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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

3,050 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $267.00/cwt -6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,312/hd at 866 lb · 551 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $304.97/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,777/hd at 583 lb · 207 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $276.01/cwt -5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,280/hd at 826 lb · 207 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,050 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 8 490.00 $490.00 $1,548 —
390 390 22 457.50 $457.50 $1,784 +32.87
453–474 462 54 397.50–423.00 $407.67 $1,883 +29.80
492 492 7 375.00 $375.00 $1,845 -2.87
507–544 531 79 355.00–381.00 $373.88 $1,985 +11.47
551–588 569 39 354.00–361.00 $356.17 $2,027 +16.69
604–637 617 109 317.50–335.00 $328.33 $2,026 -6.51
655–688 665 90 308.00–332.50 $320.14 $2,129 +2.47
675 675 6 272.50 $272.50 $1,839 -45.17
703–748 727 89 287.00–310.00 $301.56 $2,192 +1.90
750–797 767 109 277.50–285.00 $281.24 $2,157 -3.41
808–837 826 207 269.00–289.00 $276.01 $2,280 -5.13
859–888 866 551 262.50–269.50 $267.00 $2,312 -7.01
907–937 924 26 256.00–257.00 $256.42 $2,369 -12.24
952–970 954 138 253.00–253.50 $253.44 $2,418 -6.54
991 991 59 245.50 $245.50 $2,433 -14.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 9 430.00 $430.00 $1,539 —
477–495 479 51 355.00 $355.00 $1,700 —
571 571 62 336.00 $336.00 $1,919 —
615–648 630 13 286.00–295.00 $290.27 $1,829 —
669 669 28 280.00 $280.00 $1,873 -15.27
791 791 28 264.00 $264.00 $2,088 -7.67
815 815 6 247.50 $247.50 $2,017 —
988 988 69 246.50 $246.50 $2,435 -0.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006 1006 47 252.00 $252.00 $2,535 +18.50
1056 1056 8 240.00 $240.00 $2,534 +10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 317 11 465.00 $465.00 $1,474 —
400–436 408 18 382.50–400.00 $395.84 $1,615 +43.97
469–481 473 19 325.00–355.00 $341.46 $1,615 +8.14
477–479 thin fleshed 479 56 373.00–377.50 $373.40 $1,789 —
508–543 527 67 293.00–320.00 $316.04 $1,666 +21.04
561–597 582 200 300.00–326.00 $306.81 $1,786 +26.39
599 599 7 252.50 $252.50 $1,512 -56.98
600–638 617 49 285.00–301.00 $292.00 $1,802 +0.77
650–691 674 175 274.00–291.50 $286.02 $1,928 +14.02
710–746 725 134 265.00–285.50 $274.64 $1,991 +0.91
759–795 771 159 256.50–275.00 $262.37 $2,023 -2.12
791 791 26 255.50 $255.50 $2,021 -8.99
810–842 834 100 250.00–257.00 $251.97 $2,101 +7.40
887 887 10 238.00 $238.00 $2,111 -12.53
928 928 9 255.00 $255.00 $2,366 +18.50
996 996 8 218.00 $218.00 $2,171 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–436 424 23 330.00–360.00 $349.28 $1,481 —
456 456 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,459 +15.00
510 510 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,479 -15.00
558 558 5 307.50 $307.50 $1,716 +37.47
832 832 8 248.00 $248.00 $2,063 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 7 317.50 $317.50 $1,511 —
638 638 8 271.00 $271.00 $1,729 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
484 484 7 225.00 $225.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,417 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,427 —
503 503 7 356.00 $356.00 $1,791 —
658 658 5 287.50 $287.50 $1,892 —

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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.