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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 28, 2023

3,106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,106 4,779 4,844
Slaughter cattle 720 1,152 1,132

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Fed steers steady to 1.00 lower, heifers to few to make a meaningful comparison. Holsteins to few to make a meaningful comparison. The market continues to soften this week. Discouraging for producer, thinking about refilling yard with higher priced feeders. Demand for this light offering was moderate. Black hided cattle in biggest demand. Slight premium for non implant and drug free cattle. The last few weeks cattle weights have been lighter than we normally see. Very few cattle weighing over 1500 lbs. Estimated dressed weight 290.00 - 294.00. Report came out stating marketing of fed cattle in May totaled 1.95 million, 2% higher than last year at the same time. CME Live Cattle slightly higher, while corn plunged lower. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher. Bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Traditional weight slaughter lambs 8.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand for this nice offering was good. 120 lbs - 135 lbs seems to be the ideal weight buyers are looking for. Black faced lambs with good fleeces really caught the attention of buyers. Light weight lambs continue to be the biggest offering for the past several weeks. Price on 70 lbs - 90 lb lambs continue to get softer week over week. Large offering of slaughter ewes continues again this week. Price declined 5.00 to 10.00 this week as there is not a shortage of ewes.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1101 1101 4 179.00 $179.00 $1,971 —
1206–1357 1283 27 177.50–183.00 $180.03 $2,310 —
1378 1378 25 187.25 $187.25 $2,580 +16.25
1415–1499 1468 197 179.50–182.50 $181.09 $2,658 —
1544 1544 4 193.00 $193.00 $2,980 —
1554–1573 1567 30 180.50–180.85 $180.62 $2,830 -1.89
1569 1569 4 186.00 $186.00 $2,918 +3.49
1685 1685 23 180.75 $180.75 $3,046 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988 988 6 175.00 $175.00 $1,729 —
1251 1251 8 177.50 $177.50 $2,221 -1.58
1264 1264 9 174.00 $174.00 $2,199 -5.08
1289 1289 6 181.00 $181.00 $2,333 +1.92
1288–1329 1302 20 180.75 $180.75 $2,353 +13.75
1323 1323 4 185.25 $185.25 $2,451 +18.25

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1571 1191 85-90% 20 31.00–77.50 $63.49 $756 —
823–1530 1203 85-90% 33 80.00–95.50 $86.64 $1,042 —
1175–1290 1257 85-90% 5 104.00–105.00 $104.39 $1,312 +16.39
870–1678 1264 85-90% 30 96.00–103.00 $100.12 $1,266 +12.12
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360 1360 80-85% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,564 —
1095–1768 1482 80-85% 67 104.00–114.00 $108.02 $1,601 —
1235–1890 1597 80-85% 13 86.00–103.00 $97.08 $1,550 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1850 1586 75-80% 31 106.00–114.00 $112.49 $1,784 —
1392–1925 1627 75-80% 23 115.00–123.00 $119.79 $1,949 —
1615–1783 1747 75-80% 5 127.00–133.00 $128.52 $2,245 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1582 1582 65-75% 8 134.00 $134.00 $2,120 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–2125 1808 5 65.00–117.00 $104.84 $1,896 —
1550–2080 1828 8 121.00–129.00 $124.95 $2,284 —
2001–2295 2177 3 138.00–141.00 $139.67 $3,041 +5.89

