Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

4,027 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,027	5,439	3,390
Slaughter cattle	1,450	2,022	1,570

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 3.00 lower, heifers 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Holsteins 6.00 to 8.00 lower in a light test. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was moderate. Black hided cattle continue to be in biggest demand. Most cattle were hauled in over night or stood dry at the cattle producers yard. Several lots of no implant cattle offered today which showed a slight premium. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower. Bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Traditional slaughter weight lambs 9.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of sheep was moderate. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 and Utility 1-2 10.00 to 19.00 lower, Good 4-5 and Cull steady.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1204–1380	1319	30	137.50–140.00	$138.34	$1,825	—
1400–1490	1420	114	140.00–142.50	$141.82	$2,014	-1.12
1316–1479	1431	51	144.00–148.00	$144.60	$2,069	+1.66
1502–1503	1503	19	143.50–145.50	$144.76	$2,176	-2.49
1522–1549	1533	79	142.25–143.00	$142.63	$2,187	-4.62
1565	1565	8	139.00	$139.00	$2,175	-2.91
1601–1637	1617	239	139.50–143.00	$142.48	$2,304	—
1701	1701	48	148.00	$148.00	$2,517	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1201	1201	17	135.00	$135.00	$1,621	-8.20
1222–1382	1263	133	141.00–147.00	$144.92	$1,830	+1.53
1317–1369	1331	21	135.00–138.00	$136.06	$1,811	-10.40
1257–1454	1364	311	140.00–143.50	$141.77	$1,934	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1338	1176	85-90%	17	26.00–58.00	$33.56	$395	—
1120–1518	1341	85-90%	8	62.00–68.00	$65.29	$876	—
1140–1660	1403	85-90%	20	70.00–75.00	$73.64	$1,033	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	75-80%	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,368	—
1343–1820	1600	75-80%	16	88.50–94.00	$91.26	$1,460	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1605	1481	80-85%	6	72.00–78.00	$75.77	$1,122	—
1485	1485	80-85%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,307	—
1340–1932	1706	80-85%	6	80.00–83.50	$82.28	$1,404	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1651	1651	65-75%	4	106.00	$106.00	$1,750	+0.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–2275	1773	6	71.00–98.00	$90.11	$1,598	—
1635–1980	1802	7	102.00–109.00	$105.37	$1,899	+10.21

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	4	40.00–65.00	$53.04	$122	-10.96
265	265	1	65.00	$65.00	$172	-1.33

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	105.00	$105.00	$63	-230.00
68	68	2	165.00	$165.00	$112	-90.00
95	95	1	105.00	$105.00	$100	-20.00
110	110	1	180.00	$180.00	$198	+25.00
185	185	2	240.00	$240.00	$444	+85.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1322–1447	1424	45	121.00–126.00	$125.32	$1,785	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
111–135	119	6	25.00	$25.00	$30	-68.91
107–140	120	7	50.00–55.00	$54.17	$65	-39.74
118–147	134	61	65.00–85.00	$75.48	$101	-18.43
140	140	2	25.00	$25.00	$35	-68.91
147	147	7	65.00	$65.00	$96	-28.91
150	150	1	80.00	$80.00	$120	+12.81
151–180	156	32	70.00–93.00	$81.70	$127	+14.51
167	167	3	30.00	$30.00	$50	-61.81
150–177	172	12	65.00	$65.00	$112	+10.00
172–183	180	13	100.00	$100.00	$180	+45.00
210	210	1	87.50	$87.50	$184	+2.35

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
69	69	14	175.00	$175.00	$121	+55.00
81 fancy	81	7	155.00	$155.00	$126	—
80–89	83	31	105.00–110.00	$108.44	$90	-43.90
101–102	102	40	100.00–101.00	$100.63	$103	-18.61

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115	115	1	55.00	$55.00	$63	-55.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
111	111	5	75.00	$75.00	$83	-14.30
149	149	7	105.00	$105.00	$156	+14.13
150–171	170	18	65.00–80.00	$79.26	$135	-3.15

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–31	31	13	250.00–255.00	$253.12	$78	-46.88
40	40	9	240.00	$240.00	$96	+35.00
43–47	45	7	260.00–270.00	$264.50	$119	-20.50
48	48	2	125.00	$125.00	$60	-190.00
52	52	5	180.00	$180.00	$94	-75.00
51–56	53	28	280.00–295.00	$292.74	$155	+37.74
50–54	54	55	275.00	$275.00	$148	-51.15
50–57	56	21	255.00	$255.00	$143	+50.00
60	60	1	295.00	$295.00	$177	+90.00
61–65	62	23	300.00–320.00	$312.86	$194	-12.10
62	62	9	260.00	$260.00	$161	-64.96
68	68	15	215.00	$215.00	$146	-50.00
70–79	71	51	285.00–300.00	$285.86	$203	-29.27
72–75	75	60	225.00–240.00	$238.31	$179	-46.69
76	76	13	270.00	$270.00	$205	-15.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
48–49	48	32	140.00–175.00	$163.91	$79	—
51	51	15	155.00	$155.00	$79	+2.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	155.00	$155.00	$101	+10.00
75	75	1	215.00	$215.00	$161	+70.00
84–85	84	9	155.00	$155.00	$130	+5.75
105	105	1	110.00	$110.00	$116	-33.73
138	138	3	205.00	$205.00	$283	+95.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
71	71	4	250.00	$250.00	$178	-25.00
80	80	1	240.00	$240.00	$192	-35.00
98–99	99	8	285.00–300.00	$288.72	$286	-1.28
105	105	1	255.00	$255.00	$268	-9.63
183	183	3	210.00	$210.00	$384	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
53	53	11	125.00	$125.00	$66	-75.00
54	54	4	155.00	$155.00	$84	-45.00
61–69	65	194	135.00–185.00	$169.46	$110	+9.67
65	65	4	110.00	$110.00	$72	-49.79
70–72	71	65	145.00–175.00	$160.47	$114	+0.68
75	75	27	110.00	$110.00	$82	-46.79
80–87	84	162	130.00–180.00	$155.79	$131	+15.79
85–86	85	133	110.00–120.00	$114.89	$98	-25.11
91–98	94	148	95.00–118.00	$107.36	$101	-33.89
97	97	15	88.00	$88.00	$85	-53.25
108–122	117	12	91.00–95.00	$92.23	$108	-13.52
102–147	129	1,006	99.00–124.00	$116.97	$151	-3.00
155	155	2	96.00	$96.00	$149	-13.00
155–160	157	3	112.00–112.50	$112.33	$176	+3.33

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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.