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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 21, 2025

1,180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.85/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,173/hd at 856 lb · 285 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.95/cwt +12.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,122/hd at 722 lb · 185 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.55/cwt +14.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,344/hd at 910 lb · 141 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,180

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,996
555 555 9 372.50 $372.50 $2,067 +10.11
584 584 19 351.00 $351.00 $2,050 -11.39
603 603 50 337.50 $337.50 $2,035 +5.19
689 689 22 328.00 $328.00 $2,260 -25.09
696–698 697 27 312.50–319.00 $316.83 $2,208 -36.26
746 746 22 297.00 $297.00 $2,216 -22.75
789 789 12 291.00 $291.00 $2,296 -3.88
895 895 67 283.00 $283.00 $2,533 +2.24
957 957 14 258.00 $258.00 $2,469 -2.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 23 405.00 $405.00 $1,932 +15.00
577 577 5 327.50 $327.50 $1,890 -23.50
656 656 4 336.00 $336.00 $2,204
740 740 8 292.00 $292.00 $2,161
839 839 12 278.00 $278.00 $2,332
864 864 6 246.00 $246.00 $2,125
994 994 13 243.00 $243.00 $2,415
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 6 288.00 $288.00 $1,993

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,768 +3.08
482 482 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,976 +27.25
515 515 2 395.00 $395.00 $2,034 +44.49
588 588 13 322.00 $322.00 $1,893 -21.82
618 618 22 306.00 $306.00 $1,891 -16.50
662–680 673 18 292.00–305.00 $296.97 $1,999 +2.37
698 698 26 286.00 $286.00 $1,996 -8.60
714–725 720 156 294.00–295.00 $294.50 $2,120 +13.34
733 733 29 291.00 $291.00 $2,133 +9.84
766–786 778 104 272.50–280.00 $276.19 $2,149 +6.37
852–859 856 285 252.00–263.00 $253.85 $2,173 +2.01
906–932 910 141 249.00–259.00 $257.55 $2,344 +14.55
986 986 5 244.00 $244.00 $2,406
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
499 499 8 335.00 $335.00 $1,672
784 784 15 269.00 $269.00 $2,109
979 979 14 225.00 $225.00 $2,203
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
797 797 6 262.00 $262.00 $2,088

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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.