Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

2,196 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $347.60/cwt +23.00 vs last sale · ≈ $3,021/hd at 869 lb · 271 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $304.89/cwt +5.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,860/hd at 938 lb · 135 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.05/cwt +15.46 vs last sale · ≈ $2,720/hd at 777 lb · 130 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,196	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1026	1016	694	330.00–335.50	$332.06	$3,374	+17.56
1123–1149	1135	276	306.00–312.50	$309.19	$3,509	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
404 thin fleshed	404	8	522.50	$522.50	$2,111	—
494	494	7	400.00	$400.00	$1,976	—
530–536	533	14	460.00	$460.00	$2,452	—
623	623	16	412.50	$412.50	$2,570	+14.39
676	676	18	404.00	$404.00	$2,731	—
725–746	740	74	373.00–387.50	$382.89	$2,833	+2.89
765–780	772	25	362.00–377.50	$369.52	$2,853	+16.37
852–895	869	271	336.50–351.00	$347.60	$3,021	+23.00
905–944	930	11	339.00–344.00	$342.23	$3,183	—
962	962	43	323.50	$323.50	$3,112	+5.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419 thin fleshed	419	6	502.50	$502.50	$2,105	—
525 thin fleshed	525	6	450.00	$450.00	$2,362	—
564	564	6	400.00	$400.00	$2,256	—
577 thin fleshed	577	5	417.50	$417.50	$2,409	—
628	628	9	345.00	$345.00	$2,167	—
879–897	883	20	308.00–322.00	$319.15	$2,818	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
627	627	9	340.00	$340.00	$2,132	—
737	737	5	340.00	$340.00	$2,506	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	10	495.00	$495.00	$1,747	—
424–434	428	12	440.00–450.00	$445.78	$1,908	+25.78
464	464	5	410.00	$410.00	$1,902	+10.00
522–545	531	21	387.50–440.00	$419.46	$2,227	+9.46
576	576	8	395.00	$395.00	$2,275	+35.00
633	633	21	380.00	$380.00	$2,405	+12.50
659–685	675	45	355.00–377.50	$370.43	$2,500	+10.18
719–747	735	105	341.00–370.00	$351.36	$2,582	-1.33
753–791	777	130	341.00–356.00	$350.05	$2,720	+12.05
804–839	830	38	320.00–327.50	$325.59	$2,702	-1.31
864–870	869	70	316.00–329.50	$326.24	$2,835	+28.96
877	877	9	300.00	$300.00	$2,631	+2.72
924–949	938	135	302.00–316.50	$304.89	$2,860	+2.39
954	954	13	289.00	$289.00	$2,757	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
584	584	7	355.00	$355.00	$2,073	—
668	668	13	351.00	$351.00	$2,345	—
751	751	9	317.50	$317.50	$2,384	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	4	535.00	$535.00	$1,851	—
449	449	5	475.00	$475.00	$2,133	-10.00
528	528	13	437.50	$437.50	$2,310	—

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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.