Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

3,244 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,244	4,706	2,865
Slaughter cattle	728	1,278	1,691

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 1.00 higher, heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Holsteins 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand for this eye appealing offering of fat cattle was moderate. Black hided cattle are in biggest demand. Profits are shriveling with the drought, lack of hay, and rising grain prices. Estimated dressed cost 226.00 - 231.00. CME Live Cattle slightly lower along with corn. Slaughter cows Breaker 1.00 to 2.00 lower, Boner and Lean steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady undertones. Traditional slaughter weight lambs steady to 1.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of sheep was good. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3 & 4-5 steady to 5.00 higher, Utility and Cull to few to make a meaningful comparison.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1344	1344	8	145.50	$145.50	$1,956	+2.61
1361–1473	1386	40	140.00–143.00	$141.09	$1,956	—
1403	1403	5	144.50	$144.50	$2,027	-1.96
1477	1477	13	139.00	$139.00	$2,053	-1.33
1529–1595	1542	31	135.00–138.00	$137.40	$2,119	-0.62
1519–1578	1550	34	144.50–147.50	$146.12	$2,265	+4.87
1571–1579	1573	25	140.00–143.50	$140.70	$2,213	-0.55

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1303	1246	19	138.00	$138.00	$1,719	-9.00
1294	1294	4	143.00	$143.00	$1,850	-0.45
1326	1326	17	135.00	$135.00	$1,790	-1.32
1365	1365	14	138.00	$138.00	$1,884	-7.37
1253–1507	1383	106	140.00–143.50	$141.30	$1,954	-4.07

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1313–1685	1536	75-80%	32	82.00–85.00	$83.74	$1,286	-9.15
1435–1740	1604	75-80%	13	71.00–81.50	$79.93	$1,282	-3.86
1375–1798	1695	75-80%	19	88.00–90.00	$88.65	$1,503	-0.19

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1383	1339	80-85%	7	80.00–81.50	$80.42	$1,077	+1.09
1338–1625	1446	80-85%	17	63.00–73.00	$69.37	$1,003	+3.37
1170–1873	1494	80-85%	38	74.00–78.00	$75.48	$1,128	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125	1125	85-90%	1	42.50	$42.50	$478	—
1100–1288	1217	85-90%	7	54.00–61.00	$57.28	$697	—
1103–1443	1305	85-90%	17	62.00–67.50	$65.50	$855	—
1255–1408	1380	85-90%	12	69.00–73.00	$71.84	$991	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1725	1463	3	60.00–84.00	$73.13	$1,070	—
1948	1948	2	105.00	$105.00	$2,045	—
1785–2345	1956	7	92.00–96.00	$95.32	$1,864	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	7	101.00	$101.00	$136	—
205–215	210	3	50.00–55.00	$53.33	$112	-25.06

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
51	51	8	295.00	$295.00	$150	+155.00
64–65	64	62	255.00	$255.00	$163	+125.00
70	70	17	220.00	$220.00	$154	+49.33
80	80	1	300.00	$300.00	$240	+155.00
125–135	130	2	220.00–225.00	$222.40	$289	+67.40
148	148	2	240.00	$240.00	$355	+85.00
155	155	1	235.00	$235.00	$364	+59.53

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1199	1199	4	112.00	$112.00	$1,343	—
1405–1454	1444	35	123.50–125.00	$124.71	$1,801	—
1393–1651	1520	76	127.00–134.00	$128.19	$1,948	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	40.00	$40.00	$56	-25.02
145	145	3	80.00	$80.00	$116	+14.98
153	153	3	90.00	$90.00	$138	+30.00
167–177	173	19	60.00–80.00	$68.35	$118	+23.35
203–217	209	26	55.00–70.00	$61.08	$128	+16.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
212	212	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	14	65.00	$65.00	$138	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
79	79	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	17	95.00	$95.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
76–79	79	55	165.00–180.00	$178.15	$141	—
80–88	82	27	150.00–152.50	$151.90	$125	—
90	90	5	102.50	$102.50	$92	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
128	128	2	130.00	$130.00	$166	—
129	129	16	96.00	$96.00	$124	—
155	155	1	100.00	$100.00	$155	+40.00

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Hair Ewes

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115	115	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	30	180.00	$180.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
103–129	109	22	80.00–85.00	$81.35	$89	+33.85
155	155	1	65.00	$65.00	$101	-2.50

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
47	47	3	215.00	$215.00	$101	+51.59
53–59	56	9	200.00–210.00	$205.29	$115	+31.34

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	5	205.00	$205.00	$51	±0.00
30–33	31	20	250.00–255.00	$254.28	$79	+144.28
32	32	5	145.00	$145.00	$46	+35.00
34	34	11	315.00	$315.00	$107	+106.17
40	40	1	235.00	$235.00	$94	+135.00
43	43	2	220.00	$220.00	$95	-35.00
40–45	44	13	280.00–285.00	$280.70	$124	+25.70
45	45	4	300.00	$300.00	$135	+45.00
45	45	16	265.00	$265.00	$119	+10.00
50	50	14	265.00	$265.00	$132	+140.00
51	51	6	245.00	$245.00	$125	+120.00
50–57	55	9	290.00–305.00	$294.57	$162	+45.07
60	60	4	285.00	$285.00	$171	+132.06
65	65	3	205.00	$205.00	$133	-27.95
66	66	5	235.00	$235.00	$155	+2.05
76	76	25	230.00	$230.00	$175	-2.85
79	79	9	255.00	$255.00	$201	+22.15
79	79	16	270.00	$270.00	$213	+37.15

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
49	49	4	140.00	$140.00	$69	-15.00
63	63	5	245.00	$245.00	$154	+106.09

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
63	63	—	—	8	290.00	$290.00	$183	+125.00
70–75	71	—	—	6	130.00–140.00	$131.76	$94	-33.24
73	73	—	—	2	130.00	$130.00	$95	-35.00
75	75	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	$79	-60.00
84	84	—	—	11	200.00	$200.00	$168	+95.00
85	85	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	$89	±0.00
88	88	—	—	2	180.00	$180.00	$158	+75.00
96–97	97	—	—	9	125.00–130.00	$127.79	$124	+2.79
104	104	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	44	190.00	$190.00	$198	+81.28
122	122	—	—	5	155.00	$155.00	$189	-8.41
134	134	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	9	160.00	$160.00	$214	-3.41
138	138	—	—	2	115.00	$115.00	$159	-48.41
155	155	—	—	1	140.00	$140.00	$217	-7.71
168	168	—	—	2	155.00	$155.00	$260	+7.29

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	200.00	$200.00	$130	-5.00
76	76	37	290.00	$290.00	$220	+125.00
86	86	7	225.00	$225.00	$194	±0.00
95	95	1	215.00	$215.00	$204	-10.00
97	97	11	230.00	$230.00	$223	+5.00
100	100	1	125.00	$125.00	$125	-125.38
170	170	2	235.00	$235.00	$400	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
89	89	8	185.00	$185.00	$165	+70.12
90–96	94	96	120.00–130.00	$123.99	$117	+9.11
95	95	24	112.50	$112.50	$107	-2.38
107–148	130	1,231	110.00–121.00	$118.23	$154	-0.74
150 fancy	150	15	120.00	$120.00	$180	—
157–158	158	61	106.00–108.00	$106.98	$169	-2.58
160–162	160	16	100.00–105.00	$100.95	$162	-8.61

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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.