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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 29, 2021

2,153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,153 1,502 640
Slaughter cattle 843 364 313

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 3.00 to 5.00 higher, heifers to few to make a meaningful comparison. Holsteins 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of slaughter cattle was good. Program cattle showed a small premium today. CME Live Cattle were higher along with corn. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Traditional slaughter weight sheep light offering today, 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand for this small offering was good. Bred ewes were in very high demand today. Have a Happy, Healthy New Year!

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1387 1382 34 139.00–143.00 $140.47 $1,941 —
1424–1477 1441 72 142.50–145.50 $144.14 $2,077 —
1445 1445 7 137.00 $137.00 $1,980 —
1446 1446 31 148.50 $148.50 $2,147 —
1430–1491 1462 34 147.00 $147.00 $2,149 +6.79
1514 1514 8 138.00 $138.00 $2,089 —
1524–1583 1549 125 144.00–146.00 $144.55 $2,239 —
1605–1645 1623 72 144.00–146.75 $145.24 $2,357 +1.74

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1254–1420 1352 17 146.00–146.25 $146.15 $1,976 —
1372 1372 14 140.00 $140.00 $1,921 —
1330–1412 1374 61 142.00–146.50 $145.27 $1,996 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
813–1243 1033 85-90% 21 17.50–37.00 $25.25 $261 —
1018–1535 1257 85-90% 29 41.00–54.00 $46.32 $582 -3.11
1164–1356 1257 85-90% 18 60.00–63.00 $61.53 $773 +12.10
1135–1554 1338 85-90% 27 54.00–59.00 $56.86 $761 +2.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 80-85% 1 47.00 $47.00 $658 -15.75
1235–1558 1407 80-85% 34 61.00–66.00 $63.68 $896 +0.93
1135–1777 1450 80-85% 27 50.00–60.00 $57.69 $837 —
1515 1515 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,015 +21.58
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1133–1752 1365 75-80% 8 77.00–77.50 $77.24 $1,054 —
1240–1728 1491 75-80% 19 70.00–75.00 $72.91 $1,087 —
1437–1698 1517 75-80% 13 65.00–68.00 $67.09 $1,018 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1945 1945 65-75% 4 81.00 $81.00 $1,575 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1102–2390 1472 6 68.00–86.00 $79.34 $1,168 —
1900–2255 2047 5 87.00–89.00 $87.59 $1,793 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 150.00 $150.00 $315 ±0.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73 73 3 345.00 $345.00 $252 +40.00
93 93 2 330.00 $330.00 $307 +60.00
103 103 4 305.00 $305.00 $314 +60.00
135 135 1 270.00 $270.00 $364 +65.00
165 165 1 260.00 $260.00 $429 +15.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1518–1621 1567 27 119.00–126.00 $120.51 $1,888 +7.74

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Ewes

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
144 144 Young (2-4 yrs)Winter 17 450.00 $450.00 +135.00
168 168 Aged (>6yrs)Winter 14 310.00 $310.00 -132.48
176 176 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 40 350.00 $350.00 -92.48
183–197 191 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Winter 183 350.00–425.00 $382.29 +52.29
206 206 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Winter 7 450.00 $450.00 +40.00
234 234 Young (2-4 yrs)Winter 8 435.00 $435.00 +25.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
123–143 137 20 170.00–180.00 $177.41 $243 +14.91
177–188 179 13 172.50–180.00 $178.79 $320 +28.79
193 193 4 165.00 $165.00 $318 +40.00
205–223 212 11 145.00–175.00 $165.98 $352 +16.65
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 +25.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
121 121 Lambs (<1 yr)Exposed 11 235.00 $235.00 $284 -5.00
183 183 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 6 180.00 $180.00 $329 +15.00
185 185 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 17 175.00 $175.00 $324 +10.00
213 213 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 2 170.00 $170.00 $362 +30.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
84 84 4 327.50 $327.50 $275 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 150.00 $150.00 $240 —

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
45 45 1 325.00 $325.00 $146 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 14 305.00 $305.00 $177 -50.00
60 60 1 410.00 $410.00 $246 +55.00
65 65 2 305.00 $305.00 $198 -40.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 23 365.00 $365.00 $237 -10.00
71 71 8 350.00 $350.00 $248 -25.00
84–88 86 109 322.50–341.00 $332.81 $286 +45.91
97 97 59 327.50 $327.50 $318 +40.60
105 105 10 246.00 $246.00 $258 —
101–106 106 191 280.00–327.00 $325.12 $345 —
114–119 118 232 252.00–276.00 $273.85 $323 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 1 220.00 $220.00 $132 -10.00
70 70 1 220.00 $220.00 $154 -10.00
75 75 1 345.00 $345.00 $259 +115.00
80 80 3 315.00 $315.00 $252 +85.00
83 83 6 265.00 $265.00 $220 +40.00
93 93 2 285.00 $285.00 $265 +60.00
104–130 110 9 260.00–280.00 $265.26 $292 +20.26
141 141 16 240.00 $240.00 $338 +35.00
160–165 162 3 215.00–220.00 $218.30 $354 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
79 79 11 295.00 $295.00 $233 +10.00
85–88 86 5 335.00–350.00 $343.87 $296 +98.87
88 88 2 280.00 $280.00 $246 +35.00
91 91 11 325.00 $325.00 $296 +85.00
103 103 4 265.00 $265.00 $273 ±0.00
117–128 119 9 280.00–290.00 $287.62 $342 +22.62
135 135 1 270.00 $270.00 $364 +5.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 5 340.00 $340.00 $252 +55.53
89 89 4 305.00 $305.00 $271 +20.53
120 120 2 221.00 $221.00 $265 +11.25
123–148 139 90 231.00–237.00 $235.95 $328 +5.56
150–155 151 95 232.00 $232.00 $350 +27.00

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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.