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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 24, 2024

3,616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,616 1,187 3,173
Slaughter cattle 888 546 1,658

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week: CME live cattle futures continue to be positive. Both Choice slaughter steers and Choice slaughter heifers were 2.00-4.00 higher. Not enough dairy steers for comparison. Many loads of both steers and heifers in the offering today. Good demand throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows steady today. Limited number of boner and lean cows for comparison. Not enough bulls for comparison. Slaughter sheep: Lambs in the 100 lb range were sharply higher than last week. Heavier lambs, 150 lbs 5.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 5.00-10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1147 1147 8 174.00 $174.00 $1,996 —
1418–1483 1453 58 173.00–178.50 $176.27 $2,561 +6.27
1476 1476 5 176.50 $176.50 $2,605 +6.50
1516–1529 1520 23 175.00–178.00 $177.08 $2,692 +4.08
1527 1527 3 170.00 $170.00 $2,596 -3.00
1513–1571 1552 63 174.00–178.50 $175.39 $2,722 +4.46
1601–1818 1645 220 173.00–181.00 $175.19 $2,882 +2.19
1880 1880 10 155.00 $155.00 $2,914 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,914 —
1243 1243 4 166.00 $166.00 $2,063 —
1333 1333 2 173.00 $173.00 $2,306 —
1393 1393 3 168.00 $168.00 $2,340 —
1355–1470 1414 45 172.75–175.75 $173.76 $2,457 +1.78
1333–1475 1425 82 176.00–180.00 $176.37 $2,513 +4.39

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
988–2090 1415 75-80% 108 94.00–108.00 $101.44 $1,435 -7.56
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1358–2006 1628 65-75% 30 102.00–115.00 $109.42 $1,781 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $341 —
815–1595 985 85-90% 11 70.00–75.00 $73.88 $728 —
806–1295 1061 85-90% 12 50.00–62.50 $57.99 $615 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1380 1088 80-85% 7 84.00–93.00 $88.33 $961 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–2130 1880 8 91.00–109.00 $104.37 $1,962 -16.09
1740–2175 1936 5 125.00–135.00 $129.65 $2,510 —
1760–2510 2072 11 112.00–123.00 $118.63 $2,458 +8.63

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
163–185 170 3 120.00–125.00 $123.19 $209 +73.19
200–245 223 10 100.00–125.00 $111.22 $248 -8.78

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
57 57 3 235.00 $235.00 $134 —
75 75 2 155.00 $155.00 $116 —
91 91 23 205.00 $205.00 $187 —
95 95 2 180.00 $180.00 $171 —
105–119 109 17 255.00–260.00 $256.60 $280 —
115–135 124 4 185.00–225.00 $195.91 $243 —
150 150 3 185.00 $185.00 $278 +130.00
150–165 156 12 250.00–255.00 $254.60 $397 +199.60

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1577 1577 10 126.00 $126.00 $1,987 —

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Ewes

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
142 142 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Winter 10 150.00 $150.00 —
150–185 159 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Winter 48 170.00–250.00 $221.54 -53.38
180 180 Young (2-4 yrs)Winter 13 160.00 $160.00 -114.92
204–224 209 Young (2-4 yrs)Winter 29 225.00–235.00 $232.41 -16.44
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
118 118 3 30.00 $30.00 $35 -35.00
137 137 3 45.00 $45.00 $62 -40.00
157 157 7 110.00 $110.00 $173 +70.00
162–170 163 12 65.00–75.00 $74.13 $121 -13.29
161–195 183 38 85.00–100.00 $92.20 $169 +67.20
203–210 207 4 65.00–75.00 $69.92 $145 -45.08
235 235 3 55.00 $55.00 $129 -20.38
250–279 273 5 95.00–100.00 $99.08 $270 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
79 79 26 260.00 $260.00 $205 —
80–87 84 66 250.00–260.00 $253.06 $213 —
94 94 34 250.00 $250.00 $235 —
106–111 108 90 187.00–195.00 $190.02 $205 +23.02

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
163–185 170 3 100.00–110.00 $106.38 $181 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
143 143 2 80.00 $80.00 $114 -10.00
153–165 157 3 100.00–105.00 $103.25 $162 —

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
52 52 8 310.00 $310.00 $161 —
64 64 20 300.00 $300.00 $192 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
34 34 18 205.00 $205.00 $70 —
38 38 12 330.00 $330.00 $125 —
39 39 4 215.00 $215.00 $84 —
46–49 48 61 370.00–390.00 $373.53 $179 —
48 48 19 350.00 $350.00 $168 —
49 49 4 190.00 $190.00 $93 —
50 50 11 280.00–305.00 $293.64 $147 -26.36
50 50 4 205.00 $205.00 $102 -115.00
52–59 56 61 380.00–400.00 $395.53 $221 +75.53
56 56 7 345.00 $345.00 $193 +25.00
60–66 63 171 360.00–405.00 $388.69 $245 +2.48
62–67 64 17 255.00–260.00 $257.45 $165 -128.76
70 70 2 140.00 $140.00 $98 -246.21
78 78 2 195.00 $195.00 $152 -95.00
80 80 2 220.00 $220.00 $176 -70.00
82 82 3 165.00 $165.00 $135 -125.00
80–87 84 71 260.00–280.00 $268.00 $225 -22.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 58 305.00 $305.00 $168 —
71 71 14 305.00 $305.00 $217 —
82 82 16 305.00 $305.00 $250 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
49 49 10 290.00 $290.00 $142 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55 55 10 150.00 $150.00 $82 -5.00
76 76 7 115.00 $115.00 $87 -40.00
89 89 4 175.00 $175.00 $156 +20.00
90–97 94 5 145.00–165.00 $157.36 $148 +2.36
95–96 96 6 105.00 $105.00 $101 -50.00
110–145 116 13 140.00–170.00 $145.15 $168 +21.35
107–133 128 52 105.00–125.00 $108.19 $138 -15.61
150 150 6 125.00–155.00 $130.00 $195 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
105 105 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Bred 6 260.00 $260.00 —
141–145 141 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 18 235.00–285.00 $279.30 —
159 159 Young (2-4 yrs)Bred 15 275.00 $275.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80–86 85 35 285.00–295.00 $286.49 $244 —
104 104 4 240.00 $240.00 $250 -35.79

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
61–65 65 92 280.00–285.00 $284.49 $185 -10.51
71 71 24 255.00 $255.00 $181 -40.00
88 88 60 265.00 $265.00 $233 -30.00
90–93 90 106 260.00–280.00 $277.54 $250 -17.46
96 96 38 225.00 $225.00 $216 -70.00
100–121 111 176 195.00–245.00 $205.00 $228 +21.27
113–149 137 785 179.00–194.00 $184.46 $253 +0.73
150–161 155 167 156.00–175.00 $172.70 $268 -5.44
185 185 3 130.00 $130.00 $240 -48.14

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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.