Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 24, 2024

3,919 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,919	3,662	2,854
Slaughter cattle	747	667	512

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week: Choice slaughter steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 1.00-2.00 higher, with instances of 3.00 higher in no implant heifers. No implant cattle topping the market. Not enough dairy steers for comparison. Several load lots, along with plenty of smaller groups in the offering today. Good demand. Slaughter cows: 1.00-6.00 higher. Boner cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Lean cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Limited number of bulls for comparison. Slaughter lambs: Lambs 60-70 lbs 12.00-14.00 lower, 80 lbs steady to 1.00 lower. Lambs 100 lbs 10.00 lower, 110-120 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, 130-140 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower. Ewes mostly steady to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1048–1220	1149	12	190.00–196.00	$194.84	$2,239	—
1274–1495	1359	84	199.00–201.50	$199.95	$2,717	—
1381	1381	7	195.50	$195.50	$2,700	—
1410	1410	2	194.00	$194.00	$2,735	-1.53
1344–1472	1423	46	198.00–199.00	$198.81	$2,829	+3.28
1502–1523	1509	37	197.00–198.50	$197.57	$2,981	+1.69
1502–1540	1524	14	196.00–201.00	$198.23	$3,021	+2.35
1614	1614	9	193.75	$193.75	$3,127	-5.75

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1180	1165	8	190.00–198.00	$192.03	$2,237	—
1245–1385	1279	73	197.50–202.00	$199.84	$2,556	—
1311–1400	1363	21	187.00–193.00	$189.41	$2,582	—
1325–1413	1373	109	196.00–199.50	$198.91	$2,731	—
1440	1440	3	191.00	$191.00	$2,750	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1855	1466	75-80%	27	152.00–164.00	$153.54	$2,251	—
1185–2020	1517	75-80%	110	138.00–151.00	$147.82	$2,242	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1600	980	85-90%	16	90.00–110.00	$102.79	$1,007	—
1263	1263	85-90%	2	70.00	$70.00	$884	-48.13
1310–1315	1313	85-90%	2	120.00–126.00	$122.99	$1,615	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1495	1234	80-85%	16	125.00–135.00	$128.82	$1,590	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1243–1568	1460	65-75%	6	139.00–149.50	$146.52	$2,139	—
1597	1597	65-75%	5	154.00	$154.00	$2,459	+8.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410–1480	1445	2	151.00–153.00	$151.98	$2,196	—
1565–2400	1916	10	161.00–171.00	$165.66	$3,174	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1566	1418	9	183.00–186.00	$184.57	$2,617	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1272	1272	3	186.00	$186.00	$2,366	—
1380	1380	2	194.00	$194.00	$2,677	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	160.00	$160.00	$280	+90.00
195	195	1	90.00	$90.00	$176	+20.00
230	230	1	120.00	$120.00	$276	+30.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	1	250.00	$250.00	$150	+65.00
80	80	1	110.00	$110.00	$88	-146.39
90	90	1	205.00	$205.00	$184	-51.39
153–175	159	4	185.00–225.00	$198.44	$316	-9.77

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1366	1366	4	163.00	$163.00	$2,227	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475	1475	3	164.00	$164.00	$2,419	+1.00
1587	1587	3	169.00	$169.00	$2,682	-0.28

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
104	104	12	25.00	$25.00	$26	-16.62
116–120	119	18	45.00–60.00	$51.92	$62	+10.30
117–140	127	73	50.00–65.00	$58.70	$75	-14.83
131–132	131	17	70.00–75.00	$72.07	$94	+21.91
143–148	144	10	65.00	$65.00	$94	+9.19
145–148	146	9	70.00–95.00	$89.36	$130	+4.36
157–158	157	9	55.00–70.00	$58.35	$92	+1.10
153–177	165	100	75.00–105.00	$90.66	$150	+33.41
150–189	178	26	110.00–125.00	$114.73	$204	-5.27
190–199	195	15	90.00–105.00	$98.69	$192	+18.30
200–230	213	12	85.00–105.00	$91.51	$195	+36.51
228	228	4	125.00	$125.00	$285	+27.26
253	253	2	65.00	$65.00	$164	-22.66

