Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 28, 2022

3,770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,770	2,389	2,153
Slaughter cattle	1,005	743	843

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 3.00 to 4.00 lower, heifers steady. Holsteins in a very light test sold with higher undertones. Demand for this nice offering of slaughter cattle was good. Black hided cattle are in biggest demand. Slight premium shown for non implant cattle. Some cattle carried a small amount of tag this week due to the weather the past couple of weeks. Estimated dressed cost 248.00 - 257.00. CME corn closed higher while live cattle fell slightly. 11.7 million cattle were recorded on feed on December 1, 3 percent lower than the same time last year. During the month of November cattle slaughter was up 2 percent over the same month last year. Slaughter cows 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold with higher undertones. Traditional slaughter weight lambs 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering was good. Slaughter ewes Good 4-5 & 2-3 steady to 2.00 higher, Utility 5.00 to 10.00 higher, 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
1312	1312	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,968	-2.00
1315	1315	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,972	-2.00
1324	1324	4	154.00	$154.00	$2,039	+2.00
1403	1403	8	145.00	$145.00	$2,034	-18.20
1440	1440	29	159.00	$159.00	$2,290	-4.20
1431–1494	1488	213	154.00–161.00	$154.76	$2,303	-8.74
1510	1510	4	157.25	$157.25	$2,374	+5.25
1518	1518	4	151.00	$151.00	$2,292	-1.00
1528–1605	1589	43	159.50–162.00	$161.42	$2,565	—
1723	1723	8	160.00	$160.00	$2,757	+17.50

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1264	1264	7	156.00	$156.00	$1,972	+46.00
1241–1369	1326	15	145.00–152.00	$149.82	$1,987	+4.82
1241–1470	1354	243	153.00–159.00	$157.23	$2,129	—
1314–1478	1365	85	156.75–164.00	$161.60	$2,206	-2.67
1344–1447	1418	14	159.00–160.00	$159.73	$2,265	+2.86

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	85-90%	3	69.00	$69.00	$742	+7.71
730–1460	1083	85-90%	10	15.00–41.00	$28.85	$312	-32.44
1050–1480	1133	85-90%	14	48.00–55.00	$51.27	$581	+5.87
949–1615	1292	85-90%	46	55.00–64.00	$61.48	$794	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1231–1451	1348	80-85%	16	75.00–77.00	$75.80	$1,022	—
1380–1630	1508	80-85%	4	59.50–65.00	$63.74	$961	—
1225–1795	1545	80-85%	49	65.00–74.55	$70.39	$1,088	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1605	1572	75-80%	5	74.00–74.50	$74.30	$1,168	—
1465–1918	1646	75-80%	26	75.00–84.00	$80.73	$1,329	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1715–2100	1919	65-75%	19	90.00–97.00	$94.05	$1,805	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1870	1508	4	65.00–85.00	$78.10	$1,178	—
1885–2100	2009	4	92.00–98.50	$96.21	$1,933	—
2020	2020	1	101.00	$101.00	$2,040	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
158–170	160	11	126.00–135.00	$133.26	$213	+68.26
175	175	1	55.00	$55.00	$96	-10.00
158–195	177	6	100.00–125.00	$111.19	$197	+46.19
200	200	1	45.00	$45.00	$90	-21.49
205	205	1	110.00	$110.00	$226	+43.51
235–236	236	6	90.00	$90.00	$212	+23.51
260–265	263	2	75.00–90.00	$82.43	$217	+7.43

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
78	78	11	255.00–285.00	$271.36	$212	+91.36
85	85	1	185.00	$185.00	$157	+5.00
105	105	1	195.00	$195.00	$205	—
102–138	111	12	205.00–245.00	$239.90	$266	+19.90
160–175	168	3	240.00–275.00	$256.29	$431	—
220	220	1	250.00	$250.00	$550	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1496–1552	1541	25	139.25–142.50	$139.88	$2,156	+8.88

