Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

2,985 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,985	3,831	1,829
Slaughter cattle	1,059	1,199	1,215

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers steady to 5.00 lower. Holsteins 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Value added cattle showed a big premium today. Demand for this nice offering of slaughter cattle was moderate. Some cattle carried a small amount of tag. Estimated dressed cost 221.00 224.00. CME Live Cattle closed higher while corn dropped. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold with steady undertones. Traditional slaughter weight lambs 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Several groups of feeders sold today. Demand for this nice offering was good. Slaughter Ewes Good 2-3 & Utility 1-2 steady to 5.00 higher, Good 4-5 5.00 lower, 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
1304	1304	8	132.00	$132.00	$1,721	—
1399–1400	1400	11	139.00–143.00	$141.18	$1,977	—
1423–1492	1435	48	139.50–140.00	$139.59	$2,003	—
1500–1569	1546	126	135.00–137.50	$135.88	$2,101	-4.39
1608–1691	1624	68	138.75–141.00	$140.24	$2,277	-1.24
1911	1911	9	133.00	$133.00	$2,542	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1294	1273	38	134.00–135.00	$134.37	$1,711	—
1295–1452	1381	232	137.00–138.50	$137.63	$1,901	—
1385	1385	12	143.00	$143.00	$1,981	—
1374–1531	1401	47	139.00–142.00	$140.92	$1,974	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1348–1920	1494	75-80%	11	86.00–92.00	$88.24	$1,318	—
1245–2015	1542	75-80%	42	79.00–85.50	$82.51	$1,272	+0.96
2075–2290	2183	75-80%	2	39.00–51.00	$44.70	$976	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1685	1176	85-90%	19	45.00–65.00	$58.91	$693	-4.20
1055–1293	1252	85-90%	9	74.00–78.50	$76.07	$952	—
1028–1475	1322	85-90%	9	35.00–65.00	$43.87	$580	-24.72
1105–1797	1479	85-90%	13	66.00–71.00	$69.15	$1,023	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1293–1508	1358	80-85%	16	79.50–82.00	$80.43	$1,092	—
1035–1768	1458	80-85%	30	75.00–78.00	$76.62	$1,117	-5.75
1645	1645	80-85%	2	68.00	$68.00	$1,119	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–2280	1740	3	84.00–99.00	$93.99	$1,635	—
2040	2040	2	110.00	$110.00	$2,244	—
1950–2425	2211	4	101.00–104.00	$101.91	$2,253	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	3	75.00	$75.00	$98	—
150–158	158	23	155.00–180.00	$178.97	$283	+98.97
175–185	181	4	80.00–90.00	$85.03	$154	+5.03
285	285	1	105.00	$105.00	$299	+50.00
320	320	2	95.00	$95.00	$304	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	7	340.00	$340.00	$238	-15.00
84	84	4	180.00	$180.00	$151	-10.00
90–92	92	8	185.00–200.00	$186.84	$172	-73.16
100	100	1	175.00	$175.00	$175	-45.00
105–106	106	5	160.00–185.00	$180.04	$191	-39.96
150–168	160	7	220.00–240.00	$228.95	$366	—
175	175	1	155.00	$155.00	$271	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1414	1414	4	105.00	$105.00	$1,485	—
1482–1509	1496	16	111.00–113.00	$112.01	$1,676	-9.54
1538–1645	1586	30	114.00–120.50	$118.26	$1,876	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
98	98	2	20.00	$20.00	$20	-95.00
105–148	132	91	80.00–105.00	$96.44	$127	+5.06
125–143	132	6	125.00–135.00	$131.39	$173	+40.01
138	138	2	165.00	$165.00	$228	+73.62
140	140	1	35.00	$35.00	$49	-56.38
153	153	2	55.00	$55.00	$84	-15.84
150–187	168	170	80.00–105.00	$95.77	$161	+24.93
155–189	175	13	110.00–130.00	$121.33	$212	+6.16
178–181	180	8	55.00–75.00	$65.08	$117	-50.09
190	190	10	120.00	$120.00	$228	+25.86
200	200	3	110.00	$110.00	$220	+19.17
202–245	213	83	80.00–100.00	$93.32	$199	+2.49
213–220	215	3	70.00	$70.00	$150	-20.83
259	259	8	87.50	$87.50	$227	+2.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
191	191	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	7	95.00	$95.00	$181	—
205	205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Spring	2	115.00	$115.00	$236	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
59	59	4	255.00	$255.00	$150	-54.60
71	71	9	265.00	$265.00	$188	-45.00
84	84	8	285.00	$285.00	$239	-10.00
100	100	2	185.00	$185.00	$185	—
107	107	3	230.00	$230.00	$246	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	80.00	$80.00	$56	-20.00
105	105	2	75.00	$75.00	$79	-20.00
115	115	1	105.00	$105.00	$121	+10.00
135	135	1	100.00	$100.00	$135	+5.00
163–177	173	23	90.00–95.00	$91.23	$158	-13.77

