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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 26, 2024

5,975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $233.01/cwt +6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,824/hd at 783 lb · 557 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.16/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 726 lb · 505 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.00/cwt +1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,837/hd at 831 lb · 384 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,975 5,881 3,647
Feeder cattle 5,975 5,881 3,647

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week: Steers 500-550 lbs were 4.00 to sharply higher, 600-650 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower, 700-750 lbs steady to 6.00 higher. Larger offering of 800-850 lbs steers today, bringing 5.00-10.00 increase. Heifers 450-500 lbs 4.00-8.00 higher, 550-700 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower. Larger offering of 750 lb heifers brought 7.00 increase. Heifers 800-850 lbs were 1.00-2.00 higher. Many load lots in the offering today, mostly of 700-850+ lb steers and heifers. Plenty of smaller strings of both calves and yearlings. Demand good throughout the sale. Lots of interest in load lots and big groups of heavy steers today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
286 286 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,316 —
313–336 327 17 415.00–435.00 $425.71 $1,392 +29.53
390 390 11 410.00 $410.00 $1,599 +15.13
404–436 419 15 370.00–405.00 $383.26 $1,606 -3.89
455–498 481 109 325.00–355.00 $337.93 $1,625 -14.77
512–533 520 53 320.00–352.00 $339.78 $1,767 +24.51
550–594 573 196 307.00–339.00 $313.94 $1,799 +4.14
601–645 625 139 277.00–305.00 $292.38 $1,827 -4.18
641 641 10 270.00 $270.00 $1,731 -7.22
654–695 677 191 269.00–298.00 $275.58 $1,866 +16.27
686 686 4 266.00 $266.00 $1,825 +6.69
704–749 730 253 260.00–276.00 $267.65 $1,954 -0.10
756–778 767 87 255.00–268.00 $259.48 $1,990 +6.08
751–785 780 78 235.00–249.00 $244.13 $1,904 -9.27
802–846 834 287 239.00–255.00 $248.63 $2,074 +4.91
847 847 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,957 -12.72
853–893 870 337 229.00–248.00 $241.59 $2,102 +10.99
906–927 916 41 226.00–232.50 $230.26 $2,109 +2.97
950–997 974 125 214.00–225.50 $221.95 $2,162 +32.95
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 29 224.25 $224.25 $2,254 +7.22
1058 1058 40 220.00 $220.00 $2,328 +4.39
1162 1162 3 186.00 $186.00 $2,161 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–397 382 18 345.00–365.00 $357.87 $1,367 -57.13
403–441 427 43 315.00–322.50 $318.07 $1,358 +10.88
466–488 481 65 280.00–307.50 $298.59 $1,436 +7.90
502–537 520 188 270.00–290.00 $280.35 $1,458 +4.12
524 thin fleshed 524 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,598 +5.00
567–598 585 98 264.00–275.00 $269.00 $1,574 -4.26
603–644 622 294 257.00–267.50 $262.27 $1,631 -4.60
645 645 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,629 -14.37
655–698 680 315 237.00–261.00 $247.92 $1,686 -2.57
702–746 726 505 225.00–248.00 $238.16 $1,729 -2.88
764–796 783 557 220.00–240.00 $233.01 $1,824 +6.72
806–849 831 384 215.00–227.50 $221.00 $1,837 +1.86
851–898 875 315 208.50–223.50 $214.95 $1,881 +1.07
955–978 970 85 208.50–214.00 $210.35 $2,040 +8.37

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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.