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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

5,365 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.72/cwt +10.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 625 lb · 509 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $262.57/cwt +6.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 672 lb · 486 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $222.19/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,942/hd at 874 lb · 477 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,365 1,710 5,920
Feeder cattle 5,365 1,710 5,920

Compared to the sale last week: Upward trend today. Light steers, 550-700 lbs, were 5.00-8.00 higher. Steers 750-800 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher. Light heifers, 600-700 lbs, 9.00 to sharply higher. Heifers, 750 lbs, 4.00 higher. The sale consisted of mostly packages of light cattle with several light loads of yearlings. Big crowd today. Good demand from the arena and online, especially on larger consignments.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 5 365.00 $365.00 $1,095
360–387 373 24 327.50–340.00 $334.03 $1,246 +36.53
414–449 433 19 310.00–333.00 $318.43 $1,379
452–490 476 53 319.00–327.50 $320.19 $1,524 +15.71
502–540 522 97 300.00–326.00 $310.85 $1,623 +1.56
545–548 547 23 290.00–291.00 $290.48 $1,589 -18.81
552–593 573 194 281.00–310.00 $301.03 $1,725 +2.36
601–641 624 218 270.00–295.00 $282.78 $1,765 +5.33
651–699 672 465 251.00–280.00 $263.51 $1,771 +7.83
677–681 680 21 239.00–249.00 $241.85 $1,645 -13.83
700–747 724 263 241.00–262.00 $249.09 $1,803 +6.76
756–798 773 380 230.00–251.50 $240.17 $1,857 +2.70
800–843 819 176 223.00–237.50 $229.40 $1,879 +0.21
858–895 874 477 219.25–225.00 $222.19 $1,942 -2.31
900–949 921 23 212.00–215.00 $212.89 $1,961 +7.16
961–977 972 67 204.00–210.00 $207.04 $2,012
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1028–1030 1029 40 202.00–205.50 $204.54 $2,105 +6.22

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–398 376 29 306.00–330.00 $320.01 $1,203 +30.01
403–448 426 15 290.00–315.00 $299.84 $1,277 +26.38
452–498 471 101 274.00–301.00 $289.76 $1,365 +19.16
503–547 534 141 272.00–299.00 $278.37 $1,486 +28.23
533–538 536 31 259.00–266.00 $262.37 $1,406 +12.23
553 553 11 270.00 $270.00 $1,493 +26.09
557–597 574 82 242.00–267.00 $255.34 $1,466 +11.43
600–646 623 458 229.00–252.00 $243.02 $1,514 +8.35
643 643 51 260.00 $260.00 $1,672 +25.33
651–691 664 272 227.00–248.00 $238.25 $1,582 +13.23
685 685 24 256.00 $256.00 $1,754 +30.98
707 707 108 243.00 $243.00 $1,718 +30.10
704–736 720 240 216.00–240.00 $227.57 $1,639 +14.67
746 746 8 206.00 $206.00 $1,537 -6.90
751–799 772 293 210.00–223.00 $216.54 $1,672 +4.11
795 795 38 225.50 $225.50 $1,793 +13.07
801–839 815 219 202.00–217.50 $211.91 $1,727 +17.15
852–892 862 70 192.00–207.00 $202.79 $1,748 +8.79
914–945 927 14 198.00–202.00 $199.75 $1,852 +4.75
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1041 1041 4 189.00 $189.00 $1,967

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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.