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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

3,481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,481 2,229 3,038
Slaughter cattle 1,305 987 1,277

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 4.00 to 6.00 higher, heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Holsteins steady to 1.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of slaughter cattle was good. Best demand continues to be seen for black hided cattle, which created wide price spreads. Two way buyers stepped in today to encourage a strong market for cattle with nice weigh ups. We saw several lots of 1600lb cattle today, much heavier than we have seen in past weeks. Drug free and program cattle did not show much of premium today. Estimated dressed weight 194.00 - 202.00 CME Live Cattle were up while corn was down. Slaughter cows Breaker 3.00 to 4.00 higher, Boner 2.00 higher, Lean steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls to few to make a meaningful comparison. Traditional slaughter weight lambs 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand for this larger offering was good. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 12-15 lower, Good 4-5 and Utility1-2 in a light test compared to last week sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1336 1336 7 120.00 $120.00 $1,603 —
1356 1356 30 123.50 $123.50 $1,675 +3.38
1332–1471 1409 59 123.50–124.50 $124.20 $1,750 +1.20
1406–1482 1459 81 123.00–124.75 $123.42 $1,801 —
1497 1497 5 117.00 $117.00 $1,751 —
1500–1516 1504 61 123.00–127.00 $126.17 $1,898 —
1549–1555 1550 54 123.25–124.25 $124.06 $1,923 —
1613–1648 1631 195 120.25–125.75 $122.64 $2,000 +4.05

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1137 1137 6 119.00 $119.00 $1,353 —
1265 1265 18 123.50 $123.50 $1,562 +4.26
1275 1275 12 124.00 $124.00 $1,581 +4.76
1327 1327 11 112.50 $112.50 $1,493 —
1277–1548 1371 280 119.00–124.50 $122.77 $1,683 —
1621 1621 10 118.00 $118.00 $1,913 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
918–1503 1192 85-90% 43 41.00–55.00 $49.18 $586 —
1145–1520 1313 85-90% 8 19.00–37.00 $29.51 $387 —
1335 1335 85-90% 2 66.00 $66.00 $881 —
1185–1790 1458 85-90% 22 55.00–61.00 $58.17 $848 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1598 1457 75-80% 27 72.00–76.00 $74.04 $1,079 —
1464–1590 1495 75-80% 15 77.00–78.00 $77.14 $1,153 —
1500–1665 1569 75-80% 5 66.00–68.00 $66.99 $1,051 -9.94
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1748 1574 65-75% 26 79.00–89.00 $83.52 $1,315 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 80-85% 2 68.00 $68.00 $799 -1.94
1220–1580 1334 80-85% 16 62.00–67.00 $65.11 $869 -0.02
1430 1430 80-85% 1 40.00 $40.00 $572 —
1315–1955 1473 80-85% 6 59.00–61.00 $60.06 $885 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1778 1778 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,636 —
1225–2465 1807 15 60.00–88.50 $80.17 $1,449 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130 130 1 170.00 $170.00 $221 —
195 195 2 122.50 $122.50 $239 +32.50
195 195 1 85.00 $85.00 $166 -5.00
220 220 1 105.00 $105.00 $231 +25.00
255 255 1 90.00 $90.00 $230 +7.50
310 310 1 80.00 $80.00 $248 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
33 33 3 205.00 $205.00 $68 —
64 64 7 230.00 $230.00 $147 +50.00
71 71 5 240.00 $240.00 $170 -15.00
75 75 1 260.00 $260.00 $195 +5.00
75 75 2 285.00 $285.00 $214 +30.00
79 79 5 170.00 $170.00 $134 -85.00
80 80 1 175.00 $175.00 $140 -80.00
100 100 1 230.00 $230.00 $230 +10.00
110 110 1 205.00 $205.00 $226 -15.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1289 1289 12 105.00 $105.00 $1,353 —
1394–1574 1496 32 111.00–114.50 $112.75 $1,687 —
1420–1572 1507 28 106.50–110.00 $107.91 $1,626 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
133 133 9 100.00 $100.00 $133 -15.00
140 140 2 80.00 $80.00 $112 -35.00
145 145 1 125.00 $125.00 $181 +40.00
148 148 6 130.00 $130.00 $192 +45.00
151 151 8 115.00 $115.00 $174 +7.89
165–167 167 4 125.00 $125.00 $209 +40.00
155–189 170 18 85.00–105.00 $95.02 $162 +10.02
192–195 193 4 115.00–125.00 $117.53 $227 +32.53
202–220 205 17 105.00–115.00 $108.04 $221 —
235 235 1 95.00 $95.00 $223 —
250 250 1 90.00 $90.00 $225 -7.50
253–283 273 6 115.00–117.50 $116.73 $319 +19.23

