Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

4,488 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,488	4,027	2,217
Slaughter cattle	1,329	1,450	987

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 3.00 higher, heifers steady. Holsteins in a light test 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of eye appealing cattle was moderate. Biggest demand is for black hided cattle creating wide price gaps. Slight incentive for non implant cattle. Estimated dressed cost 229.03 - 235.08. CME Live Cattle closed slightly lower, while corn was up. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00k higher. Traditional weight slaughter lambs 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of sheep was good. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 and Utility steady to 5.00 higher, Good 4-5 and 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
1314–1324	1322	128	146.00	$146.00	$1,930	+7.66
1336	1336	7	137.25	$137.25	$1,834	-1.09
1388	1388	6	143.00	$143.00	$1,985	—
1408–1471	1440	212	144.75–148.00	$147.31	$2,121	+2.71
1441–1470	1456	10	136.00–138.00	$137.01	$1,995	—
1467–1495	1480	36	140.00–143.25	$140.81	$2,084	—
1534–1547	1540	30	142.00–145.75	$144.30	$2,222	+1.67
1542	1542	82	140.25	$140.25	$2,163	-2.38
1501–1686	1578	110	144.00–149.00	$148.27	$2,340	+9.27

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	14	141.00	$141.00	$1,537	—
1247	1247	11	135.00	$135.00	$1,683	—
1236–1342	1272	71	141.00–146.00	$143.90	$1,830	-1.02
1344	1344	9	138.50	$138.50	$1,861	+2.44
1271–1436	1394	230	139.50–144.25	$141.68	$1,975	-0.09
1529	1529	5	141.50	$141.50	$2,164	—

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Slaughter Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1818	1646	65-75%	100	107.50–123.50	$114.24	$1,880	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1300	1239	85-90%	6	53.00–57.00	$54.82	$679	—
1085–1475	1347	85-90%	18	65.00–69.50	$67.10	$904	+1.81
1175–1690	1353	85-90%	16	71.00–74.50	$72.70	$984	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1218–1415	1297	80-85%	21	80.00–86.50	$84.13	$1,091	—
1475–1848	1635	80-85%	5	72.00–75.00	$74.23	$1,214	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1635	1553	75-80%	8	92.00–93.50	$93.03	$1,445	—
1542–1640	1570	75-80%	14	85.00–89.00	$88.28	$1,386	—
1580–1815	1658	75-80%	3	73.00–74.50	$73.95	$1,226	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1950	1643	5	53.00–101.00	$87.65	$1,440	—
2050–2315	2159	4	100.00–110.00	$102.84	$2,220	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	2	95.00	$95.00	$157	—
163–195	174	3	80.00–88.00	$85.01	$148	—
200–230	222	13	70.00–82.50	$77.25	$171	+24.21
335	335	1	75.00	$75.00	$251	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
72	72	3	260.00	$260.00	$187	+95.00
85	85	2	215.00	$215.00	$183	+110.00
88	88	2	155.00	$155.00	$136	+50.00
101	101	4	130.00	$130.00	$131	-50.00
160	160	3	235.00	$235.00	$376	-5.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225	1225	5	114.00	$114.00	$1,396	—
1524–1685	1643	31	128.00–131.00	$130.28	$2,141	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
129–149	141	113	70.00–85.00	$75.23	$106	+50.23
141	141	13	55.00	$55.00	$78	+30.00
143–148	146	6	55.00–60.00	$56.63	$83	-8.37
150	150	1	65.00	$65.00	$98	-15.00
168	168	35	55.00	$55.00	$92	+25.00
151–187	169	32	70.00–95.00	$79.40	$134	+49.40
175	175	4	111.00	$111.00	$194	+46.00
191–198	192	39	80.00	$80.00	$154	-20.00
209–212	211	9	100.00–102.00	$101.12	$213	+13.62
210–216	215	24	55.00–70.00	$58.93	$127	-28.57

