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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 17, 2023

2,729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,729 2,863 2,979
Slaughter cattle 826 492 740

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Fed steers steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers steady to 1.oo higher. Holsteins in another light test this week sold with lower undertones. Demand for this nice offering of slaughter cattle was good. The biggest demand is for high quality. high grading cattle. 2 pot loads of drug free cattle offered this week along with a few smaller packages of non implant cattle. Some cattle were carrying a small amount of tag due to the big storm and rain that hit late last week. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to strong. Traditional weight slaughter lambs 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering of slaughter weight lambs was moderate. The offering continues to be smaller than years past. Producers are selling lambs at lighter weights this year with higher cost of gain. 70 lb lambs were slightly lower, while 80 lbs and 90lbs were significantly lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1322 1322 6 166.00 $166.00 $2,195 —
1338 1338 4 173.00 $173.00 $2,315 —
1356 1356 5 176.00 $176.00 $2,387 —
1406–1438 1428 25 177.00–180.00 $177.95 $2,541 -5.05
1415–1441 1434 59 177.00–180.00 $179.40 $2,573 -3.60
1484 1484 69 185.50 $185.50 $2,753 —
1510–1524 1517 96 182.25–182.50 $182.39 $2,767 +3.82
1534 1534 7 181.50 $181.50 $2,784 +2.93
1552 1552 5 184.00 $184.00 $2,856 +2.50
1670 1670 7 178.00 $178.00 $2,973 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1313 1313 5 157.00 $157.00 $2,061 —
1334 1334 7 172.00 $172.00 $2,294 —
1322–1383 1352 33 175.00–180.00 $177.29 $2,397 +3.29
1220–1514 1357 238 177.00–180.00 $177.87 $2,414 +3.87

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
727–1555 1103 85-90% 37 68.00–85.00 $77.87 $859 —
811–1505 1199 85-90% 31 25.00–61.00 $45.04 $540 -35.50
1030–1695 1377 85-90% 31 86.00–94.00 $89.87 $1,238 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1605 1426 80-85% 5 105.00–108.00 $106.06 $1,512 —
1180–1895 1443 80-85% 26 96.00–104.00 $98.58 $1,423 —
1265–1840 1522 80-85% 9 79.00–93.00 $88.08 $1,341 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1598 1568 75-80% 9 102.00–103.00 $102.32 $1,604 +2.65
1480–1720 1582 75-80% 13 105.00–110.00 $107.90 $1,707 +8.23
1493–1635 1598 75-80% 9 111.00–114.00 $112.98 $1,805 +4.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1665 1555 3 67.50–105.00 $92.84 $1,444 —
1440–2130 1805 3 115.00–125.00 $121.06 $2,185 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 115.00 $115.00 $167 —
164–193 171 11 45.00–65.00 $59.92 $102 +8.53
260–283 275 3 45.00–55.00 $51.85 $143 -19.91

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
53 53 2 105.00 $105.00 $56 -100.00
55 55 1 125.00 $125.00 $69 -80.00
105 105 1 215.00 $215.00 $226 -15.00
105 105 1 250.00 $250.00 $262 +20.00
150–160 155 2 180.00–190.00 $185.16 $287 +55.16
160 160 2 155.00 $155.00 $248 +25.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1478 1478 9 142.00 $142.00 $2,099 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
93 93 2 60.00 $60.00 $56 -45.00
111–125 117 18 20.00–35.00 $26.74 $31 -12.42
125 125 2 35.00 $35.00 $44 -4.16
124–135 127 37 105.00–132.00 $123.51 $157 +84.35
109–143 132 194 40.00–60.00 $49.51 $65 -36.78
135 135 8 70.00–80.00 $73.13 $99 -13.16
158 158 5 35.00 $35.00 $55 -10.70
163–167 166 9 75.00–80.00 $76.64 $127 +30.94
153–189 168 159 45.00–65.00 $49.11 $83 +3.41
194 194 23 62.50 $62.50 $121 +1.79
200–245 210 57 45.00–65.00 $50.84 $107 -20.88

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
51–54 54 50 145.00–175.00 $172.72 $93 -3.93
61 61 10 140.00 $140.00 $85 -15.00
62–69 67 91 165.00–185.00 $181.12 $121 +26.12
85 85 1 155.00 $155.00 $132 -15.00
105 105 6 125.00 $125.00 $131 -35.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
168 168 2 65.00 $65.00 $109 -1.57

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
37–38 37 50 150.00–175.00 $161.16 $60 -3.84
55 55 41 170.00 $170.00 $94 ±0.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
31–37 34 14 285.00–300.00 $294.21 $100 +64.21
32–36 34 9 255.00–265.00 $259.74 $88 +29.74
41–42 42 29 290.00–310.00 $301.15 $126 -3.85
43 43 14 190.00 $190.00 $82 -115.00
40–49 48 8 225.00–230.00 $225.52 $108 -109.48
49 49 7 340.00 $340.00 $167 +5.00
58 58 59 335.00–355.00 $354.32 $206 +284.32
75 75 3 320.00 $320.00 $240 +7.65
95 95 1 220.00 $220.00 $209 -83.72
100 100 1 270.00 $270.00 $270 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
25 25 36 90.00 $90.00 $22 -88.01
25 25 2 185.00 $185.00 $46 +6.99
30–36 35 16 155.00–170.00 $167.30 $59 -10.71
36 fancy 36 9 210.00 $210.00 $76 -10.00
42–46 44 33 195.00–210.00 $200.67 $88 +5.62
46 46 5 165.00 $165.00 $76 -30.05
50–55 53 24 195.00–210.00 $197.45 $105 -4.56

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
64 64 4 160.00 $160.00 $102 +25.00
81 81 6 120.00 $120.00 $97 -15.00
86–88 87 12 130.00–145.00 $141.18 $123 +6.18
104–145 108 11 130.00–140.00 $138.78 $150 +93.78
125 125 5 105.00 $105.00 $131 -3.47
128–130 129 4 115.00–120.00 $118.74 $153 -40.64
185–195 190 2 120.00–135.00 $127.30 $242 -8.26

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 2 255.00 $255.00 $102 -50.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
47 47 6 165.00 $165.00 $78 -5.00
54–58 56 58 170.00–195.00 $179.58 $101 -14.81
60–68 66 151 175.00–187.50 $182.16 $120 -1.68
71–79 74 81 180.00–192.50 $185.55 $137 -5.47
75 fancy 75 1 215.00 $215.00 $161 —
80–89 86 150 170.00–190.00 $179.59 $154 -13.70
90–98 94 171 165.00–185.00 $182.54 $172 -7.30
98 98 8 150.00 $150.00 $147 -39.84
99 99 10 131.00 $131.00 $130 -58.84
112 112 14 145.00 $145.00 $162 -10.55
115 fancy 115 1 180.00 $180.00 $207 -10.00
113–140 123 104 155.00–171.00 $165.17 $203 -3.70
195 195 3 120.00 $120.00 $234 -46.00

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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.