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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

4,640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.23/cwt +6.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,382/hd at 875 lb · 509 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $282.21/cwt +8.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,777/hd at 984 lb · 401 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.63/cwt +26.13 vs last sale · ≈ $2,242/hd at 726 lb · 371 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,640 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444–448 446 19 465.00–475.00 $470.77 $2,100 —
454–497 478 53 432.50–480.00 $442.05 $2,113 +16.75
518–528 526 20 446.00–450.00 $446.79 $2,350 +44.67
556–594 586 20 384.00–425.00 $391.77 $2,296 +16.77
606–641 626 117 363.00–376.00 $370.87 $2,322 —
660–679 672 78 360.00–379.00 $368.70 $2,478 —
702–734 716 186 331.00–358.00 $348.88 $2,498 +23.88
783 783 19 310.00 $310.00 $2,427 +17.00
788–791 790 14 308.00–323.00 $314.41 $2,484 +21.41
802–834 813 121 297.50–317.00 $310.17 $2,522 +6.33
850–877 868 209 292.00–308.00 $305.36 $2,651 +16.11
893 893 24 286.00 $286.00 $2,554 -3.25
904–945 933 259 283.50–300.00 $292.34 $2,728 +9.71
980–987 984 401 278.00–286.50 $282.21 $2,777 +8.51
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1016–1044 1036 203 269.50–273.60 $272.02 $2,818 +3.52
1076–1089 1082 109 267.50–267.75 $267.64 $2,896 -5.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 5 500.00 $500.00 $1,645 —
376 376 18 472.50 $472.50 $1,777 -7.50
474 474 4 405.00 $405.00 $1,920 —
509–522 516 37 382.50–405.00 $391.78 $2,022 —
552 552 3 397.50 $397.50 $2,194 —
645 645 5 353.00 $353.00 $2,277 —
663–675 669 13 358.00–360.00 $358.91 $2,401 —
750–761 756 9 315.00–328.00 $322.27 $2,436 -4.73
917 917 11 265.00 $265.00 $2,430 -12.15

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 4 500.00 $500.00 $1,580 —
418–430 424 4 420.00–435.00 $427.39 $1,812 +38.28
459–489 470 43 380.00–405.00 $394.89 $1,856 +29.89
522–547 532 40 359.00–365.00 $362.10 $1,926 -14.76
579–588 585 30 336.00–358.00 $348.49 $2,039 +8.06
603–645 630 106 310.00–343.00 $324.28 $2,043 —
652–698 671 225 297.00–320.00 $312.04 $2,094 +10.25
702–745 726 363 301.00–319.00 $309.59 $2,248 +27.09
745 745 8 265.00 $265.00 $1,974 -17.50
753–795 781 151 287.00–304.00 $296.36 $2,315 —
783–798 786 103 266.00–287.00 $284.15 $2,233 —
820–826 823 178 282.00–285.00 $283.58 $2,334 +13.25
814–841 834 76 276.00–281.00 $277.64 $2,316 +7.31
866–888 869 347 271.00–280.00 $275.42 $2,393 +17.42
883–894 888 162 264.00–266.50 $265.41 $2,357 -1.09
900–909 905 239 263.00–275.00 $267.63 $2,422 +8.33
908–933 921 64 245.00–262.00 $256.05 $2,358 -3.25
957–979 958 188 243.00–249.75 $249.49 $2,390 -4.51
973 973 90 245.50 $245.50 $2,389 -8.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 346 11 435.00 $435.00 $1,505 —
362–393 379 13 405.00–440.00 $432.28 $1,638 —
467–496 479 53 340.00–385.00 $377.51 $1,808 —
507–528 514 23 352.50–360.00 $355.18 $1,826 +21.18
570–591 584 44 315.00–328.00 $321.68 $1,879 +6.68
631–648 645 28 312.00–312.50 $312.09 $2,013 —
682 682 9 303.00 $303.00 $2,066 —
901–927 916 49 251.00–259.50 $254.41 $2,330 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065 1065 6 238.00 $238.00 $2,535 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 8 440.00 $440.00 $1,958 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
562–597 574 9 320.00–325.00 $323.27 $1,856 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 9 350.00 $350.00 $2,202 +15.00

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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.