Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 20, 2023

3,258 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,258	5,080	2,389
Slaughter cattle	1,210	950	743

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers were mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Not enough dairy steers for comparison. Many load lots of both steers and heifers offered today. Demand good on larger packages, moderate at other times. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows were 1.00 higher. Boner and lean cows steady today. Not enough bulls for comparison. Slaughter sheep: Less numbers this week for slaughter lambs. Lambs in the 100 lb range were mostly steady. Heavier lambs, 150 lbs were mostly 4.00 lower. Slaughter ewes remain steady.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1199–1323	1237	13	163.00–166.50	$165.35	$2,045	-3.93
1288–1487	1414	28	150.00–155.00	$153.87	$2,176	-5.30
1304–1475	1436	53	168.00–173.00	$171.11	$2,457	+1.25
1453–1454	1454	9	166.00–171.50	$169.67	$2,467	—
1415–1495	1468	9	163.00	$163.00	$2,393	-2.80
1500–1594	1517	242	167.00–174.00	$168.31	$2,553	+0.75
1509–1662	1575	88	171.00–178.00	$175.47	$2,764	—
1518–1592	1588	118	163.00–165.00	$164.73	$2,616	—
1609	1609	6	166.00	$166.00	$2,671	-3.51
1607–1675	1636	126	167.00–174.00	$169.33	$2,770	-0.18

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	3	164.00	$164.00	$1,771	—
1328–1378	1341	12	162.50–165.00	$163.14	$2,188	—
1366–1496	1424	128	168.75–175.75	$174.00	$2,478	—
1364–1519	1427	85	173.00–176.00	$174.38	$2,488	—
1495–1498	1497	13	164.00–169.00	$167.46	$2,507	-4.09

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1598	1399	80-85%	75	83.00–91.00	$86.54	$1,211	-0.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
848–1525	1010	85-90%	10	57.00–68.00	$61.05	$617	—
871–1635	1251	85-90%	49	69.50–82.00	$78.83	$986	-0.21
915–1520	1303	85-90%	5	25.00–32.00	$28.29	$369	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1588	1410	75-80%	26	92.50–109.00	$100.50	$1,417	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1568–1653	1615	65-75%	17	101.00–103.50	$102.75	$1,659	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1800–2190	1995	2	109.00–119.00	$113.51	$2,265	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
173	173	15	80.00	$80.00	$138	+5.00
175	175	1	100.00	$100.00	$175	+25.00
200–208	206	6	105.00–120.00	$109.98	$227	-10.02
225	225	1	80.00	$80.00	$180	+6.18
252–275	257	9	115.00	$115.00	$296	+30.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
69	69	—	—	8	190.00	$190.00	$131	+115.00
78	78	—	—	4	130.00	$130.00	$101	-25.00
85	85	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	$140	+55.00
105	105	—	—	1	220.00	$220.00	$231	+75.46
105	105	—	—	1	170.00	$170.00	$178	+25.46
112–140	119	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	4	255.00–275.00	$260.88	$310	+116.34
165	165	—	—	1	210.00	$210.00	$346	+45.00
195	195	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	255.00	$255.00	$497	+126.60
202	202	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	3	250.00	$250.00	$505	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1669–1824	1747	14	148.00–148.50	$148.26	$2,590	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
122	122	5	25.00	$25.00	$30	+10.00
150–196	169	57	70.00–80.00	$77.96	$132	+17.10
174–178	175	27	60.00	$60.00	$105	-15.27
185–193	190	7	90.00–110.00	$95.70	$182	-2.25
203–214	208	9	110.00	$110.00	$229	+54.35
207–218	214	9	80.00–90.00	$84.92	$182	+29.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160–164	163	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Winter	32	250.00–275.00	$259.23	+59.16

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)	Exposed	7	110.00	$110.00	$153	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	6	225.00	$225.00	$124	-60.00
63	63	6	185.00	$185.00	$117	-20.00
70–75	70	82	189.00–205.00	$189.63	$133	+12.03
82	82	5	175.00	$175.00	$144	+30.00
83–86	86	127	190.00–204.00	$203.47	$175	+9.13
98	98	37	161.00	$161.00	$158	-6.50
101–130	112	161	147.50–164.00	$155.10	$174	+4.07

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242	242	3	75.00	$75.00	$182	—

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Hair Ewes

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
105	105	Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)	Winter	13	145.00	$145.00	—

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
37	37	35	275.00	$275.00	$102	—
50	50	41	290.00	$290.00	$145	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
33	33	7	145.00	$145.00	$48	+9.63
41	41	20	295.00	$295.00	$121	+140.00
48	48	11	160.00	$160.00	$77	+30.00
53–55	54	6	250.00–270.00	$263.50	$142	-12.48
53–59	56	7	175.00–180.00	$177.99	$100	+22.99
55–59	58	42	185.00–205.00	$191.54	$111	+36.54
61–69	64	38	270.00–310.00	$294.10	$188	+59.10
63–69	64	54	200.00–210.00	$201.54	$129	-33.46
78	78	4	190.00	$190.00	$148	+15.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
63	63	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	6	120.00	$120.00	$76	-50.00
73	73	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	5	90.00	$90.00	$66	-80.00
82–96	89	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	21	125.00	$125.00	$111	-45.00
90	90	—	—	1	120.00	$120.00	$108	-50.00
90	90	—	—	5	75.00	$75.00	$68	-95.00
110–130	123	—	—	64	130.00–140.00	$133.76	$165	+40.72
135	135	—	—	1	100.00	$100.00	$135	+6.96
135	135	—	—	1	80.00	$80.00	$108	-13.04
163–185	165	—	—	14	120.00–125.00	$124.60	$206	—
174	174	—	—	5	80.00	$80.00	$139	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
63	63	6	300.00	$300.00	$189	+55.00
90–98	94	21	245.00–260.00	$254.93	$240	+14.93
113–120	114	23	250.00–270.00	$253.65	$289	+103.65

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
76–79	78	20	215.00–220.00	$217.45	$170	+46.15
85–88	88	19	200.00–208.00	$207.18	$182	+7.47
90–98	96	21	200.00–215.00	$203.65	$196	+18.88
98	98	29	185.00	$185.00	$181	+18.00
101–148	131	393	171.00–190.00	$173.73	$228	+9.30
102–140	133	87	162.00–170.00	$166.89	$222	+2.46
151–153	151	320	163.00–167.00	$164.17	$248	-6.16

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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.