Cattle Market Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report
Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Monday, April 6, 20262,609 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 2,609 | 4,000 | 2,703 |
| Feeder cattle | 2,609 | 4,000 | 2,703 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- ▲ Feeder cattle: Another day of higher Live Cattle futures helped to add to the optimistic attitudes of cattle feeders
- ▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher
- ▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers mostly 10.00 higher
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506 | 506 | 4 | 530.00 | $530.00 | $2,682 | +4.70 |
| 525 | 525 | 5 | 475.00 | $475.00 | $2,494 | -50.30 |
| 562 | 562 | 35 | 477.50 | $477.50 | $2,684 | -2.41 |
| 651–691 | 685 | 102 | 414.00–435.00 | $428.94 | $2,938 | +8.34 |
| 707–729 | 726 | 39 | 412.50–419.00 | $418.03 | $3,035 | +12.99 |
| 750–775 | 763 | 104 | 390.00–393.00 | $391.22 | $2,985 | +10.45 |
| 811–827 | 813 | 44 | 359.00–375.00 | $372.78 | $3,031 | +9.29 |
| 837 | 837 | 25 | 358.00 | $358.00 | $2,996 | -5.49 |
| 872–889 | 883 | 226 | 346.00–353.00 | $349.58 | $3,087 | -0.27 |
| 907–910 | 909 | 79 | 339.00–343.00 | $342.29 | $3,111 | +3.21 |
| 979 | 979 | 68 | 321.00 | $321.00 | $3,143 | +6.06 |
| 987 | 987 | 60 | 326.00 | $326.00 | $3,218 | +11.06 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1012–1027 | 1023 | 78 | 322.00–324.00 | $323.52 | $3,310 | +9.72 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480 | 480 | 13 | 515.00 | $515.00 | $2,472 | — |
| 509 | 509 | 6 | 475.00 | $475.00 | $2,418 | — |
| 590 | 590 | 10 | 440.00 | $440.00 | $2,596 | — |
| 605–631 | 621 | 16 | 420.00–450.00 | $434.14 | $2,696 | — |
| 676 | 676 | 11 | 418.00 | $418.00 | $2,826 | +30.50 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 885 | 885 | 8 | 315.00 | $315.00 | $2,788 | — |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375 | 375 | 5 | 540.00 | $540.00 | $2,025 | +15.00 |
| 625 | 625 | 15 | 370.00 | $370.00 | $2,312 | -33.36 |
| 646 | 646 | 25 | 383.00 | $383.00 | $2,474 | — |
| 651–684 | 667 | 17 | 387.50–407.50 | $397.16 | $2,649 | +10.66 |
| 716–749 | 725 | 310 | 364.00–385.50 | $380.64 | $2,760 | +45.64 |
| 751–788 | 763 | 57 | 341.00–362.00 | $355.63 | $2,713 | +2.61 |
| 800–849 | 827 | 212 | 326.00–341.50 | $335.31 | $2,773 | +11.27 |
| 861–893 | 880 | 197 | 314.25–333.50 | $317.86 | $2,797 | -4.16 |
| 912–925 | 919 | 491 | 309.00–318.25 | $315.66 | $2,901 | +6.18 |
| 947 | 947 | 37 | 299.50 | $299.50 | $2,836 | -9.98 |
| 956–969 | 963 | 82 | 300.50–303.00 | $301.82 | $2,907 | -1.18 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | 451 | 5 | 470.00 | $470.00 | $2,120 | — |
| 517 | 517 | 5 | 430.00 | $430.00 | $2,223 | +5.00 |
| 557–597 | 592 | 40 | 402.50–414.00 | $412.65 | $2,443 | — |
| 642 | 642 | 3 | 380.00 | $380.00 | $2,440 | -4.00 |
| 666 | 666 | 59 | 376.00 | $376.00 | $2,504 | +22.00 |
Beef/Dairy Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448 | 448 | 5 | 440.00 | $440.00 | $1,971 | — |
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: Feeder steers mostly 10.00 higher, except 850-1000 lbs steady. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, except 700-750 lbs and 800-850 lbs 10.00 higher. Very good demand for all weights of steers and heifers as the cash fed cattle market spiked to 245.00 in the north last week. Another day of higher Live Cattle futures helped to add to the optimistic attitudes of cattle feeders. Large strings of yearlings, including one consignment of nearly 500 head, offered in full loads and multiple load lots which allowed buyers to make uniform pens of cattle from a single source. Flesh condition mostly moderate to moderate plus, yet there were light fleshed cattle offered as well. The market was very active after many auction markets not hosting a feeder cattle auction last week and cattle feeders are looking to fill their empty pens as quickly as they can.