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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

1,073 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.11/cwt -13.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,086/hd at 808 lb · 125 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $264.00/cwt -4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $2,534/hd at 960 lb · 113 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $271.89/cwt -7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,431/hd at 894 lb · 94 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,073

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333–349 344 6 500.00–510.00 $503.23 $1,731 -26.77
400–424 414 12 437.50–485.00 $456.62 $1,890 +1.29
499 499 6 415.00 $415.00 $2,071 -10.46
508–533 514 37 387.50–412.00 $400.84 $2,060 +0.66
570–598 584 56 375.00–380.00 $377.22 $2,203 +0.69
594 594 4 361.00 $361.00 $2,144 -15.53
604 604 4 350.00 $350.00 $2,114 -5.70
657 657 31 342.00 $342.00 $2,247 +10.19
727–737 732 37 312.50–333.00 $330.08 $2,416 +9.13
830 830 17 279.00 $279.00 $2,316 -8.50
865–897 894 94 271.75–273.00 $271.89 $2,431 -7.06
930 930 57 267.00 $267.00 $2,483 -11.09
960 960 113 264.00 $264.00 $2,534 -6.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 12 440.00 $440.00 $1,536
933 933 6 236.00 $236.00 $2,202 -26.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
696 696 8 297.50 $297.50 $2,071

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 7 420.00 $420.00 $1,621 +2.66
405–449 424 28 380.00–430.00 $409.47 $1,736 +35.10
463–498 489 24 363.00–375.00 $365.84 $1,789 -8.76
506–534 523 27 342.50–367.50 $359.54 $1,880 +21.45
550–586 562 67 320.00–347.00 $340.38 $1,913 -1.01
592 592 7 302.00 $302.00 $1,788 +24.50
639–644 641 64 301.00–305.00 $303.37 $1,945 -20.73
654–695 682 82 295.50–311.00 $298.35 $2,035 -1.62
751 751 83 265.50 $265.50 $1,994 -12.36
791 791 6 250.00 $250.00 $1,978 -18.00
800–814 802 84 260.00–261.50 $261.30 $2,096 -9.83
816–824 821 41 250.00–255.00 $251.57 $2,065 -19.56
857 857 6 243.00 $243.00 $2,083 -10.54
855–878 864 21 246.50–253.50 $250.79 $2,167 -2.75
999 999 8 226.00 $226.00 $2,258 -20.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 8 370.00 $370.00 $1,402 -25.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1034 1034 5 221.00 $221.00 $2,285
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
689 689 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,929

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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.