Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 18, 2023

4,832 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,832	6,753	4,068
Slaughter cattle	1,816	2,376	1,769

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Fed steers 1.00 to 5.00 lower, heifers 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Holsteins steady to 2.00 higher. Demand for this eye appealing offering of cattle was moderate. With the threat of another winter storm looming over today the crowd was quiet at the barn. Black hided cattle are in biggest demand. Non Implant and program cattle did not show much of a premium today. 21 full loads sold today. Most cattle were hauled in overnight making weigh ups favorable for the buyer. Estimated dressed cost 247.50 - 252.00. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Traditional slaughter weight sheep 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering was good. Slaughter ewes Good 2-3, Cull 5.00 to10.00 lower, Good 4-5 steady to 4.00 higher, Utility 15.00 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
1381	1381	12	150.00	$150.00	$2,072	—
1396	1396	10	147.00	$147.00	$2,052	—
1433–1476	1445	114	152.50–157.00	$155.67	$2,249	+6.20
1426–1487	1448	59	152.00–158.00	$157.38	$2,279	+7.91
1503–1637	1530	193	157.00–159.00	$157.73	$2,413	-0.16
1519–1595	1559	57	147.00–153.00	$150.45	$2,346	-7.71
1545–1599	1578	175	153.00–157.00	$154.00	$2,430	-4.16
1615–1644	1638	167	150.00–155.00	$153.54	$2,515	-1.46
1705	1705	81	154.50	$154.50	$2,634	-8.50

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1247–1385	1310	95	152.00–158.00	$156.29	$2,047	+4.29
1266–1407	1361	285	150.00–155.00	$153.21	$2,085	+3.42
1362–1518	1438	59	145.00–152.00	$146.88	$2,112	-12.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1183–1470	1341	80-85%	5	61.00–65.00	$63.42	$850	-12.23
1178–1745	1377	80-85%	65	66.00–75.00	$70.64	$973	—
1748	1748	80-85%	2	77.00	$77.00	$1,346	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1585	1263	85-90%	38	57.00–64.50	$61.06	$771	—
1210–1278	1264	85-90%	5	41.00	$41.00	$518	—
1360	1360	85-90%	2	67.50	$67.50	$918	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355	1355	75-80%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,192	—
1397–2040	1587	75-80%	27	75.50–84.00	$80.23	$1,273	+0.85
1405–1830	1640	75-80%	3	56.00–57.00	$56.37	$924	—
1720–1750	1735	75-80%	2	73.00	$73.00	$1,267	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1684	1684	65-75%	8	98.00	$98.00	$1,650	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–2280	1888	9	25.00–86.00	$69.18	$1,306	-14.20
1670–2485	1949	7	90.00–95.00	$91.43	$1,782	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
169–185	174	6	85.00–90.00	$88.23	$154	+3.49
188	188	2	45.00	$45.00	$85	-57.50
201–238	216	13	55.00–60.00	$57.01	$123	-34.63
255–265	260	2	65.00	$65.00	$169	-21.54
300	300	2	55.00	$55.00	$165	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80	80	4	225.00	$225.00	$180	-20.00
93	93	2	135.00	$135.00	$126	-70.00
95	95	2	175.00	$175.00	$166	-30.00
113	113	2	210.00	$210.00	$237	-20.95
111–140	117	5	185.00	$185.00	$216	+28.29
155–175	165	3	190.00–205.00	$196.46	$324	+88.09

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1461	1410	25	126.00–132.00	$128.01	$1,805	+1.93
1402–1523	1499	41	135.75–144.00	$137.47	$2,061	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
120	120	1	90.00	$90.00	$108	+35.81
120–148	138	85	55.00–65.00	$58.30	$80	-20.00
130–148	144	7	35.00–55.00	$51.58	$74	-13.42
150–155	155	177	55.00–67.50	$67.32	$104	+12.32
160	160	2	50.00	$50.00	$80	-5.00
156–177	167	64	60.00–75.00	$70.41	$118	-37.89
160–185	173	6	95.00–102.50	$98.93	$171	+23.48
181	181	14	35.00	$35.00	$63	-40.45
183	183	2	55.00	$55.00	$101	-20.45
185	185	1	45.00	$45.00	$83	-67.50
205	205	2	55.00	$55.00	$113	-45.00
200–235	208	5	65.00–80.00	$75.17	$156	-24.83
275–290	283	2	60.00	$60.00	$170	-25.61

