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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 15, 2025

5,595 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $409.07/cwt -3.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,385/hd at 583 lb · 417 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $414.96/cwt +9.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,778/hd at 670 lb · 399 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $430.33/cwt +15.98 vs last sale · ≈ $2,705/hd at 629 lb · 333 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,595 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 615.00 $615.00 $2,042 —
363–393 380 28 565.00–640.00 $590.34 $2,243 +37.46
404–449 430 29 520.00–580.00 $540.33 $2,323 +10.58
450–491 468 197 480.00–542.50 $518.32 $2,426 +17.13
521 thin fleshed 521 120 525.00 $525.00 $2,735 +15.00
506–548 526 196 465.00–520.00 $494.55 $2,601 +24.48
562–581 574 13 410.00–420.00 $413.77 $2,375 -22.49
552–597 581 245 425.00–466.00 $445.00 $2,585 +8.74
608 thin fleshed 608 60 461.00 $461.00 $2,803 —
609–649 633 266 385.00–440.00 $425.00 $2,690 +10.65
641 641 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,372 -44.35
650–696 669 390 376.00–437.50 $416.11 $2,784 +8.34
692 692 9 365.00 $365.00 $2,526 +5.00
704–749 732 297 365.00–418.00 $387.09 $2,833 +4.85
775 775 10 324.00 $324.00 $2,511 -31.65
752–799 779 166 368.00–395.00 $373.64 $2,911 +17.99
802–849 833 53 325.00–339.00 $329.58 $2,745 -21.69
833 833 47 358.00 $358.00 $2,982 +6.73
862–894 884 304 334.00–349.00 $338.84 $2,995 +17.26
922–942 940 65 339.00–346.00 $345.15 $3,244 —
951 951 26 312.50 $312.50 $2,972 -18.58
966–996 975 287 324.00–339.00 $334.23 $3,259 +3.15
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1028 1022 275 314.00–329.00 $326.83 $3,340 +0.33
1075 1075 19 321.00 $321.00 $3,451 -8.00
1079 1079 92 325.85 $325.85 $3,516 -3.15
1123 1123 12 313.00 $313.00 $3,515 +12.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–494 476 15 455.00 $455.00 $2,166 -22.50
559–597 586 34 375.00–410.00 $389.01 $2,280 -2.80
625 625 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,469 +33.00
659–694 690 68 370.00–380.00 $378.88 $2,614 —
754 754 7 337.00 $337.00 $2,541 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
551 551 9 360.00 $360.00 $1,984 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1031 1031 7 312.00 $312.00 $3,217 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 336 8 500.00–570.00 $524.64 $1,763 +19.66
376–399 387 30 495.00–525.00 $509.75 $1,973 +11.17
418–445 428 62 445.00–500.00 $481.52 $2,061 +7.60
453–497 478 186 435.00–470.00 $455.44 $2,177 +20.75
501–546 517 172 405.00–457.50 $438.51 $2,267 +15.27
552–599 583 396 365.00–437.50 $408.23 $2,380 -4.46
583 583 21 425.00 $425.00 $2,478 +12.31
605–643 618 170 368.00–407.50 $394.32 $2,437 +6.86
651–696 677 290 358.00–383.00 $372.15 $2,519 +7.40
680–686 683 15 275.00–350.00 $310.16 $2,118 -54.59
717 717 7 324.00 $324.00 $2,323 -35.70
700–737 723 248 343.00–380.00 $358.49 $2,592 -1.21
771–798 780 108 328.00–356.00 $334.58 $2,610 -0.78
810–828 822 53 320.00–336.00 $330.25 $2,715 +7.42
893 893 27 304.00 $304.00 $2,715 -8.00
948 948 6 294.00 $294.00 $2,787 +0.75
979 979 130 279.00 $279.00 $2,731 -6.00
976–987 981 24 280.00–295.00 $288.08 $2,826 +3.08
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002 1002 124 274.00 $274.00 $2,745 +1.00
1044 1044 70 276.00 $276.00 $2,881 —
1064 1064 16 286.00 $286.00 $3,043 —
1103–1112 1109 40 271.00 $271.00 $3,005 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 6 365.00 $365.00 $2,113 +4.26
706–731 720 18 325.00–340.00 $333.46 $2,401 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
731 731 4 305.00 $305.00 $2,230 —

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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.