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 3 100.00 $100.00 $180 -60.00
187 187 3 35.00 $35.00 $65 -125.00
228 228 2 20.00 $20.00 $46 -38.79
218–249 241 8 30.00–60.00 $49.98 $120 -8.81
250–260 255 2 55.00 $55.00 $140 -30.00
307 307 3 50.00 $50.00 $154 -15.00
360 360 2 60.00 $60.00 $216 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 2 215.00 $215.00 $125 -35.00
65 65 1 240.00 $240.00 $156 -10.00
74 74 7 215.00 $215.00 $159 -35.00
80 80 1 200.00 $200.00 $160 -50.00
93 93 2 260.00 $260.00 $242 +85.00
95 95 1 225.00 $225.00 $214 +50.00
110 thin fleshed 110 2 125.00 $125.00 $138 —
110–119 116 8 205.00–210.00 $206.18 $239 -29.39
130 130 1 275.00 $275.00 $358 +70.00
165 165 1 205.00 $205.00 $338 -35.00
155–185 170 2 150.00 $150.00 $255 -90.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1448 1448 5 141.00 $141.00 $2,042 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
87 87 3 30.00 $30.00 $26 —
120–125 123 2 15.00–20.00 $17.55 $22 -15.07
110–149 126 106 35.00–60.00 $47.26 $60 +14.64
129 129 11 65.00 $65.00 $84 -10.05
105–147 138 26 25.00–30.00 $27.45 $38 -29.11
140 140 14 105.00 $105.00 $147 +48.44
156–185 162 5 15.00–25.00 $22.71 $37 -83.10
155–175 164 17 25.00–30.00 $25.61 $42 -80.20
156–190 172 126 35.00–55.00 $39.76 $68 -30.93
175 175 7 100.00 $100.00 $175 +29.31
189–190 189 6 70.00–75.00 $70.84 $134 +0.84
191–197 193 34 72.50–75.00 $74.48 $144 +4.48
193–195 193 24 35.00–50.00 $47.91 $92 -22.09
200–245 228 39 60.00–80.00 $66.78 $152 -10.74

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
51 51 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 85.00 $85.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 20 140.00 $140.00 $101 -32.36
85 85 1 155.00 $155.00 $132 -17.36
98 98 8 140.00 $140.00 $137 -32.36

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
93 93 2 55.00 $55.00 $51 -5.00
164 164 31 40.00 $40.00 $66 —

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
39 39 5 180.00 $180.00 $70 +35.00
45 45 43 170.00 $170.00 $76 +25.00
68 68 25 160.00 $160.00 $109 +15.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
25 25 1 115.00 $115.00 $29 -75.00
35 35 9 165.00 $165.00 $58 -78.40
40 40 2 155.00 $155.00 $62 -88.40
41–48 44 33 205.00–215.00 $209.22 $92 -40.78
56–58 57 15 230.00–250.00 $236.82 $135 -68.76
62–68 63 20 255.00–270.00 $256.63 $162 -43.48
63–69 64 62 210.00–215.00 $214.22 $137 -85.89
65 65 1 145.00 $145.00 $94 -136.54
70 70 2 245.00 $245.00 $172 -33.00
71–75 73 23 230.00–235.00 $232.54 $170 -45.46

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 fancy 35 5 210.00 $210.00 $74 —
38 38 34 175.00–180.00 $175.29 $67 -41.07
42 42 15 195.00 $195.00 $82 -21.36
41–46 43 62 240.00–250.00 $241.59 $104 +25.23
51 51 9 180.00 $180.00 $92 +40.00
50–54 52 38 200.00–210.00 $205.47 $107 +65.47
55 fancy 55 38 235.00 $235.00 $129 —
62 62 11 155.00 $155.00 $96 -24.76
60–69 66 141 165.00–185.00 $181.69 $120 +1.93
71 71 11 150.00 $150.00 $106 -29.76
70–73 72 10 125.00 $125.00 $90 -54.76
70–79 75 41 165.00–175.00 $172.54 $129 -7.22
83–86 85 107 170.00–190.00 $182.50 $155 +2.74
88 88 22 150.00 $150.00 $132 -29.76
90 90 45 185.00 $185.00 $166 +5.24

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
51 51 7 40.00 $40.00 $20 -115.00
55 55 2 105.00 $105.00 $58 -50.00
98 98 6 180.00 $180.00 $176 +70.00
108–130 119 12 130.00–155.00 $150.67 $179 -0.75
120 120 3 110.00 $110.00 $132 -41.42
157–190 174 6 110.00–120.00 $115.48 $201 +5.48

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
71–74 72 33 160.00–175.00 $168.80 $122 -16.63
82–89 84 126 175.00–185.00 $178.09 $150 -6.76
94–98 96 115 170.00–185.00 $178.60 $171 -8.98
100–109 104 149 170.00–190.00 $185.79 $193 -9.25
116 116 4 145.00 $145.00 $168 -50.04
108–140 127 464 195.00–210.00 $207.11 $263 +37.63
124–135 132 15 155.00–175.00 $169.99 $224 +0.51
164 164 8 200.00 $200.00 $328 —
170–187 182 7 130.00–155.00 $138.14 $251 —

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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.