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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Mon, Jan 31

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2026

← Jan 24Jan 31Feb 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,000 head

▼ 1,178 vs last sale 5,178▼ 29 vs year ago 4,029 · −0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

184 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 79▲ 141 vs year ago 43 · +327.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 350 lbs, 500 - 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 400 - 500 lbs 2.00 to 8.00 lower, 600 - 800 lbs 5.00 to 9.00 higher, 800 - 850 lbs 1.00 lower, 850 - 950 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher except, 400 - 450 lbs 6.00 to 7.00 lower, 700 - 750 lbs 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand for this eye appealing offering of green cattle was good. A couple loads of yearlings sold well today. The total offering was a little less than previous weeks, but the quality was high. CME Feeder Cattle and Live Cattle closed higher, with corn plunging lower. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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 $168.04/cwt on 1,954 head.

Average price

$168.04

1,954 head · 756 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,271

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$29.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	734	170.26	1,250	1,694
Medium and Large 1-2	680	167.19	1,136	111
Large 1	1,095	143.61	1,572	138
Medium and Large 2	699	141.18	986	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.08/cwt here — about $264 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 sale1,954 hd

168.04

—

SD average7 barns · 14,672 hd

169.48

−1.44

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	1,680	91.54	1,538	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,573	74.30	1,169	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,397	67.66	945	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,246	47.67	594	75

Every lot

60 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	795	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	221.25/cwt	210.00–230.00	812	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	821	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	216.57/cwt	208.00–219.00	946	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	898	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	212.89/cwt	197.00–218.00	994	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	201.26/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,085	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	959	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	187.78/cwt	183.00–196.00	1,068	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,064	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	185.55/cwt	178.50–192.00	1,152	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	176.31/cwt	173.50–180.00	1,113	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	639	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,010	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	171.68/cwt	167.00–178.50	1,162	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,145	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,057	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	158.45/cwt	156.50–160.00	1,122	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	171.26/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,226	382
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	162.02/cwt	158.75–172.50	1,248	272
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	154.96/cwt	152.50–156.50	1,209	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	156.95/cwt	152.75–161.00	1,301	251
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	156.89/cwt	151.00–158.50	1,363	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	879	146.30/cwt	145.00–148.25	1,286	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	153.17/cwt	149.00–157.60	1,398	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,432	15
Steers	—	Large 1	1,089	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,568	101
Steers	—	Large 1	1,110	142.53/cwt	141.75–146.50	1,582	37
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1	314	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	506	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	205.15/cwt	195.00–216.00	743	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	171.51/cwt	171.00–173.00	743	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	190.35/cwt	183.00–192.00	841	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	191.23/cwt	185.00–194.00	918	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	177.33/cwt	174.00–186.00	926	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	155.68/cwt	146.00–169.00	819	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	166.39/cwt	160.00–176.00	963	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	156.74/cwt	155.00–157.50	926	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	160.83/cwt	155.00–164.00	983	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	941	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	159.81/cwt	154.50–167.50	1,074	181
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	148.53/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,006	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	158.52/cwt	155.50–163.50	1,146	232
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	147.91/cwt	146.50–150.50	1,077	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	149.65/cwt	145.00–155.50	1,158	197
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	144.00/cwt	141.50–146.00	1,123	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	145.54/cwt	143.75–146.00	1,207	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,238	21
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,627	95.03/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,546	9
Bulls	—	—	1,696	87.91/cwt	80.00–93.50	1,491	11
Bulls	—	—	1,980	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,980	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	23.06/cwt	10.00–44.00	254	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,209	48.66/cwt	45.00–54.50	588	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,297	58.50/cwt	56.00–61.50	759	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,397	66.59/cwt	63.00–69.50	930	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	70.45/cwt	70.00–70.50	985	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,478	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	916	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,542	73.78/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,138	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,631	66.57/cwt	64.00–67.50	1,086	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,653	85.85/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,419	6

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,000Last week 5,178Year ago 4,029

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 79Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	467	197.00–218.00	212.89
382	—	716	162.00–175.00	171.26
43	—	569	183.00–196.00	187.78
9	—	344	231.00	231.00
138	—	913	149.00–157.60	153.17
134	—	621	178.50–192.00	185.55
122	—	677	167.00–178.50	171.68
9	—	367	210.00–230.00	221.25
103	—	539	195.00–211.00	201.26
23	—	437	208.00–219.00	216.57
15	—	974	147.00	147.00
272	—	770	158.75–172.50	162.02
251	—	829	152.75–161.00	156.95
145	—	869	151.00–158.50	156.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	639	158.00	158.00
5	—	770	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	879	145.00–148.25	146.30
17	—	631	173.50–180.00	176.31
9	—	463	194.00	194.00
21	—	780	152.50–156.50	154.96
16	—	692	165.50	165.50
9	—	708	156.50–160.00	158.45
9	—	591	180.00	180.00
8	—	539	178.00	178.00
5	—	430	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,110	141.75–146.50	142.53
101	—	1,089	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	700	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	526	146.00–169.00	155.68
16	—	591	155.00–157.50	156.74
15	—	433	171.00–173.00	171.51
4	—	615	146.00	146.00
57	—	728	146.50–150.50	147.91
37	—	677	147.00–150.00	148.53
35	—	780	141.50–146.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	640	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	480	185.00–194.00	191.23
197	—	774	145.00–155.50	149.65
195	—	611	155.00–164.00	160.83
181	—	672	154.50–167.50	159.81
16	—	362	195.00–216.00	205.15
119	—	579	160.00–176.00	166.39
93	—	829	143.75–146.00	145.54
80	—	522	174.00–186.00	177.33
55	—	442	183.00–192.00	190.35
21	—	884	140.00	140.00
232	—	723	155.50–163.50	158.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	314	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,297	56.00–61.50	58.50
20	—	1,100	10.00–44.00	23.06
13	—	1,209	45.00–54.50	48.66
7	—	1,478	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,631	64.00–67.50	66.57
6	—	1,653	80.00–87.50	85.85
29	—	1,542	70.00–76.00	73.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,398	70.00–70.50	70.45
26	—	1,397	63.00–69.50	66.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,696	80.00–93.50	87.91
1	—	1,980	100.00	100.00
9	—	1,627	94.00–98.00	95.03

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.