Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 16, 2022

4,696 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,696	4,170	5,062
Slaughter cattle	1,610	1,628	1,638

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 4.00 higher, Heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Holsteins steady to 1.00 higher. Demand for this eye appealing offering of fat cattle was good. Slight premium shown for non implant cattle. Black hided cattle draw the most attention. Several load lots offered today along with most cattle being brought in overnight. Consumer demand for high quality beef could be helping prices stay strong. Estimated dressed cost 245.00 - 252.00. CME Live Cattle closed higher while corn was a couple lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls steady. Traditional weight slaughter lambs 1.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering was moderate. Slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1283	1283	9	147.00	$147.00	$1,886	+0.50
1143–1367	1295	31	142.00–151.00	$145.92	$1,890	-0.58
1393	1393	6	155.00	$155.00	$2,159	+4.43
1410	1410	9	145.00	$145.00	$2,044	—
1384–1488	1411	62	150.00–153.25	$151.41	$2,136	—
1424	1424	5	141.00	$141.00	$2,008	—
1393–1489	1444	63	147.75–154.00	$150.29	$2,170	—
1509–1551	1523	78	152.00–155.50	$152.99	$2,330	-4.57
1511–1596	1537	295	148.00–158.00	$153.51	$2,359	-4.05
1619	1619	4	156.50	$156.50	$2,534	+4.67
1714	1714	9	154.00	$154.00	$2,640	+3.07

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1323	1194	33	142.00–154.00	$147.10	$1,756	—
1226	1226	10	144.00	$144.00	$1,765	±0.00
1295–1524	1336	40	140.50–144.00	$141.93	$1,896	-2.07
1338–1531	1365	357	150.00–156.75	$153.37	$2,094	—
1295–1568	1376	213	150.00–160.00	$153.80	$2,116	—
1503	1503	8	148.00	$148.00	$2,224	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1358	1099	85-90%	24	42.50–53.00	$50.36	$553	—
1060–1385	1141	85-90%	4	64.00	$64.00	$730	+23.86
825–1348	1190	85-90%	10	22.00–46.00	$28.66	$341	-43.34
950–1635	1300	85-90%	78	54.00–61.00	$58.02	$754	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	80-85%	2	78.00	$78.00	$948	—
1160–1740	1387	80-85%	67	63.00–76.00	$69.06	$958	-5.03
1295–1730	1449	80-85%	17	56.00–64.50	$60.73	$880	-5.48

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1720	1545	75-80%	35	80.00–86.00	$83.73	$1,294	+0.19
1460–1767	1609	75-80%	27	87.50–90.00	$89.01	$1,432	-3.27
1260–1880	1663	75-80%	11	64.00–79.00	$73.29	$1,219	+12.29

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1595–2050	1904	5	52.00–92.00	$82.16	$1,564	—
1715–2310	2022	8	93.00–98.00	$95.44	$1,930	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–180	173	2	75.00–95.00	$85.43	$148	-10.57
200	200	2	45.00	$45.00	$90	+10.00
215	215	1	35.00	$35.00	$75	-65.35
208–245	218	9	65.00–85.00	$74.48	$162	-25.87
225	225	1	100.00	$100.00	$225	-0.35
275	275	1	65.00	$65.00	$179	±0.00
302	302	3	55.00	$55.00	$166	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
68	68	2	150.00	$150.00	$102	-90.00
73–76	76	33	205.00–240.00	$236.93	$180	-3.07
83–87	86	12	155.00–185.00	$159.81	$137	-80.19
100	100	1	185.00	$185.00	$185	—
110–123	120	4	205.00–225.00	$220.41	$264	-24.59
125–145	135	2	160.00–190.00	$176.11	$238	-68.89
144	144	10	255.00	$255.00	$367	+10.00
155–185	163	5	250.00–275.00	$255.68	$417	—
215	215	1	265.00	$265.00	$570	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270	1270	5	127.00	$127.00	$1,613	—
1475–1698	1564	71	129.50–140.00	$135.52	$2,120	-0.13

