Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 13, 2023

5,080 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,080	4,421	1,721
Slaughter cattle	950	1,097	752

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Cattle prices are rebounding this week from the CME cattle futures declining. Choice slaughter steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Not enough dairy slaughter steers for comparison. Choice slaughter heifers 4.00 higher. Many load lots offered of both steers and heifers today. Demand was good. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows were steady with instances higher. Boner cows steady. Lean cows 1.00 lower. Not enough bulls the last two weeks for comparison. Slaughter sheep: Lambs in the 100 lb range were 5.00 lower today, 150 lb range 9.00 lower. Slaughter ewes were limited in numbers last week for comparison.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1098–1290	1240	13	166.00–174.00	$169.28	$2,099	—
1384–1458	1421	10	156.00–162.50	$159.17	$2,262	-7.39
1415–1496	1442	84	167.00–170.00	$169.86	$2,449	+3.73
1491–1494	1492	30	163.00–170.00	$165.80	$2,474	—
1520–1563	1529	119	165.00–171.00	$167.56	$2,562	+8.56
1502–1562	1536	69	172.00–173.00	$172.46	$2,649	+4.47
1601–1807	1635	90	164.25–172.50	$169.51	$2,771	+3.11

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1479–1523	1482	27	164.50–166.00	$164.61	$2,440	-3.54
1250–1567	1486	189	167.00–173.25	$171.55	$2,549	+3.40
1435–1593	1530	5	151.00–155.00	$152.50	$2,333	-19.81
1718	1718	2	169.00	$169.00	$2,903	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1615	1373	80-85%	70	83.00–92.00	$86.57	$1,189	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
894–1068	942	85-90%	11	51.00–67.00	$62.84	$592	—
905–1420	1163	85-90%	2	32.50–41.00	$37.69	$438	—
825–1805	1266	85-90%	55	70.00–82.50	$79.04	$1,001	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1615	1552	75-80%	3	111.00–114.00	$112.71	$1,749	—
1148–1960	1607	75-80%	36	93.00–109.00	$99.28	$1,595	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630–2290	1901	7	104.00–114.00	$110.45	$2,100	+15.91
2530	2530	1	124.00	$124.00	$3,137	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	2	70.00–80.00	$75.00	$139	-5.00
203	203	2	120.00	$120.00	$244	+60.00
219–245	227	18	65.00–85.00	$73.82	$168	-19.54
268	268	5	85.00	$85.00	$228	+30.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
54	54	14	265.00	$265.00	$143	+30.00
60	60	1	75.00	$75.00	$45	-160.00
78	78	7	155.00	$155.00	$121	-75.00
82	82	25	200.00	$200.00	$164	-30.00
85	85	1	110.00	$110.00	$94	-120.00
90	90	1	85.00	$85.00	$76	-145.00
90–96	91	35	195.00–215.00	$211.98	$193	-18.02
120–137	132	7	125.00–150.00	$144.54	$191	-30.46
163	163	2	165.00	$165.00	$269	+30.00
165–170	167	3	125.00–135.00	$128.40	$214	-17.02
245	245	1	170.00	$170.00	$416	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1344	1344	6	154.00	$154.00	$2,070	—
1523–1651	1619	12	151.00–154.00	$151.71	$2,456	+8.31
1624	1624	6	147.00	$147.00	$2,387	+3.60

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
132	132	3	15.00	$15.00	$20	-35.00
154–195	173	80	55.00–65.00	$60.86	$105	-27.90
153–191	175	67	70.00–80.00	$75.27	$132	-13.49
180–195	189	7	95.00–100.00	$97.95	$185	+9.19
200–225	221	14	55.00–60.00	$55.65	$123	-9.35
228–238	233	12	75.00–85.00	$80.34	$187	+15.34
258	258	5	55.00	$55.00	$142	-35.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
151	151	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Winter	7	185.00	$185.00	-25.00
167–188	169	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	81	180.00–220.00	$200.07	+5.07

