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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 28, 2024

2,175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,175 2,361 3,455
Slaughter cattle 1,122 1,270 1,665

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers were steady with instances up to 4.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough dairy steers for comparison. Many load lots of both steers and heifers in the offering today, along with lots of smaller packages. Good demand throughout the sale in the arena and on the internet. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 3.00 higher. Boner and Lean cows 4.00 higher. Not enough bulls for comparison today. Slaughter lambs: Lambs 100 lbs were 2.00 higher this week. Slaughter ewes were 19.00 lower, with limited quantities.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–1383 1362 14 165.00–173.00 $170.90 $2,328 —
1381 1381 8 180.00 $180.00 $2,486 —
1399 1399 4 180.50 $180.50 $2,525 —
1412–1493 1486 48 175.50–180.00 $179.60 $2,669 +0.24
1549 1549 5 177.75 $177.75 $2,753 -5.28
1535–1571 1558 62 180.00–183.50 $182.24 $2,839 +3.00
1535–1573 1567 97 179.00–188.50 $180.28 $2,825 +1.04
1608–1770 1645 57 180.50–185.50 $183.39 $3,017 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 4 162.00 $162.00 $1,976 —
1298–1359 1326 24 172.00–178.00 $175.60 $2,328 —
1443 1443 3 176.50 $176.50 $2,547 -5.88
1398–1474 1450 182 177.00–183.50 $179.46 $2,602 +1.54
1474–1506 1490 87 175.00–179.00 $176.21 $2,626 —
1447–1537 1491 66 180.00–189.50 $182.79 $2,725 —
1553–1593 1563 12 178.00–180.00 $178.51 $2,790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–2165 1617 75-80% 214 102.00–125.00 $114.33 $1,849 -8.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1180 935 85-90% 3 20.00–30.00 $25.79 $241 —
816–1395 999 85-90% 13 57.50–75.00 $70.69 $706 -8.37
873–1595 1147 85-90% 11 80.00–87.00 $82.70 $949 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1978 1411 80-85% 23 88.00–100.00 $95.90 $1,353 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655–2085 1767 65-75% 11 117.00–119.00 $118.18 $2,088 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1738–2083 1876 5 106.00–111.00 $108.22 $2,030 —
1785–2630 2105 4 123.00–129.00 $127.42 $2,682 —
2085–2250 2168 2 130.00–140.00 $134.81 $2,923 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
140 140 1 181.00 $181.00 $253 —
175 175 1 110.00 $110.00 $192 +1.59
215 215 2 110.00 $110.00 $236 +12.61

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 2 140.00 $140.00 $91 -215.00
88 88 5 225.00 $225.00 $198 -60.00
90 90 2 140.00 $140.00 $126 -145.00
140 140 1 205.00 $205.00 $287 ±0.00
160–165 163 2 165.00–175.00 $170.08 $277 +3.80

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1683 1683 10 152.00 $152.00 $2,558 -3.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90 90 1 25.00 $25.00 $22 —
102 102 3 40.00 $40.00 $41 -21.62
120–130 125 2 75.00–90.00 $82.80 $104 +21.18
145 145 5 90.00 $90.00 $130 +3.39
147 147 22 55.00–65.00 $61.82 $91 -13.18
150–188 166 7 65.00–70.00 $67.42 $112 -3.10
167 167 9 140.00 $140.00 $234 +69.48
162–195 178 32 80.00–105.00 $91.35 $163 -19.06
208 208 3 110.00 $110.00 $229 -18.16
213 213 8 130.00 $130.00 $277 +1.84

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
62–63 62 33 255.00–275.00 $264.78 $164 -30.22
65 65 36 230.00 $230.00 $150 -65.00
88 88 31 240.00 $240.00 $211 -55.00
90–94 92 53 237.50–245.00 $241.38 $222 -53.62
108–145 130 128 195.00–225.00 $206.44 $268 -4.76
165 165 6 145.00 $145.00 $239 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–187 176 5 100.00–110.00 $103.63 $182 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120 120 1 70.00 $70.00 $84 —
144 144 4 110.00 $110.00 $158 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
43–48 47 36 305.00–345.00 $330.43 $155 +55.43
49 49 10 210.00 $210.00 $103 -65.00
53 53 3 265.00 $265.00 $140 -85.00
54 54 4 320.00 $320.00 $173 -30.00
59 59 6 225.00 $225.00 $133 -125.00
60–65 61 5 315.00–350.00 $342.54 $209 -30.53
64–67 65 72 265.00–270.00 $267.72 $174 -105.35
75 75 5 265.00 $265.00 $199 -21.12
92–95 94 17 245.00–255.00 $253.28 $238 +13.28
103 103 9 240.00 $240.00 $247 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
49 49 4 305.00 $305.00 $149 +35.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 2 75.00 $75.00 $49 -110.00
97 97 3 105.00 $105.00 $102 -10.00
100–145 125 8 130.00–145.00 $137.79 $172 -2.21
132 132 13 110.00 $110.00 $145 -75.10
165 165 1 140.00 $140.00 $231 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 1 235.00 $235.00 $258 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
44 44 11 255.00 $255.00 $112 —
53 53 4 270.00 $270.00 $143 -10.00
65 65 2 260.00 $260.00 $169 -20.00
60–67 66 35 280.00–295.00 $293.45 $194 +13.45
73 73 3 300.00 $300.00 $219 +20.00
76 76 5 255.00 $255.00 $194 -25.00
91 91 7 245.00 $245.00 $223 +12.50
93 93 59 300.00 $300.00 $279 +67.50
115–136 120 204 195.00–230.00 $217.95 $262 +1.83
129 129 6 176.00 $176.00 $227 -40.12
150–159 155 99 191.00–195.00 $193.08 $299 +18.18

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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.