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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.30/cwt -12.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,790/hd at 885 lb · 156 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.00/cwt -21.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,759/hd at 926 lb · 118 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.50/cwt -16.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,674/hd at 837 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 658 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 4 470.00 $470.00 $2,341 +35.00
508 508 6 455.00 $455.00 $2,311 -20.00
569 569 4 425.00 $425.00 $2,418 +75.00
602–612 606 19 410.00–415.00 $411.86 $2,496 +66.86
768 768 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,842 -10.00
783 thin fleshed 783 21 393.00 $393.00 $3,077 —
806–848 823 67 368.50–373.00 $371.13 $3,054 +22.05
902 902 6 342.00 $342.00 $3,085 —
953 953 13 343.00 $343.00 $3,269 +2.58
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 6 505.00 $505.00 $1,959 —
459 459 4 465.00 $465.00 $2,134 —
858 858 6 338.50 $338.50 $2,904 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 14 282.00 $282.00 $3,285 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–492 471 12 400.00–435.00 $419.77 $1,977 +104.77
518 518 6 400.00 $400.00 $2,072 -7.39
584 584 13 360.00 $360.00 $2,102 -35.00
837 837 70 319.50 $319.50 $2,674 -16.09
869–899 885 156 306.00–319.00 $315.30 $2,790 -12.47
926 926 118 298.00 $298.00 $2,759 -21.60
989 989 37 300.00 $300.00 $2,967 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 7 490.00 $490.00 $1,882 +105.00
456 456 7 435.00 $435.00 $1,984 —
882 882 20 307.50 $307.50 $2,712 —
931 931 10 291.00 $291.00 $2,709 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 12 264.00 $264.00 $3,010 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 4 345.00 $345.00 $2,132 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
697 697 12 337.50 $337.50 $2,352 —

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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.