Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 7, 2024

3,001 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,001	5,118	3,422
Slaughter cattle	1,178	1,712	1,669

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week: choice slaughter steers were 3.00-4.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. Not enough dairy steers last week for comparison. Several load lots offered today, along with many smaller packages. Good demand both in the arena and on the internet. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 1.00 lower today. Boner cows were steady. Lean cows 6.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 higher. Slaughter lambs: Lighter offering this week. Lambs, 100 lbs, were 3.00 lower this week. Slaughter ewes 2.00-6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1213–1375	1313	21	169.00–178.00	$173.07	$2,272	+17.89
1366–1498	1418	18	171.00–174.50	$171.68	$2,434	-1.50
1410–1491	1443	17	160.00–167.00	$162.65	$2,347	-10.53
1463	1463	3	153.00	$153.00	$2,238	-20.18
1471	1471	11	176.50	$176.50	$2,596	+3.32
1520	1520	11	169.50	$169.50	$2,576	+5.46
1530–1580	1543	49	176.00–177.00	$176.59	$2,725	+4.97
1552	1552	10	174.25	$174.25	$2,704	—
1501–1597	1567	57	171.00–176.50	$174.37	$2,732	—
1601	1601	9	171.00	$171.00	$2,738	—
1603–1649	1616	186	176.00–179.00	$177.36	$2,866	—
1801	1801	4	160.00	$160.00	$2,882	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1174–1198	1184	7	165.00–173.50	$169.81	$2,011	—
1303	1303	3	172.00	$172.00	$2,241	—
1263–1565	1409	30	162.00–169.00	$165.65	$2,334	-5.84
1384–1511	1433	43	174.75–176.75	$175.87	$2,520	+15.87
1442–1563	1500	70	174.00–184.00	$175.91	$2,639	+6.91
1669	1669	10	182.00	$182.00	$3,038	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–1988	1485	75-80%	227	94.00–112.00	$101.84	$1,512	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1371–1808	1619	65-75%	57	105.00–112.00	$107.86	$1,746	-1.14

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
928–1675	1217	80-85%	47	84.00–93.00	$88.74	$1,080	-0.44

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1380	895	85-90%	8	30.00–37.50	$34.62	$310	—
885–1245	1026	85-90%	8	60.00–71.00	$64.82	$665	-8.61
1008–1515	1171	85-90%	25	76.00–83.00	$79.25	$928	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645–1950	1861	4	129.00–137.00	$132.65	$2,469	+35.12
1745–2075	1885	3	95.00–112.00	$106.39	$2,005	+8.86
1620–2430	2065	20	115.00–126.00	$121.06	$2,500	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
151–185	158	5	105.00–110.00	$106.17	$168	+45.30
161	161	2	75.00	$75.00	$121	+14.13
215–243	233	7	85.00–105.00	$95.41	$222	-20.78
260	260	1	95.00	$95.00	$247	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	1	105.00	$105.00	$52	—
70	70	1	95.00	$95.00	$66	—
70	70	3	185.00	$185.00	$130	—
73	73	2	155.00	$155.00	$113	—
92	92	3	195.00	$195.00	$179	—
110	110	1	75.00	$75.00	$82	-96.80
163–190	188	25	185.00	$185.00	$348	-10.00
205–220	213	2	145.00–185.00	$164.29	$350	-85.71

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1288–1425	1327	7	123.00–133.00	$126.90	$1,684	—
1485–1577	1563	57	142.00–144.50	$143.64	$2,245	—
1663	1663	9	137.00	$137.00	$2,278	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
131–138	134	24	50.00–55.00	$54.16	$73	-10.09
143	143	7	95.00	$95.00	$136	+55.00
145	145	1	25.00	$25.00	$36	-15.00
147	147	6	65.00	$65.00	$96	+25.00
151–189	164	25	55.00–85.00	$75.60	$124	+40.22
168	168	10	168.00	$168.00	$282	+69.35
152–196	171	83	95.00–122.50	$104.28	$178	+5.63
212	212	21	115.00	$115.00	$244	+2.61
208–221	215	21	80.00–105.00	$95.21	$205	-17.18
220	220	1	45.00	$45.00	$99	-27.79
250–290	264	11	75.00–100.00	$90.18	$238	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
138	138	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Winter	4	180.00	$180.00	—
175–192	184	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Winter	37	185.00–280.00	$226.46	+33.94

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
71	71	7	205.00	$205.00	$146	-39.54
72–77	73	26	230.00–255.00	$233.06	$170	-11.48
83–88	85	13	240.00	$240.00	$204	±0.00
111–120	115	53	173.00–186.00	$179.37	$206	+6.59
153	153	48	150.00	$150.00	$230	-8.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58	58	3	245.00	$245.00	$142	—

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
168	168	2	60.00	$60.00	$101	-58.99
185	185	2	120.00	$120.00	$222	+1.01

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
54	54	7	265.00	$265.00	$143	-50.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
34	34	6	115.00	$115.00	$39	-270.00
41–43	41	61	260.00–265.00	$261.19	$107	+56.19
43–45	44	5	175.00–200.00	$190.27	$84	-99.73
49	49	4	340.00	$340.00	$167	-37.64
51–53	52	11	210.00–225.00	$214.17	$111	-137.26
52	52	16	165.00	$165.00	$86	-186.43
50–58	53	116	330.00–345.00	$336.10	$178	-15.33
55–58	57	23	280.00–290.00	$285.78	$163	-81.55
63	63	29	330.00	$330.00	$208	+36.18
66–67	66	91	235.00–265.00	$251.25	$166	+141.25
73	73	12	195.00	$195.00	$142	-108.88
74	74	37	240.00	$240.00	$178	-63.88
85	85	16	205.00	$205.00	$174	-90.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
36	36	5	270.00	$270.00	$97	—
43–48	45	51	250.00–280.00	$269.48	$121	—
56–58	56	49	255.00–260.00	$259.68	$145	—
60–63	61	34	265.00–290.00	$269.36	$164	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30	30	4	225.00	$225.00	$68	-50.00
49	49	5	235.00	$235.00	$115	-40.00
58–59	58	73	230.00–240.00	$239.73	$139	-25.27

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	2	140.00	$140.00	$91	-20.00
65	65	2	115.00	$115.00	$75	-45.00
70	70	2	115.00	$115.00	$80	-45.00
113	113	2	90.00	$90.00	$102	-140.65
100–143	120	10	130.00–160.00	$144.04	$173	-27.99
121	121	5	75.00	$75.00	$91	-97.03
110–147	124	10	100.00–120.00	$110.84	$137	-61.19
153	153	3	105.00	$105.00	$161	-26.92

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
41	41	12	215.00	$215.00	$88	—
63	63	5	105.00	$105.00	$66	-140.00
180	180	1	205.00	$205.00	$369	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65–69	69	88	235.00–250.00	$249.68	$172	-7.82
73–77	75	29	245.00–255.00	$253.61	$190	+4.38
84–86	85	98	225.00–250.00	$246.89	$210	+5.69
95–98	95	38	202.50–225.00	$223.17	$212	-22.54
103	103	30	260.00	$260.00	$268	+74.08
104–139	125	195	175.00–191.00	$182.76	$228	-3.16
148	148	4	165.00	$165.00	$244	-5.95
164	164	7	157.00	$157.00	$257	-14.20

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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.