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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, July 13, 2026

2,796 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (255)

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.60/cwt -23.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,813/hd at 921 lb · 685 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.98/cwt ≈ $2,671/hd at 812 lb · 210 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.45/cwt -9.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,778/hd at 875 lb · 151 head
Worthing, SD 9-weight heifers sold at $306/cwt. SD 9-weight heifers are down $16 from their late June peak of $322/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,796 1,100 3,102
Feeder cattle 2,796 1,100 3,102

Too few feeder steers and heifers offered two weeks ago to compare with this week's much larger offering. Good to very good demand for this nice, summertime offering of long strings of yearlings. Many full loads and multiple load lots, as there were several longs strings including one consignment of nearly 1,000 steers. Flesh conditions were varied, from light and attractive, to cattle that were carrying a tick too much. The market was active, the lighter fleshed cattle were easy to sell while those carrying too much flesh was harder to find bids for. CME Live and Feeder Cattle futures made gains today, after last week's decline, but with cash fed cattle in the 240s cattle feeders are concerned about the coming months.

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Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1040 1024 458 324.75–334.50 $330.71 $3,386 +2.71
1093 1093 100 319.00 $319.00 $3,487 +8.00
1107–1128 1110 307 311.00–318.00 $317.61 $3,525
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 6 565.00 $565.00 $2,531
450 450 4 565.00 $565.00 $2,542
530 530 16 495.00 $495.00 $2,624 -40.00
667 667 15 426.00 $426.00 $2,841 -14.00
767–779 773 21 379.00–388.00 $383.32 $2,963 -6.68
835 835 66 365.00 $365.00 $3,048
889 889 37 345.00 $345.00 $3,067
916–948 920 73 329.00–343.00 $341.22 $3,139
989 989 106 338.50 $338.50 $3,348
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 5 540.00 $540.00 $1,825
610 610 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,592
743 743 10 383.00 $383.00 $2,846
851 851 49 356.00 $356.00 $3,030
926 926 63 325.00 $325.00 $3,010
980 980 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,842
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018 1018 7 285.00 $285.00 $2,901

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 8 620.00 $620.00 $1,662
378 378 4 545.00 $545.00 $2,060
477 477 21 490.00 $490.00 $2,337
596 thin fleshed 596 29 445.00 $445.00 $2,652
626 626 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,660
712–731 718 35 370.50–392.00 $378.91 $2,721 +11.91
760 760 23 350.00 $350.00 $2,660 -25.00
800–830 812 210 325.00–331.00 $328.98 $2,671
864–866 866 70 324.00–327.50 $324.45 $2,810 -2.38
871–893 883 81 310.00–312.50 $311.40 $2,750 -15.43
900–937 916 375 295.50–306.50 $303.54 $2,780 -25.44
900–946 926 310 305.00–310.50 $308.10 $2,853 -20.88
962 962 14 311.00 $311.00 $2,992 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 15 426.00 $426.00 $2,224 -44.00
572 572 16 418.00 $418.00 $2,391
703 703 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,355

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high 345.27 low 284.65 Aug 2025 Jul 2026

950–999 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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