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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 17, 2025

3,308 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $315.77/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,627/hd at 832 lb · 299 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $298.03/cwt -2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,758/hd at 925 lb · 201 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $308.65/cwt -30.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,920/hd at 946 lb · 196 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,308

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 700.00 $700.00 $1,666
291 291 5 620.00 $620.00 $1,804
303–323 314 7 505.00–550.00 $531.42 $1,669
379 379 15 495.00 $495.00 $1,876
380–395 392 17 540.00–560.00 $543.42 $2,130
418 418 7 440.00 $440.00 $1,839 -59.34
405–428 423 46 480.00–525.00 $493.89 $2,089 -5.45
453–499 479 118 435.00–481.00 $461.18 $2,209 +5.88
512 512 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,176 -6.49
513–537 519 39 432.50–445.00 $438.92 $2,278 +7.43
551–591 562 171 395.00–467.50 $436.30 $2,452 +28.17
610 610 10 400.00 $400.00 $2,440 +17.65
605–628 617 70 407.50–425.00 $415.81 $2,566 +33.46
651–660 654 153 377.50–405.00 $399.07 $2,610 +33.22
700–737 717 108 352.50–380.00 $363.23 $2,604 +19.31
742–749 747 57 339.00 $339.00 $2,532 -4.92
766 766 77 375.00 $375.00 $2,872
819 819 8 325.00 $325.00 $2,662 +5.00
818–829 821 101 335.00–348.00 $345.01 $2,833 +25.01
864 864 47 325.50 $325.50 $2,812 +6.50
888 888 67 338.50 $338.50 $3,006 +19.50
906–947 946 196 308.50–316.00 $308.65 $2,920 -30.01
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1026 1026 221 324.25 $324.25 $3,327 -1.58
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–546 524 14 387.50–410.00 $394.50 $2,067
618 618 8 380.00 $380.00 $2,348 +20.00
728 728 19 317.00 $317.00 $2,308 -5.50
867 867 22 306.00 $306.00 $2,653
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
776 776 20 230.00 $230.00 $1,785
835 835 19 260.00 $260.00 $2,171

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
258–275 268 10 530.00–565.00 $548.44 $1,470
314–328 319 11 505.00–525.00 $517.52 $1,651 +32.52
361–398 379 77 460.00–525.00 $479.32 $1,817 +0.84
408–447 420 45 430.00–465.00 $448.27 $1,883 -19.09
452–495 479 134 395.00–450.00 $412.52 $1,976 +11.07
486 486 5 370.00 $370.00 $1,798 -31.45
504–539 516 59 370.00–415.00 $400.04 $2,064 +10.15
551 551 12 420.00 $420.00 $2,314 +54.65
553–592 567 127 355.00–390.00 $378.96 $2,149 +13.61
604–649 622 66 335.00–370.00 $358.12 $2,228 +10.62
650–693 658 163 305.00–372.50 $353.01 $2,323 +33.01
702–740 728 60 328.00–331.00 $330.08 $2,403
772–793 785 146 315.00–329.50 $326.11 $2,560 +3.85
827 827 6 281.00 $281.00 $2,324 -36.50
802–837 832 293 315.00–316.75 $316.48 $2,633 -1.02
878–883 879 51 293.00–310.00 $306.65 $2,695 -6.08
900–949 924 186 292.00–304.50 $299.73 $2,770 -0.33
941 941 15 277.00 $277.00 $2,607 -23.06
952–993 969 112 291.00–301.00 $294.26 $2,851 +1.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 664 8 257.50 $257.50 $1,710
726 726 25 224.00 $224.00 $1,626
835 835 9 246.00 $246.00 $2,054
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–292 290 17 490.00–530.00 $522.90 $1,516
465–492 481 15 355.00–415.00 $391.81 $1,885
518 518 6 380.00 $380.00 $1,968

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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.