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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 28, 2025

3,017 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.43/cwt +6.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,289/hd at 879 lb · 485 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $271.63/cwt +13.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,627/hd at 967 lb · 404 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.40/cwt -6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,097/hd at 730 lb · 341 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,017

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–427 414 11 460.00–475.00 $467.98 $1,937
470 470 10 425.00 $425.00 $1,998 +10.00
519–520 520 16 397.50–405.00 $401.72 $2,089
523 523 17 376.00 $376.00 $1,966
566–587 575 29 365.00–384.00 $371.40 $2,136 +20.40
608–633 614 21 361.00–367.50 $365.90 $2,247 +28.40
661–668 666 14 341.00–355.00 $345.97 $2,304 +17.97
670 670 11 329.00 $329.00 $2,204 +1.00
703–749 736 93 317.50–339.00 $325.21 $2,394 +28.21
773–783 779 43 295.00–306.00 $299.43 $2,333 +8.43
802–849 825 33 286.00–307.50 $295.95 $2,442
852–896 875 188 279.00–300.00 $287.61 $2,517 +4.61
899 899 5 270.00 $270.00 $2,427 -13.00
900–919 906 214 280.00–286.00 $283.69 $2,570
956–990 967 396 267.00–280.00 $271.82 $2,628 +13.82
975 975 8 262.00 $262.00 $2,554 +4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 12 340.00 $340.00 $1,999 +12.50
615–629 622 14 315.00–327.50 $321.32 $1,999
699 699 9 332.50 $332.50 $2,324
780 780 41 290.00 $290.00 $2,262
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1007 1007 23 268.00 $268.00 $2,699
1102 1102 8 232.50 $232.50 $2,562
1335 1335 9 225.00 $225.00 $3,004

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–346 337 9 450.00–460.00 $453.77 $1,529
368–383 375 11 430.00–450.00 $439.29 $1,647
402 402 6 430.00 $430.00 $1,729
456–472 466 22 370.00–389.00 $377.84 $1,761 -32.16
503–529 514 32 352.50–375.00 $362.12 $1,861 -32.88
569–598 577 37 330.00–342.00 $339.30 $1,958 +17.30
606–639 620 78 315.00–341.00 $329.36 $2,042 +23.36
637 637 21 289.00 $289.00 $1,841 -17.00
660–688 683 75 289.00–299.00 $296.68 $2,026 -0.29
715 715 7 280.00 $280.00 $2,002 -14.50
702–743 730 334 281.00–295.50 $287.55 $2,099 -3.45
757–767 759 70 282.00–288.00 $283.85 $2,154 +7.66
752–769 761 69 272.00–278.00 $275.34 $2,095 -0.85
808–847 818 155 262.00–275.50 $271.73 $2,223
855–896 879 485 254.00–266.50 $260.43 $2,289 +6.58
905–936 921 251 251.00–266.50 $259.54 $2,390 +1.99
966 966 58 246.50 $246.50 $2,381 +2.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
754 754 38 287.00 $287.00 $2,164 +18.00
919 919 6 246.00 $246.00 $2,261

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Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
873 873 16 224.00 $224.00 $1,956
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
852 852 12 252.50–257.50 $253.75 $2,162

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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.