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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 17, 2025

2,254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.14/cwt -4.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,001/hd at 690 lb · 376 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $246.96/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,161/hd at 875 lb · 223 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.33/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,039/hd at 777 lb · 175 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,254 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569–584 577 43 360.00–395.00 $374.38 $2,160 +24.79
623–647 636 42 336.00–358.00 $347.57 $2,211 +20.45
657–693 683 34 330.00–334.00 $332.73 $2,273 +7.51
708–725 713 68 300.00–316.00 $304.79 $2,173 -5.40
754–795 786 127 278.00–302.50 $294.54 $2,315 +9.96
803–849 841 135 278.00–287.00 $281.58 $2,368 +3.11
865–896 879 77 273.00–280.00 $276.24 $2,428 +16.64
904–929 914 81 265.00–272.00 $270.89 $2,476 +1.78
938 938 32 257.00 $257.00 $2,411 -3.00
960–999 971 58 247.00–258.00 $254.68 $2,473 +1.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
694 694 6 306.00 $306.00 $2,124 —
755 755 43 292.00 $292.00 $2,205 —
806 806 11 263.00 $263.00 $2,120 —
854–865 862 77 271.00–273.50 $271.71 $2,342 —
930 930 13 237.50 $237.50 $2,209 —
988 988 12 242.00 $242.00 $2,391 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016 1016 30 254.00 $254.00 $2,581 +20.00
1036 1036 5 239.00 $239.00 $2,476 +5.00
1102 1102 21 223.50 $223.50 $2,463 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 thin fleshed 455 113 376.00 $376.00 $1,711 —
462 462 3 345.00 $345.00 $1,594 +20.32
517–546 537 18 317.50–327.50 $320.73 $1,722 -5.46
589–595 591 87 305.00–321.00 $311.95 $1,844 +0.24
605–630 623 63 293.00–333.00 $303.48 $1,891 -4.66
627 fancy 627 12 347.00 $347.00 $2,176 —
681 681 14 273.00 $273.00 $1,859 -21.23
650–693 690 362 277.00–298.00 $290.80 $2,007 -3.43
701–736 717 122 270.00–294.00 $279.52 $2,004 +19.52
723 723 11 261.00 $261.00 $1,887 +1.00
754–798 774 132 257.50–274.00 $266.62 $2,064 +13.62
780–788 787 43 241.00–251.00 $249.15 $1,961 -3.85
802–839 811 43 247.00–270.00 $262.25 $2,127 -0.95
824–830 826 31 237.00–240.00 $237.88 $1,965 -25.32
853–883 875 223 245.00–251.00 $246.96 $2,161 +16.20
989 989 14 226.00 $226.00 $2,235 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
683 683 10 274.00 $274.00 $1,871 —
818 818 38 251.00 $251.00 $2,053 —

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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.