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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

2,388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $279.01/cwt +7.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,402/hd at 861 lb · 293 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $279.19/cwt ≈ $2,021/hd at 724 lb · 278 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $303.43/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,903/hd at 627 lb · 211 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,388

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,429
340 unweaned 340 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,462
382 382 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,643
412 412 19 470.00 $470.00 $1,936 +13.38
491–496 494 12 400.00 $400.00 $1,976 -15.00
512–546 520 36 362.50–390.00 $382.28 $1,988 -18.56
553 553 13 369.00 $369.00 $2,041 -8.22
613–641 630 77 314.00–345.00 $333.81 $2,103 -16.19
646 646 4 315.00 $315.00 $2,035
664–681 678 67 315.00–324.00 $322.42 $2,186 -19.58
721–743 730 177 295.00–320.00 $315.28 $2,302 -14.80
752–781 768 54 292.50–307.00 $299.27 $2,298
809–845 813 100 280.00–300.00 $297.04 $2,415 +18.04
851–868 861 293 277.00–281.00 $279.01 $2,402 +7.12
901 901 20 269.00 $269.00 $2,424 +2.00
959 959 58 269.00 $269.00 $2,580 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 273 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,365
391 thin fleshed 391 7 455.00 $455.00 $1,779
416 thin fleshed 416 6 470.00 $470.00 $1,955
491 491 7 355.00 $355.00 $1,743
511–540 517 20 335.00–350.00 $347.65 $1,797
568–579 571 22 355.00–360.00 $356.38 $2,035
633 633 8 285.00 $285.00 $1,804
695 695 4 317.50 $317.50 $2,207
798 798 13 289.00 $289.00 $2,306

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,106
301–318 306 18 420.00–460.00 $435.68 $1,333
314 unweaned 314 8 410.00 $410.00 $1,287
398 398 7 385.00–395.00 $389.29 $1,549 -30.71
412–445 415 29 370.00–375.00 $374.45 $1,554 -35.02
471 471 7 365.00 $365.00 $1,719 -0.84
500–539 519 71 325.00–348.00 $337.85 $1,753 -21.69
576–586 580 28 288.00–320.00 $308.19 $1,788 +6.19
602–646 627 211 290.00–311.00 $303.43 $1,903 +0.06
662–678 669 72 296.00–307.00 $303.38 $2,030 +5.03
708–746 724 278 274.50–288.50 $279.19 $2,021
770 770 17 287.00 $287.00 $2,210 +21.50
763–795 788 103 254.25–269.00 $256.43 $2,021 +6.43
832 832 10 238.00 $238.00 $1,980 -13.57
835 835 89 249.75 $249.75 $2,085 -1.82
861–882 874 207 240.00–252.75 $244.55 $2,137 -6.24
911 911 67 242.00 $242.00 $2,205
921 921 36 235.00 $235.00 $2,164
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 380.00 $380.00 $1,429 +10.00
414 414 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,552
488 488 15 317.50 $317.50 $1,549
506 506 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,619
633 633 26 280.00 $280.00 $1,772
674 674 11 278.00 $278.00 $1,874
700–744 728 27 257.50–260.00 $259.11 $1,886

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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.