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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 26, 2026

4,675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $340.59/cwt -3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $3,123/hd at 917 lb · 515 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $417.08/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,836/hd at 680 lb · 414 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.84/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,593/hd at 735 lb · 361 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,675 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
357–396 384 19 610.00–650.00 $615.87 $2,365 -6.06
400–425 418 47 555.00–610.00 $585.02 $2,445 +10.78
455–477 467 33 530.00–550.00 $535.59 $2,501 +2.78
504–547 532 109 495.00–531.00 $507.38 $2,699 +1.45
550–585 567 224 468.00–510.00 $481.75 $2,732 +21.42
595 595 12 422.50 $422.50 $2,514 -37.83
606–648 632 176 415.00–460.00 $438.17 $2,769 -1.80
656–699 680 414 400.00–450.00 $417.08 $2,836 -6.92
708–748 726 185 380.00–413.00 $395.00 $2,868 +3.81
755–798 778 216 371.00–389.00 $379.50 $2,953 +8.01
800–849 818 290 354.00–378.50 $371.87 $3,042 +6.46
853 853 8 341.00 $341.00 $2,909 +2.00
854–897 884 223 342.00–367.00 $349.29 $3,088 -1.80
903–949 917 515 333.00–356.25 $340.59 $3,123 +10.59
969–996 987 35 313.00–315.00 $314.33 $3,102 -24.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 351 5 550.00 $550.00 $1,930 —
444 444 5 440.00 $440.00 $1,954 -58.56
589 589 15 435.00 $435.00 $2,562 +27.72
667 667 7 370.00 $370.00 $2,468 —
728 728 12 347.50 $347.50 $2,530 —
932 932 10 333.00 $333.00 $3,104 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 10 420.00 $420.00 $2,062 —
650 650 21 375.00 $375.00 $2,438 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1061 1061 13 320.00 $320.00 $3,395 +43.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1103 1103 10 290.00 $290.00 $3,199 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 3 620.00 $620.00 $2,089 +103.42
406–428 419 22 465.00–505.00 $484.30 $2,029 -1.44
428 428 5 460.00 $460.00 $1,969 -25.74
453–497 482 73 475.00–505.00 $488.02 $2,352 -10.06
503–537 529 125 447.50–480.00 $466.00 $2,465 +12.53
561–599 579 92 400.00–450.00 $430.01 $2,490 +0.78
580 580 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,175 -54.23
600–649 623 342 379.00–410.00 $396.45 $2,470 +3.72
653–698 682 193 351.00–396.00 $369.75 $2,522 -11.32
710–744 735 361 346.00–359.00 $352.84 $2,593 -6.13
759–799 770 172 338.00–352.00 $344.65 $2,654 -0.24
790–791 790 22 327.00–332.00 $328.59 $2,596 -16.30
805 805 29 331.00–334.00 $333.07 $2,681 +3.98
851–891 858 165 324.50–346.00 $331.62 $2,845 +22.58
901–913 904 97 293.00–321.00 $296.65 $2,682 -3.78
986–989 987 261 300.00–301.00 $300.46 $2,966 +9.55
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1058 1058 51 298.00 $298.00 $3,153 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 7 355.00 $355.00 $2,091 —
640 640 16 370.00 $370.00 $2,368 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 7 580.00 $580.00 $1,647 —
473 473 6 470.00 $470.00 $2,223 —
558 558 7 330.00 $330.00 $1,841 -37.67

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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.