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
94	94	67	122.00	$122.00	$115	+13.56
103–123	108	20	101.00–103.00	$101.57	$110	+0.94

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
83	83	2	127.00	$127.00	$105	—
140	140	1	70.00	$70.00	$98	+15.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125	125	11	90.00	$90.00	$112	+15.00
140	140	2	25.00	$25.00	$35	-80.00
142	142	32	132.00	$132.00	$187	+27.00
175–180	176	4	75.00	$75.00	$132	-4.26
198	198	11	70.00	$70.00	$139	-9.26

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
49	49	62	240.00	$240.00	$118	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	5	255.00	$255.00	$64	+1.88
35	35	1	170.00	$170.00	$60	-83.12
38	38	5	295.00	$295.00	$112	+55.00
38	38	12	255.00	$255.00	$97	+15.00
39	39	17	205.00	$205.00	$80	-35.00
44–46	45	27	295.00	$295.00	$133	+30.50
45	45	2	165.00	$165.00	$74	-99.50
43–49	47	29	260.00–280.00	$272.35	$128	+147.35
48	48	28	205.00–240.00	$223.75	$107	+98.75
51–53	52	16	315.00–330.00	$322.64	$168	+142.64
53	53	6	195.00	$195.00	$103	-97.74
54	54	10	295.00	$295.00	$159	+20.00
55	55	23	260.00–280.00	$261.74	$144	+6.74
60	60	1	170.00	$170.00	$102	-125.00
60	60	10	255.00	$255.00	$153	-40.00
61–63	61	27	270.00–290.00	$283.62	$173	-11.38
60–63	63	48	310.00–330.00	$312.86	$197	±0.00
65–66	65	26	215.00–220.00	$216.55	$141	-96.31
70	70	2	225.00	$225.00	$158	-60.86
71	71	41	285.00	$285.00	$202	-0.86
83	83	2	255.00	$255.00	$212	-15.00
88	88	36	225.00	$225.00	$198	-45.00
88	88	3	290.00	$290.00	$255	+20.00
90	90	2	235.00	$235.00	$212	-35.00
97	97	3	305.00	$305.00	$296	+35.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
46	46	10	180.00	$180.00	$83	+16.09
50–58	54	42	162.50–185.00	$167.22	$90	+12.22
60–67	62	201	155.00–180.00	$169.57	$105	+14.57
62	62	18	120.00	$120.00	$74	-35.00
72–79	75	122	130.00–155.00	$144.61	$108	-10.39

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73	73	2	25.00	$25.00	$18	-190.00
75	75	8	215.00	$215.00	$161	±0.00
73–76	76	12	155.00–160.00	$159.19	$121	-55.81
83	83	3	85.00	$85.00	$71	-70.00
88	88	4	205.00	$205.00	$180	+50.00
92	92	3	130.00	$130.00	$120	-25.00
93	93	5	240.00	$240.00	$223	+85.00
106–145	117	27	135.00–145.00	$140.26	$164	+30.26
117	117	3	210.00	$210.00	$246	+100.00
120	120	2	160.00	$160.00	$192	+50.00
128–143	137	5	180.00–185.00	$183.13	$251	-21.87
205	205	1	180.00	$180.00	$369	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
88	88	2	295.00	$295.00	$260	+55.00
97	97	10	255.00	$255.00	$247	-33.72
103	103	2	310.00	$310.00	$319	+55.00
105	105	1	165.00	$165.00	$173	-90.00
135	135	1	180.00	$180.00	$243	-75.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
74	74	229	160.00	$160.00	$118	+50.00
80–86	84	109	110.00–135.00	$117.87	$99	-37.92
90–99	96	91	105.00–114.00	$109.40	$105	+21.40
104–147	129	1,000	101.00–126.00	$119.50	$154	+2.53
136	136	9	94.00	$94.00	$128	-22.97
151–170	158	162	98.00–108.00	$102.43	$162	-9.90
233	233	47	69.00	$69.00	$161	—

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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.