Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 20, 2022

2,971 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,971	4,683	4,159
Slaughter cattle	807	905	1,302

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 1.00 lower, heifers 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Holsteins 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand for this eye appealing offering of fat cattle was moderate. Wide price gaps created by the demand for black cattle. Estimated dressed cost 224.00 - 230.00. CME Live Cattle slightly higher, corn a little lower. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Traditional weight slaughter lambs 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Light lambs sold with lower undertones. Slaughter ewes Good 4-5 20.00 to 25.00 lower, Good 2-3 5.00 to 8.00 lower, Utility 10.00 to 15.00 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
1367	1367	5	135.00	$135.00	$1,845	-5.00
1404–1476	1430	123	139.00–142.75	$140.79	$2,013	+2.90
1479	1479	9	137.00	$137.00	$2,026	—
1503–1518	1514	80	139.00–143.00	$141.61	$2,144	-1.39
1659	1659	9	143.00	$143.00	$2,372	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1267	1267	22	139.00	$139.00	$1,761	+8.00
1224–1424	1329	217	138.00–143.50	$139.72	$1,857	+0.61
1394	1394	8	136.00	$136.00	$1,896	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1673	1526	75-80%	6	85.00–85.50	$85.26	$1,301	-7.24
1388–1770	1533	75-80%	37	86.50–94.00	$91.43	$1,402	-1.07
1595–1670	1623	75-80%	16	94.50–99.00	$96.98	$1,574	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
778–1595	904	85-90%	8	40.00–51.00	$42.81	$387	—
955–1420	1184	85-90%	28	56.00–65.00	$59.79	$708	—
1204	1204	85-90%	6	76.50	$76.50	$921	-3.92
1150–1568	1313	85-90%	12	66.00–74.00	$68.47	$899	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1163–1530	1379	80-85%	16	79.50–85.00	$81.74	$1,127	—
1325–1570	1423	80-85%	9	61.00–76.00	$72.45	$1,031	-9.81
1405–1448	1427	80-85%	4	86.50–91.00	$88.78	$1,267	+6.52

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1620	1620	65-75%	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,636	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–2030	1743	2	91.00–92.00	$91.42	$1,593	—
1720–2145	1873	6	96.00–104.00	$99.11	$1,856	—
2240	2240	1	106.00	$106.00	$2,374	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
178	178	2	90.00	$90.00	$160	—
226–236	232	10	65.00–80.00	$70.84	$164	-0.65
270	270	2	75.00	$75.00	$202	+9.68

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73	73	3	175.00	$175.00	$128	-85.00
75	75	3	205.00	$205.00	$154	-85.00
115–130	125	3	185.00–190.00	$188.47	$236	+33.47

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1306	1306	6	118.00	$118.00	$1,541	—
1414–1496	1471	13	121.00–126.50	$124.87	$1,837	-3.45

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105	105	1	40.00	$40.00	$42	+5.00
121–142	130	28	75.00–85.00	$81.60	$106	+6.60
130	130	3	70.00	$70.00	$91	-5.00
142	142	31	95.00	$95.00	$135	+20.00
152–186	168	111	75.00–95.00	$82.21	$138	-8.16
168	168	3	65.00	$65.00	$109	-25.37
160–179	175	9	100.00–105.00	$101.02	$177	+10.65
193	193	4	75.00	$75.00	$145	-32.09
195	195	1	90.00	$90.00	$176	-17.09
207–228	215	5	70.00–75.00	$72.88	$157	-23.66

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
57	57	19	165.00	$165.00	$94	+20.00
60	60	23	175.00	$175.00	$105	+30.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30	30	4	355.00	$355.00	$106	+110.00
49	49	5	265.00	$265.00	$130	+60.50
51–55	52	9	255.00–260.00	$258.82	$135	+58.82
53	53	2	185.00	$185.00	$98	-15.00
55	55	9	200.00	$200.00	$110	-62.48
62	62	6	270.00	$270.00	$167	+7.52
69	69	6	205.00	$205.00	$141	-45.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–35	33	9	185.00–220.00	$206.10	$68	+31.10
40–48	43	25	175.00–205.00	$189.50	$81	+35.39
52	52	52	170.00–185.00	$173.46	$90	+28.90
61	61	7	150.00	$150.00	$92	+5.44
69	69	16	175.00	$175.00	$121	+0.92
71	71	13	140.00	$140.00	$99	-21.03
83	83	20	140.00	$140.00	$116	-23.19
96	96	49	117.50	$117.50	$113	-45.69

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
93	93	2	180.00	$180.00	$167	+23.99
110–118	115	3	120.00–130.00	$123.18	$142	+13.37
130	130	1	165.00	$165.00	$214	+40.00
133	133	2	80.00	$80.00	$106	-45.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
103	103	2	230.00	$230.00	$237	—
104	104	4	260.00	$260.00	$270	—
235	235	1	155.00	$155.00	$364	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
56–59	57	18	160.00–195.00	$174.05	$99	+0.11
61–65	63	36	175.00–185.00	$181.67	$114	+7.73
77–78	78	7	145.00–160.00	$151.38	$118	-17.77
82–89	86	96	130.00–160.00	$143.75	$124	-25.54
90–99	95	207	112.00–135.00	$125.04	$119	+17.54
96	96	7	104.00	$104.00	$100	-3.50
100–148	129	1,004	104.00–126.00	$112.23	$145	+5.39
153	153	2	111.00	$111.00	$170	+26.08
190–198	191	223	71.00–87.00	$72.04	$138	-12.88

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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.