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120–129	129	25	100.00–105.00	$104.81	$135	+25.45
130	130	2	65.00	$65.00	$84	-14.36
126–144	135	27	70.00–95.00	$89.34	$121	+9.98
150–156	155	5	65.00–80.00	$67.91	$105	+22.91
152–175	156	277	105.00–112.50	$105.18	$164	+60.18
155–168	164	3	50.00–55.00	$53.42	$88	-26.60
158–184	169	145	70.00–85.00	$81.66	$138	+1.64
180	180	10	60.00	$60.00	$108	-45.01
204–241	216	26	80.00–95.00	$86.38	$187	+11.23

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
181	181	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Winter	7	230.00	$230.00	+75.00
184	184	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	13	170.00	$170.00	+15.00
225	225	Young (2-4 yrs)	Winter	29	220.00	$220.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
233	233	Young (2-4 yrs)	Winter	4	80.00	$80.00	$186	-5.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
63	63	30	340.00	$340.00	$214	+169.13

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
20	20	4	205.00	$205.00	$41	+155.00
28	28	3	235.00	$235.00	$66	+185.00
35	35	3	335.00	$335.00	$117	+285.00
38	38	3	305.00	$305.00	$116	+255.00
40–48	46	23	230.00–240.00	$235.24	$108	-14.76
48	48	4	310.00	$310.00	$149	+60.00
52	52	9	185.00	$185.00	$96	+10.00
53–56	55	7	300.00–315.00	$304.12	$167	+49.12
55	55	3	285.00	$285.00	$157	+30.00
58–59	59	16	360.00	$360.00	$212	+105.00
60	60	1	170.00	$170.00	$102	-85.00
62	62	167	335.00	$335.00	$208	+285.00
67	67	35	305.00	$305.00	$204	+115.00
70	70	2	190.00	$190.00	$133	+45.00
74	74	105	210.00	$210.00	$155	+65.00
74	74	16	265.00	$265.00	$196	+120.00
80	80	7	305.00	$305.00	$244	+160.00
84	84	141	250.00	$250.00	$210	+50.00
85	85	1	185.00	$185.00	$157	-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
43–48	46	19	245.00–255.00	$250.54	$115	+75.54
55	55	4	255.00	$255.00	$140	+125.00
83	83	80	235.00	$235.00	$195	+101.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	—	—	2	180.00	$180.00	$153	+115.00
89	89	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	15	185.00	$185.00	$165	+120.00
90–93	92	—	—	3	185.00–200.00	$189.89	$175	+124.89
102–115	104	—	—	19	165.00–175.00	$172.80	$180	+67.80
111–115	112	—	—	6	110.00–140.00	$134.85	$151	+29.85
131	131	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	5	190.00	$190.00	$249	+85.00
150	150	—	—	1	125.00	$125.00	$188	+45.00
157	157	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	10	125.00	$125.00	$196	+45.00

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
93–99	97	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	15	170.00–250.00	$224.43	—
106–131	114	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	12	185.00–260.00	$231.36	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
56	56	11	275.00	$275.00	$154	—
75	75	1	125.00	$125.00	$94	—
78	78	8	320.00	$320.00	$250	—
127	127	3	205.00	$205.00	$260	+20.00
155	155	5	225.00	$225.00	$349	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
49	49	8	325.00	$325.00	$159	+60.00
55–59	57	176	325.00–390.00	$377.33	$215	+127.33
62–63	62	107	250.00–280.00	$252.28	$156	-14.77
66	66	80	335.00–360.00	$344.06	$227	+162.06
74–79	78	176	220.00–277.50	$232.59	$181	+52.62
80–81	81	75	285.00–290.00	$287.54	$233	+107.54
89	89	42	180.00	$180.00	$160	-15.00
94	94	18	200.00	$200.00	$188	+5.00
100–109	102	46	170.00–205.00	$187.11	$191	+60.31
114	114	85	157.00	$157.00	$179	+30.20
115–149	132	393	131.00–148.00	$140.48	$185	+13.68
150–159	159	90	127.00–145.00	$127.19	$202	+9.73

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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.