Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 10, 2024

3,229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,229	2,215	4,575
Slaughter cattle	1,020	1,089	1,086

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers 1.00-4.00 lower. Choice slaughter heifers 5.00 lower. Heifers with no implants took less of a discount at 1.00 lower. Dairy steers 4.00 lower. Many load lots, along with a good deal of smaller strings in the offering today. Demand was good, despite the CME live cattle futures dropping last week, and continuing to be lower today. Slaughter cows: Breaker and Boner cows 1.00 higher. Lean cows 2.00 lower. Not enough bulls last week for comparison. Slaughter lambs: Lambs under 100 lbs were 12.00-30.00 higher today, with lighter numbers last week. Lambs over 100 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter ewes were steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1298–1488	1370	21	183.50–186.50	$184.72	$2,531	+8.72
1421	1421	6	180.00	$180.00	$2,558	-8.68
1434–1494	1468	50	188.50–191.00	$189.93	$2,788	-5.77
1490	1490	4	178.00	$178.00	$2,652	-17.70
1503–1637	1539	88	188.00–193.25	$190.92	$2,938	—
1505–1640	1576	200	183.75–187.25	$186.14	$2,934	-1.25
1645	1645	3	180.00	$180.00	$2,961	-12.72

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1296–1332	1320	15	181.00–183.00	$181.65	$2,398	-8.08
1382	1382	5	179.00	$179.00	$2,474	-5.14
1371–1450	1410	57	187.25–191.00	$189.23	$2,668	+4.23
1347–1463	1423	88	182.00–185.50	$184.70	$2,628	-0.30
1341–1538	1435	19	183.00–185.00	$184.33	$2,645	-0.67
1454–1492	1468	37	186.75–188.50	$187.56	$2,753	-2.83

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1920	1420	80-85%	78	119.00–129.00	$124.20	$1,764	+1.12

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
818–1450	976	85-90%	4	77.50–82.50	$79.36	$775	—
915–1500	1158	85-90%	12	90.00–105.00	$101.13	$1,171	—
1090–1623	1330	85-90%	23	107.00–118.00	$111.96	$1,489	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1488	1488	75-80%	2	145.00	$145.00	$2,158	+12.69
1195–1870	1540	75-80%	32	130.00–141.00	$133.65	$2,058	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1701–1985	1755	65-75%	9	129.00–133.50	$132.03	$2,317	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1865–2070	1968	2	132.50–135.00	$133.68	$2,631	—
1700–2490	1983	27	140.00–153.00	$147.27	$2,920	—
2405	2405	1	159.00	$159.00	$3,824	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1334–1383	1357	13	174.00–176.00	$174.94	$2,374	-7.29

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1339–1447	1385	7	164.00–174.00	$169.52	$2,348	—
1515	1515	21	177.00	$177.00	$2,682	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	175.00	$175.00	$306	—
170–185	178	2	80.00–90.00	$84.79	$151	—
200–248	234	37	80.00–105.00	$88.80	$208	-16.20

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	2	235.00–245.00	$240.00	$144	-100.00
130	130	1	225.00	$225.00	$292	±0.00
150–195	161	4	205.00	$205.00	$330	+70.00
230	230	1	220.00	$220.00	$506	-20.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1483–1546	1509	23	156.00–162.00	$158.64	$2,394	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
90	90	1	55.00	$55.00	$50	+30.00
110	110	1	75.00	$75.00	$82	-14.68
118–125	122	6	50.00–60.00	$55.14	$67	+21.52
135–143	140	54	65.00–85.00	$70.43	$99	-35.22
138–144	143	13	55.00–60.00	$55.74	$80	-49.91
143–145	143	58	70.00–90.00	$78.45	$112	-27.20
149	149	10	105.00	$105.00	$156	-0.65
150–182	166	28	40.00–65.00	$54.45	$90	-12.06
153–198	172	242	70.00–105.00	$86.54	$149	-6.30
178–185	179	13	110.00–115.00	$110.40	$198	+0.40
198–199	198	21	90.00–105.00	$92.87	$184	+7.87
210	210	34	110.00–120.00	$119.41	$251	+27.38
200–238	218	73	80.00–105.00	$86.28	$188	-5.75
205–239	233	17	55.00–75.00	$71.89	$168	-8.11

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125–135	131	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	14	120.00–135.00	$129.90	$170	—
192	192	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	9	75.00	$75.00	$144	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
167	167	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Spring	5	225.00	$225.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
42	42	5	255.00	$255.00	$107	—
56–57	56	71	275.00–290.00	$280.98	$157	+5.98
61	61	19	255.00	$255.00	$156	-20.00
63–68	66	40	280.00–295.00	$284.63	$188	+9.63
142	142	10	180.00	$180.00	$256	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
124	124	7	70.00	$70.00	$87	—
137	137	3	90.00	$90.00	$123	—
145–147	147	8	80.00–85.00	$81.24	$119	—
155–181	176	5	70.00–80.00	$78.24	$138	-26.76
185	185	1	105.00	$105.00	$194	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
93	93	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	2	140.00	$140.00	$130	—
125	125	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	5	125.00	$125.00	$156	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
28	28	5	325.00	$325.00	$91	+100.00
39	39	20	350.00–365.00	$355.25	$139	+45.25
45	45	1	330.00	$330.00	$148	+20.00
45–49	47	35	390.00–420.00	$403.93	$190	+93.93
52–54	53	10	330.00–355.00	$337.30	$179	+1.23
50–59	54	21	405.00–420.00	$415.31	$224	+79.24
63	63	10	425.00	$425.00	$268	+80.00
71–73	72	11	285.00	$285.00	$205	+5.00
80	80	1	245.00	$245.00	$196	+5.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	2	275.00	$275.00	$96	-44.71
46	46	4	260.00	$260.00	$120	-59.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	2	205.00	$205.00	$72	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	—	—	1	325.00	$325.00	$195	+150.00
80	80	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	21	210.00	$210.00	$168	+25.00
85	85	—	—	3	190.00	$190.00	$162	+10.00
87	87	—	—	66	140.00	$140.00	$122	-40.00
94	94	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	8	275.00	$275.00	$258	+95.00
97	97	—	—	3	185.00	$185.00	$179	+5.00
104	104	—	—	5	305.00	$305.00	$317	+185.57
105–115	112	—	—	3	160.00–190.00	$169.40	$190	+49.97
114–145	116	—	—	47	130.00–150.00	$148.94	$173	+29.51
120	120	—	—	2	155.00	$155.00	$186	+35.57
148	148	—	—	2	225.00	$225.00	$333	+105.57
155–180	165	—	—	12	125.00–155.00	$132.27	$218	-13.84

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
128	128	5	245.00	$245.00	$314	+50.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
52–59	56	47	290.00–310.00	$303.05	$170	+13.99
60–69	66	132	295.00–305.00	$300.16	$198	+12.35
70–78	72	23	305.00–310.00	$308.36	$222	+53.36
80–88	85	376	290.00–312.50	$302.44	$257	+33.35
90	90	5	265.00	$265.00	$238	-4.09
96–98	96	62	285.00–291.00	$290.70	$279	+60.70
102–105	104	7	245.00–247.50	$246.45	$256	-11.26
126	126	4	200.00	$200.00	$252	-22.00
128	128	4	230.00	$230.00	$294	+8.00
134–137	135	212	205.00–227.00	$222.28	$300	+2.28
140–146	144	118	220.00–225.00	$223.32	$322	+5.32
150	150	23	222.00	$222.00	$333	+27.00

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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.