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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

4,791 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $423.09/cwt +4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,881/hd at 681 lb · 620 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $402.28/cwt +9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,506/hd at 623 lb · 511 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $384.19/cwt +11.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,981/hd at 776 lb · 485 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,791

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–341 337 6 630.00–680.00 $646.30 $2,178 -0.51
361–363 362 8 640.00–665.00 $646.28 $2,340 +28.14
410–424 416 25 530.00–590.00 $562.38 $2,340 +0.31
458–491 476 76 500.00–550.00 $533.03 $2,537 -6.76
505–547 521 175 485.00–547.50 $522.98 $2,725 +2.10
560–598 584 297 427.50–495.00 $470.06 $2,745 +24.81
600–647 626 214 417.50–465.00 $446.47 $2,795 +0.38
650–699 681 620 395.00–449.00 $423.09 $2,881 +4.54
700–741 717 323 389.00–418.00 $405.48 $2,907 +12.00
724–747 737 53 372.00–385.00 $377.43 $2,782 -16.05
751–799 776 485 364.00–399.00 $384.19 $2,981 +10.63
800–838 814 174 359.00–376.00 $366.51 $2,983 +3.82
860–896 883 78 351.00–357.00 $353.67 $3,123 -7.96
904–947 931 133 340.00–353.00 $343.43 $3,197 +2.34
1094 1094 34 307.00 $307.00 $3,359
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444 444 4 525.00 $525.00 $2,331 -25.00
548 548 3 490.00 $490.00 $2,685 +23.31
565 565 4 452.50 $452.50 $2,557
654–684 670 11 376.00–380.00 $378.23 $2,534
748 748 16 375.00 $375.00 $2,805
799 799 8 359.00 $359.00 $2,868

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–344 334 12 520.00–570.00 $552.83 $1,846
371–393 382 22 500.00–530.00 $518.92 $1,982 +0.06
415–443 436 19 515.00 $515.00 $2,245 -1.43
451–494 470 107 470.00–505.00 $490.65 $2,306 +33.13
501–548 531 232 422.50–490.00 $455.47 $2,419 +15.35
568 568 9 396.00 $396.00 $2,249 -15.13
554–599 584 128 407.50–480.00 $420.91 $2,458 +9.78
600–648 623 511 370.00–421.00 $402.28 $2,506 +8.81
665 665 83 409.00 $409.00 $2,720 +33.40
654–686 672 43 352.50–360.00 $358.71 $2,411 -16.89
652–699 679 274 369.00–402.50 $383.43 $2,603 +7.83
708–740 722 133 347.50–380.00 $370.06 $2,672 +6.01
725 725 38 395.00 $395.00 $2,864 +30.95
751–793 774 240 336.00–364.00 $347.16 $2,687 -1.69
802–838 828 85 332.00–346.00 $334.43 $2,769 -14.35
878 878 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,722 -0.52
897 897 26 321.50 $321.50 $2,884 +10.98
996 996 13 290.00 $290.00 $2,888 +3.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 3 455.00 $455.00 $1,397
465 465 7 442.50 $442.50 $2,058 +24.00
506 506 6 382.50 $382.50 $1,935
586–596 591 12 372.50–375.00 $373.76 $2,209 -11.24
725 725 8 342.00 $342.00 $2,480

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–497 493 17 485.00–495.00 $492.71 $2,429
503 503 11 475.00 $475.00 $2,389

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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.