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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 19, 2024

3,338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,338 2,781 4,779
Slaughter cattle 909 742 1,152

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Limited number of Choice slaughter steers last week, no trend applicable. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00-5.00 higher, with no implant heifers topping the sale at 2.02. Dairy steers 1.00-2.00 higher today. Several load lots, along with plenty of smaller strings offered today. Demand was good throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker and Boner cows were steady. No enough lean cows or bulls for comparison. Slaughter lambs: 70lbs sharply lower, 80 lbs 15.00-17.00 lower, 90 lbs 23.0-27.00 lower. Lambs 110-120 lbs 19.00-24.00 lower, 130 lbs mostly 25.00-26.00 lower. Slaughter ewes 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1222–1338 1237 26 192.00–196.00 $194.74 $2,409 —
1360 1360 11 187.00 $187.00 $2,543 -5.56
1361–1494 1421 81 194.50–200.00 $197.45 $2,806 +10.94
1420–1426 1423 12 199.00–200.00 $199.58 $2,840 +13.07
1418–1534 1495 6 183.00–185.00 $183.63 $2,745 —
1500–1592 1557 109 193.50–199.00 $195.94 $3,051 +7.62
1567 1567 20 192.00 $192.00 $3,009 +3.68
1628–1650 1647 15 199.00–200.00 $199.13 $3,280 +5.56
1690 1690 11 194.00 $194.00 $3,279 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1275 1201 21 193.00–196.50 $196.05 $2,355 —
1219–1445 1302 110 193.00–198.00 $196.52 $2,559 —
1303–1552 1340 85 196.50–202.00 $197.48 $2,646 +5.76
1353–1369 1364 59 190.00–191.50 $191.01 $2,605 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1555 1310 75-80% 2 147.00–148.00 $147.59 $1,933 —
1130–2230 1492 75-80% 62 134.00–146.00 $140.76 $2,100 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1908 1506 80-85% 24 121.00–131.00 $127.29 $1,917 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
838–1500 933 85-90% 15 80.00–103.00 $90.99 $849 -1.32
660–1540 987 85-90% 3 27.50–47.50 $38.46 $380 —
985–1250 1112 85-90% 3 110.00–119.00 $113.37 $1,261 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1513–1585 1545 65-75% 9 146.00–149.00 $147.63 $2,281 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1690–1960 1794 6 168.00–176.00 $170.89 $3,066 —
1645–1980 1824 6 159.00–165.00 $160.92 $2,935 —
1880 1880 1 147.00 $147.00 $2,764 -23.12

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1419 1419 5 186.50 $186.50 $2,646 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1414–1460 1433 19 186.50–191.50 $188.64 $2,703 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
55–58 58 7 275.00–305.00 $279.09 $162 +74.09
80 80 1 305.00 $305.00 $244 +40.00
100 100 1 165.00 $165.00 $165 -113.59
153 153 2 190.00 $190.00 $291 +20.00
220 220 1 175.00 $175.00 $385 +20.00

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 2 164.00 $164.00 $2,165 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1403 1377 5 164.00–168.00 $165.63 $2,281 —
1435–1488 1465 17 161.00–162.00 $161.38 $2,364 -3.94
1593–1616 1603 24 166.00–169.00 $167.26 $2,681 —
1780–1943 1862 4 173.00–178.00 $175.61 $3,270 —
1927 1927 3 162.00 $162.00 $3,122 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–125 113 2 45.00–50.00 $47.78 $54 -22.22
118 118 2 20.00 $20.00 $24 -5.00
131 131 8 50.00 $50.00 $66 -6.88
130–140 134 17 70.00–80.00 $70.57 $95 +13.69
144–148 147 70 60.00–65.00 $64.35 $95 +19.35
140–149 148 28 80.00–95.00 $93.48 $138 +48.48
150–172 169 48 60.00–65.00 $64.91 $110 -23.01
152–186 169 61 70.00–85.00 $76.25 $129 -11.67
190–195 193 2 80.00–85.00 $82.47 $159 -7.53
200–222 217 8 90.00 $90.00 $195 -8.18

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
45 45 10 210.00 $210.00 $94 -15.00
51 51 41 165.00 $165.00 $84 -53.04
75 75 6 155.00 $155.00 $116 -63.04

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
28 28 4 140.00 $140.00 $39 -164.23
33 33 2 100.00 $100.00 $33 -204.23
34 34 6 145.00 $145.00 $49 -159.23
34–38 35 81 290.00–310.00 $305.95 $107 +1.72
42 42 3 145.00 $145.00 $61 +25.00
46 46 5 300.00 $300.00 $138 +180.00
46 46 5 230.00 $230.00 $106 +110.00
57–58 58 9 230.00–245.00 $240.06 $139 -64.94
59 59 12 285.00 $285.00 $168 +25.00
62 62 11 300.00 $300.00 $186 +40.00
73 73 4 295.00 $295.00 $215 -55.00
75 75 2 240.00 $240.00 $180 -110.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
38 38 12 315.00 $315.00 $120 —
40–43 41 9 305.00 $305.00 $125 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
38 38 12 260.00–280.00 $268.33 $102 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70 70 1 125.00 $125.00 $88 -25.00
90–95 91 5 160.00–175.00 $171.87 $156 -8.13
95 95 1 135.00 $135.00 $128 -9.29
100–107 106 17 160.00–180.00 $170.93 $181 -6.93
112–140 123 5 210.00–240.00 $223.64 $275 +131.07
115–144 133 15 120.00–130.00 $124.59 $166 +32.02
153–167 161 5 125.00–140.00 $130.69 $210 +5.69

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115 115 1 240.00 $240.00 $276 -25.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
51–59 55 77 220.00–250.00 $237.13 $130 -17.96
58–59 58 36 200.00–217.50 $209.16 $121 -45.93
62–68 65 57 204.00–235.00 $219.38 $143 -30.62
64–66 65 70 195.00 $195.00 $127 -55.00
72 72 12 195.00 $195.00 $140 -64.57
72–78 75 244 205.00–230.00 $219.86 $165 +6.69
80–88 84 187 195.00–215.00 $208.44 $175 -19.59
90–97 94 180 195.00–208.00 $202.03 $190 -27.34
112–117 113 141 193.00–211.00 $204.26 $231 -19.38
123–129 128 333 197.00–204.00 $201.94 $258 -21.91
130–138 134 415 198.00–204.00 $200.97 $269 -26.44
140 140 53 197.00 $197.00 $276 -26.48
156 156 4 170.00 $170.00 $265 -41.00

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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.