Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 2, 2023

3,812 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,812	2,854	2,835
Slaughter cattle	887	512	641

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Fed steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Holsteins to few to make a meaningful comparison. Demand for this eye appealing offering of fed cattle was good. No real premium shown for non implant and program cattle. Black hided cattle in biggest demand creating wider price gaps. Several semi loads of cattle sold today. Estimated dressed cost 294.00 - 302.00. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Bulls 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Traditional weight slaughter lambs 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand for this large offering of eye catching sheep was good. We are seeing more traditional slaughter weight lambs offered for sale. 70 lbs - 90 lbs lambs sold with lower undertones. The condition of the fleece determines how far buyers push to get lambs bought. Slaughter ewes sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	6	191.00	$191.00	$2,206	+12.38
1184	1184	4	181.00	$181.00	$2,143	+2.38
1307–1431	1391	56	187.00–190.25	$187.98	$2,615	—
1301–1464	1408	215	182.50–187.00	$185.53	$2,612	+4.92
1513–1555	1552	152	185.00–187.00	$186.87	$2,900	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	7	184.00	$184.00	$2,116	—
1234	1234	5	184.00	$184.00	$2,271	+5.17
1244–1405	1331	48	181.00–186.50	$184.61	$2,457	+6.45
1254–1367	1342	55	186.00–186.75	$186.15	$2,498	+16.15
1475	1475	4	192.00	$192.00	$2,832	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–1475	1036	85-90%	18	50.00–79.50	$62.72	$650	—
882–1380	1093	85-90%	32	98.00–107.50	$103.32	$1,129	—
850–1455	1175	85-90%	18	81.00–97.00	$91.41	$1,074	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1780	1312	80-85%	48	110.00–119.00	$113.54	$1,490	+23.52
1298–1535	1426	80-85%	9	105.00–108.00	$107.41	$1,532	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1515	1515	75-80%	1	87.50	$87.50	$1,326	—
1380–1845	1525	75-80%	39	122.00–132.00	$127.32	$1,942	—
1445–1788	1623	75-80%	15	135.00–139.00	$135.71	$2,203	+15.47

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1855	1672	65-75%	18	140.00–151.00	$144.25	$2,412	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190	1190	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,250	-57.33
1520–2790	1972	11	123.00–134.00	$129.90	$2,562	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
208–235	219	7	40.00–70.00	$56.57	$124	-23.43
252–263	256	9	50.00–65.00	$58.76	$150	—
300	300	1	45.00	$45.00	$135	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
133	133	2	140.00	$140.00	$186	-130.00
185	185	1	155.00	$155.00	$287	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1293	1293	6	139.00	$139.00	$1,797	—
1294	1294	4	155.00	$155.00	$2,006	—
1368	1368	6	172.00	$172.00	$2,353	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
121–137	126	19	10.00–25.00	$20.05	$25	-39.23
130	130	3	65.00–75.00	$71.67	$93	+12.39
134	134	6	105.00	$105.00	$141	+63.45
134	134	4	25.00	$25.00	$34	-16.55
111–148	135	167	35.00–55.00	$40.77	$55	+0.77
150	150	4	35.00	$35.00	$52	-25.00
152	152	15	35.00	$35.00	$53	-25.00
151–185	161	111	40.00–60.00	$46.16	$74	-53.84
155–188	170	49	65.00–75.00	$69.35	$118	+16.95
158–186	182	13	110.00–115.00	$114.33	$208	+79.33
196	196	8	55.00	$55.00	$108	+20.00
202–220	212	11	50.00	$50.00	$106	-5.00
251	251	4	70.00	$70.00	$176	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
128	128	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	41	220.00	$220.00	—

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Families

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50	50	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	50.00	$50.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
66	66	9	155.00	$155.00	$102	-9.57
70–73	71	31	145.00–155.00	$147.33	$105	-5.94
81–86	83	30	155.00	$155.00	$129	-17.93

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
107–128	119	16	40.00–50.00	$46.06	$55	—

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	23	165.00	$165.00	$58	—
48	48	3	160.00	$160.00	$77	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
20	20	2	170.00	$170.00	$34	-15.00
25	25	20	200.00	$200.00	$50	+15.00
34	34	14	240.00	$240.00	$82	+35.00
40–45	42	3	245.00–255.00	$248.60	$104	+28.60
44–48	45	29	275.00–280.00	$276.65	$124	+108.68
53–56	54	11	230.00–245.00	$239.35	$129	+19.35
55	55	18	300.00	$300.00	$165	+80.00
63	63	18	275.00	$275.00	$173	+25.00
64–65	64	13	290.00–305.00	$295.82	$189	+45.82
77	77	6	250.00	$250.00	$192	+35.00
84	84	9	255.00	$255.00	$214	+40.00

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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	3	170.00	$170.00	$60	—
41–47	45	40	210.00–215.00	$213.85	$96	—
55	55	14	165.00	$165.00	$91	+5.00
60	60	6	160.00	$160.00	$96	±0.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
61	61	4	145.00	$145.00	$88	+85.00
70	70	5	115.00	$115.00	$80	+55.00
85	85	5	200.00	$200.00	$170	+140.00
110	110	1	75.00	$75.00	$82	±0.00
106–125	114	22	105.00–115.00	$111.44	$127	+36.44
103–135	120	5	125.00–140.00	$128.12	$154	-1.88
100–148	139	14	155.00–165.00	$157.74	$219	+42.74

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60–67	63	30	185.00–200.00	$187.56	$118	+12.56
74–79	77	131	165.00–175.00	$173.39	$134	-8.59
82–83	82	52	145.00–155.00	$153.25	$126	-27.78
81–87	83	72	170.00–183.00	$178.72	$148	-2.31
91–97	93	71	175.00–197.50	$183.87	$171	-0.63
91–96	95	53	155.00–165.00	$156.62	$149	-27.88
100	100	13	180.00	$180.00	$180	±0.00
102–126	120	86	160.00–181.00	$177.64	$213	-13.46
102–145	125	1,411	182.00–212.00	$199.90	$250	+8.80
149 fancy	149	60	216.00	$216.00	$322	—
158–170	162	6	185.00–205.00	$198.00	$321	—
177	177	3	105.00	$105.00	$186	—

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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.