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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

1,483 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $328.44/cwt +0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $3,190/hd at 971 lb · 274 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.18/cwt -1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,908/hd at 972 lb · 164 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.74/cwt -18.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,740/hd at 882 lb · 138 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,483

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–388 373 25 495.00–555.00 $528.37 $1,971
478–493 484 13 475.00–485.00 $479.99 $2,323 -25.01
547 547 3 440.25 $440.25 $2,408 -25.85
600–625 613 29 445.00–446.00 $445.53 $2,731 +18.53
650 650 13 441.00 $441.00 $2,866 +31.97
736–738 737 81 380.00–414.00 $401.01 $2,955 +4.01
834 834 10 335.00 $335.00 $2,794 -25.00
903 903 126 348.50 $348.50 $3,147 -9.00
958 958 58 324.50 $324.50 $3,109 -3.52
975 975 216 329.50 $329.50 $3,213 +1.48
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1029 1029 25 321.50 $321.50 $3,308 -9.29
1045 1045 45 309.00 $309.00 $3,229 -21.79
1109–1140 1130 236 302.00–305.75 $304.13 $3,437
1218 1218 43 282.50 $282.50 $3,441
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,571 -69.67
656 656 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,099

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 326 16 485.00–510.00 $501.21 $1,634 -58.79
405 405 10 490.00 $490.00 $1,984 -20.00
460 460 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,070 -4.15
525 525 8 435.00 $435.00 $2,284 -15.00
673 673 27 405.00 $405.00 $2,726 +14.54
781 781 8 335.00 $335.00 $2,616 -10.00
810 810 27 323.00 $323.00 $2,616 +3.00
879–880 879 71 307.00–313.00 $312.15 $2,744 -18.43
885–889 885 67 309.00–311.00 $309.24 $2,737 -7.88
919 919 65 315.00 $315.00 $2,895 -3.80
959–997 972 164 299.00–299.50 $299.18 $2,908 -1.47
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1014–1044 1026 75 288.00–303.00 $293.86 $3,015 -0.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,237
497 497 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,963 -17.69

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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.