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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 5, 2026

5,750 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $446.09/cwt -13.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,801/hd at 628 lb · 517 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $392.70/cwt -8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,455/hd at 625 lb · 435 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $418.55/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,808/hd at 671 lb · 416 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,750 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–339 334 13 630.00–680.00 $646.81 $2,160 +26.81
376–398 386 17 600.00–630.00 $618.14 $2,386 +12.71
400–449 424 44 530.00–605.00 $562.07 $2,383 +1.13
453–495 478 68 527.50–565.00 $539.79 $2,580 +44.15
508–547 531 84 512.50–532.50 $520.88 $2,766 -7.88
536–542 539 25 452.50–460.00 $456.12 $2,458 -72.64
553–588 577 16 440.00–447.50 $445.25 $2,569 -13.60
553–598 577 127 455.00–510.00 $478.01 $2,758 +19.16
603–649 628 517 400.00–477.00 $446.09 $2,801 -13.92
650–697 671 416 380.00–455.00 $418.55 $2,808 +2.17
701–749 727 362 375.00–411.00 $393.48 $2,861 +1.71
748 748 8 365.00 $365.00 $2,730 -26.77
751–794 775 308 352.50–386.00 $373.56 $2,895 -3.34
798 798 6 352.00 $352.00 $2,809 —
800–848 817 230 348.00–381.00 $362.69 $2,963 +19.62
852–889 869 302 342.00–373.50 $361.63 $3,143 +24.43
911 911 12 322.50 $322.50 $2,938 -12.49
911–941 922 63 337.00–350.00 $341.09 $3,145 +6.10
956–988 975 142 320.00–350.25 $336.09 $3,277 +9.09
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1020 1013 226 332.00–333.00 $332.51 $3,368 +2.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 6 595.00 $595.00 $2,273 +50.00
420 420 8 550.00 $550.00 $2,310 +25.00
523–534 525 23 455.00–470.00 $466.69 $2,450 —
623 623 6 397.50 $397.50 $2,476 —
817 817 7 340.00 $340.00 $2,778 +5.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
613 613 10 415.00 $415.00 $2,544 —
670 670 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–380 374 16 510.00–535.00 $518.86 $1,941 —
405–438 421 33 490.00–542.50 $516.43 $2,174 +20.03
454–498 481 136 430.00–485.00 $457.52 $2,201 -27.96
501–548 522 191 410.00–465.00 $440.12 $2,297 -22.82
544 544 12 392.00 $392.00 $2,132 -70.94
550–599 580 182 398.00–440.00 $411.13 $2,385 -20.45
558–594 589 34 352.50–372.50 $367.93 $2,167 -63.65
600–647 625 425 370.00–425.00 $393.47 $2,459 -7.59
622–649 633 10 360.00 $360.00 $2,279 -41.06
654–697 674 270 355.00–388.00 $375.60 $2,532 -10.59
698 698 16 327.50 $327.50 $2,286 -58.69
708–713 709 33 337.50–352.50 $341.16 $2,419 -14.03
702–749 727 292 347.00–377.00 $364.05 $2,647 +8.86
751–792 768 199 332.00–359.00 $348.85 $2,679 +13.02
802–806 805 48 325.00 $325.00 $2,616 +0.50
819–833 825 218 332.00–362.00 $348.78 $2,877 +24.28
853–884 877 123 302.00–330.00 $310.52 $2,723 +0.90
905–924 909 64 327.50–343.00 $337.22 $3,065 +20.22
950–980 965 325 284.00–291.00 $286.82 $2,768 +4.08
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392–394 394 16 465.00–500.00 $471.54 $1,858 —
470–499 487 10 405.00–440.00 $418.50 $2,038 —
546 546 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,129 —
562 562 9 385.00 $385.00 $2,164 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,125 —
659 659 18 337.00 $337.00 $2,221 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1006 1006 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,917 —

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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.