Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 5, 2022

4,706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,706	4,488	3,481
Slaughter cattle	1,278	1,329	1,305

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 1.00 lower in a light test, heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Holsteins 1.00 to 2.00 lower in a light test. Demand for this eye appealing offering of fat cattle was moderate. Wide price gaps created by the demand for black hided cattle. Majority of the cattle offered today were hauled in overnight making for good weigh ups. Ever so slight premium for non implant and drug free cattle. Estimated dressed cost 225.80 - 229.00. CME Live Cattle and Corn both higher today. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Traditional weight slaughter lambs steady to 3.00 lower. Demand for this large offering of good sheep was moderate. Slaughter ewes 10.00 to 20.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1128–1288	1241	17	143.00–143.50	$143.37	$1,779	—
1333–1383	1349	26	142.00–144.00	$142.89	$1,928	+5.64
1355–1489	1410	48	146.00–149.00	$146.46	$2,065	-0.85
1422–1435	1427	10	138.00–138.50	$138.30	$1,974	-9.01
1426–1496	1478	80	140.00–142.00	$140.33	$2,074	-0.48
1511	1511	35	149.50	$149.50	$2,259	+5.20
1504–1550	1522	15	137.00–139.50	$138.02	$2,101	-6.28
1521–1580	1561	80	140.00–142.00	$141.25	$2,205	-7.02
1601	1601	10	145.00	$145.00	$2,321	—
1627	1627	8	142.50	$142.50	$2,318	—
1817	1817	22	137.00	$137.00	$2,489	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1241	1241	5	147.00	$147.00	$1,824	+12.00
1219–1298	1279	34	136.00–138.00	$137.55	$1,759	-6.35
1249–1314	1282	79	140.00–147.00	$143.45	$1,839	-0.45
1291–1356	1319	14	135.00–138.00	$136.32	$1,798	-2.18
1301–1509	1365	363	140.00–146.75	$145.37	$1,984	+3.69

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
848–1660	1154	85-90%	22	27.00–54.00	$46.93	$542	—
1160–1190	1175	85-90%	2	78.00–79.00	$78.51	$922	—
1015–1555	1280	85-90%	35	60.00–69.00	$65.45	$838	—
1160–1750	1443	85-90%	8	70.00–75.00	$70.74	$1,021	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–2040	1521	75-80%	12	87.00–96.00	$92.89	$1,413	—
1460–1687	1616	75-80%	10	83.00–84.00	$83.79	$1,354	—
1431–1875	1677	75-80%	39	87.00–92.00	$88.84	$1,490	+14.89
1825	1825	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,369	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1435	1311	80-85%	7	78.00–82.00	$79.33	$1,040	—
1273–1493	1382	80-85%	7	84.00–87.50	$85.89	$1,187	—
1425	1425	80-85%	1	66.00	$66.00	$940	—
2115	2115	80-85%	2	68.00	$68.00	$1,438	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560	1560	65-75%	1	104.00	$104.00	$1,622	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1680–2605	2006	9	55.00–95.00	$88.35	$1,772	—
1610–2380	2069	6	96.00–102.00	$99.45	$2,058	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150	150	2	45.00	$45.00	$68	-50.00
175	175	1	75.00	$75.00	$131	-10.01
235–238	237	3	65.00–85.00	$78.39	$186	+1.14
300	300	1	65.00	$65.00	$195	-10.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	1	195.00	$195.00	$68	—
54	54	5	140.00	$140.00	$76	-120.00
60	60	3	130.00	$130.00	$78	-130.00
70–76	75	13	155.00–175.00	$170.67	$128	-89.33
78	78	3	225.00	$225.00	$176	-35.00
80	80	3	145.00	$145.00	$116	-70.00
86	86	5	265.00	$265.00	$228	+50.00
93	93	9	205.00	$205.00	$191	+50.00
95	95	1	155.00	$155.00	$147	±0.00
115–133	128	6	155.00	$155.00	$198	+25.00
151	151	6	155.00	$155.00	$234	-80.00
150–175	157	8	155.00–190.00	$175.47	$275	-59.53