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
169	169	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Exposed	8	125.00	$125.00	$211	+20.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
52	52	13	160.00	$160.00	$83	-100.00
56	56	20	285.00	$285.00	$160	+25.00
60	60	56	165.00	$165.00	$99	-95.00
65	65	29	205.00	$205.00	$133	-76.63
63–68	66	46	257.50–265.00	$261.11	$172	-20.52
70–71	70	21	175.00–180.00	$177.60	$124	-71.71
74–78	75	65	195.00–205.00	$201.65	$151	-23.54
80	80	2	145.00	$145.00	$116	-108.76
84–89	87	150	187.00–205.00	$194.34	$169	-21.26
88	88	44	176.00	$176.00	$155	-39.60
90–93	92	46	195.00–200.00	$197.87	$182	+15.87
99	99	35	167.50	$167.50	$166	-14.50
101–133	112	6	145.00–155.00	$151.03	$169	+1.03
122–127	125	40	166.00–170.00	$168.34	$210	+18.34
155	155	3	148.00	$148.00	$229	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
109	109	35	165.00	$165.00	$180	+80.00
153–180	162	3	95.00–110.00	$100.56	$163	+20.56

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
154–164	158	12	75.00–80.00	$77.16	$122	-7.84

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
27	27	9	165.00	$165.00	$45	+10.00
35–37	36	9	125.00–155.00	$135.37	$49	-74.63
34–39	37	56	175.00–205.00	$188.00	$70	-22.00
43	43	2	155.00	$155.00	$67	+10.49
44–49	45	97	170.00–175.00	$170.79	$77	+26.28
41–48	46	47	180.00–235.00	$222.20	$102	-73.31
48	48	8	130.00	$130.00	$62	-130.00
49	49	9	275.00	$275.00	$135	+15.00
50–52	51	19	200.00–235.00	$227.80	$116	+87.80
50–57	53	30	270.00–300.00	$275.98	$146	+115.98
53	53	5	150.00	$150.00	$80	-10.00
58	58	5	155.00	$155.00	$90	-150.67
60	60	5	170.00	$170.00	$102	+5.00
60–65	61	185	255.00–285.00	$270.31	$165	+105.31
62	62	3	235.00	$235.00	$146	-57.90
70–78	71	57	195.00–225.00	$214.94	$153	+14.94
73	73	2	155.00	$155.00	$113	-24.16
73–76	74	36	185.00	$185.00	$137	+5.84
78	78	35	175.00	$175.00	$136	-10.00
84	84	6	135.00	$135.00	$113	-91.39
87	87	33	220.00	$220.00	$191	-6.39

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
44–47	44	42	295.00–310.00	$308.11	$136	-11.89

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45	45	—	—	2	155.00	$155.00	$70	—
96	96	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Bred	8	170.00	$170.00	$163	+65.00
93–98	97	—	—	16	110.00–125.00	$119.40	$116	+14.40
103–122	115	—	—	22	110.00–120.00	$114.53	$132	+23.55
100–145	127	—	—	40	90.00–100.00	$93.04	$118	-18.73

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
84	84	23	245.00	$245.00	$206	+20.00
85	85	2	115.00	$115.00	$98	-110.00
94	94	11	240.00	$240.00	$226	±0.00
95	95	1	175.00	$175.00	$166	-65.00
100	100	2	150.00	$150.00	$150	-55.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
49	49	22	190.00	$190.00	$93	—
60–69	66	234	250.00–265.00	$262.76	$173	+8.89
66	66	7	175.00	$175.00	$116	-78.87
72	72	3	205.00	$205.00	$148	-7.08
71–75	73	177	225.00–255.00	$239.84	$175	+27.76
74–79	78	33	170.00–175.00	$171.30	$134	-63.51
80	80	50	240.00	$240.00	$192	+5.19
81–85	81	36	195.00–200.00	$199.71	$162	-35.10
90–97	95	33	181.00–200.00	$184.77	$176	-43.44
99	99	60	167.00	$167.00	$165	-61.21
102–147	129	1,018	170.00–190.00	$176.11	$227	-4.97
107–147	130	49	161.00–167.00	$164.43	$214	-16.65
150–170	154	533	161.00–171.00	$170.33	$262	-8.67
155	155	4	156.00	$156.00	$242	-23.00

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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.