Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 7, 2024

2,794 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,794	3,489	3,451
Slaughter cattle	997	641	756

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers mostly 5.00-7.00 lower today. Limited number of choice slaughter heifers last week. No comparison. Dairy steers 6.00 higher with light numbers both weeks. Many load lots in the offering, along with plenty of smaller packages. CME markets steady today, after falling in the last week. Demand good in the stands and on the internet. Slaughter cows: Breaker and Boner cows steady. Lean cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls steady. Slaughter lambs: Lambs 90 lbs 5.00-6.00 lower. Lambs 100 lbs 1.00 lower, 110-120 lbs mostly 2.00-4.00 lower, 130-140 lbs steady to 1.00 lower. Not enough slaughter ewes this week for comparison.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1163–1283	1224	44	194.00–204.00	$199.30	$2,439	—
1355	1355	9	186.00	$186.00	$2,520	-6.19
1284–1481	1390	14	187.00–191.00	$188.05	$2,614	-14.18
1285–1495	1421	132	193.00–198.50	$195.11	$2,773	-7.10
1505–1556	1526	82	195.00–206.00	$195.99	$2,991	-7.63
1506–1541	1533	51	189.00–194.25	$193.14	$2,961	-10.48
1559–1598	1565	13	190.00–192.25	$191.90	$3,003	—
1575	1575	2	185.00	$185.00	$2,914	—
1672	1672	6	188.00	$188.00	$3,143	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1159–1171	1167	23	186.00–193.00	$190.58	$2,224	—
1273	1273	3	196.00	$196.00	$2,495	+5.34
1296	1296	16	185.00	$185.00	$2,398	-5.66
1285–1419	1349	153	193.00–196.00	$195.02	$2,631	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–1645	1370	75-80%	3	159.00–165.00	$160.20	$2,195	—
1065–1863	1455	75-80%	116	139.00–154.00	$145.17	$2,112	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1275	946	85-90%	12	57.50–83.00	$76.92	$728	—
850–1265	1026	85-90%	7	101.00–108.00	$104.99	$1,077	—
950–1590	1139	85-90%	23	110.00–126.50	$118.52	$1,350	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1613	1277	80-85%	39	127.00–138.00	$133.42	$1,704	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1623–1744	1708	65-75%	10	143.00–146.00	$145.14	$2,479	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1945	1731	4	144.00–155.00	$152.65	$2,642	—
1485–2370	1964	15	161.00–172.00	$165.31	$3,247	+10.84
1885–2075	1980	2	174.00–184.00	$178.76	$3,539	+24.29

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1388	1388	2	189.00	$189.00	$2,623	—
1498–1700	1599	4	177.00–183.00	$180.19	$2,881	—
1643–1710	1675	7	190.00–193.00	$191.84	$3,213	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	95.00	$95.00	$162	—
200–240	220	2	85.00–95.00	$90.45	$199	-6.28
258	258	2	75.00	$75.00	$194	-25.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	1	125.00	$125.00	$88	-50.00
80	80	1	155.00	$155.00	$124	-20.00
105	105	1	175.00	$175.00	$184	+27.32
130	130	1	190.00	$190.00	$247	+42.32
155–175	165	2	190.00–210.00	$200.61	$331	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1373	1299	15	177.00–181.00	$177.85	$2,310	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
103	103	3	85.00	$85.00	$88	+24.14
115–130	123	2	55.00–70.00	$62.04	$76	+1.18
140	140	1	45.00	$45.00	$63	-65.21
145–149	148	37	65.00–80.00	$75.39	$112	+5.39
150	150	7	35.00	$35.00	$52	-19.58
165–170	167	3	110.00–115.00	$111.70	$187	+21.43
150–180	175	6	90.00–100.00	$98.57	$172	+8.30
220–225	224	4	85.00–90.00	$88.77	$199	-6.28

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
62	62	13	205.00	$205.00	$127	+30.00
85	85	27	180.00	$180.00	$153	+15.00
92–93	93	21	185.00	$185.00	$172	+8.00
129	129	7	165.00	$165.00	$213	+22.00

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40–41	41	22	160.00–185.00	$171.21	$70	-36.03
61	61	9	185.00	$185.00	$113	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
33–37	34	31	240.00–260.00	$248.42	$84	-1.24
55	55	1	260.00	$260.00	$143	+39.49
55–59	59	59	290.00–295.00	$290.93	$172	+30.93
63	63	3	205.00	$205.00	$129	-55.00
62–67	64	50	280.00–305.00	$292.44	$187	+92.44
65	65	1	255.00	$255.00	$166	+55.00
70–74	73	6	240.00–255.00	$244.82	$179	+40.09
90	90	13	230.00	$230.00	$207	+25.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30	30	2	200.00	$200.00	$60	-80.00
46–48	47	11	215.00–225.00	$218.74	$103	-37.09
51–57	52	16	202.50–225.00	$220.39	$115	-9.61
62–63	62	9	210.00–215.00	$213.88	$133	-16.12

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
38	38	2	155.00	$155.00	$59	—
45	45	2	180.00	$180.00	$81	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
85	85	2	105.00–125.00	$115.00	$98	-30.00
92	92	3	110.00	$110.00	$101	-20.00
95	95	2	150.00	$150.00	$142	+20.00
118–123	121	8	135.00–160.00	$147.76	$179	+10.21
100–148	125	5	100.00–125.00	$113.42	$142	+3.34

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
64	64	16	210.00	$210.00	$134	+1.87
100	100	2	210.00–230.00	$220.00	$220	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	37	180.00–200.00	$186.49	$121	-41.89
65–67	66	17	175.00	$175.00	$116	-5.15
73 fancy	73	13	250.00	$250.00	$182	—
72–78	74	32	182.50–195.00	$189.49	$140	-32.07
74	74	6	170.00	$170.00	$126	-51.56
83–88	86	22	180.00–190.00	$186.46	$160	-3.27
90–99	94	151	180.00–200.00	$186.49	$175	-5.78
100–107	105	123	176.00–192.50	$184.96	$194	-1.02
110–118	116	101	170.00–185.00	$179.30	$208	-3.81
120–129	124	270	176.00–187.00	$183.62	$228	-2.48
130–139	134	236	181.00–188.00	$184.37	$247	-1.52
141–149	143	211	184.00–188.00	$186.31	$266	-1.34
150–155	154	131	176.00–187.00	$185.45	$286	+35.45

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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.