Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 6, 2023

2,505 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,505	5,094	3,809
Slaughter cattle	801	1,596	988

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Fed steers steady to 2.00 lower, heifers 2.00 lower. Holsteins to few to make a meaningful comparison. Demand for this eye appealing offering of slaughter cattle was good. Several semi loads offered. Small premium for non implant and program cattle. Black hide and high yielding cattle in biggest demand. Estimated dressed cost 290.00 - 295.00. CME Live Cattle closed higher, Corn unchanged. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls steady. Traditional weight slaughter lambs steady to 10.00 lower. Demand for this nice offering was good. Good fleece and thick built were determining factors for buyers. 70 lbs - 90 lbs sold with lower undertones. Slaughter ewes to few in categories to make a meaningful comparison, sold with lower undertones.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180	1180	4	170.00	$170.00	$2,006	—
1261	1261	5	192.00	$192.00	$2,421	+10.04
1297	1297	19	194.00	$194.00	$2,516	—
1363	1363	15	185.00	$185.00	$2,522	-1.00
1379–1447	1417	9	183.00–186.00	$184.30	$2,612	+5.30
1419–1475	1446	23	178.50–179.75	$179.11	$2,590	+2.11
1414–1473	1456	139	180.00–182.00	$180.54	$2,629	-0.69
1535–1578	1550	225	180.00–183.00	$180.75	$2,802	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1182	1182	10	180.00	$180.00	$2,128	-1.00
1227–1441	1325	24	182.00–185.00	$183.50	$2,431	+2.50
1326	1326	24	176.25	$176.25	$2,337	-4.75
1318–1438	1368	95	179.50–182.00	$180.36	$2,467	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1618	1102	85-90%	14	12.50–79.00	$56.10	$618	-28.27
855–1428	1140	85-90%	25	80.00–91.00	$85.79	$978	—
1130–1653	1385	85-90%	43	93.00–102.00	$96.96	$1,343	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1332–1455	1363	80-85%	4	86.00–88.00	$87.47	$1,192	—
1163–1635	1402	80-85%	22	92.00–102.00	$97.12	$1,362	—
1295–1520	1408	80-85%	2	114.00–115.00	$114.46	$1,612	—
1220–1685	1450	80-85%	18	103.00–113.00	$106.64	$1,546	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1725	1540	75-80%	24	115.00–125.00	$119.63	$1,842	+0.89
1590	1590	75-80%	1	134.00	$134.00	$2,131	—
1905	1905	75-80%	1	25.00	$25.00	$476	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1625	1456	6	80.00–114.00	$98.99	$1,441	—
1500–2060	1703	6	132.50–139.00	$134.63	$2,293	—
1585–1800	1703	5	119.00–127.00	$122.48	$2,086	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155	155	1	65.00	$65.00	$101	-120.00
201–215	204	5	45.00–55.00	$47.11	$96	-76.32
250	250	1	55.00	$55.00	$138	—
330	330	1	50.00	$50.00	$165	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
72	72	9	215.00	$215.00	$155	+50.00
95	95	2	180.00	$180.00	$171	+105.00
95	95	1	110.00	$110.00	$104	+35.00
113	113	2	105.00	$105.00	$119	-20.00
127	127	5	215.00	$215.00	$273	+10.00
128	128	2	215.00	$215.00	$275	+10.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
116–148	131	22	55.00–60.00	$55.81	$73	+23.44
133–149	148	58	80.00	$80.00	$118	+47.63
150	150	14	40.00	$40.00	$60	+10.00
163	163	35	50.00	$50.00	$82	+20.00
152–184	167	38	95.00–105.00	$100.95	$169	+45.73
161–191	180	24	110.00–130.00	$116.47	$210	+29.49
193–198	196	6	95.00–105.00	$98.28	$193	+38.28

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
83	83	8	155.00	$155.00	$129	+25.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
113	113	2	55.00	$55.00	$62	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
18	18	3	10.00	$10.00	$2	-170.00
28–29	29	54	190.00–205.00	$194.61	$56	-180.39
30	30	1	55.00	$55.00	$16	-320.00
33	33	2	130.00	$130.00	$43	-52.33
34	34	5	150.00	$150.00	$51	-32.33
33–39	38	11	150.00–155.00	$154.21	$59	-54.03
42	42	18	205.00	$205.00	$86	+85.00
43	43	2	160.00	$160.00	$69	-54.89
44–48	46	8	255.00–275.00	$262.91	$121	+2.91
50	50	2	160.00	$160.00	$80	-6.31
53–55	54	10	240.00–265.00	$247.70	$134	+42.70
54–58	55	7	185.00–195.00	$191.99	$106	-109.30
65	65	1	155.00	$155.00	$101	-77.84
62–69	66	28	200.00–215.00	$206.31	$136	+11.31
63–68	66	24	225.00–255.00	$244.38	$161	+49.38
70–75	70	12	220.00–250.00	$223.37	$156	-38.09
80–84	83	14	265.00–280.00	$268.09	$223	+6.33

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
48	48	12	180.00	$180.00	$86	-10.00
73	73	16	190.00	$190.00	$139	-28.38
85	85	20	195.00	$195.00	$166	-23.38

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
39	39	6	105.00	$105.00	$41	—
60	60	8	110.00–130.00	$120.63	$72	+80.63
68	68	3	20.00	$20.00	$14	-20.00
73	73	2	10.00	$10.00	$7	-103.65
85	85	1	105.00	$105.00	$89	+70.00
98	98	5	75.00	$75.00	$74	-40.00
98	98	5	160.00	$160.00	$157	+45.00
115–134	119	19	130.00–145.00	$133.56	$159	+26.96
113–145	123	10	105.00–110.00	$108.94	$134	+2.34

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	130.00	$130.00	$91	-130.00
85	85	2	250.00	$250.00	$212	+85.00
93	93	2	155.00	$155.00	$144	-10.00
105	105	1	250.00	$250.00	$262	+65.00
151	151	4	115.00	$115.00	$174	-60.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58	58	2	165.00	$165.00	$96	-30.00
63	63	2	200.00	$200.00	$126	+5.00
70–71	71	8	155.00	$155.00	$110	-40.00
80–89	84	38	190.00–200.00	$194.41	$163	+34.41
88	88	3	140.00	$140.00	$123	-65.64
92–98	95	45	180.00–210.00	$200.62	$191	-4.69
118–140	131	10	155.00–196.00	$185.71	$243	-28.91
102–146	132	942	200.00–210.00	$206.58	$273	-8.04
155–162	160	4	201.00	$201.00	$322	-14.96
175–178	175	15	172.50–175.00	$172.84	$302	-43.12

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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.