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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Mon, Jan 18

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2026

← Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,827 head

▼ 629 vs last sale 5,456▲ 2,087 vs year ago 2,740 · +76.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 55▲ 40 vs year ago 50 · +80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of 7.00 higher on 500-550 lbs, over 700 lbs were 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs were 5.00 to 10.00 lower, 600-700 lbs were steady to 2.00 higher, over 700 lbs were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand for this large offering of very attractive cattle was moderate to very good, farmer buyers were much more active this week. Slaughter cows sold with lower undertones, with higher demand for Lean cows. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.97/cwt on 2,404 head.

Average price

$147.97

2,404 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$174

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2

$40.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	673	148.54	999	2,072
Medium and Large 1-2	578	146.90	848	306
Medium 1	742	124.00	920	12thin
Large 1-2	1,086	108.00	1,173	14thin

One grade step is worth $40.54/cwt here — about −$174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,404 hd

147.97

—

SD average8 barns · 18,179 hd

146.13

+1.84

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,968	78.48	1,544	7thin
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,605	66.41	1,066	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	53.62	821	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	52.21	660	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,149	46.83	538	9thin

Every lot

66 lots · USDA AMS · Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction - Worthing, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	181.48/cwt	177.00–186.00	681	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	190.94/cwt	182.50–196.00	802	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	165.86/cwt	162.00–174.00	780	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	183.94/cwt	174.00–190.00	883	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	154.49/cwt	145.00–161.00	799	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	171.91/cwt	166.00–177.00	903	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	553	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	929	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	159.96/cwt	150.00–164.75	918	228
Steers	—	Medium 1	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	146.63/cwt	141.00–150.00	861	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	790	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	153.58/cwt	142.00–161.50	972	414
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	644	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	895	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	834	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	144.96/cwt	135.00–154.00	973	319
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	140.12/cwt	132.00–144.75	1,012	216
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	961	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	131.90/cwt	130.00–136.50	1,016	246
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	935	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	129.76/cwt	125.50–133.25	1,061	203
Steers	—	Medium 1	823	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	996	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	832	120.61/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,003	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	127.53/cwt	123.75–128.50	1,127	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	947	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,158	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	122.61/cwt	122.50–123.00	1,186	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,138	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,086	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,173	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	564	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	620	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	166.78/cwt	165.00–168.00	632	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	154.48/cwt	149.00–157.50	681	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	652	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	136.72/cwt	131.00–144.00	644	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	149.96/cwt	145.00–155.50	726	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	494	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	682	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	617	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	516	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	673	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	143.28/cwt	142.00–148.00	745	87
Heifers	—	Medium 1	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	605	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	145.41/cwt	136.00–157.00	822	252
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	135.39/cwt	130.50–139.00	774	90
Heifers	—	Medium 1	583	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	688	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	786	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	141.38/cwt	132.00–148.00	888	503
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	641	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	808	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	651	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	950	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	129.15/cwt	127.00–131.50	861	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	134.29/cwt	128.50–139.00	909	180
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	124.95/cwt	123.50–130.00	910	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	125.40/cwt	120.00–128.50	966	179
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	790	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	916	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	123.04/cwt	118.75–124.00	1,019	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,013	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,025	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,089	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,131	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	85.44/cwt	83.00–87.50	1,700	2
Bulls	—	—	2,014	78.37/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,578	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	440	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,189	46.50/cwt	45.00–49.50	553	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	659	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	52.21/cwt	44.00–56.50	660	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	53.62/cwt	48.50–57.00	821	12
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,605	66.41/cwt	62.50–72.00	1,066	41

This sale against other markets

South Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction - Worthing, SD

Mon Jan 18, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,827Last week 5,456Year ago 2,740

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 55Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	314	182.00	182.00
58	—	828	118.75–124.00	123.04
503	—	628	132.00–148.00	141.38
180	—	677	128.50–139.00	134.29
10	—	866	117.00	117.00
179	—	770	120.00–128.50	125.40
127	—	728	123.50–130.00	124.95
87	—	520	142.00–148.00	143.28
87	—	441	149.00–157.50	154.48
100	—	484	145.00–155.50	149.96
252	—	565	136.00–157.00	145.41
22	—	379	165.00–168.00	166.78
14	—	915	112.00	112.00
5	—	955	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	641	126.00	126.00
8	—	494	138.00	138.00
5	—	790	116.00	116.00
14	—	516	130.00–131.00	130.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	651	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	118.00	118.00
17	—	530	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	624	126.00	126.00
3	—	367	169.00	169.00
90	—	572	130.50–139.00	135.39
11	—	471	131.00–144.00	136.72
8	—	344	164.00	164.00
14	—	448	145.50	145.50
13	—	514	120.00	120.00
33	—	667	127.00–131.50	129.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
246	—	770	130.00–136.50	131.90
40	—	420	182.50–196.00	190.94
133	—	480	174.00–190.00	183.94
18	—	967	122.50–123.00	122.61
319	—	671	135.00–154.00	144.96
101	—	525	166.00–177.00	171.91
16	—	947	122.25	122.25
414	—	633	142.00–161.50	153.58
228	—	574	150.00–164.75	159.96
216	—	722	132.00–144.75	140.12
6	—	375	177.00–186.00	181.48
203	—	818	125.50–133.25	129.76
90	—	884	123.75–128.50	127.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	553	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	130.00	130.00
8	—	823	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,086	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	587	141.00–150.00	146.63
28	—	739	130.00	130.00
24	—	470	162.00–174.00	165.86
13	—	773	121.00	121.00
151	—	517	145.00–161.00	154.49
10	—	615	128.50	128.50
5	—	981	116.00	116.00
21	—	662	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	832	120.00–121.00	120.61
7	—	644	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,189	45.00–49.50	46.50
2	—	1,000	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,210	54.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,532	48.50–57.00	53.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,264	44.00–56.50	52.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,605	62.50–72.00	66.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	65.00	65.00
2	—	1,990	83.00–87.50	85.44
4	—	2,014	77.00–82.50	78.37

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.