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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

3,548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $234.93/cwt -9.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,269/hd at 966 lb · 382 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.03/cwt -4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,056/hd at 922 lb · 207 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $243.71/cwt -15.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,124/hd at 872 lb · 205 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,548 2,960 3,987
Feeder cattle 3,548 2,817 3,987
Slaughter cattle — 143 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold with higher undertones compared to last week's limited test. Yearling steers 5.00 to 10.00 lower, heifers 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Very good demand for steer and heifer calves as there were plenty of farmer feeders on the seats ready to buy these light calves. The calf market was very active. Demand for yearlings moderate to good, there were many long strings of steers and heifers, offered in full load lots and multiple load lots but flesh condition ran a little heavier and buyers are watching their breakeven prices very closely as the winter months of the CME Live Cattle contracts are lower than the current cash fat cattle market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307–319 312 10 455.00 $455.00 $1,420 —
356–395 372 53 400.00–432.50 $403.52 $1,501 —
374 374 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,346 —
413 413 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,652 +34.19
440–441 441 15 335.00–340.00 $336.00 $1,482 -29.81
454–493 476 54 325.00–362.00 $340.18 $1,619 +18.31
505–539 532 31 325.00–339.00 $326.91 $1,739 +12.78
552–595 576 82 290.00–320.00 $302.63 $1,743 -6.77
618–648 632 43 279.00–303.00 $289.50 $1,830 +5.20
660–699 681 77 267.00–282.50 $276.76 $1,885 -4.24
708–722 715 30 271.00–275.00 $272.58 $1,949 +9.56
773 773 11 264.00 $264.00 $2,041 +2.52
840 840 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,932 -28.73
864–873 868 174 241.00–249.00 $245.39 $2,130 -13.78
891–894 892 31 232.00–237.00 $234.26 $2,090 -24.91
916–932 922 119 234.00–238.00 $236.77 $2,183 -11.98
941–945 944 69 240.00–240.50 $240.38 $2,269 —
953 953 195 240.50 $240.50 $2,292 -4.34
964–992 979 187 219.00–232.00 $229.13 $2,243 -15.71
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016 1016 173 225.50 $225.50 $2,291 —
1059–1096 1089 232 216.50–225.75 $224.32 $2,443 —
1143 1143 7 213.50 $213.50 $2,440 —
1165 1165 48 216.50 $216.50 $2,522 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
396 396 12 365.00 $365.00 $1,445 —
433 433 53 344.00 $344.00 $1,490 +4.00
879 879 62 229.00 $229.00 $2,013 -3.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1013–1035 1021 60 212.00–226.50 $216.34 $2,209 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 8 309.00 $309.00 $1,236 —
489 489 14 320.00 $320.00 $1,565 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263–283 274 7 405.00–410.00 $407.95 $1,118 —
308–347 337 12 355.00–390.00 $362.99 $1,223 -2.01
360–379 370 30 337.50–365.00 $350.01 $1,295 +3.25
382 382 10 320.00 $320.00 $1,222 -26.76
424–441 437 22 340.00–347.50 $341.65 $1,493 +16.47
452 452 7 272.50 $272.50 $1,232 —
465–499 473 121 287.50–327.00 $311.65 $1,474 —
510–542 531 17 280.00–285.00 $281.89 $1,497 -3.88
554–575 567 53 262.50–277.50 $269.04 $1,525 -3.66
602–640 618 69 255.00–269.00 $262.04 $1,619 -1.41
621 621 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,534 -16.45
663–691 679 128 260.00–265.00 $262.70 $1,784 +1.17
723 723 5 244.00 $244.00 $1,764 +0.83
728–747 737 25 252.00–260.00 $256.11 $1,888 +12.94
760–765 762 150 247.00 $247.00 $1,882 +7.47
804–842 818 35 231.00–237.00 $235.77 $1,929 -5.47
839 839 30 235.00 $235.00 $1,972 -6.24
914–934 922 207 222.50–223.50 $223.03 $2,056 -4.05
951 951 65 216.00 $216.00 $2,054 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–380 378 76 290.00–323.00 $317.77 $1,201 —
487 487 10 290.00 $290.00 $1,412 —
541 541 4 255.00 $255.00 $1,380 -5.00
605 605 5 252.50 $252.50 $1,528 —
672 672 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,680 —
822 822 21 224.00 $224.00 $1,841 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 15 292.00 $292.00 $1,259 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1117 1117 5 196.00 $196.00 $2,189 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,464 —
561 561 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,599 —
662 662 5 247.50 $247.50 $1,638 —

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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.