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Ewes

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–130	124	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	229	120.00–127.50	$123.26	$153	+32.26
147	147	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	53	102.50	$102.50	$151	+11.50
211	211	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	6	65.00	$65.00	$137	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80	80	1	50.00	$50.00	$40	—
98	98	3	55.00	$55.00	$54	—
128	128	4	110.00	$110.00	$141	+66.84
123–145	131	10	45.00–60.00	$51.12	$67	-20.17
115–148	138	15	70.00–82.50	$79.53	$110	+19.53
155–168	167	10	90.00–105.00	$103.61	$173	+57.20
194–198	196	8	75.00–85.00	$78.80	$154	-11.20
201	201	4	55.00	$55.00	$111	-23.81
200–240	214	5	75.00–85.00	$79.78	$171	+0.97

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
223	223	Young (2-4 yrs)	Winter	24	175.00	$175.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
51	51	36	170.00	$170.00	$87	-120.54
66	66	129	180.00	$180.00	$119	-61.77
70–79	74	43	172.50–195.00	$184.91	$137	-38.16
82–87	85	21	160.00–185.00	$169.18	$144	-62.40
108	108	9	121.00	$121.00	$131	-7.03

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125	125	3	85.00	$85.00	$106	±0.00
169	169	4	75.00	$75.00	$127	—

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
42	42	7	125.00	$125.00	$52	-80.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
28	28	2	155.00	$155.00	$43	-90.00
30	30	4	235.00	$235.00	$70	+30.00
33	33	3	205.00	$205.00	$68	±0.00
39	39	7	245.00	$245.00	$96	-25.00
45	45	1	155.00	$155.00	$70	-99.47
45	45	4	230.00	$230.00	$104	-24.47
40–49	46	17	205.00–245.00	$228.34	$105	-26.13
46	46	8	285.00	$285.00	$131	+30.53
47–49	48	16	320.00–340.00	$331.04	$159	+76.57
53	53	9	230.00	$230.00	$122	+105.00
52–57	55	20	280.00–305.00	$292.55	$161	+2.64
55–57	56	25	330.00–335.00	$332.84	$186	+42.93
60–64	62	113	300.00–310.00	$305.21	$189	+9.41
61–65	65	46	310.00–330.00	$324.86	$211	+29.06
67	67	5	130.00	$130.00	$87	-115.00
68–69	69	20	230.00–255.00	$245.09	$169	+0.09
73	73	2	205.00	$205.00	$150	-37.91
82–83	82	38	235.00–240.00	$237.50	$195	+2.50
82	82	3	280.00	$280.00	$230	+45.00
90	90	2	240.00	$240.00	$216	±0.00
120	120	12	150.00	$150.00	$180	—

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
67	67	50	165.00	$165.00	$111	±0.00
81	81	105	167.50	$167.50	$136	+7.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	120.00	$120.00	$66	-145.00
65	65	1	120.00	$120.00	$78	-30.00
75	75	3	155.00	$155.00	$116	+5.00
81	81	7	195.00	$195.00	$158	+15.00
88	88	2	100.00	$100.00	$88	-80.00
92	92	7	155.00	$155.00	$143	-25.00
93	93	13	260.00	$260.00	$242	+80.00
91–99	96	24	105.00–135.00	$121.78	$117	-58.22
101–145	116	27	145.00–160.00	$155.13	$180	+10.13
105–124	116	39	105.00–135.00	$115.19	$134	-29.81
157	157	17	135.00	$135.00	$212	+20.00
150–168	162	3	150.00	$150.00	$243	+15.00
165	165	2	105.00	$105.00	$173	-30.00
200	200	1	175.00	$175.00	$350	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
95	95	1	235.00	$235.00	$223	—
125	125	2	205.00	$205.00	$256	-16.71
103–137	130	50	265.00–305.00	$265.65	$345	+80.65
175	175	1	175.00	$175.00	$306	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45	45	2	205.00–225.00	$215.00	$97	—
60–65	62	20	200.00–240.00	$216.44	$134	-27.16
62–69	66	51	175.00–195.00	$184.16	$122	-59.44
73	73	2	205.00	$205.00	$150	-20.64
80–89	84	22	180.00–190.00	$188.58	$158	+6.14
86	86	8	149.00	$149.00	$128	-33.44
92–98	96	234	155.00–175.00	$168.16	$161	-3.72
94–97	96	31	127.00–147.50	$132.17	$127	-39.71
102–146	130	1,104	114.00–135.00	$129.11	$168	+1.27
149	149	7	111.00	$111.00	$165	-16.84
150–158	153	85	116.00–120.00	$118.76	$182	+5.57
169–170	170	59	110.00–112.00	$110.61	$188	+14.73

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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.