Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 11, 2023

2,679 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,679	3,338	3,174
Slaughter cattle	603	514	728

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Holstein steers not tested. Good demand for this light run of slaughter cattle. Corn harvest is ongoing and producers are working to get as much done as possible before the rain comes tonight and tomorrow, which caused a light offering of fats this week. Oct Live Cattle made a little rally today, pushing up to 184.00 which helped to add support to the market. 4 full loads of steers, 1 load of heifers with the balance part loads and packages. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 290.00-296.00. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls weak. Slaughter lambs steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter ewes sold with a lower undertone. Good demand for this nice offering of slaughter lambs, light demand for slaughter ewes, good demand for open ewes to return to the country.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1166–1178	1168	15	173.00–184.00	$175.22	$2,047	—
1341–1381	1363	22	177.00–188.00	$183.21	$2,497	+8.71
1411–1481	1434	21	180.00–186.00	$183.93	$2,638	+8.93
1404–1489	1435	73	181.00–184.00	$182.22	$2,615	+7.22
1474–1514	1509	44	177.50–179.00	$177.70	$2,681	-6.30
1554	1554	9	175.00	$175.00	$2,720	-3.00
1543–1579	1559	106	180.00–183.25	$182.14	$2,840	+4.14
1566	1566	4	187.00	$187.00	$2,928	+9.00
1631	1631	7	180.00	$180.00	$2,936	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1272	1272	9	178.00	$178.00	$2,264	-1.59
1238–1488	1316	73	179.00–183.00	$180.59	$2,377	—
1317–1468	1335	25	182.00–183.00	$182.13	$2,431	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1340	1308	75-80%	5	116.00–117.00	$116.80	$1,528	—
1225–1741	1485	75-80%	26	106.00–112.00	$109.13	$1,621	—
1393–1650	1542	75-80%	9	87.00–96.50	$91.28	$1,408	-31.22

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
794–1005	829	85-90%	6	61.00–65.00	$64.19	$532	—
743–1380	1048	85-90%	22	70.00–81.00	$75.14	$787	+19.93
970–1185	1113	85-90%	3	90.00	$90.00	$1,002	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060	1060	80-85%	2	75.00	$75.00	$795	—
1132–1485	1235	80-85%	17	94.50–103.00	$98.80	$1,220	—
1270	1270	80-85%	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,422	—
1005–1698	1324	80-85%	10	83.00–92.00	$88.50	$1,172	-30.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1455–1545	1500	2	101.00–110.00	$105.64	$1,585	—
1815–2170	1931	6	114.00–118.00	$116.45	$2,249	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	4	55.00	$55.00	$94	-40.00
240–245	243	2	55.00	$55.00	$134	-20.00
280	280	1	60.00	$60.00	$168	—
328	328	2	35.00	$35.00	$115	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
42	42	7	185.00	$185.00	$78	+5.56
43	43	2	125.00	$125.00	$54	-54.44
48	48	4	265.00	$265.00	$127	+5.00
50	50	3	75.00	$75.00	$38	-85.00
50	50	5	270.00	$270.00	$135	+110.00
55	55	1	140.00	$140.00	$77	-90.00
56–58	57	19	195.00–255.00	$222.90	$127	-7.10
57	57	6	150.00	$150.00	$86	-80.00
63	63	4	225.00	$225.00	$142	+10.00
65	65	4	205.00–220.00	$208.75	$136	-6.25
71	71	13	225.00	$225.00	$160	+45.00
85	85	1	155.00	$155.00	$132	-72.07
85	85	2	105.00	$105.00	$89	-122.07
91–95	92	9	150.00–155.00	$153.85	$142	+48.85
118–120	119	5	125.00–155.00	$142.88	$170	—

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Ewes

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
137	137	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	11	75.00	$75.00	$103	—
175–199	187	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	30	60.00–85.00	$75.83	$142	-24.17
210–245	220	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	7	65.00–85.00	$73.30	$161	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
121–135	122	18	35.00–40.00	$39.69	$48	+14.69
150–175	171	12	40.00–50.00	$41.46	$71	+1.46
188	188	6	55.00	$55.00	$103	+15.00
215–237	228	5	45.00–60.00	$50.65	$115	-16.83
280	280	1	55.00	$55.00	$154	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
57	57	19	155.00	$155.00	$88	-30.00
68	68	12	200.00	$200.00	$136	+50.00
68	68	17	175.00	$175.00	$119	+25.00
78	78	4	185.00	$185.00	$144	+20.00
88	88	27	190.00	$190.00	$167	+25.00
93	93	6	190.00	$190.00	$177	+25.00
99	99	119	170.00	$170.00	$168	+5.00
102–120	111	93	171.00–181.00	$175.30	$195	+135.30
133	133	13	65.00	$65.00	$86	+25.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
19	19	9	145.00	$145.00	$28	-55.00
28	28	9	155.00	$155.00	$43	-45.00
32	32	7	125.00	$125.00	$40	-75.00
33	33	9	160.00	$160.00	$53	-40.00
40	40	4	205.00	$205.00	$82	+71.28
40–46	43	33	185.00–205.00	$194.60	$84	+60.88
43	43	12	155.00	$155.00	$67	+21.28
48	48	7	200.00	$200.00	$96	-11.77
50	50	9	170.00	$170.00	$85	-85.00
50–55	55	17	285.00–295.00	$292.96	$161	+57.96
58	58	15	285.00	$285.00	$165	+140.00
62–68	65	20	235.00–240.00	$237.38	$154	-22.62
65	65	8	175.00	$175.00	$114	-85.00
68	68	12	220.00	$220.00	$150	+55.00
68	68	4	245.00	$245.00	$167	+80.00
70	70	5	180.00	$180.00	$126	+15.00
70–77	75	22	205.00–235.00	$227.68	$171	+62.68
76	76	6	205.00	$205.00	$156	+40.00
77	77	3	210.00	$210.00	$162	+45.00
86	86	43	235.00	$235.00	$202	-55.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
52	52	17	275.00	$275.00	$143	+25.00
61–68	62	25	220.00–245.00	$237.81	$147	-12.19
87–89	88	12	190.00	$190.00	$167	-27.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
63	63	10	100.00	$100.00	$63	±0.00
80	80	1	105.00	$105.00	$84	+5.04
84	84	3	130.00	$130.00	$109	+30.04
90	90	2	105.00	$105.00	$94	+20.00
95	95	2	125.00	$125.00	$119	+40.00
115–148	119	16	100.00–105.00	$100.78	$120	-5.26

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
76	76	5	225.00	$225.00	$171	+100.00
81	81	89	265.00	$265.00	$215	+140.00
90–94	94	18	280.00–285.00	$284.73	$268	+159.73
101	101	4	280.00	$280.00	$283	-20.00
140	140	5	195.00	$195.00	$273	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
61–67	64	24	165.00–195.00	$178.81	$114	-56.19
73	73	12	180.00	$180.00	$131	-28.86
80–85	85	83	170.00–190.00	$186.44	$158	-18.56
88	88	21	192.50	$192.50	$169	+10.00
92	92	3	175.00	$175.00	$161	-10.30
95	95	25	185.00	$185.00	$176	+30.00
102–143	114	120	176.00–191.00	$184.03	$210	-7.51
112–147	138	638	196.00–210.00	$205.35	$283	+3.62
151–162	158	63	193.00–207.00	$203.10	$321	+10.10

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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.