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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

5,444 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $390.48/cwt -19.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,837/hd at 727 lb · 436 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $424.00/cwt +6.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,849/hd at 672 lb · 435 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $364.48/cwt -5.86 vs last sale · ≈ $2,992/hd at 821 lb · 419 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,444 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 227 3 710.00 $710.00 $1,612 —
301–338 312 7 640.00–685.00 $653.95 $2,040 +3.95
379–391 383 20 615.00–625.00 $621.93 $2,382 -21.08
406–446 421 55 550.00–610.00 $574.24 $2,418 +5.33
427 unweaned 427 9 540.00 $540.00 $2,306 —
451–480 465 121 505.00–555.00 $532.81 $2,478 +0.64
508–538 526 33 455.00–480.00 $463.41 $2,438 -56.35
526 unweaned 526 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,314 —
504–548 532 171 485.00–537.50 $505.93 $2,692 -13.83
557–599 578 235 420.00–477.50 $460.33 $2,661 -19.76
601–644 626 364 420.00–460.00 $439.97 $2,754 +0.62
650–697 672 435 404.00–457.50 $424.00 $2,849 +6.86
701–747 726 425 370.00–404.00 $391.19 $2,840 +15.10
748 748 11 363.00 $363.00 $2,715 -13.09
751–795 772 320 358.00–385.00 $371.49 $2,868 +0.04
779–798 790 19 341.00–351.00 $346.85 $2,740 -24.60
804–849 820 396 355.00–373.00 $365.41 $2,996 +6.41
828–847 837 23 348.00–349.00 $348.52 $2,917 -10.48
858 858 7 339.00 $339.00 $2,909 -23.90
854–868 859 39 345.00–358.00 $351.09 $3,016 -11.81
910 910 19 315.00 $315.00 $2,866 -24.00
903–934 914 83 347.00–354.50 $351.42 $3,212 +12.42
918 918 6 330.00 $330.00 $3,029 -9.00
979 979 57 339.00 $339.00 $3,319 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426–446 441 15 480.00–505.00 $498.56 $2,199 —
486 486 4 505.00 $505.00 $2,454 —
528 528 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,402 -15.00
568–588 576 44 400.00–410.00 $407.28 $2,346 —
629 629 36 375.00 $375.00 $2,359 -10.00
786 786 8 354.00 $354.00 $2,782 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1097 1097 109 325.00 $325.00 $3,565 +30.50
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 13 310.00 $310.00 $2,294 -66.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1057 1057 7 277.00 $277.00 $2,928 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 3 650.00 $650.00 $1,658 —
291 291 6 530.00 $530.00 $1,542 —
330–348 336 14 515.00–517.50 $516.58 $1,736 -53.42
361 361 7 515.00 $515.00 $1,859 -85.00
400–439 422 50 470.00–520.00 $485.74 $2,050 -2.31
461 461 13 445.00 $445.00 $2,051 -33.49
450–497 471 111 460.00–535.00 $498.08 $2,346 +19.59
510–517 thin fleshed 512 9 490.00 $490.00 $2,509 —
504–548 530 273 425.00–472.50 $453.47 $2,403 +10.81
558–599 579 201 400.00–462.50 $429.23 $2,485 -7.53
600 600 20 425.00 $425.00 $2,550 +33.52
609–649 635 299 365.00–414.00 $392.73 $2,494 +1.25
659–695 676 59 399.00–400.00 $399.55 $2,701 +33.60
653–699 677 236 362.00–389.00 $381.07 $2,580 +15.12
702–739 716 74 323.00–332.00 $325.94 $2,334 -34.72
702–743 722 239 345.00–372.50 $358.97 $2,592 -1.69
768 768 31 322.00 $322.00 $2,473 -19.60
750–797 769 173 326.00–363.00 $344.89 $2,652 +3.29
803–821 811 109 320.00–333.00 $329.09 $2,669 -2.91
828 828 14 310.00 $310.00 $2,567 -22.00
881–893 884 19 305.00–310.50 $309.04 $2,732 -0.07
906–946 928 113 292.50–310.50 $300.43 $2,788 -25.31
939 939 7 285.00 $285.00 $2,676 -40.74
963–983 970 173 288.50–292.25 $290.91 $2,822 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–597 580 35 325.00–395.00 $367.67 $2,132 +7.67
615–626 620 21 350.00 $350.00 $2,170 —
713 713 10 330.00 $330.00 $2,353 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
743 743 8 292.50 $292.50 $2,173 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 13 357.00 $357.00 $2,606 —

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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.