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Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

5,666 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $405.86/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,947/hd at 726 lb · 567 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $375.19/cwt +6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $3,103/hd at 827 lb · 508 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.46/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,590/hd at 677 lb · 413 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,666 5,198 3,693
Feeder cattle 5,666 5,198 3,693

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, instances to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Very good demand again this week for all weights of steers and heifers. With reports of fat cattle up to 246.00 in the north, and up to 249.00 in the south, there was more fuel added to fire under the feeder cattle market. Flesh condition mostly moderate to moderate plus, as the weather has been in the 50s and 60s cattle have been able to easily gain weight and put on a little extra condition. Many long strings of these good home raised steers and heifers, along with long strings of full loads, and multiple load lots of backgrounded steers and heifers. Quality was attractive throughout the sale and the market was very active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 5 607.50 $607.50 $2,017 +27.50
384–386 385 11 570.00–610.00 $584.59 $2,251 -14.93
416–445 436 41 510.00–585.00 $568.48 $2,479 -10.98
450–485 466 58 530.00–565.00 $553.33 $2,579 +19.01
501–547 525 185 505.00–550.00 $517.28 $2,716 +0.93
546 546 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,457 -66.35
553–596 581 133 470.00–507.50 $483.63 $2,810 -1.16
600–643 615 350 450.00–482.50 $468.43 $2,881 +9.98
651–697 668 237 415.00–451.00 $436.91 $2,919 -3.25
701–749 726 567 393.00–431.00 $405.86 $2,947 -1.96
752–799 777 401 365.00–392.00 $381.84 $2,967 -2.86
804–849 827 508 357.00–383.50 $375.19 $3,103 +6.23
851–892 879 193 347.00–359.00 $355.40 $3,124 +2.83
880 880 13 347.00 $347.00 $3,054 -5.57
909 909 23 335.00 $335.00 $3,045 +2.00
909–919 914 99 342.00–361.00 $354.17 $3,237 +21.17
967–978 973 33 328.00–334.00 $330.45 $3,215 +11.45
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1011–1012 1011 55 319.00–323.00 $320.24 $3,238 +22.24
1068 1068 21 308.00 $308.00 $3,289 —
1178 1178 7 275.00 $275.00 $3,240 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 19 500.00 $500.00 $2,425 —
551–596 582 27 467.50–490.00 $474.26 $2,760 —
658–695 679 15 375.00–417.50 $397.58 $2,700 —
882 882 9 345.00 $345.00 $3,043 —
920 920 13 333.00 $333.00 $3,064 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1088 1088 13 281.00 $281.00 $3,057 +11.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 9 385.00 $385.00 $2,868 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–395 380 13 520.00–580.00 $558.38 $2,122 -14.31
407–438 414 18 505.00–560.00 $542.57 $2,246 +36.07
451–487 477 50 450.00–480.00 $457.04 $2,180 -52.58
514–548 536 83 417.50–465.00 $425.69 $2,282 -17.47
557–580 567 80 405.00–430.00 $421.30 $2,389 +1.30
600–646 626 215 387.50–422.50 $399.93 $2,504 -8.01
654–694 677 379 374.00–394.50 $384.63 $2,604 +1.88
654–689 681 34 357.00–362.50 $358.24 $2,440 -24.51
710–736 720 32 345.00 $345.00 $2,484 -21.51
701–745 723 178 350.00–382.00 $363.65 $2,629 -2.86
752–797 771 204 335.00–367.50 $346.61 $2,672 +0.61
813–824 817 68 322.50–339.00 $332.53 $2,717 -2.96
804–846 823 134 332.00–345.00 $333.69 $2,746 -1.80
858–890 878 37 323.00–330.00 $326.61 $2,868 +28.61
931–944 933 165 312.50–313.25 $313.11 $2,921 -7.73
955–958 956 48 305.00–320.00 $312.94 $2,992 +21.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 520.00 $520.00 $1,446 —
463–492 485 72 382.50–412.50 $406.31 $1,971 -48.69
501–538 522 16 365.00–400.00 $385.30 $2,011 +25.30
563–599 589 78 375.00–400.00 $388.60 $2,289 —
629–640 632 26 367.50–395.00 $385.61 $2,437 —
666 666 7 360.00 $360.00 $2,398 +12.85
714 714 5 335.00 $335.00 $2,392 +10.00
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 8 390.00 $390.00 $1,915 —
595 595 30 352.50 $352.50 $2,097 —
709 709 60 339.00 $339.00 $2,404 —
880 880 8 303.00 $303.00 $2,666 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 7 570.00 $570.00 $1,892 —
414 414 7 525.00 $525.00 $2,174 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,804 —
851–871 866 21 265.00–306.00 $274.59 $2,378 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,029 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
676 676 14 255.00 $255.00 $1,724 —
921 921 22 290.00 $290.00 $2,671 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,420 —

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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.