Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 1, 2024

3,520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,520	2,252	3,457
Slaughter cattle	906	731	682

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers were 1.00-3.00 lower. Steers with no implants remaining steady. Choice slaughter heifers were 1.00-3.00 lower with limited numbers. Not enough dairy steers or dairy beef cross steers last week for comparison. Many load lots of steers, heifers, and dairy beef cross steers in the offering today. Demand was good throughout the sale, both in the stands and on the internet. Slaughter cows: Breaker and Boner cows are steady. Lean cows steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls steady this week. Slaughter lambs: Lambs 50-60 lbs too light a test last week for comparison. Lambs 70-80 lbs mostly 23.00-26.00 lower. Lambs over 100 lbs were 5.00-7.00 lower with limited numbers last week. Slaughter ewes 4.00-5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1248	1248	2	184.50	$184.50	$2,303	—
1388	1388	4	185.50	$185.50	$2,575	—
1390–1475	1463	65	181.00–185.00	$183.89	$2,690	-5.22
1525–1582	1533	62	184.50–185.00	$184.63	$2,830	-2.69
1515–1563	1547	41	187.00–189.50	$188.03	$2,909	+0.71
1599–1664	1636	87	181.50–186.00	$183.83	$3,007	-4.47

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1341–1493	1431	156	181.00–186.00	$184.11	$2,635	-3.84
1254–1521	1435	32	180.00–189.50	$184.95	$2,654	-3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1978	1601	80-85%	68	119.00–129.00	$124.47	$1,993	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1145	1053	85-90%	6	45.00–72.50	$56.52	$595	-29.13
869–1708	1139	85-90%	25	80.00–105.00	$93.37	$1,063	—
1060–1612	1372	85-90%	22	107.00–118.00	$112.93	$1,549	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1902	1548	75-80%	50	130.00–139.00	$133.46	$2,066	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1730	1570	65-75%	9	139.00–144.00	$142.15	$2,232	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1873–2045	1922	7	155.00–160.00	$158.48	$3,046	—
1525–2490	2010	10	141.00–151.00	$146.75	$2,950	-0.50
2640	2640	2	138.00	$138.00	$3,643	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1414–1454	1439	16	175.00–176.00	$175.37	$2,524	-1.63

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1348	1348	5	168.00	$168.00	$2,265	—
1493–1705	1672	79	176.00–184.00	$182.92	$3,058	—
1690	1690	4	179.00	$179.00	$3,025	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	115.00	$115.00	$224	±0.00
245	245	1	110.00	$110.00	$270	—
345	345	2	75.00	$75.00	$259	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100	100	1	115.00	$115.00	$115	-72.96
125–128	127	3	210.00–215.00	$211.64	$269	+23.68
165–193	189	22	175.00–190.00	$184.89	$349	-0.11

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1341	1341	4	156.00	$156.00	$2,092	+5.64
1440–1578	1523	25	157.50–161.00	$159.68	$2,432	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
100	100	2	40.00	$40.00	$40	-35.00
110–125	123	19	60.00–80.00	$62.94	$77	-12.06
127–149	136	91	60.00–75.00	$67.74	$92	-12.67
140–148	141	26	70.00–75.00	$74.19	$105	-29.73
142–145	142	24	45.00–55.00	$54.57	$77	-49.35
142–144	143	18	90.00–100.00	$92.75	$133	-11.17
155	155	1	25.00	$25.00	$39	-100.00
151–177	165	140	60.00–80.00	$66.93	$110	-10.36
157–198	168	57	85.00–115.00	$94.07	$158	-14.90
191–195	192	17	95.00–110.00	$107.31	$206	-6.57
194	194	19	70.00	$70.00	$136	-43.88
208	208	27	65.00	$65.00	$135	-25.36
205–243	212	15	80.00–95.00	$86.13	$183	-4.23
222	222	6	110.00	$110.00	$244	-0.76
255	255	1	90.00	$90.00	$230	+20.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
205	205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Spring	1	210.00	$210.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
54	54	8	235.00	$235.00	$127	-10.00
64	64	6	230.00	$230.00	$147	-10.00
108	108	8	220.00	$220.00	$238	+40.00
127	127	81	215.00	$215.00	$273	+35.00
133	133	20	205.00	$205.00	$273	+25.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	2	105.00	$105.00	$147	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
82	82	3	70.00	$70.00	$57	+5.00
111	111	21	95.00	$95.00	$105	+19.01
120	120	4	60.00	$60.00	$72	-15.99
155–186	181	18	60.00–65.00	$63.70	$115	-51.30

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
29	29	6	285.00	$285.00	$83	-25.00
43	43	3	225.00	$225.00	$97	-85.00
47	47	9	275.00	$275.00	$129	-101.39
50	50	1	370.00	$370.00	$185	-22.22
57	57	9	275.00	$275.00	$157	-117.22
60–65	60	48	265.00–290.00	$289.44	$174	+9.44
63–66	64	21	305.00–315.00	$308.44	$197	-55.27
73	73	5	205.00	$205.00	$150	-150.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
29	29	19	305.00	$305.00	$88	+4.87
35–38	38	31	310.00–315.00	$314.70	$120	+14.57
40–48	46	103	285.00–300.00	$295.91	$136	-4.22
50–58	57	31	270.00–290.00	$287.73	$164	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	3	270.00	$270.00	$94	+10.00
41–44	43	45	240.00–260.00	$252.34	$109	-7.66

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	—	—	1	130.00	$130.00	$91	-20.00
80	80	—	—	2	120.00	$120.00	$96	-30.00
91–93	92	—	—	11	130.00–140.00	$133.69	$123	-41.31
108	108	—	—	5	125.00	$125.00	$135	-17.16
103–122	112	—	—	22	140.00–160.00	$148.00	$166	+5.84
130	130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	185.00	$185.00	$240	+77.45
136–146	141	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	27	160.00–180.00	$165.73	$234	+58.18
141	141	—	—	4	110.00	$110.00	$155	+2.45
170	170	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	1	180.00	$180.00	$306	+75.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	3	220.00	$220.00	$110	-59.84
52–59	57	69	250.00–270.00	$261.34	$149	-56.50
61–68	63	24	225.00–230.00	$226.35	$143	-79.58
60–67	64	162	245.00–285.00	$257.27	$165	-48.66
70–79	76	133	225.00–250.00	$238.07	$181	-26.08
80–88	86	442	225.00–255.00	$236.86	$204	-61.22
90–98	94	192	225.00–265.00	$233.77	$220	-13.58
101–108	103	182	225.00–235.00	$229.31	$236	+24.31
112	112	3	212.50	$212.50	$238	-42.50
123–124	124	38	221.00–265.00	$223.30	$277	+10.14
132–134	132	140	215.00–216.00	$215.82	$285	-6.97
146	146	23	218.00	$218.00	$318	-0.01
150–157	154	110	210.00–215.00	$212.35	$327	-4.65
181	181	5	172.50	$172.50	$312	-44.50

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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.