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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 27, 2024

715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 715 4,240 4,464
Slaughter cattle 205 1,403 1,652

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week: Winter storm blew through the area early this week, leaving ice and snow covered roads. Lighter offering today, due to weather conditions. Not enough slaughter steers and heifers for comparison. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 10.00 higher, Boner cows 7.00 higher, Lean cows 11.00 higher. Bulls 4.00 higher this week. Slaughter lambs: With limited numbers today, lambs under 100 lbs were mostly 5.00 lower with instances 20.00-25.00 lower, over 100 lbs steady today. Not enough slaughter ewes for comparison.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1408–1441 1423 15 184.50–185.00 $184.74 $2,629 -1.49
1524 1524 8 184.00 $184.00 $2,804 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1124 1124 7 187.50 $187.50 $2,108 —
1330 1330 10 197.50 $197.50 $2,627 +12.50
1360 1360 4 189.50 $189.50 $2,577 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1388–1675 1489 75-80% 7 141.00–154.00 $147.61 $2,198 —
1000–1860 1490 75-80% 50 127.50–139.00 $134.42 $2,003 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
801–875 819 85-90% 10 82.50–90.00 $86.06 $705 —
910–920 915 85-90% 2 60.00–75.00 $67.46 $617 —
1110–1543 1330 85-90% 13 99.00–113.00 $108.19 $1,439 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–2100 1416 80-85% 25 115.00–126.00 $121.23 $1,717 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1990–2275 2172 3 145.00–151.00 $148.29 $3,221 —
2180 2180 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,921 —
1765–2523 2270 3 156.00–169.00 $159.37 $3,618 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 190.00 $190.00 $294 +125.00
220 220 1 90.00 $90.00 $198 -7.20

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
57 57 3 155.00 $155.00 $88 -73.64
66 66 4 265.00 $265.00 $175 +36.36
98 98 7 165.00 $165.00 $162 -55.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1469 1469 7 160.50 $160.50 $2,358 +0.68

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
125 125 1 65.00 $65.00 $81 +6.03
128 128 3 90.00 $90.00 $115 +45.82
155–170 167 5 75.00–80.00 $75.93 $127 +15.62
192–198 194 5 100.00 $100.00 $194 +25.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
43–49 44 91 210.00–255.00 $247.28 $109 -47.72
61 61 28 270.00 $270.00 $165 +25.00
71 71 17 210.00 $210.00 $149 -80.00
95 95 2 240.00 $240.00 $228 -27.00
100 100 1 195.00 $195.00 $195 ±0.00
111 111 17 230.00 $230.00 $255 +35.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 70.00 $70.00 $102 -35.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
109 109 5 65.00 $65.00 $71 -40.00
110 110 8 80.00 $80.00 $88 -25.00
123 123 3 25.00 $25.00 $31 -15.00
130–134 134 8 65.00–80.00 $78.17 $105 -21.83
182 182 9 60.00 $60.00 $109 -31.39

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
33 33 2 80.00 $80.00 $26 -182.33
43–49 44 27 255.00–265.00 $263.35 $116 +23.35
45 45 2 305.00 $305.00 $137 +200.00
50 50 1 75.00 $75.00 $38 -240.00
63 63 3 290.00 $290.00 $183 -79.31
79 79 8 270.00 $270.00 $213 +16.89
84 84 16 195.00 $195.00 $164 -82.56
89 89 12 305.00 $305.00 $271 +100.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
37 37 3 205.00 $205.00 $76 -50.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 2 175.00 $175.00 $88 +25.00
72 72 41 170.00 $170.00 $122 +50.00
97 97 6 205.00 $205.00 $199 +40.00
113 113 2 235.00 $235.00 $266 +77.06
120 120 1 135.00 $135.00 $162 +50.00
131 131 4 160.00 $160.00 $210 +75.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90 90 1 220.00 $220.00 $198 ±0.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
57 57 3 295.00 $295.00 $168 -8.76
62 62 11 270.00 $270.00 $167 -15.70
67 67 13 255.00 $255.00 $171 -30.70
73–76 74 40 270.00–285.00 $279.83 $207 -9.45
84–85 84 23 280.00–285.00 $284.12 $239 -4.50
104 104 5 245.00 $245.00 $255 -19.62
118 118 11 195.00 $195.00 $230 -47.29
132–135 132 43 215.00–225.00 $224.52 $296 +4.52
150 150 10 215.00 $215.00 $322 +0.76

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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.