Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

5,597 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.14/cwt +2.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,805/hd at 829 lb · 877 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $339.75/cwt -2.54 vs last sale · ≈ $3,179/hd at 936 lb · 476 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.21/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,934/hd at 922 lb · 368 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,597	2,609	2,809
Feeder cattle	5,597	2,609	2,809

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher. A very large offering of feeder steers and heifers sold on a very active market. As the cattle futures complex makes new highs, and cash fed cattle reaching the 250.00 mark, there was a lot of optimism on display at the auction. The competition is fierce, as this is the time of year where auction receipts start to decline. Many long strings of backgrounded yearling steers and heifers, offered in full loads and multiple load lots. Flesh condition ranged from light at times, to mostly moderate to moderate plus.

▲ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers 5.00 to 15.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
484	484	16	540.00	$540.00	$2,614	—
511	511	5	515.00	$515.00	$2,632	-15.00
558–594	575	31	460.00–490.00	$475.07	$2,732	-2.43
603–646	626	98	426.00–470.00	$453.70	$2,840	—
662–687	681	118	415.00–460.00	$440.47	$3,000	+11.53
681	681	7	412.50	$412.50	$2,809	-16.44
700–740	725	189	406.00–428.00	$417.00	$3,023	-1.03
753–794	781	233	383.00–416.00	$400.21	$3,126	+8.99
812–835	826	17	346.00–357.00	$352.54	$2,912	-5.46
801–846	834	228	357.00–380.00	$369.28	$3,080	+11.28
865 thin fleshed	865	47	382.50	$382.50	$3,309	—
854–898	874	316	353.00–373.00	$363.35	$3,176	+13.77
906–910	909	20	332.50–335.00	$334.25	$3,038	-8.04
904–947	937	456	334.00–351.50	$339.99	$3,186	-2.30
951–986	971	240	326.00–344.00	$338.47	$3,287	+17.47
991–999	993	27	315.00–320.00	$316.30	$3,141	-9.70

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1008–1019	1013	231	327.00–339.00	$332.50	$3,368	+8.98
1115	1115	23	309.00	$309.00	$3,445	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
418–444	430	9	510.00–520.00	$515.41	$2,216	—
497	497	7	502.50	$502.50	$2,497	-12.50
530	530	3	515.00	$515.00	$2,730	+40.00
575–593	581	18	437.00–447.00	$441.91	$2,567	+1.91
605–618	613	36	425.00–442.50	$435.53	$2,670	+1.39
683–690	687	16	412.50–415.00	$414.07	$2,845	-3.93
730–746	741	66	387.50–423.00	$404.06	$2,994	—
878	878	11	351.00	$351.00	$3,082	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1029–1032	1031	33	305.00–314.00	$307.99	$3,175	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411–420	414	10	490.00–575.00	$549.11	$2,273	—
454–487	479	20	487.50–505.00	$491.65	$2,355	—
502–511	508	25	495.00–499.00	$497.58	$2,528	—
555–597	573	33	402.50–445.00	$424.43	$2,432	—
588	588	8	405.00	$405.00	$2,381	—
603–644	632	90	396.00–420.00	$410.71	$2,596	+40.71
650–699	676	301	365.00–405.00	$382.01	$2,582	-15.15
691	691	10	350.00	$350.00	$2,418	-47.16
704–749	724	173	355.00–378.00	$364.38	$2,638	-16.26
724–729	729	181	356.00–359.50	$359.35	$2,620	-21.29
755–786	761	59	375.00–400.00	$380.25	$2,894	+24.62
765–793	785	115	347.00–367.50	$357.88	$2,809	+2.25
802–840	829	822	332.00–353.00	$338.68	$2,808	+3.37
836	836	55	330.00	$330.00	$2,759	-5.31
880	880	12	311.00	$311.00	$2,737	-6.86
865–895	882	133	315.00–337.00	$327.87	$2,892	+10.01
909–942	922	368	313.00–325.00	$318.21	$2,934	+2.55
950–984	965	39	300.00–314.00	$307.78	$2,970	+5.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–444	442	12	445.00–470.00	$455.36	$2,013	—
535–548	543	11	440.00	$440.00	$2,389	+10.00
584–598	588	34	375.00–420.00	$398.30	$2,342	-14.35
602 thin fleshed	602	5	410.00	$410.00	$2,468	—
624	624	7	395.00	$395.00	$2,465	+15.00
699	699	42	357.00	$357.00	$2,495	-19.00
700–706	705	39	354.00–362.50	$355.08	$2,503	—
780–795	787	27	333.00–335.00	$333.97	$2,628	—
800	800	11	327.00	$327.00	$2,616	—
881	881	15	313.00	$313.00	$2,758	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1046	1046	31	287.00	$287.00	$3,002	—

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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.