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30	30	1	305.00	$305.00	$92	±0.00
41	41	35	405.00–415.00	$406.71	$167	+26.71
40–42	42	25	340.00–355.00	$354.43	$149	-25.57
45	45	1	115.00	$115.00	$52	+10.00
44–47	46	21	370.00–390.00	$385.47	$177	-68.44
49	49	38	450.00	$450.00	$220	+25.00
53–55	53	7	400.00–425.00	$415.68	$220	+29.07
58	58	3	120.00	$120.00	$70	-233.85
55–59	59	8	450.00–455.00	$454.41	$268	+100.56
61	61	4	275.00	$275.00	$168	-160.67
60–67	64	88	430.00–450.00	$445.53	$285	+9.86
65–69	66	31	375.00	$375.00	$248	+25.23
77	77	3	365.00	$365.00	$281	-20.00
82	82	7	225.00	$225.00	$184	-55.00
85	85	10	320.00	$320.00	$272	+40.00
102	102	3	290.00	$290.00	$296	—

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	4	280.00	$280.00	$98	-25.00
43–49	47	7	300.00–345.00	$333.31	$157	+43.31
54 fancy	54	8	310.00	$310.00	$167	—
50–59	55	105	265.00–305.00	$284.97	$157	-44.40
61	61	8	260.00	$260.00	$159	+10.00
60–69	63	108	280.00–305.00	$295.30	$186	+45.30
70–72	71	27	270.00–290.00	$285.52	$203	-17.76

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	175.00	$175.00	$105	+10.00
93	93	5	210.00	$210.00	$195	-10.00
110	110	4	290.00	$290.00	$319	+235.00
110–130	120	20	140.00–165.00	$150.30	$180	-4.70
103–141	121	20	170.00–200.00	$188.73	$228	+33.73
165	165	1	185.00	$185.00	$305	+60.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	220.00	$220.00	$154	+50.00
83	83	2	285.00	$285.00	$237	-35.00
98	98	2	300.00	$300.00	$294	+100.00
109–110	109	6	275.00–295.00	$291.64	$318	+16.64
110	110	1	265.00	$265.00	$292	-10.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
68	68	27	285.00	$285.00	$194	+10.00
71–76	73	34	280.00–300.00	$289.19	$211	-18.32
81	81	6	275.00	$275.00	$223	-31.24
80–89	84	229	285.00–305.00	$291.65	$245	+26.65
90–96	93	30	215.00–265.00	$240.81	$224	-50.34
92–93	93	47	285.00–297.50	$286.58	$267	-4.57
115–143	125	55	201.00–220.00	$214.76	$268	+2.96
139 fancy	139	33	230.00	$230.00	$320	—
148	148	20	187.50	$187.50	$278	-11.28
155	155	86	186.00	$186.00	$288	+21.11
207–215	207	182	115.00–122.50	$116.97	$242	-39.03

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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.