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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 6, 2023

4,843 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $228.84/cwt +9.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,227/hd at 973 lb · 521 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.28/cwt ≈ $1,789/hd at 787 lb · 501 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $240.12/cwt ≈ $2,094/hd at 872 lb · 487 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,843 1,005 3,407
Feeder cattle 4,613 905 3,272
Slaughter cattle 230 100 135

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: too light a test of calves last week for a market comparison. Light offering last week in yearlings, although there were several strings of 950 pound steers, which were steady to substantially higher today. Higher undertones in both steers and heifers today. Many load lots of both calves and yearlings. Moderate demand in calves that were off cows, short weaned or colored. Aggressive demand for strings of yearlings today. Slaughter cows were higher in numbers today. Boner and breaker cows mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Lean cows steady. Limited number of bulls today but higher undertones noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 22 301.00 $301.00 $1,309 -37.59
524–536 528 23 273.00–315.00 $290.72 $1,535 -9.29
551–590 560 78 256.00–283.00 $269.28 $1,508 +14.28
601–634 617 59 270.00–284.00 $275.70 $1,701 +10.70
668–683 674 104 250.00–263.00 $258.69 $1,744 -1.31
706–732 721 69 234.00–250.00 $243.68 $1,757 —
769–778 772 75 239.00–244.50 $240.55 $1,857 —
815–835 818 52 230.00–246.50 $243.98 $1,996 +18.98
850–893 872 487 224.50–249.50 $240.12 $2,094 —
927–945 940 362 220.00–236.10 $234.15 $2,201 —
960–988 973 521 219.50–241.00 $228.84 $2,227 +9.05
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013–1040 1038 153 196.00–228.00 $226.16 $2,348 +10.47
1093–1096 1096 221 196.50–205.85 $204.75 $2,244 —
1106 1106 10 198.25 $198.25 $2,193 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 9 279.00 $279.00 $1,216 -26.00
456 456 8 257.50 $257.50 $1,174 —
502–544 527 54 240.00–268.00 $257.68 $1,358 —
558–583 563 38 235.00–252.00 $246.90 $1,390 —
606–649 630 62 237.00–254.00 $244.79 $1,542 —
962–996 991 57 200.00–207.50 $206.35 $2,045 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,203 +15.55
412–422 419 9 290.00–300.00 $296.64 $1,243 -8.36
455–495 478 33 244.00–270.00 $250.88 $1,199 -3.39
506–541 517 79 227.50–245.00 $238.76 $1,234 +3.76
559–599 575 107 221.00–238.50 $230.38 $1,325 +5.38
600–648 631 123 227.00–237.00 $231.31 $1,460 —
651–688 678 199 222.00–242.00 $234.69 $1,591 —
700–747 715 226 226.00–235.50 $231.07 $1,652 —
758–799 787 501 211.00–234.75 $227.28 $1,789 —
805–835 808 81 220.00 $220.00 $1,778 +12.00
858–884 865 70 203.00–208.50 $204.61 $1,770 —
926–946 928 147 200.00–212.75 $211.26 $1,960 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
383 383 10 279.00 $279.00 $1,069 -38.50
533 533 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,173 —
561–590 577 53 200.00–215.00 $210.53 $1,215 —
923 923 4 187.00 $187.00 $1,726 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1062 1060 39 188.50–194.50 $193.73 $2,054 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1038–1755 1338 75-80% 83 96.00–113.00 $106.03 $1,419 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1260 1034 85-90% 6 37.50–52.50 $43.19 $447 —
1040–1285 1133 85-90% 15 61.00–74.00 $67.21 $761 —
875–1353 1206 85-90% 26 79.50–89.00 $85.10 $1,026 +16.92
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1443 1205 80-85% 39 88.00–99.00 $94.78 $1,142 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–2020 1711 8 118.00–138.00 $122.39 $2,094 —
1460–2135 1739 11 97.00–113.00 $104.63 $1,820 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
657 657 10 138.00 $138.00 $907 —
927 927 13 136.00 $136.00 $1,261 —

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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.