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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 27, 2023

1,469 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,469 3,258 3,770
Slaughter cattle 502 1,210 1,005

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers were 3.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady. Not enough dairy steers for comparison. Several load lots and many smaller groups in the offering today. Demand was good throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Limited numbers of slaughter cows today. Not enough breaker or boner cows for comparison. Lean cows remain steady. Slaughter sheep: Light numbers of slaughter lambs today, due to the holiday. Lambs in the 100 lb range were steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter ewes mostly steady to 5.00 higher, at times reaching 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1368 1328 14 168.00–173.00 $170.09 $2,259 —
1434–1465 1444 18 168.00–171.75 $170.48 $2,462 -0.63
1399–1496 1448 81 173.50–175.00 $174.37 $2,525 +3.26
1537–1540 1539 23 168.00–172.50 $170.15 $2,619 +1.84
1575 1575 10 175.00 $175.00 $2,756 -0.47
1624–1682 1628 48 172.00–175.00 $173.23 $2,820 +3.90

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1099–1292 1253 20 169.00–176.00 $170.23 $2,133 —
1278 1278 4 166.00 $166.00 $2,121 —
1318–1501 1376 55 173.00–176.00 $173.93 $2,393 —
1411–1551 1456 157 170.00–175.50 $173.47 $2,526 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
751–800 772 85-90% 7 27.50–31.00 $29.45 $227 —
1033–1828 1289 85-90% 31 72.00–84.00 $77.25 $996 —
800–1635 1298 85-90% 4 60.00–67.50 $62.77 $815 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,467 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 25.00 $25.00 $49 -75.00
255–265 258 5 45.00–55.00 $49.03 $126 -65.97

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 1 115.00 $115.00 $58 -75.00
85 85 1 105.00 $105.00 $89 -60.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1718 1718 3 152.00 $152.00 $2,611 +3.74

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
118–132 131 30 50.00–55.00 $54.55 $71 +29.55
165–170 168 5 50.00–65.00 $56.99 $96 -20.97
151–185 181 173 80.00–85.00 $84.47 $153 +24.47
206 206 37 85.00 $85.00 $175 -25.00
216 216 40 60.00 $60.00 $130 -24.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
169 169 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Spring 20 165.00–185.00 $175.00 -84.23
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
127 127 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 7 120.00 $120.00 $152 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
108–139 126 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Open 7 80.00–90.00 $83.68 $105 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
67 67 8 265.00 $265.00 $178 +75.37
74 74 15 255.00 $255.00 $189 +65.37
77 77 3 190.00 $190.00 $146 +15.00
85 85 3 215.00 $215.00 $183 +11.53
100 100 2 189.00 $189.00 $189 +33.90
118 118 34 166.00 $166.00 $196 +10.90

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 65.00 $65.00 $98 —
213 213 2 75.00 $75.00 $160 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
34 34 6 195.00 $195.00 $66 +50.00
49 49 13 265.00 $265.00 $130 +105.00
52 52 3 305.00 $305.00 $159 +41.50
57 57 3 205.00 $205.00 $117 +27.01
65 65 15 265.00 $265.00 $172 -29.10
65–68 68 11 225.00–235.00 $225.87 $154 -68.23
82 82 48 270.00 $270.00 $221 +80.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
59 59 11 310.00 $310.00 $183 —
60 60 9 315.00 $315.00 $189 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
91 91 4 145.00 $145.00 $132 +25.00
127–140 128 20 130.00–140.00 $139.45 $178 +5.69
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
57 57 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 9 85.00 $85.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
93 93 2 240.00 $240.00 $223 -14.93
113–123 117 8 220.00 $220.00 $257 -33.65
158 158 2 170.00 $170.00 $269 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
58 58 18 260.00 $260.00 $151 +42.55
60 60 6 265.00 $265.00 $159 +47.55
73 73 50 275.00 $275.00 $201 +57.55
82 82 29 255.00 $255.00 $209 +37.55
95 95 8 199.00 $199.00 $189 -4.65
117–145 135 223 171.00–187.00 $179.51 $242 +12.62

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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.