Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 9, 2022

4,170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,170	4,553	4,174
Slaughter cattle	1,628	1,589	1,441

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers Choice 2-3 1.00 to 2.00 lower, Choice 3-4 1.00 to 2.00 higher, heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Holsteins 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of slaughter cattle was moderate. Black hided cattle with heavier weights that arrived overnight were the most sought after today. Beef demand could soften as consumer buying power declines, as interest and inflation rises. Estimated dressed cost 238.00 - 246.00. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Traditional slaughter weight lambs 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering of lambs was good. Slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1224	1224	4	144.00	$144.00	$1,763	—
1291	1291	13	146.50	$146.50	$1,891	—
1336–1381	1365	24	148.50–157.00	$150.57	$2,055	+1.57
1424–1496	1477	194	154.00–157.00	$155.42	$2,296	+3.07
1467–1502	1482	88	148.00–150.00	$149.11	$2,210	-3.24
1525–1613	1549	105	154.00–162.00	$157.56	$2,441	—
1503–1645	1571	143	148.00–153.00	$151.94	$2,387	-2.95
1602–1698	1640	94	148.75–153.00	$151.83	$2,490	—
1716–1741	1732	52	149.00–151.50	$150.93	$2,614	+0.93

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	4	144.00	$144.00	$1,735	—
1293–1403	1341	37	136.00–148.00	$144.00	$1,931	+5.00
1253–1498	1343	131	152.00–160.00	$154.46	$2,074	+15.46
1303–1548	1436	246	147.00–154.75	$151.43	$2,175	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1570	1106	85-90%	33	20.00–58.00	$40.14	$444	-31.86
1193	1193	85-90%	2	72.00	$72.00	$859	—
905–1630	1297	85-90%	29	51.00–59.00	$54.45	$706	—
1111–1810	1402	85-90%	60	61.00–69.00	$64.62	$906	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1572	1396	80-85%	28	71.00–78.00	$74.09	$1,034	+5.38
1190–1815	1427	80-85%	23	61.00–71.00	$66.21	$945	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1660	1498	75-80%	15	73.00–77.00	$75.45	$1,130	+18.45
1227–1773	1544	75-80%	17	80.00–88.00	$83.54	$1,290	-1.46
1510–1780	1600	75-80%	9	90.00–100.00	$92.28	$1,476	+0.77
1665	1665	75-80%	1	61.00	$61.00	$1,016	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–2335	1684	12	50.00–91.00	$74.40	$1,253	—
1645–2075	1887	3	101.00–110.00	$105.17	$1,985	—
1790–2425	2078	4	94.00–100.00	$96.64	$2,008	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	50.00	$50.00	$78	±0.00
184	184	4	96.00	$96.00	$177	+13.54
200	200	2	35.00	$35.00	$70	-61.39
211–245	217	9	95.00–103.00	$100.35	$218	+3.96
295	295	1	65.00	$65.00	$192	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
52	52	10	300.00	$300.00	$156	—
70	70	2	240.00	$240.00	$168	+95.00
70–71	70	23	240.00–270.00	$262.09	$183	+117.09
140	140	1	245.00	$245.00	$343	+25.25
140	140	1	190.00	$190.00	$266	-29.75

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1329–1449	1370	31	121.00–130.00	$122.54	$1,679	+5.54
1451–1670	1578	21	131.00–139.00	$135.65	$2,141	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–135	126	11	30.00–55.00	$43.16	$54	-58.84
130–135	131	4	60.00–80.00	$71.29	$93	-15.27
139	139	5	60.00	$60.00	$83	-26.56
165–185	172	3	40.00–50.00	$46.41	$80	-38.22
169–195	183	52	75.00–85.00	$75.83	$139	-24.17
190	190	2	90.00	$90.00	$171	-10.00
205–232	222	19	65.00–85.00	$78.81	$175	-26.19

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
141	141	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	5	91.00	$91.00	$128	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
47–49	47	45	315.00	$315.00	$148	—
51–56	55	21	285.00–310.00	$290.54	$160	+45.54
62–69	66	80	200.00–250.00	$241.77	$160	-3.23
73–78	76	150	155.00–275.00	$223.07	$170	+68.07
80–87	81	114	165.00–245.00	$231.58	$188	+39.55
91–97	95	121	152.50–210.00	$170.31	$162	+42.31
113–118	115	88	122.00–132.00	$128.03	$147	+22.03

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
148	148	2	85.00	$85.00	$126	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
90	90	2	85.00	$85.00	$76	+10.00
136	136	7	80.00	$80.00	$109	-17.50
153	153	3	105.00	$105.00	$161	—

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	1	205.00	$205.00	$51	-25.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
28	28	11	245.00	$245.00	$69	+100.00
30	30	2	205.00	$205.00	$62	+60.00
35–37	37	33	205.00–235.00	$234.14	$87	+89.14
39	39	4	270.00	$270.00	$105	+35.00
40	40	4	270.00	$270.00	$108	+35.00
40–41	41	24	220.00–225.00	$224.80	$92	-10.20
42–48	46	30	245.00–260.00	$254.47	$117	+34.47
50–51	51	38	265.00–280.00	$278.84	$142	+63.84
52	52	10	125.00	$125.00	$65	-90.00
50–58	57	8	285.00–300.00	$289.91	$165	+1.63
60–68	64	98	260.00–310.00	$295.80	$189	+80.80
68	68	6	245.00	$245.00	$167	+20.00
70–78	77	18	235.00–270.00	$242.91	$187	+5.48
82	82	51	235.00	$235.00	$193	+50.00
95	95	1	240.00	$240.00	$228	+15.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45–48	46	25	155.00–195.00	$175.17	$81	-104.83
46	46	7	150.00	$150.00	$69	-130.00
57–58	57	48	190.00–200.00	$197.89	$113	—
60	60	13	105.00	$105.00	$63	—
67	67	25	165.00	$165.00	$111	—
77	77	26	160.00	$160.00	$123	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
53	53	8	265.00	$265.00	$140	—
73	73	5	150.00	$150.00	$110	-35.00
80	80	1	180.00	$180.00	$144	-5.00
105–118	111	52	125.00–135.00	$129.93	$144	-25.07
118	118	2	145.00	$145.00	$171	-62.37
108–137	120	13	140.00–160.00	$149.61	$180	+44.61
160	160	2	115.00	$115.00	$184	-50.00
163	163	2	135.00	$135.00	$220	-30.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
54	54	15	195.00	$195.00	$105	-77.50
105	105	2	180.00	$180.00	$189	—
105–143	128	5	215.00–225.00	$221.71	$284	—
130	130	1	185.00	$185.00	$240	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
51	51	17	300.00	$300.00	$153	+125.00
53	53	6	195.00	$195.00	$103	+20.00
60–66	64	10	240.00–245.00	$243.60	$156	-20.34
68	68	22	165.00	$165.00	$112	-98.94
75–77	75	24	215.00–265.00	$225.64	$169	+34.79
75	75	90	175.00	$175.00	$131	-15.85
80–88	83	60	175.00–195.00	$182.44	$151	-2.38
91–95	94	26	170.00–175.00	$171.88	$162	+60.97
103–140	122	4	111.00	$111.00	$135	-6.04
109–148	125	649	116.00–134.00	$127.84	$160	+10.80
151–155	154	212	110.00–122.00	$113.19	$174	-2.55
158	158	9	105.00	$105.00	$166	-10.74
160–170	165	4	92.00–100.00	$95.88	$158	-19.86

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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.