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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 14, 2025

2,350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $251.84/cwt +7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,214/hd at 879 lb · 439 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $278.62/cwt +9.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,611/hd at 937 lb · 267 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $280.76/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,479/hd at 883 lb · 264 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,350

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–341 335 15 500.00–535.00 $504.22 $1,689
425–440 431 28 450.00 $450.00 $1,940 -20.00
501–520 509 65 380.00–400.00 $389.62 $1,983 +7.34
555–593 576 25 355.00–385.00 $362.39 $2,087 -6.61
618–647 623 96 327.50–365.00 $332.31 $2,070 -1.50
656–668 664 16 350.00–360.00 $353.09 $2,345 +30.67
705–733 722 57 313.00–323.00 $319.75 $2,309 +4.47
764–789 783 123 283.00–310.00 $294.88 $2,309 -4.39
803–842 825 47 281.00–284.00 $282.85 $2,334 -14.19
871–895 883 264 274.00–282.10 $280.76 $2,479 +1.75
929–941 937 267 273.00–279.75 $278.62 $2,611
960–993 976 128 257.00–263.00 $260.86 $2,546 -8.14
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1044 1044 61 262.75 $262.75 $2,743
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 404 14 450.00 $450.00 $1,818
470 470 10 390.00 $390.00 $1,833 +35.00
539 539 11 377.00 $377.00 $2,032 +29.35
571 571 5 351.00 $351.00 $2,004 -5.38

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–337 331 12 435.00–505.00 $445.58 $1,475 +9.90
396 396 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,584 +10.71
429–440 432 33 390.00–400.00 $396.92 $1,715 +22.47
474–499 486 67 371.00–395.00 $382.75 $1,860 +17.75
533–549 545 53 340.00–367.50 $350.51 $1,910 +12.66
555–565 559 41 332.50–350.00 $343.82 $1,922 +35.63
611 611 4 322.50 $322.50 $1,970 +19.07
672–691 677 75 282.00–307.00 $294.60 $1,994 -8.78
723–749 730 34 273.00–285.00 $281.16 $2,052 +1.97
769–795 784 156 268.50–273.00 $269.82 $2,115 +13.39
800 thin fleshed 800 14 271.00 $271.00 $2,168
810–839 831 100 256.00–269.50 $259.42 $2,156 +21.42
855–893 879 439 249.00–259.00 $251.84 $2,214 +7.29
941 941 63 243.00 $243.00 $2,287 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,424 -10.00
880 880 18 241.00 $241.00 $2,121

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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.