Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

3,496 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $188.40/cwt -5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,711/hd at 908 lb · 354 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.83/cwt -4.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 874 lb · 314 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.38/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,536/hd at 824 lb · 236 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,496	3,903	3,361
Feeder cattle	3,401	3,803	3,286
Slaughter cattle	95	100	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00 to 7.00 lower with instances of 20.00, except 600 lbs - 650 lbs 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower, with instances of 13.00, except 900 lbs - 950 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Lighter steers and heifers under 600lbs held steady to strong, as they are getting harder to find. Demand for this eye appealing offering of feeder cattle was good. Rounds of shots and flesh condition were the biggest factors determining how active the bidding was. Several lots of hay fed fall calves offered today. Cattle on Feed Report for April 1, 2023 said 11.6 million on inventory, 4% below last year at the same time. Placements in March totaled 1.99 million head 1% below 2022. Steers were 6% lower while heifers were 2% lower. Reported fewest cattle on feed since 2017. CME Feeder Cattle and Corn both closed lower. Slaughter cows 8.00 to 11.00 lower. Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	4	275.00	$275.00	$1,004	—
434	434	27	292.00	$292.00	$1,267	—
455–483	476	25	274.00–285.00	$275.84	$1,313	—
518–527	523	26	256.00–267.50	$260.95	$1,365	+16.77
564–594	572	80	239.00–245.50	$244.58	$1,399	-10.63
604–633	618	28	234.00–236.00	$234.68	$1,450	-14.22
644 fancy	644	6	257.00	$257.00	$1,655	—
665 fancy	665	13	247.50	$247.50	$1,646	—
678–682	680	87	225.00–241.50	$233.67	$1,589	+2.47
701–717	712	50	219.50–229.00	$222.68	$1,585	+3.01
764–799	781	214	204.50–217.00	$209.81	$1,639	-12.19
808–847	836	109	197.00–211.00	$200.45	$1,676	-11.24
851–898	884	202	187.50–201.25	$190.89	$1,687	+2.39
901–932	908	354	182.00–188.75	$188.40	$1,711	-6.54
978–998	984	118	180.00–187.25	$185.50	$1,825	-1.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
476–478	477	10	243.00–259.00	$252.62	$1,205	+12.62
508	508	6	245.00	$245.00	$1,245	—
553–580	568	11	222.00–227.00	$224.21	$1,274	+19.21
602–648	632	57	214.00–227.00	$218.35	$1,380	-14.94
674–697	688	20	201.00–223.00	$211.55	$1,455	—
733	733	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,576	-5.00
783–790	785	19	191.00–197.00	$192.91	$1,514	-24.45
817–849	826	29	188.50–194.00	$192.44	$1,590	-3.63
862–896	890	46	183.50–186.00	$183.98	$1,637	-5.77
944	944	6	178.00	$178.00	$1,680	-4.00
952	952	6	178.00	$178.00	$1,695	-8.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1003–1023	1016	49	185.25–188.25	$186.22	$1,892	+1.72
1104	1104	18	173.50	$173.50	$1,915	-1.89

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
501	501	7	205.00	$205.00	$1,027	—
659–661	660	24	187.00–195.00	$192.67	$1,272	+9.67

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
714	714	8	203.00	$203.00	$1,449	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,011	-7.50
410–441	432	29	252.50–262.50	$259.11	$1,119	—
473–489	482	18	248.00	$248.00	$1,195	+14.00
508–545	536	20	223.00–234.00	$225.61	$1,209	-2.42
555–598	578	103	232.00–241.00	$239.30	$1,383	+16.95
620–638	631	33	203.00–214.00	$207.65	$1,310	+7.65
658–694	669	100	201.00–205.75	$204.33	$1,367	-7.71
711–740	734	200	196.50–204.50	$202.62	$1,487	+2.00
753–789	765	106	192.00–199.00	$194.07	$1,485	+10.07
809–847	824	236	182.00–192.00	$186.38	$1,536	-0.06
868–893	874	314	175.00–187.00	$179.83	$1,572	-4.76
925–939	930	70	179.00–179.75	$179.49	$1,669	+2.20
966–989	978	69	171.50–175.25	$173.22	$1,694	+1.82

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
539	539	7	219.00	$219.00	$1,180	+16.35
582–595	592	23	209.00–222.00	$216.60	$1,282	—
712–730	723	15	189.00–193.00	$191.42	$1,384	+2.18
777–794	783	19	180.00–183.00	$181.88	$1,424	—
810–837	833	28	170.00–177.00	$176.03	$1,466	-3.97
930	930	4	163.00	$163.00	$1,516	—
960	960	10	164.00	$164.00	$1,574	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
591–594	593	11	200.00–202.00	$201.28	$1,194	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025	1025	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,742	+1.34

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1158–1490	1325	80-85%	22	88.00–96.00	$93.19	$1,235	—
1395	1395	80-85%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,367	-4.71
1330–1488	1426	80-85%	5	76.00–86.00	$81.11	$1,157	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1333–1620	1484	75-80%	14	97.50–104.00	$100.17	$1,487	—
1420–1710	1501	75-80%	6	91.00–96.00	$93.47	$1,403	—
1493–1750	1593	75-80%	4	105.00–111.00	$107.59	$1,714	-2.49
1490–1930	1710	75-80%	2	76.00	$76.00	$1,300	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1160	996	85-90%	5	42.50–50.00	$45.30	$451	—
975–1280	1140	85-90%	3	66.00–75.00	$71.35	$813	—
1208–1280	1232	85-90%	3	90.00–90.50	$90.17	$1,111	—
1070–1515	1235	85-90%	11	78.00–85.00	$80.90	$999	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1578	1578	65-75%	3	117.00	$117.00	$1,846	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325–2090	1699	8	75.00–108.00	$89.02	$1,512	—
1745–2385	1943	5	116.00–125.00	$121.86	$2,368	—

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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.