Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 13, 2023

4,153 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $218.27/cwt -10.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,137/hd at 979 lb · 425 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $228.28/cwt -11.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,000/hd at 876 lb · 363 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.27/cwt -7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,779/hd at 838 lb · 294 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,153	4,843	2,200
Feeder cattle	3,987	4,613	2,100
Slaughter cattle	166	230	100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Fluctuations in the CME market late last week made for an uneven market today. Light steers 550 pounds were steady, 600-750 pound steers 11.00 + lower. Yearling steers 850 pounds were steady, 950 pounds 8.00 lower. Light heifers 500-550 pounds 4.00-8.00 higher, 600 pounds steady, 650-750 pound heifers 10.00-12.00 lower. Yearling heifers 800 pounds 8.00 lower, 850 pounds steady. Many load lots of yearlings and light cattle. Lighter crowd today, as beautiful weather provided an opportunity to finish corn harvest. Demand was moderate. Slaughter breaker cows were steady. Boner cows 2.00 higher. Lighter test on lean cows showed steady to instances lower. Too light test on bulls for comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	8	325.00	$325.00	$1,251	—
400–436	415	30	302.50–327.50	$315.38	$1,309	+14.38
476–496	488	50	270.00–299.00	$280.93	$1,371	—
512–526	519	67	257.50–286.00	$275.39	$1,429	-15.33
567–599	582	137	255.00–281.00	$269.72	$1,570	+0.44
602–630	621	36	254.00–281.00	$262.73	$1,632	-12.97
669–684	676	73	238.00–250.00	$242.38	$1,638	-16.31
707–746	730	63	216.00–239.00	$225.29	$1,645	-18.39
770–776	774	67	221.00–227.00	$224.89	$1,741	-15.66
800	800	7	216.00	$216.00	$1,728	-27.98
868–880	876	363	224.85–253.00	$228.28	$2,000	-11.84
927	927	23	238.00	$238.00	$2,206	+3.85
950–996	979	425	205.00–223.00	$218.27	$2,137	-10.57

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1042	1042	508	205.00–213.50	$209.82	$2,186	-16.34
1052	1052	28	202.00	$202.00	$2,125	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	4	292.50	$292.50	$1,155	—
441	441	10	292.50	$292.50	$1,290	+13.50
459–494	478	42	250.00–264.00	$256.82	$1,228	-0.68
536–541	539	9	255.00	$255.00	$1,374	-2.68
590	590	6	237.50	$237.50	$1,401	-9.40
635–640	636	31	220.00–249.00	$244.29	$1,554	-0.50
719	719	7	212.50	$212.50	$1,528	—
908	908	12	213.00	$213.00	$1,934	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	17	292.50	$292.50	$1,006	—
376–388	382	10	285.00–305.00	$295.16	$1,128	-24.84
404–427	418	27	265.00–272.00	$268.37	$1,122	-28.27
451–495	480	131	247.50–265.00	$259.66	$1,246	+8.78
504–543	532	147	236.00–260.00	$242.75	$1,291	+3.99
554–593	570	54	227.50–246.00	$240.59	$1,371	+10.21
609–644	615	167	225.00–237.00	$233.72	$1,437	+2.41
662–676	675	171	224.50–232.00	$224.97	$1,519	-9.72
700–748	738	112	210.00–224.00	$218.91	$1,616	-12.16
766	766	264	215.50	$215.50	$1,651	-11.78
813–846	838	294	202.00–213.50	$212.27	$1,779	-7.73
873–881	876	114	201.00–207.00	$204.73	$1,793	+0.12
932	932	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,678	-31.26
983	983	9	180.00	$180.00	$1,769	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364	364	11	245.00	$245.00	$892	-34.00
451	451	12	235.00	$235.00	$1,060	—
548	548	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,233	+5.00
569	569	10	221.00	$221.00	$1,257	+10.47

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1585	1357	75-80%	37	96.00–106.00	$103.88	$1,410	—
1065–1633	1387	75-80%	56	107.00–119.00	$112.45	$1,560	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1342	1072	85-90%	21	42.50–51.00	$45.38	$486	—
755–1348	1165	85-90%	18	69.00–80.00	$75.12	$875	—
810–1635	1213	85-90%	4	55.00–64.00	$61.51	$746	-23.59

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1700	1353	80-85%	14	84.00–95.00	$88.99	$1,204	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1655–1805	1698	65-75%	8	110.00–119.00	$112.52	$1,911	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630–1848	1774	6	102.00–108.50	$105.18	$1,866	—
2050	2050	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,948	—

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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.