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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 24, 2025

5,268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $289.36/cwt -6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,919/hd at 663 lb · 565 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $281.14/cwt +1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,300/hd at 818 lb · 517 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.32/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,993/hd at 729 lb · 481 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,268 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–393 391 13 420.00–430.00 $424.63 $1,660 -10.37
442–443 442 13 390.00–395.00 $392.31 $1,734 -57.38
458–484 473 24 375.00–380.00 $377.87 $1,787 -6.73
513–547 531 56 352.50–371.00 $362.41 $1,924 +18.67
554–597 582 142 326.00–352.50 $339.48 $1,976 +23.98
600–646 619 132 312.00–348.00 $334.84 $2,073 +11.67
651–698 672 179 296.00–329.00 $317.67 $2,135 +8.04
701–749 725 432 282.00–306.00 $299.66 $2,173 +1.13
752–797 778 161 278.00–290.00 $284.65 $2,215 +1.11
798 798 19 269.00 $269.00 $2,147 -14.54
801–849 818 517 274.00–286.00 $281.14 $2,300 +1.46
858–893 869 303 265.00–279.25 $274.01 $2,381 +2.52
879 879 6 255.00 $255.00 $2,241 -16.49
912 912 15 257.50 $257.50 $2,348 -13.25
900–947 924 367 263.00–271.50 $268.66 $2,482 -2.09
958–968 963 58 257.50–264.00 $259.98 $2,504 +3.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–526 516 12 345.00–350.00 $347.03 $1,791 -25.47
678–680 679 23 290.00–301.00 $295.27 $2,005 —
712 712 7 284.00 $284.00 $2,022 +4.49
769 769 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,899 —
759–779 776 30 270.00–272.00 $271.67 $2,108 —
878 878 7 258.00 $258.00 $2,265 —
923 923 34 259.00 $259.00 $2,391 +21.00
974 974 17 247.00 $247.00 $2,406 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 5 405.00 $405.00 $1,555 —
568 568 8 329.00 $329.00 $1,869 —
682 682 6 285.00 $285.00 $1,944 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016 1016 7 233.50 $233.50 $2,372 —
1063 1063 11 230.00 $230.00 $2,445 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 17 265.00 $265.00 $1,529 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 10 400.00 $400.00 $1,464 +11.30
401–448 426 18 340.00–360.00 $351.87 $1,499 +13.26
456–493 469 50 317.50–347.50 $333.32 $1,563 -5.27
500–536 519 178 292.50–334.00 $314.63 $1,633 -5.14
520 520 11 295.00 $295.00 $1,534 -24.77
576–598 582 38 275.00–285.00 $280.42 $1,632 -34.77
559–599 589 178 292.00–327.50 $309.48 $1,823 -5.71
600–644 625 203 285.00–307.50 $291.23 $1,820 -1.21
653–691 663 560 275.00–302.00 $289.52 $1,920 -6.01
674 674 5 272.00 $272.00 $1,833 -23.53
707–745 729 473 260.00–281.00 $273.73 $1,995 +1.17
746 746 8 249.00 $249.00 $1,858 -23.56
750–794 771 469 248.00–279.00 $264.49 $2,039 -13.51
805–847 825 188 247.50–264.00 $253.75 $2,093 -3.17
825–832 829 39 244.00–245.00 $244.57 $2,027 -12.35
855 855 9 236.00 $236.00 $2,018 -17.51
850–879 862 127 246.50–252.00 $250.53 $2,160 -2.98
936 936 10 236.50 $236.50 $2,214 -3.50
938 938 7 253.00 $253.00 $2,373 +13.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 9 305.00 $305.00 $1,467 -37.50
529 529 7 305.00 $305.00 $1,613 —
571–597 589 20 245.00–280.00 $270.03 $1,590 +5.33
692 692 8 251.00 $251.00 $1,737 —
740 740 5 239.00 $239.00 $1,769 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 5 360.00 $360.00 $1,742 —
594 594 5 312.00 $312.00 $1,853 —

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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.