Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 6, 2023

4,421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,421	5,009	6,327
Slaughter cattle	1,097	1,318	1,754

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: With the live cattle futures dipping this week, lower prices are found throughout the cattle market. This week Choice slaughter steers were 7.00-10.00 lower. Choice slaughter heifers 5.00 lower. Not enough dairy steers last week for comparison. Several load lots, along with many smaller packages were offered today. Demand was good for the duration of the sale. Slaughter cows: Compared to the sale last Monday, breaker, boner and lean cows remain steady. Not enough bulls the last two weeks for comparison. Slaughter sheep: lambs in the 100 lb range were 5.00 lower this week, 150 lbs were 7.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were limited in numbers today. They were mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1359	1321	26	159.00–168.00	$162.65	$2,149	—
1411–1491	1428	47	166.00–168.50	$166.56	$2,378	-8.79
1408–1485	1439	54	162.50–170.00	$166.13	$2,391	-1.96
1505	1505	5	159.00	$159.00	$2,393	-16.00
1516	1516	8	159.00	$159.00	$2,410	-16.00
1510–1589	1546	60	167.00–169.00	$167.99	$2,597	-7.08
1503–1597	1574	55	162.75–167.50	$164.84	$2,595	—
1606–1731	1644	78	162.50–173.00	$166.40	$2,736	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1137–1337	1239	51	160.00–167.50	$162.88	$2,018	—
1266	1266	5	149.00	$149.00	$1,886	—
1323–1361	1342	10	159.00–162.00	$160.52	$2,154	—
1321–1445	1365	78	165.00–172.00	$167.80	$2,290	-5.67
1341–1450	1380	180	164.00–169.50	$167.63	$2,313	-5.84
1429	1429	4	161.00	$161.00	$2,301	-6.84
1477–1507	1480	96	164.75–168.75	$168.15	$2,489	-6.11
1485–1508	1503	51	169.75–173.00	$172.31	$2,590	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–2060	1490	75-80%	103	93.00–106.00	$98.82	$1,472	-2.71

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1060	973	85-90%	8	21.00–52.00	$33.70	$328	—
835–1713	1212	85-90%	30	55.00–70.00	$62.90	$762	—
930–1788	1343	85-90%	64	71.00–84.00	$77.53	$1,041	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1815	1449	80-85%	29	84.00–91.50	$88.39	$1,281	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1770–2040	1905	2	94.00–95.00	$94.54	$1,801	-14.31
1795–2410	2153	6	101.00–109.00	$104.57	$2,251	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	80.00	$80.00	$152	—
210	210	1	60.00	$60.00	$126	-40.00
200–235	213	8	80.00–100.00	$93.36	$199	-6.64
250–266	263	5	75.00	$75.00	$197	+15.00
263–290	269	6	55.00	$55.00	$148	-5.00
300	300	1	70.00	$70.00	$210	+15.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
67	67	5	235.00	$235.00	$157	+20.00
70	70	3	205.00	$205.00	$144	-50.00
84	84	8	230.00	$230.00	$193	+110.00
100–140	118	3	115.00–125.00	$117.82	$139	-75.10
141	141	6	175.00	$175.00	$247	+45.00
150	150	1	175.00	$175.00	$262	-43.24
155	155	1	135.00	$135.00	$209	-83.24
150–195	178	4	140.00–150.00	$145.42	$259	-99.58

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1361	1361	5	131.00	$131.00	$1,783	—
1541	1541	20	138.00	$138.00	$2,127	—
1547–1706	1647	22	142.00–145.00	$143.40	$2,362	—

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Ewes

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
139	139	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	8	85.00	$85.00	$118	—
130–141	140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	75.00–100.00	$98.71	$138	—
143	143	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	8	105.00	$105.00	$150	—
167	167	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	44	105.00	$105.00	$175	+30.00
217	217	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Open	3	85.00	$85.00	$184	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
152	152	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	12	210.00	$210.00	—
177	177	Young (2-4 yrs)	Winter	21	195.00	$195.00	—
233	233	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	2	230.00	$230.00	—
265	265	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	1	210.00	$210.00	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
139	139	8	50.00	$50.00	$70	-16.57
145	145	1	75.00	$75.00	$109	+8.43
158–176	168	22	75.00–95.00	$88.76	$149	+14.00
203	203	3	65.00	$65.00	$132	-5.51
250	250	2	90.00	$90.00	$225	+45.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
57	57	12	260.00	$260.00	$148	+25.76
61–65	63	148	267.50–295.00	$281.63	$177	+47.39
66–69	69	63	245.00–250.00	$249.31	$172	+84.31
71–73	71	55	225.00–230.00	$225.19	$160	+60.19
83–84	83	46	245.00–260.00	$253.76	$211	+51.43
84–85	84	32	210.00–220.00	$215.60	$181	+13.27
99	99	16	182.00	$182.00	$180	+12.07
100–117	105	156	175.00–184.00	$179.50	$188	+7.94
118	118	6	150.00	$150.00	$177	-21.56