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1336–1601	1480	20	125.50–130.00	$126.47	$1,872	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
103	103	2	82.50	$82.50	$85	—
113–115	114	3	35.00–45.00	$41.63	$47	-33.60
135–140	136	93	55.00–70.00	$65.02	$88	-10.21
150	150	11	60.00	$60.00	$90	-5.00
153–185	167	84	55.00–75.00	$59.66	$100	+4.66
175	175	2	45.00	$45.00	$79	-66.00
198	198	3	65.00	$65.00	$129	-15.00
215	215	1	45.00	$45.00	$97	-13.93
200–238	226	8	55.00–60.00	$56.32	$127	-2.61

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
104–114	106	98	101.00–109.00	$107.20	$114	+5.63

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
178	178	3	60.00	$60.00	$107	—
220	220	1	65.00	$65.00	$143	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
105	105	4	47.50	$47.50	$50	-42.50
133–138	134	11	50.00–70.00	$64.40	$86	+39.40
156	156	12	67.50	$67.50	$105	-7.50
190	190	15	70.00	$70.00	$133	±0.00

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
48–49	49	18	155.00–170.00	$163.41	$80	-76.59
52–55	52	70	165.00–175.00	$173.95	$90	—
60	60	8	150.00	$150.00	$90	—
72–74	73	78	133.00–150.00	$142.07	$104	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
28	28	5	205.00	$205.00	$57	-50.00
30	30	3	110.00	$110.00	$33	-145.00
31–38	35	41	205.00–220.00	$208.83	$73	+38.83
38	38	6	100.00	$100.00	$38	-195.00
42–43	43	25	255.00	$255.00	$110	-40.00
50	50	4	125.00	$125.00	$62	-197.64
50–57	53	12	245.00–265.00	$249.50	$132	+54.50
57–58	57	9	290.00–320.00	$306.54	$175	+44.80
60–63	61	5	150.00–155.00	$152.94	$93	-130.68
62–64	63	22	290.00–305.00	$296.17	$187	-16.69
65–67	65	15	225.00–235.00	$232.95	$151	+16.40
72	72	13	205.00	$205.00	$148	-80.00
73	73	15	205.00	$205.00	$150	-80.00
74–78	75	42	230.00–240.00	$232.85	$175	-52.15
85	85	1	205.00	$205.00	$174	-50.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
48	48	2	155.00	$155.00	$74	-25.00
50	50	3	155.00	$155.00	$78	-12.22
58	58	5	115.00	$115.00	$67	-52.22
62–68	64	91	127.50–152.50	$138.91	$89	-30.66
75	75	12	120.00	$120.00	$90	-24.61

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80	80	2	165.00	$165.00	$132	+80.00
85	85	1	105.00	$105.00	$89	+20.00
95	95	2	125.00	$125.00	$119	-115.00
100–109	107	11	105.00–110.00	$108.72	$116	-31.54
105–113	111	4	105.00	$105.00	$117	-35.26
103–115	113	97	130.00–155.00	$148.55	$168	+8.29
103–139	124	18	155.00–170.00	$163.41	$203	+3.41
165–195	180	2	145.00–150.00	$147.71	$266	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
69	69	6	205.00	$205.00	$141	-90.00
70	70	3	205.00	$205.00	$144	-90.00
71	71	4	165.00	$165.00	$117	-130.00
82	82	41	255.00	$255.00	$209	-40.00
85	85	2	225.00	$225.00	$191	-70.00
108–120	111	7	240.00–255.00	$250.38	$278	+85.38

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
61	61	4	115.00	$115.00	$70	-45.00
64–68	64	237	130.00–151.00	$150.44	$96	-9.56
72–79	78	263	123.00–142.50	$133.13	$104	-26.87
78	78	8	112.50	$112.50	$88	-47.50
81–88	85	162	113.00–123.00	$115.67	$98	-2.20
90–95	91	168	107.50–122.00	$114.88	$105	+5.48
98 fancy	98	4	140.00	$140.00	$137	—
115	115	6	101.00	$101.00	$116	-18.50
101–149	129	1,309	101.00–123.00	$118.97	$153	-0.53
150–159	156	75	105.00–118.00	$109.56	$171	+7.13

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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.