Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

3,809 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,809	5,287	2,975
Slaughter cattle	988	1,430	887

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers Choice 2-3 steady to 1.00 higher, Choice 3-4 steady to 1.00 lower, heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Holsteins sold with higher undertones. Demand for this eye appealing offering of slaughter cattle was good. Boxed beef is starting the week after the holiday off higher. Several pot loads offered today. Most cattle were hauled in overnight making weighing conditions favorable for the buyer. Estimated dressed cost is 228.23 - 233.87. CME Live Cattle and corn both closed lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls steady. Traditional slaughter weight lambs 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 5.00 to 9.00 lower, Good 4-5 steady to 2.00 lower, Utility 3.00 to 5.00 lower and Cull 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1259	1259	35	149.25	$149.25	$1,879	+19.25
1299	1299	10	136.00	$136.00	$1,767	+6.00
1308–1466	1374	67	144.00–149.50	$146.36	$2,011	+10.36
1368–1489	1388	98	141.50–145.00	$144.19	$2,001	+8.19
1397	1397	7	149.50	$149.50	$2,089	+1.07
1485	1485	5	142.75	$142.75	$2,120	—
1506–1583	1538	204	142.00–143.50	$143.06	$2,200	-0.25
1554	1554	14	138.00	$138.00	$2,145	—
1637	1637	40	142.00	$142.00	$2,325	—
1662	1662	7	137.00	$137.00	$2,277	-7.00
1706	1706	6	141.50	$141.50	$2,414	—
1882	1882	6	137.50	$137.50	$2,588	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1158	1158	10	138.00	$138.00	$1,598	—
1167	1167	5	143.00	$143.00	$1,669	—
1244–1331	1252	58	146.00–150.00	$146.37	$1,833	+2.49
1267–1338	1292	14	135.50–137.00	$136.05	$1,758	-6.63
1228–1370	1335	140	140.00–145.00	$144.16	$1,925	+8.99

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1700	1067	85-90%	16	31.00–59.00	$48.61	$519	—
910–1645	1199	85-90%	19	61.00–70.00	$65.88	$790	—
1245–1270	1253	85-90%	3	79.50–81.00	$80.01	$1,003	+5.08
1000–1508	1322	85-90%	12	73.00–77.00	$75.46	$998	+9.95

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1142–1590	1282	80-85%	17	84.00–89.00	$87.45	$1,121	—
1272–1585	1342	80-85%	6	90.00–93.50	$91.63	$1,230	—
1295–1950	1457	80-85%	8	68.00–79.00	$74.63	$1,087	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1660	1465	75-80%	25	91.00–94.00	$92.48	$1,355	—
1359–2005	1509	75-80%	6	87.00–90.50	$89.28	$1,347	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1790	1790	65-75%	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,933	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1263–1790	1565	9	85.00–104.00	$99.80	$1,562	—
1805–2115	1939	9	105.00–109.00	$107.36	$2,082	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	125.00	$125.00	$200	+45.07
175–190	183	2	55.00–70.00	$62.81	$115	-17.12
205–215	210	2	55.00–80.00	$67.80	$142	-13.07
218	218	2	117.50	$117.50	$256	+36.63
260–265	263	2	65.00–70.00	$67.52	$178	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40	40	2	190.00	$190.00	$76	-15.00
55–58	57	3	290.00–295.00	$293.39	$167	+53.39
62	62	15	320.00	$320.00	$198	+80.00
70	70	32	300.00	$300.00	$210	+60.00
75	75	1	175.00	$175.00	$131	-65.00
87	87	36	290.00	$290.00	$252	+150.00
95	95	1	225.00	$225.00	$214	+85.00
95	95	1	275.00	$275.00	$261	+135.00
98	98	2	155.00	$155.00	$152	+15.00
220–235	228	2	175.00–180.00	$177.58	$405	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1392–1429	1421	49	129.00–132.00	$131.40	$1,867	+5.90
1471	1471	8	118.00	$118.00	$1,736	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
118–139	131	26	70.00–87.50	$82.88	$109	+24.61
135	135	12	92.50	$92.50	$125	+34.23
145	145	14	60.00	$60.00	$87	-27.40
148	148	3	65.00	$65.00	$96	-22.40
160–170	163	4	45.00–55.00	$47.62	$78	-42.57
163	163	45	92.50	$92.50	$151	+2.31
150–187	165	146	70.00–87.50	$80.98	$134	+15.98
177	177	3	65.00	$65.00	$115	±0.00
191	191	18	75.00	$75.00	$143	-10.00
201–205	202	21	82.50–87.50	$86.77	$175	+0.52

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	3	205.00	$205.00	$144	+23.11
103–133	117	17	100.00–117.00	$107.92	$126	+9.92

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
158–195	188	22	75.00–95.00	$78.05	$147	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
128	128	12	107.50	$107.50	$138	+27.50

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
51	51	37	225.00	$225.00	$115	+55.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–31	30	24	215.00–225.00	$217.98	$65	-77.02
45	45	4	300.00	$300.00	$135	+10.00
40–48	46	5	265.00–270.00	$269.14	$124	-20.86
51	51	5	235.00	$235.00	$120	-40.00
52	52	10	315.00	$315.00	$164	+40.00
53–57	56	9	270.00–285.00	$274.76	$154	-0.24
60	60	1	220.00	$220.00	$132	-5.00
60	60	10	320.00	$320.00	$192	+95.00
80	80	2	290.00	$290.00	$232	+100.00
85	85	1	145.00	$145.00	$123	-45.00
85	85	1	210.00	$210.00	$178	+20.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
38	38	12	185.00	$185.00	$70	-17.50
57	57	6	180.00	$180.00	$103	+5.00
61–67	64	23	155.00–180.00	$168.55	$108	-1.45
70	70	5	165.00	$165.00	$116	-5.00
90	90	106	117.50	$117.50	$106	-52.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58	58	10	140.00	$140.00	$81	-155.00
67	67	5	225.00	$225.00	$151	+50.00
85	85	1	155.00	$155.00	$132	-10.00
90	90	1	155.00	$155.00	$140	-10.00
90–95	92	3	190.00–205.00	$199.82	$184	+34.82
115	115	1	135.00	$135.00	$155	-15.00
105–143	133	4	190.00–205.00	$195.66	$260	+23.13
135	135	2	105.00	$105.00	$142	-67.53
150–165	160	3	195.00–230.00	$205.94	$330	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
67	67	10	330.00	$330.00	$221	+55.00
83–87	86	7	265.00–290.00	$283.09	$243	+8.09
90	90	3	265.00	$265.00	$238	-5.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–63	63	33	175.00–180.00	$175.43	$111	+7.28
72–75	74	30	170.00–180.00	$178.06	$132	+12.20
80–83	82	59	165.00–195.00	$172.02	$141	+19.01
88	88	73	157.00	$157.00	$138	+32.00
93	93	2	150.00	$150.00	$140	+30.67
100–103 fancy	101	10	120.00–135.00	$128.89	$130	+8.89
101–147	129	1,605	95.00–113.00	$101.83	$131	-5.64
134	134	11	90.00	$90.00	$121	-17.47
150–156	151	183	91.00–96.00	$95.75	$145	-6.25

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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.