Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 6, 2022

4,813 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,813	4,878	3,904
Slaughter cattle	1,230	1,132	1,284

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 1.00 to 4.00 lower, heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Holsteins 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. 18 semi loads offered this week. Black hided cattle in biggest demand. Estimated dressed cost 229.00 - 236.00. CME Live Cattle and Corn both higher. Slaughter cows Breaker and Lean steady to 2.00 lower, Boner 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Bulls 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Traditional weight slaughter lamb 25.00 to 30.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of lambs was less than moderate. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 steady to 5.00 lower, Utility 9.00 to 15.00 higher, Good 4-5 and 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	6	138.00	$138.00	$1,800	-0.92
1362–1445	1420	222	142.25–144.25	$143.47	$2,037	-3.08
1500	1500	4	155.00	$155.00	$2,325	—
1508–1587	1544	152	144.00–146.50	$144.97	$2,238	+3.97
1602	1602	70	146.75	$146.75	$2,351	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1248	1248	39	140.00	$140.00	$1,747	—
1242–1411	1302	308	143.00–146.75	$144.69	$1,884	+7.99
1303	1303	22	140.00	$140.00	$1,824	+3.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	80-85%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,159	—
1168–1707	1363	80-85%	70	84.00–91.50	$88.18	$1,202	-4.51
1085–1769	1574	80-85%	13	62.00–83.00	$79.73	$1,255	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1870	1530	75-80%	46	92.50–99.00	$93.83	$1,436	—
1430–1839	1735	75-80%	16	83.00–90.50	$89.03	$1,545	—
1950	1950	75-80%	1	100.50	$100.50	$1,960	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
954	954	85-90%	4	60.00	$60.00	$572	—
895–1545	1228	85-90%	11	82.00–83.50	$82.82	$1,017	—
1008–1517	1245	85-90%	25	74.00–79.00	$76.64	$954	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–2030	1653	12	71.00–108.00	$97.60	$1,613	—
1995–2315	2155	2	120.00–121.00	$120.46	$2,596	+3.46
2000–2485	2168	9	109.00–117.00	$113.38	$2,458	-3.62

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–215	208	2	80.00–85.00	$82.59	$172	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
53	53	2	210.00	$210.00	$111	—
65	65	1	230.00	$230.00	$150	—
98	98	2	240.00	$240.00	$235	—
140–143	143	19	220.00–240.00	$221.03	$316	+6.03

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1283–1300	1290	13	119.00–121.00	$119.78	$1,545	—
1309–1348	1335	12	124.00–125.50	$125.01	$1,669	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
118	118	2	40.00	$40.00	$47	-80.00
110–149	137	127	105.00–125.00	$111.28	$152	+29.28
151	151	15	75.00	$75.00	$113	-19.16
151–159	155	19	85.00–95.00	$89.61	$139	-4.55
150–181	165	90	90.00–110.00	$98.07	$162	-5.46
171–181	176	39	75.00	$75.00	$132	-28.53
205–240	217	6	90.00–100.00	$96.31	$209	+12.20

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
51–59	58	39	160.00–170.00	$168.64	$98	-55.87
61–69	65	138	165.00–190.00	$175.74	$114	-29.26
72	72	25	170.00	$170.00	$122	-55.00
80–87	85	30	160.00–175.00	$164.72	$140	-60.28
90	90	20	160.00	$160.00	$144	-65.00
118	118	126	124.00	$124.00	$146	+11.54

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
107	107	57	137.50	$137.50	$147	+47.50
100–129	110	62	105.00–120.00	$114.17	$126	+24.17
136–147	141	11	105.00–110.00	$107.37	$151	+17.37

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
28	28	6	160.00	$160.00	$45	-117.30
35	35	1	230.00	$230.00	$80	+21.12
35	35	2	135.00	$135.00	$47	-73.88
36–39	38	24	250.00	$250.00	$95	+41.12
41	41	8	300.00	$300.00	$123	+128.85
43	43	14	190.00–270.00	$224.29	$96	+53.14
53	53	49	280.00–290.00	$283.27	$150	-48.58
57	57	12	310.00	$310.00	$177	+1.01
58	58	12	320.00	$320.00	$186	+11.01
60–65	64	16	310.00–320.00	$319.41	$204	-35.59
67–69	68	7	210.00–240.00	$227.36	$155	-127.64
69	69	22	300.00	$300.00	$207	-55.00
73	73	2	300.00	$300.00	$219	-55.00
78	78	6	270.00	$270.00	$211	-110.00
83	83	3	255.00	$255.00	$212	-125.00
83	83	20	310.00	$310.00	$257	-70.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	6	180.00	$180.00	$99	-105.59

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
95	95	1	230.00	$230.00	$218	—
109	109	4	110.00	$110.00	$120	+5.00
111	111	8	160.00	$160.00	$178	+55.00
100–138	129	4	200.00–210.00	$201.95	$261	+37.06
110–147	138	12	190.00–210.00	$196.67	$271	+31.78
160	160	1	180.00	$180.00	$288	+75.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
78	78	2	310.00	$310.00	$242	—
90	90	4	270.00	$270.00	$243	—
113	113	2	330.00	$330.00	$373	—
120	120	1	240.00	$240.00	$288	—
160	160	1	230.00	$230.00	$368	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
51–52	51	30	205.00–225.00	$221.61	$113	-8.39
61–68	66	153	150.00–210.00	$188.38	$124	-84.45
73–79	75	135	205.00–240.00	$214.90	$161	-22.91
79	79	23	195.00	$195.00	$154	-18.66
84 fancy	84	212	205.00	$205.00	$172	—
82–89	86	438	160.00–185.00	$177.98	$153	-35.68
90–93	92	72	160.00–190.00	$175.25	$161	-36.37
100–118	107	84	141.00–153.00	$150.02	$161	-38.72
100–144	131	1,182	116.00–137.50	$123.94	$162	-30.49
152	152	10	131.00	$131.00	$199	±0.00
165	165	10	100.00	$100.00	$165	-31.00
211	211	6	85.00	$85.00	$179	—

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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.