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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 17, 2025

3,399 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $298.53/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,149/hd at 720 lb · 436 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.53/cwt +19.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,965/hd at 665 lb · 359 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $283.54/cwt +3.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,257/hd at 796 lb · 354 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,399

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 435.00 $435.00 $1,662 +9.96
406–419 409 27 435.00–455.00 $449.69 $1,839 +71.58
462–489 478 36 370.00–392.00 $384.60 $1,838 +34.60
502–517 509 67 380.00–393.00 $387.08 $1,970 +8.99
541–543 542 14 337.50–355.00 $343.74 $1,863 +13.74
564–596 576 155 331.00–351.00 $343.18 $1,977 -4.98
563–597 582 11 310.00–322.50 $315.50 $1,836 -32.66
601–642 623 104 305.00–332.50 $323.17 $2,013 -4.74
636 fancy 636 17 344.00 $344.00 $2,188
665–697 678 88 290.00–323.00 $309.63 $2,099 -1.95
701–748 720 436 283.00–304.00 $298.53 $2,149 +1.37
752–799 796 354 271.00–285.00 $283.54 $2,257 +3.13
806–844 834 171 272.00–282.75 $279.68 $2,333 -0.16
852–876 868 97 267.00–274.00 $271.49 $2,357 +4.69
917–919 918 85 270.75 $270.75 $2,485 +9.12
954 954 43 256.00 $256.00 $2,442 +8.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–334 331 11 430.00 $430.00 $1,423
513 513 7 372.50 $372.50 $1,911
643 643 7 296.00 $296.00 $1,903
728–738 732 20 277.00–285.00 $279.51 $2,046
803–842 822 46 260.00–267.00 $263.43 $2,165 -4.57
912 912 13 238.00 $238.00 $2,171
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1064 1064 27 245.00 $245.00 $2,607

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–385 374 28 380.00–400.00 $388.70 $1,454 +11.57
430–438 436 21 327.50–365.00 $338.61 $1,476 -27.12
460–483 473 58 325.00–346.00 $338.59 $1,602 -3.84
502–546 518 80 310.00–326.00 $319.77 $1,656 -14.84
560–590 572 171 297.00–331.00 $315.19 $1,803 +1.35
611–648 628 117 284.00–302.50 $292.44 $1,837 +2.05
650–695 665 359 273.00–300.50 $295.53 $1,965 +19.06
705–742 732 195 265.00–278.50 $272.56 $1,995 +0.61
765 765 16 278.00 $278.00 $2,127 +0.50
760–799 780 139 252.50–270.00 $263.85 $2,058 +6.76
802–817 811 105 254.00–262.00 $256.92 $2,084 -4.70
869–884 879 71 250.00–255.50 $253.51 $2,228 +27.39
914 914 35 240.00 $240.00 $2,194 +7.18
974 974 44 230.00 $230.00 $2,240 +7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 5 342.50 $342.50 $1,589 +12.50
563–590 577 28 245.00–289.00 $264.70 $1,527 -10.30
634–635 634 34 273.00–281.00 $276.77 $1,755
763 763 29 254.00 $254.00 $1,938
830 830 11 237.50 $237.50 $1,971
874 874 14 236.00 $236.00 $2,063

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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.