 +8.00
213–243 237 10 85.00–93.00 $86.44 $205 -2.09

↑ Back to top

Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
89 89 9 245.00 $245.00 $218 +6.00
94 94 24 215.00 $215.00 $202 -24.00
99 99 8 175.00 $175.00 $173 -64.00
103–105 104 32 200.00–206.00 $203.40 $212 -9.04

↑ Back to top

Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 80.00 $80.00 $108 —
155 155 1 115.00 $115.00 $178 —

↑ Back to top

Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
54 54 6 218.00 $218.00 $118 -42.00
61 61 32 204.00 $204.00 $124 -56.00
61–66 63 53 244.00–250.00 $247.81 $156 -12.19
65 65 13 200.00 $200.00 $130 -60.00

↑ Back to top

Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
22 22 3 325.00 $325.00 $72 -45.00
25 25 3 245.00 $245.00 $61 -100.00
35 35 1 305.00 $305.00 $107 -20.00
38 38 16 315.00 $315.00 $120 -5.00
40 40 2 310.00 $310.00 $124 -10.00
41–45 43 9 250.00 $250.00 $108 -70.00
43 43 2 250.00 $250.00 $108 -70.00
50 50 1 105.00 $105.00 $52 -225.00
52–54 52 21 315.00–320.00 $316.23 $164 -13.77
57–58 57 18 260.00–270.00 $261.69 $149 -68.31
64–65 65 35 210.00–235.00 $214.23 $139 -55.77
66 66 11 295.00 $295.00 $195 +25.00
68 68 10 250.00 $250.00 $170 -20.00
75 75 2 285.00 $285.00 $214 +14.74
80 80 4 230.00 $230.00 $184 -40.26
81 81 5 290.00 $290.00 $235 +19.74

↑ Back to top

Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
54 54 6 285.00 $285.00 $154 -35.00
62–69 65 65 240.00–272.50 $259.13 $168 +13.13
69 69 4 235.00 $235.00 $162 -11.00
73 73 28 231.00 $231.00 $169 -26.00
73–75 75 72 250.00–260.00 $258.92 $194 +1.92
76 76 8 220.00 $220.00 $167 -37.00

↑ Back to top

Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 2 205.00 $205.00 $139 -30.00
73 73 2 230.00 $230.00 $168 -5.00
85 85 1 250.00 $250.00 $212 +40.00
85 85 2 175.00 $175.00 $149 -35.00
85–89 88 6 210.00 $210.00 $185 -35.00
95–98 97 8 200.00–210.00 $207.56 $201 +2.56
97–98 97 5 150.00–155.00 $152.99 $148 -52.01
98 98 4 210.00 $210.00 $206 +5.00
109 109 7 210.00 $210.00 $229 -10.00
150 150 4 155.00 $155.00 $232 —
154 154 13 180.00 $180.00 $277 —
174 174 6 155.00 $155.00 $270 —

↑ Back to top

Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
63–69 67 11 275.00–285.00 $277.55 $186 -17.45
75 75 2 255.00 $255.00 $191 -40.00
84 84 4 215.00 $215.00 $181 -40.00
85 85 5 255.00–270.00 $261.00 $222 +6.00
85–89 89 12 280.00–290.00 $289.20 $257 +34.20
95 95 1 285.00 $285.00 $271 +30.00
120 120 1 250.00 $250.00 $300 -30.00
125 125 1 150.00 $150.00 $188 -130.00

↑ Back to top

Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
81–88 85 37 231.00–237.00 $233.59 $199 -8.67
91 91 38 205.00 $205.00 $187 -25.00
92–95 94 68 225.00–235.00 $226.51 $213 -16.36
108–111 109 38 201.00–219.00 $205.35 $224 -15.65
113–121 114 22 211.00–217.50 $212.25 $242 -8.75
103–148 131 1,018 221.00–243.00 $233.48 $306 -12.62
150–159 152 129 236.00–241.00 $238.40 $362 -5.82

↑ Back to top

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.