Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 25, 2022

2,883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,883	3,093	2,895
Slaughter cattle	903	740	1,131

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Holsteins 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Weighing conditions favorable for the buyer, as most cattle were hauled in over night. 8 semi loads of cattle today. Some cattle were carrying a small amount of tag. Estimated dressed cost 232.00 - 236.00. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls steady. CME Live Cattle and Corn both closed lower. Traditional weight slaughter lambs 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Feeders seem to be holding there own. Slaughter ewes 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Several ewes available this time of year.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1366	1354	97	140.00–143.00	$142.09	$1,924	+6.09
1293–1462	1397	39	145.00–146.25	$145.55	$2,033	+9.55
1439–1487	1453	71	145.50–147.50	$146.11	$2,123	+0.71
1516–1540	1525	52	144.25–146.50	$145.12	$2,213	+3.12
1624	1624	5	138.00	$138.00	$2,241	—
1686	1686	8	141.00	$141.00	$2,377	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1248–1588	1331	28	136.00–139.00	$138.06	$1,838	-3.83
1183–1388	1343	29	142.00–147.00	$144.12	$1,936	+2.23
1304–1472	1355	144	140.50–145.00	$142.17	$1,926	—
1489	1489	5	137.00	$137.00	$2,040	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1463	1452	75-80%	5	89.50–91.00	$90.00	$1,307	—
1402–2033	1596	75-80%	36	82.00–88.00	$84.99	$1,356	—
1768	1768	75-80%	2	76.50	$76.50	$1,353	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1190	1146	85-90%	5	41.00–56.00	$46.65	$535	—
1080–1440	1270	85-90%	9	60.00–65.00	$62.04	$788	-3.46
1185–1730	1328	85-90%	22	71.00–75.00	$73.29	$973	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	80-85%	3	80.00	$80.00	$1,060	—
1000–1730	1488	80-85%	25	76.00–80.50	$77.76	$1,157	—
1450–1708	1641	80-85%	5	61.00–75.50	$72.73	$1,193	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–2570	2006	4	105.50–107.00	$106.31	$2,133	—
2235	2235	1	113.00	$113.00	$2,526	—
2285	2285	1	96.00	$96.00	$2,194	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	1	115.00	$115.00	$172	+65.00
293	293	6	75.00	$75.00	$220	±0.00
295	295	4	100.00	$100.00	$295	+25.00
300	300	1	65.00	$65.00	$195	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
75	75	2	180.00	$180.00	$135	-75.00
83	83	2	385.00	$385.00	$320	+130.00
200	200	1	195.00	$195.00	$390	-25.00
315	315	1	155.00	$155.00	$488	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1184–1391	1316	23	116.00–122.00	$118.97	$1,566	-10.03
1414–1643	1558	48	124.00–126.00	$125.31	$1,952	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–135	127	32	55.00–75.00	$64.50	$82	-27.81
108–149	140	91	70.00–90.00	$80.71	$113	-10.21
115–148	143	13	95.00	$95.00	$136	+4.08
150–159	153	45	70.00–77.50	$75.55	$116	-9.45
150–170	155	64	50.00–65.00	$58.28	$90	-26.72
160–184	176	6	95.00–105.00	$101.97	$179	+16.68
163–186	176	86	67.50–87.50	$74.97	$132	-10.32
165–183	176	35	62.00–67.50	$63.63	$112	-21.66
193–197	195	33	65.00–75.00	$65.60	$128	-21.94
202	202	5	87.50	$87.50	$177	+22.50
200–249	209	93	60.00–80.00	$63.03	$132	-24.95
251–255	252	7	72.50–75.00	$73.22	$185	+3.22

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
152	152	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	140.00	$140.00	$213	+24.05

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80–84	83	37	210.00–220.00	$212.36	$176	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	120.00	$120.00	$174	—
178	178	2	110.00	$110.00	$196	—
210	210	1	105.00	$105.00	$220	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
88	88	2	105.00	$105.00	$92	—
143–148	146	10	65.00–95.00	$83.64	$122	—
150	150	2	100.00	$100.00	$150	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
163	163	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	110.00	$110.00	$179	—

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
49	49	8	225.00	$225.00	$110	—
58–59	58	19	235.00–255.00	$249.67	$145	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
31–35	32	8	360.00–380.00	$377.22	$121	-52.56
35	35	2	445.00	$445.00	$156	+15.22
43	43	16	305.00	$305.00	$131	±0.00
49	49	14	430.00	$430.00	$211	-25.56
50–57	55	19	420.00–435.00	$428.05	$235	+0.81
57	57	20	300.00	$300.00	$171	-127.24
61	61	5	360.00	$360.00	$220	-112.02
64	64	13	410.00	$410.00	$262	-62.02
70	70	2	425.00	$425.00	$298	+15.00
73	73	4	305.00	$305.00	$223	-105.00
74	74	4	210.00	$210.00	$155	-200.00
88	88	3	330.00	$330.00	$290	-80.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30	30	6	280.00	$280.00	$84	-74.71
40–45	44	10	290.00–310.00	$292.05	$129	+26.87
50–58	55	38	270.00–295.00	$277.28	$153	-28.59
61–68	65	108	260.00–280.00	$272.29	$177	-17.21
70–79	72	120	250.00–270.00	$262.03	$189	+5.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
48	48	5	270.00	$270.00	$130	-5.00
61–66	65	20	235.00–240.00	$239.06	$155	—
76–78	77	12	240.00–245.00	$243.36	$187	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58–59	59	9	235.00–255.00	$243.80	$144	+38.80

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	360.00	$360.00	$252	+210.00
77	77	3	200.00	$200.00	$154	+50.00
79	79	4	195.00	$195.00	$154	+25.00
106–120	110	7	170.00–190.00	$183.77	$202	+23.77
110	110	1	200.00	$200.00	$220	+40.00
110	110	1	130.00	$130.00	$143	-30.00
110–120	117	16	135.00–145.00	$137.94	$161	-22.06
170	170	1	150.00	$150.00	$255	+45.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80	80	118	345.00	$345.00	$276	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
71	71	8	240.00	$240.00	$170	-25.00
80–89	84	166	245.00–260.00	$252.83	$212	+7.83
94–99	98	36	235.00–247.50	$238.40	$234	-31.60
103–123	107	25	205.00–215.00	$212.10	$227	-50.40
122	122	13	185.00	$185.00	$226	-51.32
100–149	133	338	220.00–231.00	$227.99	$303	-8.33
152–168	154	22	202.50–211.00	$209.74	$323	—

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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.