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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 25, 2025

1,834 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.42/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,835/hd at 863 lb · 509 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.95/cwt +3.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,765/hd at 781 lb · 209 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $348.94/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $3,127/hd at 896 lb · 192 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,834 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 6 605.00 $605.00 $2,069 —
424 424 16 530.00 $530.00 $2,247 —
491 491 7 490.00 $490.00 $2,406 +90.00
568 568 4 432.00 $432.00 $2,454 —
733 733 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,932 +17.11
810 810 14 361.00 $361.00 $2,924 —
865–898 896 192 348.00–365.00 $348.94 $3,127 +1.34
903 903 14 305.00 $305.00 $2,754 -37.23
921 921 78 348.50 $348.50 $3,210 +6.27
1003 1003 13 285.00 $285.00 $2,859 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1017 1017 57 330.50 $330.50 $3,361 -1.56
1038 1038 16 290.00 $290.00 $3,010 -42.06
1075–1092 1082 92 280.00–295.50 $288.87 $3,126 —
1173 1173 89 289.00 $289.00 $3,390 —
1330 1330 14 254.00 $254.00 $3,378 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 3 605.00 $605.00 $1,470 —
538 538 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,125 —
664 664 6 385.00 $385.00 $2,556 —
718 718 6 360.00 $360.00 $2,585 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 12 345.00 $345.00 $2,708 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–494 462 26 455.00–470.00 $459.32 $2,122 +49.32
534 thin fleshed 534 11 470.00 $470.00 $2,510 —
734–735 734 45 335.00–339.00 $335.98 $2,466 -15.38
758–796 774 133 366.00–371.00 $368.20 $2,850 +18.15
794 794 76 329.00 $329.00 $2,612 -21.05
817–839 821 86 325.00–333.00 $331.48 $2,721 +5.89
850–878 862 451 319.00–336.00 $329.37 $2,839 +3.13
873 873 58 321.00 $321.00 $2,802 -5.24
908–918 912 178 303.50–307.00 $305.75 $2,788 +0.86
970 970 15 310.00 $310.00 $3,007 +21.00
1189 1189 12 244.00 $244.00 $2,901 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 26 470.00 $470.00 $1,706 —
632 thin fleshed 632 15 375.00 $375.00 $2,370 —
649 649 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,239 —
724 724 21 344.00 $344.00 $2,491 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
536 536 5 275.00 $275.00 $1,474 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664–670 668 18 335.00–340.00 $338.07 $2,258 —
748 748 4 335.00 $335.00 $2,506 —

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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.