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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 20, 2025

5,343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.74/cwt +19.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,936/hd at 924 lb · 514 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.00/cwt +10.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,841/hd at 871 lb · 477 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $309.17/cwt +9.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,987/hd at 966 lb · 443 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,343 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–443 437 39 495.00–565.00 $551.13 $2,408 —
455–493 465 35 515.00–555.00 $544.86 $2,534 +74.86
508–538 521 69 440.00–505.00 $490.64 $2,556 +35.64
558–591 583 41 440.00–480.00 $470.19 $2,741 +45.19
601–637 627 65 425.00–440.00 $431.62 $2,706 +19.76
626–629 628 14 420.00 $420.00 $2,638 +8.14
661–676 668 37 412.50–450.00 $424.37 $2,835 —
707–743 728 39 372.50–391.00 $387.83 $2,823 —
790–795 791 70 374.00–375.00 $374.29 $2,961 +4.29
796 thin fleshed 796 50 381.00 $381.00 $3,033 -12.00
802–820 808 74 360.00–380.00 $373.40 $3,017 +2.27
863 thin fleshed 863 52 376.50 $376.50 $3,249 —
850–897 879 172 349.00–371.00 $365.16 $3,210 —
890 890 5 337.50 $337.50 $3,004 —
904–929 913 433 337.00–370.00 $357.38 $3,263 +15.38
954 thin fleshed 954 41 367.50 $367.50 $3,506 —
955 955 5 315.00 $315.00 $3,008 -28.00
954–990 972 272 333.00–347.00 $342.47 $3,329 -0.53
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006–1044 1024 238 309.00–319.00 $317.07 $3,247 —
1002–1041 1029 485 323.50–347.00 $328.83 $3,384 —
1067–1094 1090 127 302.50–325.00 $305.80 $3,333 —
1118 1118 109 302.75 $302.75 $3,385 —
1160 1160 136 305.00 $305.00 $3,538 +23.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 3 490.00 $490.00 $1,901 -15.00
400 400 4 500.00 $500.00 $2,000 —
492 492 10 425.00 $425.00 $2,091 -40.00
508 508 11 425.00 $425.00 $2,159 —
565–576 571 14 365.00–410.00 $387.28 $2,211 —
609 609 10 400.00 $400.00 $2,436 —
895 895 9 327.50 $327.50 $2,931 —
953 953 14 341.00 $341.00 $3,250 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 53 249.00 $249.00 $2,839 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
648 648 6 355.00 $355.00 $2,300 —
703–722 715 11 300.00–330.00 $310.72 $2,222 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 28 517.50 $517.50 $2,054 —
411–435 418 13 490.00–495.00 $493.40 $2,062 —
438 438 7 440.00 $440.00 $1,927 —
451–483 462 69 415.00–450.00 $440.18 $2,034 +20.41
509–524 519 21 405.00–420.00 $412.17 $2,139 +12.17
569–598 583 45 385.00–402.50 $391.47 $2,282 +31.47
604 604 6 350.00 $350.00 $2,114 —
606–645 631 61 360.00–392.50 $377.59 $2,383 —
668 668 10 357.50 $357.50 $2,388 —
676 676 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,366 —
717 717 6 342.50 $342.50 $2,456 —
722–748 740 50 352.00–370.00 $359.75 $2,662 —
756–799 788 371 330.00–364.50 $350.59 $2,763 —
811–848 821 135 341.50–345.00 $343.03 $2,816 +23.53
839–845 840 59 321.00–327.50 $321.78 $2,703 +2.28
848 848 73 350.50 $350.50 $2,972 +31.00
852–890 868 355 324.00–335.00 $328.41 $2,851 +13.11
881 881 122 319.00 $319.00 $2,810 +3.70
909–944 917 79 315.00–320.50 $319.28 $2,928 +21.28
922 922 66 337.00 $337.00 $3,107 +39.00
909–947 926 369 304.00–319.00 $313.97 $2,907 +15.97
951–963 960 199 309.50–314.00 $311.85 $2,994 +11.85
960–979 971 244 304.50–308.50 $306.99 $2,981 +6.99
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 48 256.00 $256.00 $2,970 —
1297 1297 51 234.50 $234.50 $3,041 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 312 6 475.00 $475.00 $1,482 —
388 388 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,765 -35.00
539 539 5 380.00 $380.00 $2,048 —
559 559 19 365.00 $365.00 $2,040 —
611 611 11 360.00 $360.00 $2,200 —
718 718 8 332.00 $332.00 $2,384 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 20 315.00 $315.00 $2,331 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
746 746 5 300.00 $300.00 $2,238 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,404 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
531 531 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,991 —
797 797 7 330.00 $330.00 $2,630 —

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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.