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
102–120 111 185 211.00–220.00 $214.18 $238 +4.18

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 2 205.00 $205.00 $256 +90.00
160–170 165 3 100.00–115.00 $106.82 $176 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
108–145 124 7 125.00–135.00 $129.98 $161 +6.56
158 158 2 120.00 $120.00 $190 —
168 168 9 131.00 $131.00 $220 —

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 6 275.00 $275.00 $160 +50.00
58 58 3 205.00 $205.00 $119 -20.00
65 65 15 260.00 $260.00 $169 +35.00
84–87 85 45 229.00–245.00 $231.37 $197 +6.37
91 91 79 239.00 $239.00 $217 +14.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
33 33 6 285.00 $285.00 $94 +55.67
38 38 2 235.00 $235.00 $89 +5.67
47 47 11 265.00 $265.00 $125 -5.00
48 48 8 290.00 $290.00 $139 +20.00
53 53 9 235.00 $235.00 $125 -35.00
53 53 3 205.00 $205.00 $109 -65.00
58 58 3 280.00 $280.00 $162 +90.00
60 60 11 290.00 $290.00 $174 +100.00
63 63 3 205.00 $205.00 $129 +15.00
60–69 66 6 240.00 $240.00 $158 +50.00
70 70 3 195.00 $195.00 $136 +15.00
75 75 2 215.00 $215.00 $161 +35.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
42 42 6 265.00 $265.00 $111 -40.00
45 45 1 300.00 $300.00 $135 -5.00
50 50 15 260.00 $260.00 $130 -25.00
62–68 67 81 285.00–320.00 $291.39 $195 +61.39
67 67 10 257.50 $257.50 $173 +27.50
72 72 6 205.00 $205.00 $148 -38.66
75–79 78 62 240.00–242.50 $242.08 $189 -1.58
80–83 82 124 240.00–253.00 $247.90 $203 +4.24
89 89 37 230.00 $230.00 $205 -13.66
93–97 95 85 222.00–235.00 $229.82 $218 -13.84
101 101 8 230.00 $230.00 $232 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 195.00 $195.00 $117 -5.00
78 78 3 270.00 $270.00 $211 +100.00
80 80 1 175.00 $175.00 $140 +5.00
80 80 2 220.00 $220.00 $176 +50.00
103–110 107 4 165.00–210.00 $188.24 $201 -8.87
108 108 6 290.00 $290.00 $313 +92.89
120–131 128 10 155.00–185.00 $163.05 $209 -36.95
173 173 2 245.00 $245.00 $424 —

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
37 37 3 345.00 $345.00 $128 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 1 225.00 $225.00 $90 —
50 50 4 290.00 $290.00 $145 +15.00
53 53 3 285.00 $285.00 $151 +10.00
71 71 6 280.00 $280.00 $199 +60.00
82 82 3 200.00 $200.00 $164 -70.00
100–104 103 5 290.00–295.00 $290.97 $300 +70.97
105 105 2 250.00 $250.00 $262 +30.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90–99 98 74 205.00–227.00 $208.46 $204 +0.01
106 106 5 175.00 $175.00 $186 -30.00
109–119 111 75 205.00–215.00 $210.36 $233 +5.36
100–149 127 815 219.00–245.00 $233.28 $296 -4.30
155–163 158 159 231.00–240.00 $237.02 $374 +0.95
208 208 4 240.00 $240.00 $499 —

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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.