Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 31, 2024

3,489 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,489	3,919	3,769
Slaughter cattle	641	747	887

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers 3.00-4.00 higher, with steers over 1500 lbs 6.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Not enough dairy steers for comparison. Most of the sale consisted of smaller strings, along with two load lots of 1400 lb steers. Good demand. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 1.00 higher. Not enough Boner or Lean cows for comparison. Bulls steady. Slaughter lambs: Lambs 60 lbs 21.00 lower, 70 lbs 10.00-13.00 lower, 80 lbs 37.00 lower, 90 lbs 10.00-18.00 lower. Lambs 100 lbs 3.00 lower, 110-130 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 140 lbs 1.00 lower. Slaughter ewes steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1322	1311	18	201.00–203.50	$203.24	$2,664	—
1366–1405	1382	10	191.00–193.00	$192.19	$2,656	-3.31
1315–1457	1395	15	200.00–204.50	$202.23	$2,821	+6.73
1309–1486	1442	138	201.25–203.25	$202.21	$2,916	+3.40
1507–1551	1530	30	203.00–205.00	$203.62	$3,115	+5.39
1615	1615	8	204.50	$204.50	$3,303	+10.75
1647	1647	3	201.50	$201.50	$3,319	+7.75
1903	1903	3	191.00	$191.00	$3,635	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1250	1218	36	199.00–200.50	$200.37	$2,441	—
1265–1271	1270	27	190.00–196.00	$190.66	$2,421	-9.18
1357–1371	1368	14	202.00–202.25	$202.20	$2,766	+12.79
1373–1431	1417	8	201.50–205.00	$202.35	$2,867	+11.35

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
963–1938	1498	75-80%	77	141.00–153.00	$146.40	$2,193	-7.14

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1270	953	85-90%	10	70.00–82.50	$76.69	$731	-26.10
985–1390	1088	85-90%	5	114.00–125.00	$117.49	$1,278	—
808–1364	1100	85-90%	18	96.00–109.00	$106.01	$1,166	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1398–1818	1603	65-75%	28	144.00–149.50	$147.92	$2,371	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1534	1437	80-85%	9	132.00–137.00	$133.79	$1,923	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1985	1681	11	159.00–167.50	$165.12	$2,776	—
1598–2190	1875	4	173.00–180.00	$176.17	$3,303	—
1860–2080	1970	2	154.00–155.00	$154.47	$3,043	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1457	1457	5	188.00	$188.00	$2,739	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
203–215	207	3	95.00–100.00	$96.73	$200	-23.27
255	255	1	100.00	$100.00	$255	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73	73	3	175.00	$175.00	$128	+65.00
88	88	2	180.00	$180.00	$158	-25.00
90	90	1	230.00	$230.00	$207	+25.00
98	98	2	150.00	$150.00	$147	-55.00
115–148	133	5	120.00–155.00	$147.68	$196	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1448–1581	1524	7	170.00–172.50	$171.48	$2,613	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
106–128	123	20	60.00–65.00	$60.86	$75	+8.94
106–140	130	35	85.00–95.00	$87.32	$114	+15.25
133–134	134	16	60.00–75.00	$69.69	$93	-2.38
144–145	144	24	110.00–115.00	$110.21	$159	+45.21
144	144	10	55.00	$55.00	$79	-10.00
146	146	5	70.00	$70.00	$102	-19.36
157–160	157	12	50.00–55.00	$54.58	$86	-3.77
150–185	171	70	75.00–105.00	$90.27	$154	-0.39
200–227	219	32	90.00–100.00	$95.05	$208	+3.54

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
51–54	51	79	180.00–185.00	$184.73	$94	+4.73
67	67	7	175.00	$175.00	$117	-35.00
88	88	6	165.00	$165.00	$145	-22.02
94	94	17	177.00	$177.00	$166	+2.00
118	118	2	145.00	$145.00	$171	-17.00
125	125	38	143.00	$143.00	$179	-12.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
164–170	165	5	80.00–90.00	$87.94	$145	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
135	135	15	95.00	$95.00	$128	+5.46
165	165	1	75.00	$75.00	$124	-15.00

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
35	35	10	210.00	$210.00	$74	—
41–44	43	10	200.00–215.00	$207.24	$89	—
110	110	59	120.00	$120.00	$132	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
25	25	12	250.00	$250.00	$62	-8.21
25–27	26	13	100.00–105.00	$102.60	$27	-155.61
30–37	34	13	235.00–265.00	$249.66	$85	-5.34
36–39	36	35	220.00–225.00	$220.99	$80	-34.01
36	36	28	160.00	$160.00	$58	-95.00
48	48	14	200.00–205.00	$204.29	$98	-110.71
51–55	53	25	210.00–230.00	$220.51	$117	-15.91
60–61	61	47	260.00	$260.00	$159	-30.00
63–68	66	4	200.00	$200.00	$132	-37.79
70–76	74	6	200.00–215.00	$204.73	$152	-6.88
83–87	86	13	190.00–210.00	$204.04	$175	-7.57
90	90	2	205.00	$205.00	$184	-6.61

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
38	38	19	280.00	$280.00	$106	+5.00
40–46	41	27	235.00–260.00	$255.83	$105	-19.17
60	60	31	230.00	$230.00	$138	-30.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80	80	23	145.00	$145.00	$116	+45.00
95	95	1	130.00	$130.00	$124	+32.57
94–98	97	29	115.00	$115.00	$112	+17.57
99	99	10	180.00	$180.00	$178	+82.57
109–142	116	24	135.00–145.00	$137.55	$160	+36.60
105–139	129	15	105.00–115.00	$110.08	$142	-22.27
154–173	158	15	110.00–115.00	$111.10	$176	-25.30

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
61–63	61	11	200.00–210.00	$208.13	$127	-6.87
83	83	2	185.00	$185.00	$154	-30.00
88	88	10	275.00	$275.00	$242	+60.00
95	95	2	265.00	$265.00	$252	+50.00
175	175	1	180.00	$180.00	$315	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
52–59	54	118	190.00–215.00	$211.22	$114	-38.38
63–64	64	55	225.00–230.00	$228.38	$146	-21.22
64–69	66	37	175.00–195.00	$180.15	$119	-69.45
73–79	77	142	215.00–235.00	$221.56	$171	-12.61
73–79	78	69	182.00–190.00	$184.78	$144	-49.39
82–88	86	84	182.00–205.00	$189.73	$163	-37.34
91–99	95	57	186.00–205.00	$192.27	$183	-17.78
100–107	103	50	182.00–191.00	$185.98	$192	-2.73
112–113	113	25	164.00–171.00	$164.83	$186	+25.82
111–118	116	99	176.00–185.00	$183.11	$212	+1.86
120–128	124	673	181.00–190.00	$186.10	$231	+1.33
131–139	135	247	182.00–188.00	$185.89	$251	-0.28
140–148	144	124	186.00–188.00	$187.65	$270	-1.52
169	169	134	150.00	$150.00	$254	+45.00

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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.