Cattle Market Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report
Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Monday, March 16, 2026786 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 786 | 1,407 | 2,453 |
| Feeder cattle | 786 | 1,407 | 2,453 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- ▼ Feeder cattle: cattle feeders are feeling pressured from new resistance in the fat cattle market and need to buy cattle with lower breakeven prices
- → Feeder heifers: Too few comparable weights of feeder steers and heifers to make a good comparison
- → Feeder steers: Too few comparable weights of feeder steers and heifers to make a good comparison
New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓
Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1012 | 1012 | 60 | 305.00 | $305.00 | $3,087 | — |
| 1098 | 1098 | 195 | 294.50 | $294.50 | $3,234 | -12.62 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411 | 411 | 6 | 590.00 | $590.00 | $2,425 | +73.05 |
| 464 | 464 | 5 | 535.00 | $535.00 | $2,482 | — |
| 547 | 547 | 13 | 471.00 | $471.00 | $2,576 | -24.00 |
| 673 | 673 | 11 | 402.50 | $402.50 | $2,709 | -4.35 |
| 710 | 710 | 12 | 387.00 | $387.00 | $2,748 | +7.28 |
| 851 | 851 | 9 | 342.00 | $342.00 | $2,910 | +29.00 |
| 952 | 952 | 7 | 314.00 | $314.00 | $2,989 | -8.30 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 546 | 546 | 9 | 460.00 | $460.00 | $2,512 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462 | 462 | 5 | 480.00 | $480.00 | $2,218 | +15.00 |
| 509–542 | 528 | 16 | 432.50–435.00 | $433.94 | $2,291 | -2.99 |
| 662–670 | 664 | 13 | 353.00–360.00 | $358.37 | $2,380 | +17.55 |
| 933–944 | 939 | 255 | 292.00–306.00 | $298.88 | $2,806 | +5.88 |
| 949 | 949 | 99 | 286.00 | $286.00 | $2,714 | -7.00 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444 | 444 | 6 | 485.00 | $485.00 | $2,153 | — |
| 549 | 549 | 3 | 420.00 | $420.00 | $2,306 | — |
Feeder Bulls
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 584 | 584 | 5 | 370.00 | $370.00 | $2,161 | — |
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.
Compared to last week: Too few comparable weights of feeder steers and heifers to make a good comparison. A lighter offering this week as a severe winter storm moved across the area over the weekend making for impossible travel conditions throughout the day on Sunday. A few long strings of yearling steers and heifers, offered in full loads and multiple load lots, along with a few small consignments of lighter cattle. The market was pretty active for the packages of light cattle. The market on the yearlings was moderately active, cattle feeders are feeling pressured from new resistance in the fat cattle market and need to buy cattle with lower breakeven prices. Flesh condition of yearlings moderate to heavy.