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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 22, 2025

2,683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $401.06/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,527/hd at 630 lb · 235 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $416.38/cwt +1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,815/hd at 676 lb · 193 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $528.76/cwt +22.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,792/hd at 528 lb · 142 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,683 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 322 6 620.00 $620.00 $1,996 +5.00
379–387 382 14 600.00–615.00 $605.43 $2,313 +15.09
413–446 427 48 535.00–585.00 $560.94 $2,395 +20.61
458–487 475 16 485.00–535.00 $495.64 $2,354 -22.68
481 thin fleshed 481 21 565.00 $565.00 $2,718 —
504–548 528 142 495.00–547.50 $528.76 $2,792 +34.21
559–596 582 105 434.00–480.00 $458.85 $2,671 +13.85
602–644 621 83 420.00–487.50 $460.01 $2,857 +35.01
650–699 676 193 386.00–460.00 $416.38 $2,815 +0.27
703–747 732 106 362.00–402.50 $391.77 $2,868 +4.68
756–760 757 37 375.00–382.00 $376.90 $2,853 +52.90
816–834 819 42 342.00–347.50 $343.07 $2,810 +13.49
850–881 870 19 330.00–350.00 $337.20 $2,934 -1.64
906–927 924 81 322.50–336.50 $334.99 $3,095 -10.16
953 953 38 327.00 $327.00 $3,116 +14.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1004–1041 1024 456 327.25–336.00 $330.39 $3,383 +3.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 3 625.00 $625.00 $1,469 —
297 297 6 610.00 $610.00 $1,812 —
346 346 4 550.00 $550.00 $1,903 —
398 398 3 545.00 $545.00 $2,169 —
425 425 3 525.00 $525.00 $2,231 —
520 thin fleshed 520 6 510.00 $510.00 $2,652 —
680 680 26 380.00 $380.00 $2,584 +1.12
710 710 5 355.00 $355.00 $2,520 —
764–799 782 20 330.00–340.00 $335.29 $2,622 -1.71
849 849 9 335.00 $335.00 $2,844 —
908 908 13 324.00 $324.00 $2,942 —
950 950 11 317.00 $317.00 $3,012 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001 1001 16 317.00 $317.00 $3,173 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
402 thin fleshed 402 9 560.00 $560.00 $2,251 —
402–434 422 48 470.00–540.00 $496.40 $2,095 +14.88
451–485 472 59 440.00–500.00 $485.48 $2,291 +30.04
503–538 521 78 430.00–490.00 $462.94 $2,412 +24.43
552–594 576 70 410.00–455.00 $431.58 $2,486 +23.35
586 fancy 586 7 465.00 $465.00 $2,725 —
600–646 630 235 382.50–411.00 $401.06 $2,527 +6.74
654–697 675 35 380.00–395.00 $386.19 $2,607 +14.04
702–740 724 59 342.00–371.00 $355.19 $2,572 -3.30
741 741 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,297 -48.49
758–797 765 78 317.50–339.00 $335.83 $2,569 +1.25
808 808 35 324.50 $324.50 $2,622 -5.75
865–877 871 134 308.25–311.00 $309.62 $2,697 +5.62
929 929 17 317.00 $317.00 $2,945 +23.00
995 thin fleshed 995 8 300.00 $300.00 $2,985 —
996–998 997 131 282.00–283.50 $282.74 $2,819 -5.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 6 400.00 $400.00 $1,712 —
641 641 4 355.00 $355.00 $2,276 —
729 729 5 338.00 $338.00 $2,464 +4.54
766 766 8 306.00 $306.00 $2,344 —
854–880 877 53 305.00–309.00 $308.56 $2,706 —
940 940 4 290.00 $290.00 $2,726 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1131–1136 1134 17 270.00–273.00 $271.77 $3,082 +0.77

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 666 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,598 —
805 805 4 285.00 $285.00 $2,294 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 6 310.00 $310.00 $1,141 —
597 597 9 340.00 $340.00 $2,030 —
722 722 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
778 778 11 321.00 $321.00 $2,497 —

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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.