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
53	53	9	180.00	$180.00	$95	-65.00
61–69	63	18	145.00–175.00	$159.09	$100	-85.91
64	64	24	210.00	$210.00	$134	-35.00
79	79	16	180.00	$180.00	$142	-33.60
86–89	87	52	175.00–195.00	$187.02	$163	-26.58
92	92	81	175.00	$175.00	$161	-38.60
115	115	20	162.00	$162.00	$186	+17.00
125	125	4	155.00	$155.00	$194	+10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
49	49	14	260.00	$260.00	$127	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
111–137	123	17	80.00–100.00	$89.54	$110	+39.54
154	154	4	90.00	$90.00	$139	+10.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25–29	27	19	250.00–285.00	$258.21	$70	-28.93
30–35	33	5	255.00	$255.00	$84	-56.51
45	45	3	225.00	$225.00	$101	+60.00
44–48	47	46	255.00–275.00	$262.05	$123	-38.15
48	48	10	315.00	$315.00	$151	+14.80
50–56	54	13	235.00–240.00	$236.42	$128	-22.32
58	58	44	295.00	$295.00	$171	+0.38
62	62	15	290.00	$290.00	$180	+35.77
62–66	64	21	220.00–250.00	$237.79	$152	-16.44
68	68	2	205.00	$205.00	$139	-85.00
75–76	76	30	205.00–225.00	$211.61	$161	-78.39

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	3	305.00	$305.00	$76	—
41	41	28	275.00	$275.00	$113	—
55	55	2	270.00	$270.00	$148	-9.21
60	60	4	260.00	$260.00	$156	-19.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
32	32	5	245.00	$245.00	$78	-12.69
42–45	44	16	215.00–245.00	$228.14	$100	-29.55

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	—	—	3	175.00	$175.00	$88	+60.00
73	73	—	—	4	100.00	$100.00	$73	-65.48
88	88	—	—	3	95.00	$95.00	$84	-45.00
90	90	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	5	65.00	$65.00	$58	-75.00
92–97	95	—	—	6	95.00–100.00	$97.43	$93	-22.57
101–147	117	—	—	33	100.00–105.00	$100.95	$118	-59.67
102–135	125	—	—	69	120.00–145.00	$132.35	$165	-28.27
158–176	168	—	—	13	125.00–145.00	$136.40	$229	-6.53

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
93	93	6	215.00	$215.00	$200	-75.00
110	110	1	275.00	$275.00	$302	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
43–48	45	17	195.00–205.00	$199.98	$90	-75.02
63–69	66	109	225.00–255.00	$249.60	$165	+26.16
64–67	66	21	205.00–210.00	$207.32	$137	-16.12
70–77	74	76	225.00–245.00	$234.17	$173	+28.24
71–78	74	58	175.00–205.00	$194.82	$144	-11.11
80–89	82	65	175.00–201.00	$188.51	$155	-39.96
83–84	83	39	225.00–245.00	$227.07	$188	-1.40
91–98	94	268	196.00–225.00	$210.05	$197	+15.05
98	98	6	187.00	$187.00	$183	-35.96
101–106	104	89	186.00–195.00	$188.71	$196	-9.55
111–113	111	38	135.00–160.00	$139.01	$154	-36.99
110–119	117	88	175.00–183.00	$181.25	$212	-4.80
120–129	125	368	175.00–189.00	$184.77	$231	+10.09
130 fancy	130	100	192.00	$192.00	$250	—
130–139	133	608	176.00–190.00	$186.17	$248	+14.17
141–149	143	142	184.00–190.00	$189.17	$271	-0.58
154	154	22	184.00	$184.00	$283	-1.00
160	160	3	105.00	$105.00	$168	-80.00

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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.