Cattle Market Pulse

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 3, 2024

3,786 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction report →

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,786 1,469 3,770
Slaughter cattle 1,178 502 1,005

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week: The market continues to rebound. Choice slaughter steers were steady to 2.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Not enough dairy cattle for comparison. Several load lots of mostly steers in the offering today., along with many smaller packages of both steers and heifers. Demand was good throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Not enough breaker or boner cows in the previous sale for comparison. Lean cows were steady to 1.00 higher. Good offering of bulls today but not enough bulls last week for comparison. Slaughter sheep: Slaughter lambs in the 100 lb range were 10.00 higher today. Slaughter ewes were mostly 5.00-10.00 lower.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1278–1282 1279 10 151.00–152.00 $151.70 $1,940 —
1232–1374 1327 26 160.00–171.00 $167.35 $2,221 -2.74
1415–1455 1439 101 172.00–176.50 $174.39 $2,509 +3.91
1409–1487 1462 26 171.00–174.00 $172.49 $2,522 —
1453–1468 1462 8 168.00–169.00 $168.37 $2,462 —
1495 1495 2 165.00 $165.00 $2,467 —
1510–1594 1560 137 173.00–177.00 $176.17 $2,748 +1.17
1511–1584 1562 118 173.00–175.50 $173.63 $2,712 -1.37
1659 1659 11 168.00 $168.00 $2,787 —
1617–1690 1661 135 170.50–177.00 $174.65 $2,901 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1234–1253 1245 16 167.00–174.00 $170.96 $2,128 —
1339 1339 5 160.00 $160.00 $2,142 —
1366 1366 4 170.00 $170.00 $2,322 -3.93
1331–1513 1411 15 169.00–170.50 $169.84 $2,396 —
1268–1506 1419 45 172.50–177.00 $174.02 $2,469 —
1414–1578 1491 94 172.50–176.00 $174.52 $2,602 +1.05

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1174–1950 1465 75-80% 120 92.00–104.00 $97.51 $1,429 —
1713–1815 1776 75-80% 6 106.00–108.00 $107.15 $1,903 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1903 1374 80-85% 82 84.00–91.00 $87.72 $1,205 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1260 961 85-90% 14 22.50–40.00 $28.89 $278 —
908–1910 1304 85-90% 30 73.00–83.00 $80.53 $1,050 —
1035–1481 1311 85-90% 19 51.00–71.00 $62.33 $817 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1714 1648 65-75% 10 101.00–105.50 $102.39 $1,687 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625–1630 1628 2 77.00–87.50 $82.26 $1,339 —
1700–2155 1879 9 100.00–111.00 $106.40 $1,999 —
1678–2084 1944 8 113.00–119.50 $118.22 $2,298 —

↑ Back to top

Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 45.00 $45.00 $76 +20.00
173 173 4 85.00 $85.00 $147 +60.00
202–220 205 6 75.00 $75.00 $154 —
255–263 259 4 75.00–85.00 $79.92 $207 +30.89

↑ Back to top

Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90 90 1 95.00 $95.00 $86 -10.00
90 90 1 160.00 $160.00 $144 +55.00
160 160 2 155.00 $155.00 $248 —
165–170 168 2 225.00–240.00 $232.61 $391 —

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1478 1478 14 145.50 $145.50 $2,150 —

↑ Back to top

Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 60.00 $60.00 $90 +3.01
173 173 3 40.00 $40.00 $69 -16.99
172–181 178 14 105.00–110.00 $106.73 $190 +22.26
150–194 182 163 65.00–75.00 $74.75 $136 -9.72
161–199 182 35 80.00–95.00 $90.52 $165 +6.05
210–218 216 5 95.00–100.00 $99.03 $214 +39.03
205–226 217 40 75.00–80.00 $78.16 $170 +18.16
222 222 3 65.00 $65.00 $144 +5.00
268 268 4 55.00 $55.00 $147 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
171 171 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Winter 9 210.00 $210.00 +35.00
174 174 Young (2-4 yrs)Winter 10 175.00 $175.00 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
158 158 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 2 110.00 $110.00 $174 —

↑ Back to top

Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
51 51 22 255.00 $255.00 $130 -10.00
67 67 22 225.00 $225.00 $151 -40.00
67 67 21 270.00 $270.00 $181 +5.00
71 71 33 265.00 $265.00 $188 +10.00
85 85 66 220.00 $220.00 $187 +5.00
94 94 13 205.00 $205.00 $193 -10.00

↑ Back to top

Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 80.00 $80.00 $128 —
183 183 2 45.00 $45.00 $82 —

↑ Back to top

Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 8 105.00 $105.00 $158 +40.00

↑ Back to top

Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
49 49 4 265.00 $265.00 $130 —

↑ Back to top

Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
38 38 3 155.00 $155.00 $59 -40.00
42 42 23 285.00 $285.00 $120 +20.00
52–53 52 7 370.00–395.00 $387.76 $202 +82.76
52–58 55 18 310.00–340.00 $324.18 $178 +119.18
60–65 64 63 365.00–385.00 $382.03 $244 +117.03
68 68 2 305.00 $305.00 $207 +79.13
73–78 76 48 205.00–220.00 $214.08 $163 -55.92
85 85 2 280.00 $280.00 $238 +10.00

↑ Back to top

Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40–47 43 52 315.00–320.00 $317.04 $136 —
50–58 57 219 310.00–325.00 $313.29 $179 —
60 60 22 315.00 $315.00 $189 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
30 30 16 260.00 $260.00 $78 —

↑ Back to top

Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 —— 6 155.00 $155.00 $112 +10.00
90 90 —— 15 165.00–180.00 $176.00 $158 +31.00
96 96 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 14 195.00 $195.00 $187 +50.00
100–130 112 —— 12 190.00–200.00 $194.78 $218 +55.33
105–125 115 —— 4 145.00–155.00 $149.78 $172 +10.33
104–149 129 —— 9 120.00–125.00 $123.21 $159 -16.24
129 129 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 8 160.00 $160.00 $206 +20.55
158 158 —— 2 120.00 $120.00 $190 —
160 160 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 2 125.00 $125.00 $200 —

↑ Back to top

Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
81–83 81 10 220.00–235.00 $223.06 $181 -16.94
89 89 5 200.00 $200.00 $178 -40.00
90 90 2 275.00 $275.00 $248 +35.00
90–98 95 3 215.00–220.00 $218.43 $208 -21.57
115 115 4 180.00 $180.00 $207 -40.00
120–125 123 2 215.00–225.00 $220.10 $271 +0.10

↑ Back to top

Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
61–69 67 178 270.00–290.00 $278.14 $186 +3.14
68 68 6 190.00 $190.00 $129 -85.00
71–79 75 97 260.00–270.00 $266.13 $200 -8.87
75 75 3 195.00 $195.00 $146 -80.00
79 79 10 245.00 $245.00 $194 -10.00
84 84 20 235.00 $235.00 $197 -20.00
85–88 85 130 250.00–280.00 $275.25 $234 +20.25
95 95 3 190.00 $190.00 $180 -9.00
98 98 40 215.00 $215.00 $211 +16.00
102–124 116 82 183.00–200.00 $189.70 $220 +10.19
101–148 136 802 170.00–180.00 $178.57 $243 -0.94
153–157 155 137 173.00–176.00 $174.68 $271 —

↑ Back to top

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.