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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 10, 2025

2,348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $278.47/cwt +2.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,300/hd at 826 lb · 228 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.20/cwt +11.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,166/hd at 823 lb · 224 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $267.49/cwt +11.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,449/hd at 916 lb · 202 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,348

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,542 -20.00
399 399 15 460.00 $460.00 $1,835 +2.50
410–448 425 19 415.00–442.50 $431.01 $1,832
512–544 526 66 355.00–374.00 $364.30 $1,916 -9.58
567–597 584 66 339.00–365.00 $349.59 $2,042 -6.58
599 599 5 284.00 $284.00 $1,701 -72.17
601–640 619 42 321.00–349.00 $327.12 $2,025 -1.21
663–693 680 77 297.50–335.00 $325.22 $2,211 +52.72
699 699 7 291.00 $291.00 $2,034 +18.50
700–744 710 156 296.00–316.00 $310.19 $2,202 +8.63
783–797 794 25 280.00–286.00 $284.58 $2,260 +3.34
804–848 826 228 275.00–282.00 $278.47 $2,300 +2.46
860 860 15 263.00 $263.00 $2,262 -4.00
894–896 895 15 259.00–260.00 $259.60 $2,323 -7.40
915–916 915 166 269.00–269.50 $269.11 $2,462 +12.69
918 918 36 260.00 $260.00 $2,387 +3.58
971–995 975 116 248.00–254.25 $253.49 $2,472 +7.99
979–993 983 22 223.00–234.00 $230.97 $2,270 -14.53
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1039 1039 5 234.00 $234.00 $2,431 -18.00
1075 1075 80 247.50 $247.50 $2,661 +7.50
1051–1096 1084 26 234.50–240.00 $235.94 $2,558 -4.06
1135 1135 33 234.50 $234.50 $2,662
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 425.00 $425.00 $1,436
508 508 6 340.00 $340.00 $1,727
799 799 21 271.00 $271.00 $2,165 +7.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387–388 387 8 395.00–410.00 $400.63 $1,550
408–441 421 18 347.50–377.50 $361.99 $1,524 -33.85
484–493 486 39 320.00–338.00 $324.68 $1,578 -16.78
501–529 508 63 312.50–330.00 $326.19 $1,657 +10.15
552–594 575 141 297.00–325.00 $311.71 $1,792 +4.90
619–648 636 56 296.00–325.00 $308.14 $1,960 +16.14
660–696 682 89 281.00–304.00 $294.23 $2,007 +8.21
728 728 8 260.00 $260.00 $1,893 -14.64
718–749 736 71 269.00–281.00 $274.21 $2,018 -0.43
751–795 755 69 266.00–270.00 $269.63 $2,036 +7.26
773 773 18 253.00 $253.00 $1,956 -9.37
815–845 823 224 257.50–265.50 $263.20 $2,166 +11.23
864–886 876 32 223.00–241.00 $230.76 $2,021 -7.24
883–892 887 136 244.00–248.00 $245.66 $2,179 +7.66
907–922 913 21 232.00–234.00 $233.13 $2,128 -21.87
943–949 944 52 229.00–233.00 $232.30 $2,193 -22.70
950–951 950 44 230.00–233.50 $233.10 $2,214
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452 452 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,469 +5.00

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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.