Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

2,490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,490	2,985	4,448
Slaughter cattle	802	1,059	1,279

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 2.00 higher with instance of 4.00 higher on Choice 3-4, heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Holsteins 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand for this light offering was moderate. Black hided cattle in biggest demand creating a price gap. 5 semi loads offered today. Some cattle carried a fair amount of tag. Estimated dressed cost 226.00 - 229.00. CME Live Cattle slightly higher, corn is higher again as well. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold with higher undertones. Traditional slaughter weight lambs 12.00 to 14.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering was good. Several lots of feeder lambs offered today. Slaughter ewes Good 4-5 5.00 to 10.00 lower, Good 2-3 & Utility1-2 15.00 to 25.00 higher, 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
1226	1226	5	132.00	$132.00	$1,618	—
1272–1370	1314	41	135.00–139.00	$137.63	$1,808	+5.63
1346	1346	23	139.50	$139.50	$1,878	—
1416	1416	6	143.00	$143.00	$2,025	+1.82
1394–1483	1436	102	140.00–142.25	$141.28	$2,029	+1.69
1445	1445	4	137.00	$137.00	$1,980	-2.59
1510–1571	1534	37	138.50–144.50	$139.92	$2,146	+4.04
1582	1582	15	139.00	$139.00	$2,199	—
1590	1590	14	145.00	$145.00	$2,306	—
1643–1679	1649	140	137.00–142.50	$141.37	$2,331	+1.13

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1201	1201	7	139.00	$139.00	$1,669	—
1269	1269	23	137.00	$137.00	$1,739	+2.63
1269	1269	7	136.00	$136.00	$1,726	+1.63
1303	1303	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,837	—
1287–1372	1321	38	140.00–143.00	$141.23	$1,866	—
1356–1443	1400	20	143.00–146.00	$144.55	$2,024	+3.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1218–1813	1565	80-85%	66	74.50–79.50	$77.10	$1,207	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1720	1478	75-80%	53	81.00–86.00	$83.73	$1,238	-4.51
1458–1905	1543	75-80%	6	74.00–78.00	$76.71	$1,184	-5.80

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1127–1510	1240	85-90%	12	69.00–74.00	$71.99	$893	—
1185–1598	1359	85-90%	12	54.00–64.00	$57.62	$783	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1153–1810	1372	3	103.00–109.00	$105.64	$1,449	—
1275–1805	1540	2	90.00–100.00	$95.86	$1,476	—
2125–2353	2257	4	113.00–117.50	$114.62	$2,587	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	75.00	$75.00	$180	—
260	260	1	60.00	$60.00	$156	-45.00
263–278	271	5	75.00–95.00	$85.13	$231	-19.87

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	1	255.00	$255.00	$191	-85.00
160–185	175	3	205.00–210.00	$206.71	$362	+51.71

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1492–1628	1542	24	119.00–122.00	$120.04	$1,851	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	1	25.00	$25.00	$19	+5.00
95	95	1	85.00	$85.00	$81	+65.00
108	108	2	100.00	$100.00	$108	+3.56
110–148	132	50	105.00–120.00	$112.22	$148	+15.78
105–143	136	17	125.00–130.00	$129.76	$176	-35.24
140	140	7	75.00–85.00	$82.14	$115	+47.14
150	150	5	135.00	$135.00	$202	+80.00
163–165	164	3	80.00	$80.00	$131	-15.77
150–188	166	157	100.00–125.00	$115.92	$192	+20.15
184	184	7	95.00	$95.00	$175	+29.92
190–198	194	19	85.00–100.00	$90.25	$175	-29.75
216–220	216	23	100.00–102.50	$102.39	$221	+32.39
220–240	232	15	75.00–90.00	$88.38	$205	+18.38
250–290	258	5	85.00–95.00	$92.75	$239	+5.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
136	136	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	5	175.00	$175.00	$238	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	120.00	$120.00	$222	—
206	206	4	100.00	$100.00	$206	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
21	21	5	450.00	$450.00	$94	+145.00
21–25	21	36	380.00–385.00	$384.67	$81	+79.67
25	25	1	230.00	$230.00	$58	-75.00
40	40	3	345.00	$345.00	$138	-61.71
42–48	44	14	400.00–405.00	$403.20	$177	+288.20
45	45	1	375.00	$375.00	$169	+260.00
52–54	54	16	400.00–410.00	$408.18	$220	-7.50
56	56	7	390.00	$390.00	$218	+270.00
58	58	3	330.00	$330.00	$191	+210.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
31–37	33	34	365.00–410.00	$383.70	$127	+103.70
34–35	34	9	300.00–305.00	$303.30	$103	+23.30
40–49	45	117	300.00–400.00	$374.63	$169	+41.32
45–49	48	28	265.00–280.00	$276.80	$133	-56.51
50–59	54	85	290.00–360.00	$336.13	$182	+51.16
60–69	68	128	270.00–305.00	$292.24	$199	+6.72
71–75	73	101	260.00–275.00	$269.44	$197	-16.08
83	83	98	275.00–280.00	$279.44	$232	-6.08

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	—	—	1	145.00	$145.00	$80	-30.00
60	60	—	—	1	205.00	$205.00	$123	+30.00
60	60	—	—	1	270.00	$270.00	$162	+95.00
73	73	—	—	2	145.00	$145.00	$106	-30.00
85	85	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	1	125.00	$125.00	$106	-85.00
85	85	—	—	2	95.00	$95.00	$81	-115.00
93	93	—	—	2	155.00	$155.00	$144	-55.00
94	94	—	—	4	180.00	$180.00	$169	-30.00
102–115	104	—	—	6	145.00–155.00	$153.16	$159	-136.84
125	125	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	$219	-13.73
125–132	130	—	—	8	105.00–125.00	$109.80	$143	-78.93
120–143	140	—	—	8	210.00–220.00	$211.07	$295	+22.34
143–145	144	—	—	5	130.00–140.00	$135.97	$196	-52.76
150	150	—	—	1	190.00	$190.00	$285	+5.00
165	165	—	—	1	155.00	$155.00	$256	-30.00
175	175	—	—	2	175.00	$175.00	$306	-10.00
175	175	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	$245	-45.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
88	88	3	310.00	$310.00	$273	+25.00
125	125	1	265.00	$265.00	$331	±0.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
83–87	83	55	247.50–265.00	$264.35	$219	-27.30
90–92	91	16	265.00–275.00	$268.80	$245	+27.99
105 fancy	105	2	243.00	$243.00	$255	+13.00
112–127	117	10	205.00	$205.00	$240	-9.76
115–136	130	39	212.50–234.00	$228.57	$297	+13.81
129–137	133	19	200.00–205.00	$202.35	$269	-12.41
150–157	157	315	213.00–232.00	$213.92	$336	+27.92
171	171	12	162.00	$162.00	$277	-24.00
171	171	97	204.00	$204.00	$349	+18.00

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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.