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
138	138	Aged (>6yrs)	Winter	6	105.00	$105.00	-126.74
137–146	143	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	34	230.00–280.00	$245.49	+13.75
156	156	Aged (>6yrs)	Winter	43	135.00	$135.00	-91.48
171–185	180	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	181	160.00–280.00	$208.44	+39.05
206–249	233	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	19	175.00–205.00	$195.23	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–139	137	Aged (>6yrs)	Exposed	74	55.00–60.00	$59.32	$81	—
185	185	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	21	75.00	$75.00	$139	-5.70
218	218	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	3	70.00	$70.00	$153	-20.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
47	47	31	235.00	$235.00	$110	—
52	52	14	205.00	$205.00	$107	+45.00
84	84	132	162.00	$162.00	$136	-3.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	1	50.00	$50.00	$65	-61.71

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
116	116	5	70.00	$70.00	$81	-25.00
118–135	125	51	65.00–75.00	$69.86	$87	-25.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
152–166	158	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	9	200.00–215.00	$208.01	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
166	166	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	4	100.00	$100.00	$166	—

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	30	170.00	$170.00	$110	-95.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	1	205.00	$205.00	$51	+55.00
35	35	9	260.00	$260.00	$91	-15.00
44	44	9	305.00	$305.00	$134	+22.42
47	47	3	225.00	$225.00	$106	-57.58
58	58	48	310.00	$310.00	$180	+165.00
60–65	61	8	160.00–185.00	$181.65	$111	-131.86
61–66	65	24	270.00–285.00	$272.34	$177	+24.33
75	75	12	185.00	$185.00	$139	-53.08
75	75	33	215.00–220.00	$215.30	$161	-22.78
83–85	83	7	185.00–195.00	$193.54	$161	-34.81
92	92	52	185.00–195.00	$188.08	$173	+3.08

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40–48	44	8	245.00–255.00	$249.55	$110	-30.45
53	53	3	260.00	$260.00	$138	-22.94
55	55	21	185.00	$185.00	$102	-97.94
65–67	66	46	167.50	$167.50	$111	-115.44
76	76	301	177.50	$177.50	$135	-105.44

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80	80	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	$104	+25.00
88	88	—	—	2	175.00	$175.00	$154	+70.00
95	95	—	—	1	175.00	$175.00	$166	+87.54
102	102	—	—	5	135.00	$135.00	$138	+2.55
107	107	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	6	185.00	$185.00	$198	+52.55
132–140	133	—	—	7	130.00–145.00	$132.25	$176	+19.15
135	135	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	$230	+56.90
150–170	163	—	—	3	170.00–185.00	$174.59	$285	+69.59

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95	95	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	3	120.00	$120.00	—
114	114	Aged (>6yrs)	Bred	7	155.00	$155.00	—
119	119	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	5	175.00	$175.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
66	66	18	265.00	$265.00	$175	+35.00
75	75	2	230.00	$230.00	$172	±0.00
81	81	8	200.00	$200.00	$162	-30.00
82	82	18	230.00	$230.00	$189	±0.00
90	90	1	215.00	$215.00	$194	+35.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
48	48	27	255.00	$255.00	$122	-1.61
55–58	56	65	250.00–255.00	$253.12	$142	-16.49
63	63	4	220.00	$220.00	$139	-31.32
71–75	72	78	172.50–185.00	$174.35	$126	+24.35
73	73	24	190.00	$190.00	$139	+40.00
81	81	44	192.50	$192.50	$156	+31.40
81–88	83	81	150.00–162.00	$156.81	$130	-4.29
91–94	92	38	155.00–163.00	$157.37	$145	-47.16
96	96	7	131.00	$131.00	$126	-47.41
105–133	121	519	131.00–144.00	$136.26	$165	-9.72
121–149	139	106	114.00–128.00	$121.64	$169	-0.86
151–157	152	37	120.00–129.00	$127.74	$194	-3.56
163–175	165	9	101.00–111.00	$108.10	$178	-23.20

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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.