Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

3,851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,851	2,835	4,154
Slaughter cattle	1,127	641	1,350

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Holsteins 3.00 to 5.00 lower in a light test. Demand for this nice offering of slaughter cattle was good. Program cattle showed a nice premium today. Most cattle were hauled in overnight making weighing conditions good. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Traditional weight slaughter lambs 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 & Utility 10.00 to 15.00 higher, Good 4-5 25.00 to 30.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1181	1181	4	135.50	$135.50	$1,600	—
1266	1266	4	138.00	$138.00	$1,747	-6.00
1282	1282	9	138.50	$138.50	$1,776	-5.50
1368	1368	4	139.00	$139.00	$1,902	—
1324–1460	1432	54	156.00–158.00	$156.80	$2,245	+14.91
1386–1483	1438	13	141.50–149.00	$144.84	$2,083	+2.95
1438	1438	11	142.00	$142.00	$2,042	+0.11
1351–1497	1447	121	143.00–147.75	$144.21	$2,087	+2.32
1504	1504	6	153.00	$153.00	$2,301	+10.93
1503–1585	1513	142	143.50–145.00	$143.59	$2,173	+1.52
1543	1543	5	142.00	$142.00	$2,191	+3.73

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1242	1242	5	136.50	$136.50	$1,695	-9.50
1238–1326	1246	43	138.75–140.00	$139.88	$1,743	-6.12
1220–1393	1284	97	152.00–160.75	$155.42	$1,996	+14.49
1225–1470	1302	294	142.35–146.00	$144.16	$1,877	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1158	1085	85-90%	5	40.00–56.00	$50.21	$545	—
1000–1370	1086	85-90%	20	61.00–72.00	$68.42	$743	—
1013–1698	1283	85-90%	37	73.50–80.00	$75.89	$974	+37.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1491	1491	75-80%	4	97.00	$97.00	$1,446	+4.53
1367–1598	1514	75-80%	9	86.00–88.00	$87.31	$1,322	—
1371–1799	1568	75-80%	44	89.00–95.00	$91.76	$1,439	-4.57
1920	1920	75-80%	1	71.00	$71.00	$1,363	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	80-85%	1	79.00	$79.00	$960	—
1068–1790	1386	80-85%	48	81.00–88.00	$85.19	$1,181	+7.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–2580	1776	8	73.00–105.00	$100.64	$1,787	-8.43
1605–2705	1943	10	109.00–116.00	$112.72	$2,190	—
1935–2115	2021	4	119.00–124.00	$121.76	$2,461	+3.78

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
119–146	131	18	91.00–102.00	$95.82	$126	+5.89
155	155	1	75.00	$75.00	$116	-11.00
200–245	213	9	75.00–90.00	$82.88	$177	+4.69
270–280	275	2	80.00–85.00	$82.45	$227	—
300	300	1	85.00	$85.00	$255	+10.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	1	125.00	$125.00	$62	-115.00
107	107	3	245.00	$245.00	$262	+10.00
140	140	1	175.00	$175.00	$245	-60.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1377–1594	1478	15	128.50–131.00	$129.76	$1,918	-3.11

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
109–147	126	32	50.00–70.00	$60.29	$76	-63.12
126–141	133	34	100.00–122.50	$105.11	$140	-18.30
112–148	136	117	75.00–95.00	$88.00	$120	-13.21
155	155	4	75.00–80.00	$78.75	$122	-56.25
162–170	164	10	65.00–90.00	$82.24	$135	-52.76
153–188	167	75	95.00–117.50	$103.15	$172	-31.85
192–195	193	10	110.00–125.00	$118.03	$228	+28.03
200	200	11	125.00	$125.00	$250	+46.75
210	210	11	45.00	$45.00	$94	-33.25
200–235	212	3	65.00–75.00	$68.70	$146	-9.55
226–235	229	10	100.00–115.00	$105.49	$242	+27.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
139–146	142	Lambs (<1 yr)	Open	125	106.00–112.00	$110.56	$157	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
103	103	21	112.00	$112.00	$115	-28.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
176	176	4	80.00	$80.00	$141	-12.50

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
21	21	7	160.00	$160.00	$34	-230.00
31–35	32	12	240.00–245.00	$244.08	$78	-35.92
34	34	8	205.00	$205.00	$70	-75.00
38	38	2	260.00	$260.00	$99	-20.00
43	43	2	155.00	$155.00	$67	-60.00
45–46	45	13	180.00–190.00	$183.12	$82	-31.88
47	47	12	265.00	$265.00	$125	+50.00
54	54	6	255.00	$255.00	$138	+13.87
55	55	2	235.00	$235.00	$129	-6.13
56	56	4	210.00	$210.00	$118	-31.13
64	64	7	175.00	$175.00	$112	-64.11
69	69	8	245.00	$245.00	$169	-23.84
70	70	4	285.00	$285.00	$200	+16.16
78	78	14	235.00	$235.00	$183	-33.84
91	91	8	290.00	$290.00	$264	+21.16

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
37–38	37	30	205.00–220.00	$209.08	$77	+31.84
54	54	21	225.00	$225.00	$122	+60.00
62–64	63	14	210.00–215.00	$211.75	$133	+39.74
93	93	35	175.00	$175.00	$163	+10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
103–120	105	7	125.00–130.00	$129.19	$136	-74.29
110	110	16	180.00	$180.00	$198	-23.48
115–120	118	2	160.00–165.00	$162.55	$192	-40.93
130	130	1	205.00	$205.00	$266	+55.00
152	152	15	190.00	$190.00	$289	-20.00
163	163	5	160.00	$160.00	$261	-50.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73	73	2	240.00	$240.00	$175	-40.00
80	80	3	200.00	$200.00	$160	-80.00
80–85	83	2	260.00–275.00	$267.73	$222	-12.27

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–65	64	76	170.00–195.00	$186.58	$119	+31.58
65	65	7	155.00	$155.00	$101	-30.40
72–79	75	158	160.00–185.00	$172.73	$130	-2.27
80–87	84	102	175.00–195.00	$180.94	$152	+9.95
85	85	26	145.00	$145.00	$123	-25.99
92–98	96	44	120.00–150.00	$135.32	$130	+27.36
102–149	132	1,097	101.00–118.00	$107.98	$143	+5.85
150–155	154	250	91.00–102.00	$94.11	$145	-1.98
155	155	41	76.00	$76.00	$118	-20.09
176–198	186	90	71.00–76.00	$73.82	$137	-22.27

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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.