Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 17, 2022

3,989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,989	3,851	4,216
Slaughter cattle	1,134	1,127	1,600

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Holsteins steady to 2.00 higher compared to a light test. Demand for this offering of slaughter cattle was moderate. Program cattle showed a nice premium today. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls sold steady. Traditional weight slaughter lambs 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand for this offering was moderate. Slaughter ewes sold weak on a light test this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1144	1144	7	147.00	$147.00	$1,682	—
1243–1365	1340	24	153.00–155.00	$154.61	$2,072	—
1364	1364	6	145.00	$145.00	$1,978	+6.00
1045–1412	1374	22	135.00–137.00	$135.65	$1,864	-3.35
1210–1443	1391	177	142.00–148.50	$146.78	$2,042	+7.78
1388–1555	1482	70	150.00–159.00	$152.37	$2,258	—
1451–1560	1521	269	144.00–151.50	$148.19	$2,254	+4.60

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	5	146.00	$146.00	$1,496	—
1190–1380	1204	28	137.00–141.00	$140.67	$1,694	—
1217–1413	1276	95	145.50–157.00	$153.36	$1,957	-2.06
1277–1426	1347	97	144.00–151.00	$147.05	$1,981	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1174–1483	1303	80-85%	17	76.00–80.50	$77.89	$1,015	—
1200–1675	1329	80-85%	58	81.00–89.50	$84.10	$1,118	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1378–1583	1473	75-80%	23	85.50–93.00	$89.70	$1,321	-7.30
1460–1760	1535	75-80%	19	79.50–84.50	$82.90	$1,273	-4.41
1490–1785	1560	75-80%	7	74.00–80.00	$75.47	$1,177	-16.29
1380–1742	1682	75-80%	6	98.00–101.50	$101.02	$1,699	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1248	1037	85-90%	6	45.00–57.00	$52.43	$544	—
952–1300	1109	85-90%	9	63.00–71.00	$68.06	$755	—
1050–1340	1191	85-90%	11	74.00–82.00	$79.86	$951	—
1222–1300	1242	85-90%	4	82.50–87.00	$83.68	$1,039	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–2205	1899	8	108.00–117.00	$113.51	$2,156	—
1790–1985	1902	3	86.00–103.00	$96.75	$1,840	—
1870–2270	2099	4	120.00–124.00	$121.60	$2,552	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
138–145	139	5	85.00–97.00	$87.50	$122	-8.32
150–195	173	5	80.00–95.00	$87.23	$151	+12.23
220–235	230	4	80.00–100.00	$88.61	$204	+5.73
250–288	279	5	85.00	$85.00	$237	+2.55

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
56	56	9	175.00	$175.00	$98	+50.00
73	73	2	155.00	$155.00	$113	+30.00
80	80	1	150.00	$150.00	$120	+25.00
108–145	117	7	145.00–180.00	$161.33	$189	-83.67
195	195	1	185.00	$185.00	$361	—
230	230	1	245.00	$245.00	$564	—
235	235	1	180.00	$180.00	$423	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1268–1402	1337	13	123.00–131.00	$127.87	$1,710	—
1355–1500	1428	2	116.00–118.00	$117.05	$1,671	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1309	1286	12	118.00–125.00	$119.28	$1,534	—
1225–1590	1377	60	124.00–135.00	$132.24	$1,821	—
1395–1450	1437	19	133.00–139.00	$134.97	$1,940	—
1489	1489	5	137.50	$137.50	$2,047	+7.74

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
113–148	132	74	65.00–105.00	$86.76	$115	-18.35
120–136	133	32	55.00–65.00	$63.56	$85	-41.55
125–148	144	76	80.00–105.00	$86.83	$125	-1.17
150–189	163	15	65.00–80.00	$74.20	$121	-8.04
156–199	177	117	75.00–95.00	$86.83	$154	-16.32
182	182	10	82.50	$82.50	$150	-35.53
205	205	4	80.00	$80.00	$164	-45.00
218–245	221	14	85.00–95.00	$86.87	$192	-18.62
239	239	8	82.50	$82.50	$197	-22.99
250–255	251	4	75.00–82.50	$76.90	$193	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
124–138	133	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	44	80.00–135.00	$106.43	$142	-4.13
137	137	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	6	107.50	$107.50	$147	-3.06
173	173	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	16	101.00	$101.00	$175	—
174	174	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	4	85.00	$85.00	$148	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
113	113	3	82.00	$82.00	$93	-30.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	90.00	$90.00	$140	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–135	127	13	85.00–125.00	$112.51	$143	—

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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	9	205.00	$205.00	$117	—
62–68	63	39	185.00–220.00	$213.23	$134	—
77	77	17	200.00	$200.00	$154	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
18	18	3	340.00	$340.00	$61	+180.00
21	21	9	285.00	$285.00	$60	+125.00
42–47	45	20	240.00–245.00	$242.11	$109	+58.99
44–47	45	27	205.00–225.00	$217.28	$98	+34.16
55	55	3	235.00–250.00	$245.00	$135	+10.00
64	64	7	185.00	$185.00	$118	+10.00
62–67	65	9	170.00–235.00	$190.56	$124	+15.56
70–77	75	31	235.00–240.00	$238.60	$179	+3.60
90	90	1	240.00	$240.00	$216	-50.00
107	107	9	140.00	$140.00	$150	—
110	110	2	215.00	$215.00	$236	—

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
38–39	39	6	200.00–205.00	$203.36	$79	-5.72
46–48	47	7	170.00–200.00	$191.17	$90	-17.91
53–59	58	44	210.00–235.00	$223.65	$130	-1.35
60–66	66	17	215.00–230.00	$224.47	$148	+12.72
71–79	74	61	180.00–225.00	$208.98	$155	-2.77
80	80	19	185.00	$185.00	$148	+10.00
100	100	28	170.00	$170.00	$170	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
89	89	4	160.00	$160.00	$142	—
94	94	4	105.00	$105.00	$99	—
100–125	110	34	145.00–165.00	$161.75	$178	-18.25
115	115	2	130.00	$130.00	$150	-32.55
155–175	168	3	160.00–165.00	$161.53	$271	+1.53
205	205	1	175.00	$175.00	$359	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	245.00	$245.00	$159	+5.00
79	79	5	240.00	$240.00	$190	+40.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
82–88	87	82	170.00–185.00	$178.35	$155	+33.35
91–99	95	253	150.00–185.00	$162.49	$154	+27.17
101	101	27	136.00	$136.00	$137	+28.02
124	124	13	87.00	$87.00	$108	-20.98
103–147	136	1,399	91.00–125.00	$97.17	$132	-10.81
140	140	44	83.00	$83.00	$116	-24.98
155	155	2	91.00	$91.00	$141	+15.00
170–178	178	24	80.00–81.00	$80.96	$144	+7.14

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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.