Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 20, 2025

6,306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $281.94/cwt -6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,190/hd at 777 lb · 443 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.73/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,859/hd at 628 lb · 435 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.64/cwt -10.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,879/hd at 672 lb · 424 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,306	7,167	5,365
Feeder cattle	6,306	7,167	5,365

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Good demand for this very large offering of high quality feeder cattle. Flesh condition ran heavier this week as more cattle are showing the effects of a dry winter and rather easy growing conditions, for January in the northern plains. The market remains very active but it is flesh dependent, cattle feeders are facing very high breakevens and need cattle to gain as efficiently as possible. The good, green cattle are easy to sell and reach up to last week's prices, but those that are over fleshed have a harder time finding bids. Cash fed cattle up to 206.00 is keeping cattle feeders feeling bullish. A very cold day here, with the daytime high at -10, did not affect the market as there were plenty of buyers ready to buy cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	5	415.00	$415.00	$1,386	-37.91
372–382	377	6	435.00–450.00	$442.40	$1,668	+10.62
432	432	5	380.00	$380.00	$1,642	-30.40
430–448	438	52	409.00–422.00	$415.87	$1,822	+5.47
463	463	12	370.00	$370.00	$1,713	-31.47
475–497	491	45	374.00–411.00	$382.47	$1,878	-19.00
512 thin fleshed	512	60	392.00	$392.00	$2,007	—
518–544	531	84	341.00–363.00	$355.01	$1,885	+14.91
536	536	5	342.50	$342.50	$1,836	+2.40
551–598	568	131	336.00–372.50	$349.34	$1,984	-2.09
559–599	591	39	325.00–328.00	$325.67	$1,925	+1.67
603–643	620	350	305.00–335.00	$323.60	$2,006	-0.28
651–697	675	416	300.00–319.00	$307.57	$2,076	-0.28
708–734	715	19	270.00–277.00	$275.11	$1,967	-25.99
700–748	724	341	278.00–309.00	$293.02	$2,121	-8.08
750–799	776	407	270.00–291.00	$283.30	$2,198	-8.42
781–793	785	36	266.00–268.00	$266.62	$2,093	-8.76
805–847	825	183	265.00–277.00	$272.06	$2,244	-7.83
808–843	831	41	254.00	$254.00	$2,111	-25.89
853–880	870	128	271.00–278.50	$274.74	$2,390	+7.07
871–886	878	47	259.00–259.50	$259.25	$2,276	-8.42
922–941	930	62	251.00–260.00	$256.10	$2,382	-11.98
982	982	6	242.50	$242.50	$2,381	-8.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	12	387.50	$387.50	$1,709	-7.50
476	476	21	370.00	$370.00	$1,761	-5.00
502–540	527	26	345.00–360.00	$349.95	$1,844	—
576–591	581	22	318.00–322.50	$321.04	$1,865	+0.70
795	795	62	267.00	$267.00	$2,123	—
894	894	36	256.00	$256.00	$2,289	-4.00
933	933	32	249.00	$249.00	$2,323	-5.00

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523	523	23	247.50	$247.50	$1,294	—
656–684	681	75	250.00–282.50	$253.34	$1,725	—
829	829	36	242.00	$242.00	$2,006	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1012	1012	27	246.00	$246.00	$2,490	—
1097	1097	25	246.50	$246.50	$2,704	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	25	237.50	$237.50	$2,102	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	8	410.00	$410.00	$1,345	—
378–393	385	41	377.50–402.50	$386.51	$1,488	-21.34
420	420	6	347.50	$347.50	$1,460	-23.71
400–437	426	76	355.00–380.00	$365.00	$1,555	-6.21
452–496	469	140	342.50–365.00	$345.55	$1,621	+1.05
502–544	524	154	311.00–350.00	$330.78	$1,733	-5.38
533–535	533	30	295.00–302.50	$301.25	$1,606	-34.91
554–587	571	247	290.00–337.50	$318.14	$1,817	+25.64
564–586	578	23	287.00–293.00	$289.04	$1,671	-27.13
609–649	628	424	279.00–314.00	$296.20	$1,860	+31.20
647	647	11	277.50	$277.50	$1,795	+12.50
667	667	18	290.00	$290.00	$1,934	-2.92
652–696	672	395	270.00–290.00	$280.05	$1,882	-12.87
672	672	11	248.00	$248.00	$1,667	-44.92
705	705	19	257.00	$257.00	$1,812	-1.50
705	705	45	280.00	$280.00	$1,974	+21.50
700–747	716	348	262.50–275.00	$271.38	$1,943	+12.88
750–770	757	240	256.00–276.00	$262.16	$1,985	+21.16
760–795	788	154	238.00–253.50	$247.30	$1,949	-17.04
821	821	10	260.00	$260.00	$2,135	+5.73
816–838	825	36	225.00–247.00	$240.82	$1,987	-13.45
877–878	878	45	236.00–239.00	$237.67	$2,087	-13.83
901–909	902	181	241.00–243.00	$241.13	$2,175	-5.12
949	949	23	235.00	$235.00	$2,230	-11.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
701	701	5	257.50	$257.50	$1,805	—
901	901	89	233.00	$233.00	$2,099	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1011	1011	67	229.00	$229.00	$2,315	—

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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.