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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 17, 2024

1,187 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,187 2,450 4,402
Slaughter cattle 546 1,236 1,816

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week: Light sale today, as bitterly cold temperatures and snowy roads cover the area. Choice slaughter steers were mostly 1.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers mostly 1.00-2.00 lower. Not enough dairy steers for comparison. Many load lots of quality cattle offered today, along with numerous smaller packages. Good demand. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows steady to 1.00 higher. Too light a test on boner and lean cows. Limited number of bulls. No comparison. Slaughter sheep: Limited numbers today, due to the snowstorms and frigid temperatures in the area. Slaughter lambs in the 100 lb range were 4.00 lower. Short supply of ewes today, no comparison. Next week expect another large run of bred ewes. Nice offering of quality goats today, bringing a premium.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 2 172.00 $172.00 $2,288 —
1453 1453 4 170.00 $170.00 $2,470 +5.69
1549 1549 20 173.00 $173.00 $2,680 —
1522–1585 1554 38 170.00–172.00 $170.93 $2,656 +8.65
1612 1612 36 173.00 $173.00 $2,789 -1.90
1684 1684 11 163.00 $163.00 $2,745 -3.64

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1458 1436 167 169.00–173.00 $171.98 $2,470 -2.65
1405–1450 1437 131 170.00–173.00 $172.15 $2,474 -2.48
1484 1484 12 165.00 $165.00 $2,449 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1279–1538 1409 75-80% 8 109.00 $109.00 $1,536 —
1095–1775 1433 75-80% 47 94.00–106.00 $100.72 $1,443 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
767–1345 838 85-90% 9 20.00–30.00 $27.67 $232 —
851–1510 1007 85-90% 10 65.00–69.00 $67.27 $677 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1930 1519 80-85% 4 85.00–93.00 $89.56 $1,360 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1738 1738 65-75% 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,894 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–2060 1867 6 117.00–126.00 $120.46 $2,249 —
2080 2080 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,288 +4.43

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 50.00 $50.00 $80 -55.00
205 205 1 120.00 $120.00 $246 +60.00
257 257 5 105.00 $105.00 $270 +25.09

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 55.00 $55.00 $82 -100.00
165 165 1 185.00 $185.00 $305 +30.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1541 1541 4 147.00 $147.00 $2,265 —

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Ewes

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
156–199 184 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Winter 47 250.00–285.00 $274.92 +99.92
220–226 223 Young (2-4 yrs)Winter 62 225.00–260.00 $248.85 -9.35
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
108 108 2 25.00 $25.00 $27 -25.62
115 115 2 65.00 $65.00 $75 +14.38
121–123 122 7 45.00 $45.00 $55 -5.62
147 147 47 85.00 $85.00 $125 +20.00
161 161 4 40.00 $40.00 $64 -15.00
155–173 163 13 75.00–95.00 $87.42 $142 +32.42
180 180 1 25.00 $25.00 $45 -70.00
230 230 2 115.00 $115.00 $264 +36.47
210–248 231 6 70.00–85.00 $75.38 $174 -3.15
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
152 152 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Winter 30 140.00 $140.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
128 128 12 167.00 $167.00 $214 -11.74
143 143 9 130.00 $130.00 $186 -48.74

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90 90 1 55.00 $55.00 $50 —
148 148 3 90.00 $90.00 $133 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
59 59 14 320.00 $320.00 $189 -6.18
59 59 25 405.00 $405.00 $239 +78.82
63–64 63 48 375.00–390.00 $386.21 $243 +51.21
81 81 11 290.00 $290.00 $235 +45.00
96 96 20 255.00 $255.00 $245 +10.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90 90 1 155.00 $155.00 $140 —
108–110 109 4 120.00–135.00 $123.80 $135 -16.20

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–135 114 5 260.00–290.00 $275.79 $314 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
95 95 40 295.00 $295.00 $280 +60.00
118–146 139 114 175.00–194.00 $183.73 $255 +3.90
150–155 151 102 171.00–181.00 $178.14 $269 +15.14

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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.