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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 24, 2025

2,976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.54/cwt +6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,221/hd at 876 lb · 272 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $278.09/cwt +11.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,561/hd at 921 lb · 254 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.97/cwt +9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,043/hd at 681 lb · 235 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,976

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 6 530.00 $530.00 $1,685
399 399 12 475.00 $475.00 $1,895
402–449 428 36 445.00–480.00 $455.33 $1,949
480–488 483 23 422.50–430.00 $425.46 $2,055
512–537 528 52 380.00–410.00 $400.18 $2,113
555–573 564 60 365.00–388.00 $376.53 $2,124 +2.15
615–645 637 110 341.00–362.50 $355.70 $2,266 +8.13
646 646 11 335.00 $335.00 $2,164 -12.57
674–684 676 50 320.00–336.00 $331.81 $2,243 -0.92
700–749 716 230 300.00–332.00 $320.95 $2,298 +16.16
750–790 781 87 302.00–315.00 $305.95 $2,389 +11.41
799 799 5 293.00 $293.00 $2,341 -1.54
812–848 824 125 289.00–303.00 $296.80 $2,446 +15.22
828–846 835 15 287.50 $287.50 $2,401 +5.92
884–890 887 57 278.00–280.00 $278.95 $2,474 +2.71
901–947 921 254 277.50–281.00 $278.09 $2,561 +7.20
956–979 970 131 269.00–270.75 $270.50 $2,624 +15.82
983–998 986 26 258.00 $258.00 $2,544 +3.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,718
519 519 9 345.00 $345.00 $1,791
551–589 571 47 342.50–356.00 $346.17 $1,977
699 699 8 315.00 $315.00 $2,202 +9.00
945 945 14 262.00 $262.00 $2,476 +24.50
964 964 14 251.00 $251.00 $2,420 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
737 737 16 288.00 $288.00 $2,123
918 918 6 242.50 $242.50 $2,226
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1009 1009 9 240.00 $240.00 $2,422 -14.00
1120 1120 11 240.00 $240.00 $2,688 +16.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 7 405.00 $405.00 $1,401
354–391 373 42 408.00–430.00 $417.34 $1,557
429–435 432 20 355.00–390.00 $374.37 $1,617
456–498 470 66 357.00–394.00 $374.60 $1,761 +29.60
514–547 532 135 330.00–345.00 $338.09 $1,799 +17.36
559–581 572 135 328.00–352.00 $341.39 $1,953 +29.44
582 582 9 277.50 $277.50 $1,615 -34.45
609–620 618 54 312.50–328.00 $324.10 $2,003 +20.62
651–692 681 235 295.00–314.00 $299.97 $2,043 +26.97
701 701 6 275.00 $275.00 $1,928 -4.52
706–749 737 206 278.00–298.50 $290.11 $2,138 +29.11
752–799 772 106 271.00–284.00 $277.86 $2,145 +11.24
799 799 7 268.00 $268.00 $2,141 +18.85
810–844 819 41 263.00–275.00 $271.13 $2,221 +33.25
852–888 876 272 248.00–264.00 $253.54 $2,221 +6.58
924 924 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,793
914–949 935 113 247.00–250.00 $247.59 $2,315
972 972 19 246.00 $246.00 $2,391 +20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,533
563 563 6 327.50 $327.50 $1,844
721 721 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,939
755 755 47 260.50 $260.50 $1,967

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
783 783 5 256.00 $256.00 $2,004

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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.