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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 19, 2025

1,986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $261.62/cwt -3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,422/hd at 926 lb · 343 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.40/cwt -4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,376/hd at 888 lb · 291 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $286.45/cwt -5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,632/hd at 919 lb · 216 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,986 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
557 557 23 394.00 $394.00 $2,195 +2.23
631–636 634 19 360.00–366.00 $363.49 $2,305 -7.38
663 663 10 361.00 $361.00 $2,393 -7.70
737–743 741 35 320.50–330.00 $325.87 $2,415 -23.01
753–776 771 33 319.00–322.50 $319.77 $2,465 +9.77
809–849 835 99 289.00–312.00 $297.22 $2,482 -12.95
861–891 880 22 287.00–301.00 $292.37 $2,573 -12.99
894 894 18 266.00 $266.00 $2,378 -20.00
910–933 919 216 282.00–288.00 $286.45 $2,632 -5.89
956–978 967 16 273.00–280.00 $276.46 $2,673 -5.75
984 984 13 268.00 $268.00 $2,637 -14.21
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 6 415.00 $415.00 $1,984 +10.00
501 501 6 382.50 $382.50 $1,916 -9.28
558 558 3 365.00 $365.00 $2,037 -32.50
627 627 11 358.00 $358.00 $2,245 +5.00
665–679 671 11 315.00–343.00 $327.87 $2,200 -31.04
750–791 766 49 298.00–310.00 $299.77 $2,296 -22.50
918 918 11 261.00 $261.00 $2,396 -4.00
952–975 973 48 259.00–267.50 $266.63 $2,594 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1049 1049 20 254.00 $254.00 $2,664 -18.02
1175 1175 50 242.50 $242.50 $2,849 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471–485 475 10 400.00–405.00 $403.47 $1,916 +8.58
510 thin fleshed 510 6 397.50 $397.50 $2,027 —
578–586 584 13 330.00 $330.00 $1,927 -18.49
608–649 629 44 318.00–326.00 $322.38 $2,028 -1.90
654–664 658 10 310.00–318.00 $313.23 $2,061 +1.19
705–731 722 44 294.00–313.00 $299.55 $2,163 -10.04
745 745 78 288.00 $288.00 $2,146 +23.00
756–786 778 130 265.00–295.00 $283.11 $2,203 -13.25
824–840 831 125 270.00–281.00 $276.77 $2,300 -0.87
851–898 882 181 259.00–274.00 $271.59 $2,395 +6.18
899 899 110 260.50 $260.50 $2,342 -4.91
923 923 11 257.00 $257.00 $2,372 +0.95
912–939 926 332 254.00–263.75 $261.77 $2,424 +5.72
951–994 961 131 241.00–250.00 $246.31 $2,367 -3.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–729 722 42 285.00–287.00 $286.44 $2,068 —

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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.