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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 8, 2024

3,780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $222.44/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,189/hd at 984 lb · 411 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.60/cwt -8.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 887 lb · 376 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.49/cwt -10.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,832/hd at 816 lb · 355 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,780 2,999 2,495
Feeder cattle 3,681 2,972 2,420
Slaughter cattle 99 27 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week: Limited number of light steers last week for comparison. Steers 800-850 lbs were sharply lower, 900 lb steers 9.00 lower, 950 lb steers 3.00 lower. Heifers 600 lbs 13.00 lower, 650-700 lbs steady to 2.00 lower, 750 lbs sharply lower, 800 lb heifers 9.00 lower. Many load lots of mostly yearling cattle and plenty of strings of calves and yearlings in the offering today. CME futures dropped last week and showed 1.00 lower today. Demand was still good throughout the sale, especially on large packages of heavy black hided cattle. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows steady, Boner cows 2.00 higher, Lean cows 3.00 lower. Not enough bulls for comparison.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–491 471 43 328.00–360.00 $346.06 $1,630 +16.18
507–518 510 28 295.00–318.00 $315.42 $1,609 -21.15
564–589 581 53 300.00–316.00 $304.98 $1,772 -25.14
603–645 635 92 270.00–293.00 $285.78 $1,815 -18.63
652–696 670 27 268.00–292.00 $281.37 $1,885 -22.77
660–685 673 27 261.00–263.00 $261.94 $1,763 -42.20
707–716 714 84 265.00–290.00 $274.80 $1,962 -1.40
741 741 22 259.00 $259.00 $1,919 -17.20
750 750 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,100 +45.00
788–794 792 43 243.50–246.00 $244.37 $1,935 -20.67
801–842 818 234 234.00–249.50 $246.05 $2,013 -17.26
859–887 872 260 216.50–239.00 $223.37 $1,948 -19.74
901–915 914 145 225.00–230.50 $230.01 $2,102 -9.23
970–995 984 411 211.00–225.25 $222.44 $2,189 -3.33
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003–1021 1009 79 221.25–224.00 $222.17 $2,242 +1.71
1120 1120 50 213.25 $213.25 $2,388 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 526 5 272.50 $272.50 $1,433 —
631 631 5 262.00 $262.00 $1,653 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,332 +6.07
473–482 475 14 290.00–319.00 $312.69 $1,485 -4.05
507–520 511 53 285.00–315.00 $300.92 $1,538 -5.49
552–588 571 34 286.00–315.00 $301.71 $1,723 +4.10
607–642 620 100 260.00–277.50 $268.18 $1,663 -13.18
624 624 15 250.00 $250.00 $1,560 -31.36
691 691 71 262.00 $262.00 $1,810 -1.78
704–743 726 290 230.00–255.00 $242.98 $1,764 -0.43
786–799 794 210 214.00–221.00 $217.71 $1,729 -27.25
804–826 813 327 212.00–232.00 $225.82 $1,836 -8.96
849 849 28 209.00 $209.00 $1,774 -25.78
850–897 887 376 206.00–222.50 $212.60 $1,886 -8.74
918 918 38 202.50 $202.50 $1,859 -17.69
950 950 24 217.50 $217.50 $2,066 +6.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 9 317.50 $317.50 $1,105 —
550 550 4 277.00 $277.00 $1,524 —
607 607 9 252.50 $252.50 $1,533 —
686 686 10 238.00 $238.00 $1,633 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1670 1046 85-90% 6 30.00–45.00 $39.06 $409 —
1044–1690 1163 85-90% 14 100.00–115.00 $111.00 $1,291 —
1090–1510 1210 85-90% 4 75.00–92.50 $83.04 $1,005 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1870 1504 80-85% 16 119.00–129.00 $125.35 $1,885 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1613 1372 75-80% 14 130.00–134.00 $132.16 $1,813 —
1380 1380 75-80% 2 138.50 $138.50 $1,911 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1427–1695 1487 65-75% 6 140.00–144.00 $142.08 $2,113 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1780–2015 1880 3 145.00–145.50 $145.18 $2,729 —
2475 2475 1 138.00 $138.00 $3,416 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 4 250.00 $250.00 $1,140 —
607 607 6 228.00 $228.00 $1,384 —
679 679 10 237.50 $237.50 $1,613 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 5 255.00 $255.00 $1,247 —

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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.