Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 15, 2023

1,925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,925	3,434	2,616
Slaughter cattle	778	1,669	1,291

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compare to last week: Slaughter steers to few to make a meaningful comparison, heifers sold steadyish. Holsteins to few to make a meaningful comparison. Demand for this small offering was moderate. Most cattle carried a fair amount of tag due to the up and down weather we have been seeing the last few weeks. Rain yesterday followed by dropping temperatures and snow with high winds made travel less than desirable made for a light offering. Most of the cattle were hauled in over night. Several full loads lots of heifers offered, with weighing conditions favorable for the buyer. Non Implant and Drug free cattle did not show a significant premium like last week. CME Live Cattle and Corn were lower. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Traditional slaughter weight lambs 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand for this light offering was moderate. A couple lots of new crop lambs brought a premium. Slaughter ewes steady to 10.00 higher with instances of 20.00. Good 2-3 black face ewes were in big demand today. Buyers were willing to pay a premium for them. Goats were in high demand today.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530	1530	22	157.25	$157.25	$2,406	+9.25
1619	1619	121	155.00	$155.00	$2,509	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1253–1288	1265	17	155.00–158.00	$156.08	$1,974	—
1317–1319	1317	32	154.00–155.00	$154.78	$2,038	—
1333–1429	1414	75	161.00–164.00	$161.53	$2,284	-4.72
1289–1508	1430	309	154.00–163.50	$158.25	$2,263	-8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1895	1566	75-80%	37	86.00–94.00	$89.21	$1,397	—
1385–1920	1574	75-80%	20	74.00–85.00	$82.42	$1,297	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	80-85%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,084	—
1310	1310	80-85%	1	52.00	$52.00	$681	-30.98
1033–1907	1455	80-85%	53	77.00–84.50	$81.56	$1,187	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1045	960	85-90%	3	27.50–42.50	$34.39	$330	-39.67
925–1305	1090	85-90%	20	46.00–63.00	$57.16	$623	—
1155	1155	85-90%	2	76.50	$76.50	$884	—
1055–1375	1265	85-90%	7	68.00–75.00	$71.57	$905	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1355	1343	2	62.00–93.00	$77.64	$1,043	—
1550–2475	1982	3	95.00–107.00	$103.55	$2,052	+4.54

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	65.00	$65.00	$117	-5.18
279	279	4	60.00	$60.00	$167	-30.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
95	95	1	275.00	$275.00	$261	+55.00
150–155	151	4	195.00–200.00	$198.72	$300	-35.06

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
108–143	119	13	80.00–105.00	$96.17	$114	+76.17
120–137	126	16	30.00–55.00	$49.75	$63	+14.41
140–142	142	7	115.00–125.00	$116.41	$165	+31.41
145	145	6	60.00	$60.00	$87	-25.00
153	153	4	40.00	$40.00	$61	-25.49
154–181	160	40	55.00–65.00	$62.46	$100	+21.23
160–178	167	37	95.00–110.00	$102.24	$171	+2.24
167–173	170	22	40.00–80.00	$54.22	$92	-33.73
180	180	1	125.00	$125.00	$225	+60.00
198	198	3	105.00	$105.00	$208	+15.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
122–139	127	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Winter	63	125.00–135.00	$127.96	—
165	165	Young (2-4 yrs)	Winter	23	170.00	$170.00	+10.00
187	187	Aged (>6yrs)	Winter	61	160.00	$160.00	-27.82

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45	45	35	255.00	$255.00	$115	-25.00
63	63	29	265.00	$265.00	$167	+45.00
62–69	66	33	190.00–220.00	$206.25	$136	-13.75
76	76	11	135.00	$135.00	$103	-85.00
90	90	19	184.00	$184.00	$166	-6.00
97	97	3	150.00	$150.00	$146	-40.00
100	100	5	190.00	$190.00	$190	±0.00
100	100	1	140.00	$140.00	$140	-50.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
151–170	163	11	55.00	$55.00	$90	-20.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
153	153	Young (2-4 yrs)	Winter	2	135.00	$135.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
43	43	2	235.00	$235.00	$101	+15.72
43–46	45	8	310.00–330.00	$317.19	$143	+167.19
47–48	47	17	365.00–375.00	$366.80	$172	+216.80
50–55	54	7	320.00–330.00	$322.67	$174	-24.05
51–58	55	64	350.00–370.00	$356.09	$196	+9.37
64–66	65	16	330.00–355.00	$345.44	$225	+105.44
68–69	69	48	260.00–285.00	$262.06	$181	+22.06
73–74	74	23	295.00–300.00	$299.14	$221	+12.30
74	74	11	200.00	$200.00	$148	-86.84
80–87	84	8	255.00	$255.00	$214	+15.27

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	4	205.00	$205.00	$72	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73	73	2	80.00	$80.00	$58	-95.00
100	100	2	120.00	$120.00	$120	+60.00
104–128	109	65	170.00–180.00	$175.00	$191	-5.49

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
90	90	24	230.00	$230.00	$207	—
115	115	2	170.00	$170.00	$196	-36.92

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
52	52	10	155.00	$155.00	$81	-131.27
60	60	38	170.00	$170.00	$102	-25.00
75	75	29	225.00–230.00	$225.17	$169	+50.17
77	77	13	175.00	$175.00	$135	±0.00
88	88	5	165.00	$165.00	$145	-67.50
105	105	17	215.00	$215.00	$226	+65.10
110	110	1	140.00	$140.00	$154	-9.90
117–143	133	106	125.00–137.00	$134.86	$179	+4.37
159	159	17	122.00	$122.00	$194	-7.55
179–188	181	25	108.00–118.00	$115.51	$209	+1.94

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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.