Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 17, 2024

3,446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,446	3,229	3,605
Slaughter cattle	886	1,020	1,138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers were 2.00 lower. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 higher today. Dairy steers 1.00 lower. Several load lots of heavy steers, along with many smaller strings in the offering. No implant cattle bringing a premium in steers. Demand was good throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker, Boner and Lean cows are all steady. Bulls were 6.00 lower today. Slaughter lambs: A majority of the lamb sale fell into the 50-70 lb range, which were mostly 13.00-30.00 lower, 90 lbs lambs had limited numbers but showed 1.00 higher. Lambs over 100 lbs were 1.00 higher with light numbers. Slaughter ewes were mostly 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275	1275	3	178.00	$178.00	$2,270	—
1271–1462	1410	21	180.00–184.00	$182.50	$2,573	+2.50
1424	1424	4	180.00	$180.00	$2,563	±0.00
1505	1505	10	179.00	$179.00	$2,694	-11.92
1511–1595	1533	162	182.00–185.35	$183.71	$2,816	-7.21
1512–1606	1569	36	182.00–187.00	$185.56	$2,911	-0.58
1601–1743	1699	126	181.50–184.50	$183.90	$3,124	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1401	1386	7	175.00–178.00	$176.73	$2,449	-2.27
1370–1520	1431	50	183.75–186.25	$184.28	$2,637	-0.05
1367–1531	1467	37	181.00–185.00	$183.66	$2,694	-3.90

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1895	1491	80-85%	88	119.00–129.50	$124.88	$1,862	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–2080	1482	75-80%	62	130.50–139.00	$133.03	$1,972	-11.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
784–1065	812	85-90%	10	70.00–77.50	$70.98	$576	—
750–1400	1053	85-90%	15	86.00–101.00	$95.99	$1,011	—
1050–1693	1379	85-90%	27	106.00–116.00	$112.27	$1,548	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1658	1658	65-75%	4	138.00	$138.00	$2,288	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1832–2007	1872	13	157.00–158.50	$157.37	$2,946	—
1930–2005	1968	2	122.00–126.00	$123.96	$2,440	-9.72
1765–2335	2109	6	138.00–144.00	$140.78	$2,969	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1324	1314	14	170.00–176.00	$174.32	$2,291	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1421–1443	1431	11	174.00–175.50	$174.69	$2,500	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	110.00	$110.00	$204	+25.21
209	209	6	110.00	$110.00	$230	+21.20
238	238	5	80.00	$80.00	$190	-8.80
253	253	4	70.00	$70.00	$177	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	250.00	$250.00	$162	+10.00
70	70	1	155.00	$155.00	$108	-85.00
90	90	1	255.00	$255.00	$230	+15.00
105	105	1	140.00	$140.00	$147	-85.00
110–123	120	6	205.00–215.00	$212.63	$255	-12.37
195	195	1	235.00	$235.00	$458	+30.00
204	204	4	180.00	$180.00	$367	-40.00

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1418	1418	4	152.00	$152.00	$2,155	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1421	1406	14	150.00–154.00	$152.27	$2,141	—
1409–1676	1487	24	155.00–162.00	$157.30	$2,339	—
1528	1528	3	162.00	$162.00	$2,475	+3.36

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
112–118	113	13	25.00–35.00	$27.40	$31	-47.60
123	123	2	75.00	$75.00	$92	+19.86
118–133	125	38	45.00–60.00	$55.76	$70	+0.62
127–141	138	24	50.00–60.00	$51.92	$72	-18.51
138–141	140	53	65.00–85.00	$73.52	$103	+3.09
140–145	141	4	80.00–85.00	$83.72	$118	+13.29
153–174	166	29	45.00–70.00	$60.87	$101	+6.42
152–190	170	160	75.00–105.00	$83.76	$142	-2.78
159–187	171	28	110.00–115.00	$112.58	$193	+26.04
195	195	8	85.00–105.00	$95.00	$185	+2.13
198	198	11	75.00	$75.00	$148	-17.87
210	210	2	110.00	$110.00	$231	-9.41
200–235	214	12	85.00–100.00	$90.64	$194	+4.36
226–235	227	13	75.00	$75.00	$170	+3.11

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
51–57	53	36	245.00–280.00	$269.48	$143	-11.50
60–68	63	138	235.00–247.50	$243.05	$153	-11.95
82	82	32	235.00	$235.00	$193	-49.63
83	83	76	275.00	$275.00	$228	-9.63
130	130	14	220.00	$220.00	$286	+40.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
132	132	6	75.00	$75.00	$99	-15.00
150	150	1	105.00	$105.00	$158	+26.76

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
28	28	6	255.00	$255.00	$71	—
48	48	43	260.00	$260.00	$125	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
33	33	6	270.00	$270.00	$89	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
28	28	26	260.00	$260.00	$73	-65.00
30	30	25	260.00	$260.00	$78	-65.00
52	52	3	315.00	$315.00	$164	-22.30
55–59	58	72	350.00–360.00	$352.89	$205	-62.42
60	60	1	250.00	$250.00	$150	-175.00
63	63	12	350.00	$350.00	$220	-75.00
75	75	11	275.00	$275.00	$206	-10.00
75	75	2	240.00	$240.00	$180	-45.00
80	80	6	305.00	$305.00	$244	+60.00
86	86	7	200.00	$200.00	$172	-45.00
89	89	4	260.00	$260.00	$231	+15.00
90	90	3	240.00	$240.00	$216	-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
21	21	41	300.00	$300.00	$63	+25.00
42–48	43	33	300.00–315.00	$303.04	$130	+43.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
33–38	34	39	265.00–290.00	$268.01	$91	+63.01
48	48	26	280.00	$280.00	$134	+75.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73	73	6	165.00	$165.00	$120	-45.00
76	76	6	190.00	$190.00	$144	-20.00
89	89	18	140.00	$140.00	$125	±0.00
93	93	3	125.00	$125.00	$116	-150.00
93	93	2	185.00	$185.00	$172	-90.00
94–98	96	9	155.00–160.00	$157.73	$151	-27.27
113–120	115	3	200.00–225.00	$216.33	$249	+67.39
103–139	129	15	125.00–155.00	$148.67	$192	-6.33
123–138	129	18	95.00–115.00	$106.16	$137	-48.84
155	155	1	220.00	$220.00	$341	+87.73
170	170	3	140.00–145.00	$143.33	$244	+11.06

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
111–139	127	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Bred	50	260.00–300.00	$276.07	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	1	315.00	$315.00	$205	—
97	97	2	150.00	$150.00	$146	—
115	115	1	185.00	$185.00	$213	-60.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
51–59	54	74	280.00–305.00	$290.03	$157	-13.02
56–59	58	85	265.00–270.00	$266.99	$155	-36.06
61–69	63	133	265.00–285.00	$270.25	$170	-29.91
63–68	66	67	245.00–250.00	$246.49	$163	-53.67
72–79	77	246	255.00–270.00	$265.22	$204	-43.14
80	80	20	245.00	$245.00	$196	-57.44
80–82	82	68	250.00–275.00	$256.19	$210	-46.25
90–93	91	201	245.00–265.00	$263.99	$240	-1.01
90–99	97	85	275.00–295.00	$291.74	$283	+1.04
109	109	5	240.00	$240.00	$262	-6.45
118	118	79	252.50	$252.50	$298	+52.50
120	120	8	238.00	$238.00	$286	+38.00
141–145	143	53	222.50–226.00	$224.09	$320	+0.77
144 fancy	144	60	223.00	$223.00	$321	—
155–165	159	5	205.00–211.00	$207.49	$330	-14.51

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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.