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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 21, 2025

1,253 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $306.01/cwt -7.18 vs last sale · ≈ $3,023/hd at 988 lb · 431 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.13/cwt +6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,444/hd at 754 lb · 68 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $314.12/cwt +11.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,789/hd at 888 lb · 53 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,253

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
607 607 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,367
687 687 9 364.00 $364.00 $2,501 -21.00
803–842 838 40 322.00–341.00 $323.82 $2,714 +0.82
866–897 888 53 312.50–318.00 $314.12 $2,789 +1.62
922 922 46 307.50 $307.50 $2,835 -8.38
973–993 988 431 294.00–309.00 $306.01 $3,023 -7.18
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004–1008 1005 240 302.25–303.25 $303.00 $3,045 +7.81
1075 1075 5 282.00 $282.00 $3,032 -7.66
1102 1102 9 271.00 $271.00 $2,986 -5.75
1102–1129 1115 163 279.50–291.00 $286.78 $3,198 +10.03
1234 1234 20 264.25 $264.25 $3,261
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 3 545.00 $545.00 $1,597
740 thin fleshed 740 14 351.00 $351.00 $2,597
747 747 10 339.00 $339.00 $2,532
891 891 10 303.00 $303.00 $2,700 -5.95
906 906 10 292.00 $292.00 $2,646

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503–548 515 11 387.50–395.00 $392.82 $2,023 +4.46
685 685 7 319.00 $319.00 $2,185 -24.00
752–763 754 68 322.00–324.50 $324.13 $2,444 +6.76
805 805 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,455 +18.30
919–934 922 22 280.00–297.00 $287.52 $2,651 +13.52
954 954 6 273.00 $273.00 $2,604 -0.66
958 958 6 284.50 $284.50 $2,726 +10.84
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004 1004 51 265.00 $265.00 $2,661 -5.46
1313 1313 7 245.50 $245.50 $3,223
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 5 345.00 $345.00 $1,846

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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.