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110	110	2	85.00	$85.00	$94	-35.00
177	177	3	80.00	$80.00	$142	±0.00
243	243	2	90.00	$90.00	$219	+5.00

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Hair Ewes

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
128	128	Young (2-4 yrs)	Winter	6	195.00	$195.00	$250	—
153	153	Young (2-4 yrs)	Winter	28	195.00	$195.00	$298	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
104	104	4	55.00	$55.00	$57	—
113	113	2	20.00	$20.00	$23	—
182–184	183	9	85.00	$85.00	$156	+20.00
205	205	1	75.00	$75.00	$154	-20.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
182	182	Young (2-4 yrs)	Winter	10	175.00	$175.00	—

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40–49	43	27	295.00–300.00	$296.90	$128	—
59	59	14	280.00	$280.00	$165	+15.00
61–63	61	57	300.00	$300.00	$183	+35.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
33	33	4	155.00	$155.00	$51	+30.00
33	33	6	220.00	$220.00	$73	+95.00
36	36	25	210.00	$210.00	$76	+85.00
40–45	44	16	140.00–180.00	$144.51	$64	-129.79
45–48	47	20	275.00–315.00	$295.51	$139	-29.49
47–48	47	24	215.00–225.00	$223.30	$105	-101.70
48	48	2	260.00	$260.00	$125	+135.00
50	50	6	140.00	$140.00	$70	-80.00
52	52	38	275.00	$275.00	$143	-27.52
53	53	6	160.00	$160.00	$85	-142.52
55–57	56	29	305.00–315.00	$305.67	$171	+150.67
60	60	2	165.00	$165.00	$99	-148.75
60	60	2	225.00	$225.00	$135	-88.75
60–67	62	51	275.00–305.00	$292.90	$182	-20.85
60–67	67	20	215.00	$215.00	$144	-8.43
67	67	28	195.00	$195.00	$131	-28.43
70	70	51	200.00	$200.00	$140	-55.00
71–76	72	87	220.00–235.00	$225.15	$162	-29.85
71–74	73	23	175.00–180.00	$179.16	$131	-28.64
80	80	10	185.00	$185.00	$148	-30.62
81–84	81	63	215.00–230.00	$226.39	$183	+10.77

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
31	31	15	320.00	$320.00	$99	—
58	58	10	310.00	$310.00	$180	+19.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
52	52	3	275.00	$275.00	$143	+27.50

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73	73	—	—	2	115.00	$115.00	$84	±0.00
85	85	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	155.00	$155.00	$132	+35.00
90	90	—	—	1	105.00	$105.00	$94	-10.00
100	100	—	—	1	115.00	$115.00	$115	+11.27
110–123	115	—	—	8	85.00–95.00	$90.98	$105	-12.75
115–134	127	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	13	110.00–125.00	$111.77	$142	-31.16
120–141	132	—	—	9	100.00–110.00	$106.42	$140	-36.51
158	158	—	—	4	80.00	$80.00	$126	-38.22
163–165	164	—	—	3	115.00–135.00	$121.72	$200	-43.28

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90	90	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Bred	1	110.00	$110.00	—
95	95	Kids (<1 yr)	Bred	2	240.00	$240.00	—
119–135	127	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Bred	8	210.00–250.00	$231.26	—
145	145	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Bred	9	175.00	$175.00	—
153	153	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Bred	3	275.00	$275.00	—
172	172	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	3	220.00	$220.00	—
175	175	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Bred	2	255.00	$255.00	—
195	195	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	5	275.00	$275.00	—
245	245	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Bred	1	230.00	$230.00	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
64	64	33	260.00	$260.00	$166	+15.00
84	84	23	225.00	$225.00	$189	-27.09
95	95	51	240.00	$240.00	$228	-25.00
112	112	3	205.00	$205.00	$230	-15.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
54–58	55	13	265.00–275.00	$266.63	$147	+31.63
61–68	67	50	250.00–270.00	$253.87	$170	+18.87
72–78	73	22	195.00–215.00	$212.08	$155	-22.92
76–79	78	8	225.00–245.00	$234.81	$183	-0.19
81–88	84	38	220.00–245.00	$229.35	$193	+35.88
91–98	94	70	215.00–235.00	$228.21	$215	+46.95
104–147	134	1,044	179.00–200.00	$181.08	$243	-5.26
115–145	141	157	176.00–178.00	$177.87	$251	-8.47
150–164	153	137	176.00–181.00	$179.00	$274	-7.14

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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.