Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 8, 2024

2,903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,903	3,520	2,863
Slaughter cattle	538	906	492

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady, heifers with no implants 1.00-3.00 higher. Dairy steers were steady, with limited numbers today. Several load lots, with plenty of smaller strings in the offering today. Good demand throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 1.00 higher. Boner cows steady. Lean cows 1.00 higher. Not enough bulls for comparison. Slaughter lambs: lambs 60 bs were 9.00 higher today. Lambs 70lbs 2.00 lower with light numbers, 80 lbs 10.00 lower with limited numbers this week. Lambs 130 lbs 4.00-9.00 lower today. Ewes 150-190 lbs 3.00 lower, 200 lbs 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
1332	1332	8	182.50	$182.50	$2,431	—
1393–1481	1433	78	185.00–190.75	$188.11	$2,696	—
1454–1498	1486	19	180.00–185.00	$182.46	$2,711	-1.43
1502	1502	5	180.00	$180.00	$2,704	-4.63
1517	1517	6	180.50	$180.50	$2,738	-4.13
1536–1572	1561	39	184.50–189.50	$187.99	$2,935	—
1531–1638	1604	39	185.00–191.50	$187.30	$3,004	+3.47
1615–1684	1622	42	183.00–186.00	$185.70	$3,012	+1.87

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1136–1205	1165	21	180.50–181.00	$180.66	$2,105	—
1338–1363	1344	8	176.00–177.00	$176.25	$2,369	—
1371–1454	1402	21	188.00–190.50	$188.63	$2,645	+4.52
1262–1471	1423	29	182.50–185.00	$183.99	$2,618	-0.12

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1970	1461	75-80%	73	130.00–140.00	$136.27	$1,991	—
1083–1738	1498	75-80%	17	141.00–144.00	$142.31	$2,132	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1470	904	85-90%	9	35.00–60.00	$40.93	$370	—
879–1505	1159	85-90%	21	85.00–97.50	$90.62	$1,050	—
960–1550	1260	85-90%	18	108.00–118.00	$114.46	$1,442	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–2135	1396	80-85%	28	119.00–129.00	$124.88	$1,743	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1720–1893	1804	65-75%	16	139.00–144.00	$140.42	$2,533	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1720–2000	1905	3	160.00–170.00	$163.36	$3,112	+4.88
2435	2435	1	143.00	$143.00	$3,482	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1279	1277	8	169.00	$169.00	$2,158	—
1573	1573	3	175.00	$175.00	$2,753	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1593	1593	4	177.00	$177.00	$2,820	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	75.00	$75.00	$142	-40.00
201	201	4	75.00	$75.00	$151	—
200–235	225	4	95.00–105.00	$97.22	$219	-12.78
265	265	1	75.00	$75.00	$199	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45	45	1	105.00	$105.00	$47	—
90	90	1	190.00	$190.00	$171	—
90–98	95	5	230.00–260.00	$241.39	$229	—
110	110	1	230.00	$230.00	$253	+115.00
181	181	7	215.00	$215.00	$389	+30.11
168–188	185	12	165.00–180.00	$167.27	$309	-17.62
205–245	225	2	155.00–185.00	$168.67	$380	—

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1803	1803	6	157.00	$157.00	$2,831	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1432	1417	12	158.00–160.00	$159.68	$2,263	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
109–130	117	9	35.00–40.00	$36.23	$42	-26.71
120–122	121	10	55.00–65.00	$61.97	$75	-0.97
131–141	135	41	60.00–75.00	$68.27	$92	+0.53
115–147	139	6	40.00–50.00	$43.04	$60	-31.15
143	143	4	115.00	$115.00	$164	+22.25
143–148	146	63	65.00–70.00	$68.36	$100	-24.39
143–149	148	36	80.00–100.00	$91.58	$136	-1.17
150–188	167	72	55.00–75.00	$69.18	$116	-24.89
151–189	170	188	80.00–110.00	$91.22	$155	-2.85
195	195	4	75.00	$75.00	$146	+5.00
195–198	196	23	35.00–50.00	$48.47	$95	-21.53
200–240	207	13	80.00–95.00	$91.56	$190	+26.56
205–248	230	8	65.00–75.00	$71.36	$164	-38.64
240	240	2	110.00	$110.00	$264	±0.00
255–281	276	5	70.00–75.00	$74.08	$204	-15.92

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
164	164	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	8	85.00	$85.00	$139	—
171	171	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	33	95.00	$95.00	$162	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
179	179	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Spring	20	215.00	$215.00	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73–74	74	50	210.00–226.00	$225.37	$167	-4.63
83	83	61	212.50	$212.50	$176	-17.50
83	83	3	175.00	$175.00	$145	-55.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
125	125	1	105.00	$105.00	$131	±0.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
93	93	13	70.00	$70.00	$65	±0.00
114–120	115	5	50.00–55.00	$51.04	$59	-43.96
114–133	117	22	65.00–70.00	$65.78	$77	+5.78
120–130	121	13	35.00–40.00	$39.59	$48	-20.41
190	190	10	65.00	$65.00	$124	+1.30

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
36	36	12	175.00	$175.00	$63	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
39	39	14	280.00	$280.00	$109	+55.00
42	42	14	275.00	$275.00	$116	+50.00
53–58	54	58	325.00–355.00	$346.71	$187	+71.71
54 fancy	54	55	380.00	$380.00	$205	—
63	63	9	350.00	$350.00	$220	+41.56

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
33	33	6	355.00	$355.00	$117	+50.00
48–49	48	49	315.00–330.00	$327.20	$157	+31.29
50–52	51	67	305.00–315.00	$311.35	$159	+23.62

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
36–38	37	23	280.00–285.00	$283.32	$105	+13.32
45	45	25	290.00	$290.00	$130	+37.66

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
90	90	—	—	1	135.00	$135.00	$122	+1.31
97	97	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Bred	3	145.00	$145.00	$141	+11.31
106–148	112	—	—	19	125.00–140.00	$133.95	$150	-14.05
129	129	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Bred	4	115.00	$115.00	$148	-70.00
110–140	133	—	—	4	75.00–80.00	$78.96	$105	-106.04
129–145	134	—	—	7	80.00–105.00	$101.53	$136	-83.47
144	144	—	—	10	110.00	$110.00	$158	-55.73
166	166	Young (2-4 yrs)	Bred	7	250.00	$250.00	$415	+70.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135–147	144	4	210.00–230.00	$214.69	$309	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50–55	51	19	260.00–285.00	$272.89	$139	+52.89
62–66	63	103	255.00–285.00	$266.72	$168	+40.37
64–68	66	39	212.50–242.50	$229.94	$152	-27.33
74–78	75	50	231.00–240.00	$235.61	$177	-2.46
80–88	84	156	210.00–230.00	$227.10	$191	-9.76
90–95	94	187	212.50–228.00	$221.16	$208	-12.61
100–101	101	20	214.00–223.00	$215.34	$217	-13.97
119	119	10	213.00	$213.00	$253	-10.30
120–126	125	32	211.00–212.00	$211.82	$265	-11.48
134–136	136	229	206.00–212.00	$206.52	$281	-9.30
151–152	151	206	206.00–210.00	$207.84	$314	-4.51
150–160	159	65	165.00–178.00	$176.03	$280	-36.32

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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.