Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 20, 2022

2,882 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,882	2,490	3,167
Slaughter cattle	927	802	1,081

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 7.00 to 10.00 higher, heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Holsteins steady to 1.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of cattle was good. There was not a significant premium for program cattle. Some cattle carried a small amount of tag. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher. CME Live Cattle and Corn both closed higher. Traditional weight slaughter lambs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering was good. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 & Utility 1-2 10.00 to 20.00 lower, Good 4-5 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1314–1316	1315	17	142.00–146.00	$143.88	$1,892	+6.25
1384	1384	8	147.00	$147.00	$2,034	—
1455	1455	6	145.00	$145.00	$2,110	—
1455	1455	17	156.00	$156.00	$2,270	—
1420–1491	1459	53	149.50–152.00	$150.40	$2,194	—
1554	1554	10	151.00	$151.00	$2,347	+12.00
1610	1610	11	144.00	$144.00	$2,318	—
1635–1641	1640	49	147.00–151.50	$150.49	$2,468	+9.12

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	4	142.00	$142.00	$1,782	+5.00
1271–1494	1343	140	144.00–149.00	$145.61	$1,956	+4.38
1334–1421	1358	24	140.00–143.50	$142.07	$1,929	—
1279–1588	1383	52	144.00–153.00	$148.05	$2,048	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1428–1790	1554	75-80%	13	86.00–88.00	$87.36	$1,358	—
1205–1925	1557	75-80%	65	80.00–85.00	$82.60	$1,286	—
1330–1835	1634	75-80%	6	74.00–79.00	$77.29	$1,263	—
1670–1855	1745	75-80%	3	62.00–66.00	$64.34	$1,123	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
763–1365	914	85-90%	8	35.00–47.50	$42.82	$391	—
935–1416	1155	85-90%	20	52.50–69.00	$61.13	$706	—
1250	1250	85-90%	2	77.50	$77.50	$969	—
1040–1540	1312	85-90%	11	70.00–75.00	$73.19	$960	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1793	1454	80-85%	30	76.00–79.50	$78.02	$1,134	—
1290–1560	1468	80-85%	5	70.00–78.00	$73.73	$1,082	—
1435–1575	1505	80-85%	2	80.00–81.00	$80.52	$1,212	—
1525	1525	80-85%	1	61.00	$61.00	$930	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1616–1764	1670	65-75%	11	87.00–91.00	$89.46	$1,494	—
1636–1850	1690	65-75%	8	93.00–96.00	$95.18	$1,609	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1820–2365	2004	6	97.00–102.00	$100.06	$2,005	—
1595–2650	2044	7	104.00–110.00	$108.34	$2,214	—
1970–2565	2249	5	111.00–124.00	$116.12	$2,612	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
116	116	4	130.00	$130.00	$151	—
225	225	1	105.00	$105.00	$236	+30.00
270–290	281	4	100.00–105.00	$102.42	$288	+17.29
325	325	1	115.00	$115.00	$374	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	175.00	$175.00	$508	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1446–1451	1449	28	120.00–122.00	$120.93	$1,752	—
1478–1569	1519	27	116.50–117.00	$116.73	$1,773	-3.31

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
117–145	130	57	110.00–125.00	$115.08	$150	+2.86
116–143	131	37	65.00–70.00	$68.58	$90	-43.64
123–149	141	25	90.00–105.00	$96.91	$137	+14.77
170	170	4	125.00	$125.00	$212	+9.08
171	171	4	120.00	$120.00	$205	+4.08
152–180	173	33	80.00–87.50	$84.98	$147	-30.94
150–188	174	130	90.00–105.00	$94.37	$164	-21.55
190	190	40	97.50	$97.50	$185	+7.25
190	190	3	60.00	$60.00	$114	-30.25
198	198	3	115.00	$115.00	$228	+24.75
200–235	211	52	80.00–100.00	$93.28	$197	-9.11
212–249	230	28	65.00–75.00	$68.97	$159	-19.41
250	250	1	105.00	$105.00	$262	+12.25
253–270	263	22	60.00–75.00	$65.28	$172	-27.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
152	152	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Spring	5	310.00	$310.00	—
225	225	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Spring	5	120.00	$120.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	2	175.00	$175.00	$228	±0.00
153	153	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Spring	6	310.00	$310.00	$474	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58–59	59	21	265.00–275.00	$270.28	$159	—
69	69	9	265.00	$265.00	$183	—
72–78	77	30	255.00–270.00	$264.07	$203	—
90	90	13	275.00	$275.00	$248	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	75.00	$75.00	$105	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	2	145.00	$145.00	$239	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
29	29	5	375.00	$375.00	$109	+145.00
35	35	15	375.00	$375.00	$131	+30.00
38	38	6	305.00	$305.00	$116	-40.00
44	44	5	400.00	$400.00	$176	-3.20
45–47	46	7	365.00–375.00	$369.39	$170	-5.61
52–57	54	29	405.00–425.00	$416.24	$225	+8.06
55	55	4	380.00	$380.00	$209	-28.18
63	63	47	400.00–405.00	$401.91	$253	+71.91
65	65	23	335.00	$335.00	$218	+5.00
65	65	2	225.00	$225.00	$146	-105.00
74	74	4	315.00	$315.00	$233	-15.00
80	80	14	335.00	$335.00	$268	+5.00
86	86	4	305.00	$305.00	$262	-25.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45	45	7	365.00	$365.00	$164	-9.63
54 fancy	54	42	365.00	$365.00	$197	—
53–59	57	57	335.00–342.50	$337.84	$193	+1.71
62	62	38	300.00	$300.00	$186	+7.76
63–66	64	63	325.00–335.00	$330.84	$212	+38.60
70–75	72	21	305.00–315.00	$310.07	$223	+40.63
80–88	83	107	291.00–305.00	$296.15	$246	+16.71
93	93	6	285.00	$285.00	$265	+5.56

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
48	48	11	220.00	$220.00	$106	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
76	76	7	110.00	$110.00	$84	-35.00
79	79	15	335.00	$335.00	$265	+190.00
80	80	3	120.00	$120.00	$96	-5.00
92	92	3	175.00	$175.00	$161	+20.00
95	95	2	290.00	$290.00	$276	+110.00
95	95	2	140.00	$140.00	$133	-40.00
105	105	1	55.00	$55.00	$58	-98.16
103–119	114	17	140.00–155.00	$141.76	$162	-11.40
120	120	1	120.00	$120.00	$144	-55.00
145	145	4	165.00–175.00	$167.50	$243	+31.53
160	160	3	185.00	$185.00	$296	+30.00
150–195	173	2	105.00–110.00	$107.17	$185	-67.83
198	198	2	175.00	$175.00	$346	±0.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
128	128	3	275.00	$275.00	$352	+10.00
155–172	171	12	220.00–230.00	$220.76	$377	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
67	67	11	220.00	$220.00	$147	-44.35
78	78	11	260.00	$260.00	$203	-4.35
81	81	18	270.00	$270.00	$219	+5.65
89	89	14	205.00	$205.00	$182	-63.80
97–98	98	46	275.00–285.00	$282.84	$277	+14.04
100–103	101	94	270.00–286.00	$282.02	$285	+77.02
102	102	13	201.00	$201.00	$205	-4.00
131–139	135	73	225.00–235.00	$229.37	$310	+27.02
168	168	6	154.00	$154.00	$259	-8.00
167–182	171	386	163.00–183.00	$177.00	$303	+15.00

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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.