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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 4, 2025

1,786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $318.08/cwt +12.07 vs last sale · ≈ $3,066/hd at 964 lb · 517 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.28/cwt ≈ $2,592/hd at 872 lb · 193 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.10/cwt +11.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,748/hd at 919 lb · 187 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,786

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–635 634 24 395.00–410.00 $398.11 $2,524 +8.11
738 738 39 380.00 $380.00 $2,804
783–796 791 51 347.00–367.50 $353.15 $2,793
878–886 883 17 322.00–326.00 $324.60 $2,866 +10.48
953–988 964 517 316.00–318.50 $318.08 $3,066 +12.07
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1028 1028 50 314.50 $314.50 $3,233 +11.50
1052 1052 41 287.00 $287.00 $3,019 +5.00
1058–1077 1069 325 304.50–306.25 $305.20 $3,263 +23.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
299 299 4 580.00 $580.00 $1,734 +35.00
354–360 357 7 495.00–505.00 $500.67 $1,787
401 401 7 510.00 $510.00 $2,045
718 718 12 322.50 $322.50 $2,316 -16.50
808 808 19 310.00 $310.00 $2,505
901–903 903 23 295.00–310.00 $307.40 $2,776 +15.40

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 6 455.00 $455.00 $1,265
330 330 11 480.00 $480.00 $1,584
416 416 4 420.00 $420.00 $1,747
454 454 10 400.00 $400.00 $1,816
513 513 10 410.00 $410.00 $2,103 +17.18
564 564 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,030
631 631 9 367.50 $367.50 $2,319
670–693 682 23 352.50–369.00 $360.25 $2,457 +41.25
710–745 732 37 347.00–362.50 $352.69 $2,582
770 770 69 338.00 $338.00 $2,603 +13.87
788 788 12 315.00 $315.00 $2,482 -9.13
800–808 807 65 322.00–328.00 $326.90 $2,638 +21.90
856–878 872 193 297.00–298.00 $297.28 $2,592
909 909 67 293.00 $293.00 $2,663 +5.48
924 924 120 302.50 $302.50 $2,795 +14.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,693

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 485.00 $485.00 $2,163

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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.