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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

1,755 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.30/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,378/hd at 917 lb · 246 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $289.25/cwt +2.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,543/hd at 879 lb · 186 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $282.63/cwt -1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,637/hd at 933 lb · 176 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,755 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–390 373 10 490.00–520.00 $500.01 $1,865 —
451–487 477 32 415.00–452.50 $425.30 $2,029 +0.30
519–533 526 19 399.00–405.00 $402.12 $2,115 +26.12
572 572 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,145 +3.60
709–719 713 9 325.00 $325.00 $2,317 -0.21
757–790 761 73 305.00–327.00 $324.50 $2,469 +25.07
784 784 5 293.00 $293.00 $2,297 -6.43
819–838 833 138 297.00–305.00 $303.84 $2,531 +7.89
865–896 879 186 289.00–289.75 $289.25 $2,543 +1.64
924–944 933 176 279.00–286.25 $282.63 $2,637 -1.06
971–996 986 71 271.00–276.00 $273.70 $2,699 +11.70
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1032 1032 56 268.50 $268.50 $2,771 +0.50
1063 1063 165 273.25 $273.25 $2,905 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 3 480.00 $480.00 $1,886 —
760 760 14 327.00 $327.00 $2,485 +37.00
829 829 8 297.00 $297.00 $2,462 —
875–882 881 59 282.50–286.00 $283.09 $2,494 —
910–936 926 23 276.00–279.00 $277.15 $2,566 —
983 983 6 269.00 $269.00 $2,644 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–397 364 11 410.00–420.00 $417.02 $1,518 -22.27
433–442 436 17 385.00–390.00 $389.11 $1,697 -40.89
453 453 4 365.00 $365.00 $1,653 -12.84
503–532 509 15 365.00–380.00 $376.86 $1,918 +14.74
551–567 563 23 338.00–347.50 $340.43 $1,917 +1.13
653–677 671 60 296.00–310.00 $301.79 $2,025 +5.11
748 748 6 282.50 $282.50 $2,113 -5.05
804–816 815 71 270.00–276.00 $270.33 $2,203 -1.40
870 870 11 258.00 $258.00 $2,245 -2.43
889 889 65 266.50 $266.50 $2,369 +6.07
903–931 917 246 256.00–262.00 $259.30 $2,378 -0.24
988 988 39 254.00 $254.00 $2,510 +7.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
549 549 12 334.00 $334.00 $1,834 —
578 578 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,821 —
777–794 788 38 260.00–277.00 $265.73 $2,094 -21.27
873 873 22 253.00 $253.00 $2,209 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
691 691 8 302.00 $302.00 $2,087 —
892 892 10 268.00 $268.00 $2,391 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 9 335.00 $335.00 $2,060 —
934 934 18 283.00 $283.00 $2,643 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
698 698 11 325.00 $325.00 $2,268 —

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Reading this report

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.