Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 28, 2024

3,553 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,553	4,196	5,094
Slaughter cattle	1,064	1,387	1,596

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers 1.00-2.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00 higher. Dairy steers steady to 5.00 higher. Drug free cattle bringing a premium. Several load lots, along with many smaller strings in the offering today. Good demand throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 3.00 lower. Boner cows steady. Lean cows mostly steady. Bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter lambs: Lambs 70 lbs 15.00 higher. Lambs 100 lbs 3.00-4.00 lower, 120140 lbs 9.00 lower. Slaughter ewes 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
1232–1234	1234	38	187.00–193.00	$192.05	$2,370	+4.63
1339–1468	1402	128	182.00–187.50	$184.53	$2,587	+1.54
1358–1472	1403	24	185.00–186.50	$185.65	$2,605	+2.66
1409	1409	5	190.00	$190.00	$2,677	+7.01
1506	1506	14	179.00	$179.00	$2,696	-5.12
1513–1549	1534	84	183.00–187.25	$185.25	$2,842	+1.13
1543	1543	3	181.00	$181.00	$2,793	-3.12
1610–1668	1659	33	182.00–183.00	$182.85	$3,033	—
1829	1829	14	174.00	$174.00	$3,182	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1168	1005	74	179.00–204.00	$186.55	$1,875	—
1166	1166	6	186.50	$186.50	$2,175	—
1235–1315	1284	44	184.00–187.00	$186.13	$2,390	—
1264–1488	1341	177	184.00–188.00	$186.08	$2,495	+3.12
1393	1393	2	188.50	$188.50	$2,626	+9.50
1780	1780	4	176.00	$176.00	$3,133	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1780	1496	75-80%	95	134.00–141.00	$136.74	$2,046	—
1258–1760	1502	75-80%	4	151.00–153.00	$152.13	$2,285	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1995	1478	80-85%	72	125.00–133.00	$129.83	$1,919	+0.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
782–1130	881	85-90%	17	75.00–91.00	$83.02	$731	—
1038–1795	1290	85-90%	4	105.50–106.00	$105.80	$1,365	—
970–1875	1324	85-90%	16	110.00–124.00	$116.78	$1,546	-0.73

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1488–1554	1544	65-75%	13	135.00–141.00	$135.89	$2,098	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1519–2178	1700	32	155.00–171.50	$164.83	$2,802	—
1500–2090	1707	3	135.00–142.50	$139.85	$2,387	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1291	1291	11	175.00	$175.00	$2,259	—
1368	1368	2	176.00	$176.00	$2,408	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1363	1363	4	178.00	$178.00	$2,426	-6.00
1389	1389	8	177.50	$177.50	$2,465	-6.50
1407–1450	1423	11	174.00–178.00	$176.52	$2,512	-1.48

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	75.00	$75.00	$150	—
200–240	215	3	105.00–125.00	$112.91	$243	—
263	263	5	85.00	$85.00	$224	—
283–290	285	3	105.00–110.00	$106.69	$304	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55	55	1	185.00	$185.00	$102	—
59	59	5	275.00	$275.00	$162	—
70	70	2	250.00	$250.00	$175	—
75	75	2	155.00	$155.00	$116	—
80	80	2	255.00	$255.00	$204	—
86	86	7	140.00	$140.00	$120	—
90	90	1	210.00	$210.00	$189	—
100	100	2	245.00	$245.00	$245	+82.76
105	105	1	130.00	$130.00	$136	-32.24
165–170	168	2	175.00–190.00	$182.39	$306	-17.61

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1309	1309	4	164.00	$164.00	$2,147	—
1415–1433	1425	18	165.00–170.00	$167.79	$2,391	—
1432	1432	28	162.00	$162.00	$2,320	—
1436	1436	4	164.00	$164.00	$2,355	—
1355–1694	1661	23	170.00–172.00	$171.65	$2,851	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
119	119	7	100.00	$100.00	$119	+34.09
147	147	27	70.00	$70.00	$103	-0.09
149	149	16	100.00	$100.00	$149	+29.91
150–175	160	5	65.00	$65.00	$104	+10.00
156–190	168	55	75.00–100.00	$83.56	$140	+4.60
156–186	181	36	110.00–120.00	$115.97	$210	+37.01
192–193	192	13	115.00–125.00	$121.91	$234	+11.91
200	200	1	60.00	$60.00	$120	-20.00
221	221	9	115.00	$115.00	$254	+35.00
233	233	3	105.00	$105.00	$245	+25.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
144	144	Young (2-4 yrs)	Exposed	20	70.00	$70.00	$101	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
67	67	21	172.00	$172.00	$115	+3.94
80	80	3	175.00	$175.00	$140	+30.00
106	106	53	141.00	$141.00	$149	—

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115	115	7	75.00	$75.00	$86	-6.77
135	135	1	95.00	$95.00	$128	+13.23
164	164	9	121.00	$121.00	$198	+61.00

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
31	31	10	195.00	$195.00	$60	—
45	45	22	175.00	$175.00	$79	—
56	56	7	185.00	$185.00	$104	—
65	65	4	185.00	$185.00	$120	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
34	34	7	260.00	$260.00	$88	+75.00
38	38	6	205.00–215.00	$211.67	$80	+26.67
41–47	44	12	225.00–245.00	$234.70	$103	-16.77
44–48	46	13	200.00–205.00	$201.82	$93	-18.83
48–49	49	43	260.00–270.00	$269.54	$132	+48.89
53	53	27	275.00	$275.00	$146	+33.38
59	59	10	245.00	$245.00	$145	+60.00
60–65	63	54	250.00–260.00	$257.24	$162	+67.24
67	67	21	230.00	$230.00	$154	-10.00
76–78	77	11	245.00–250.00	$246.85	$190	+10.19
80–88	84	19	230.00–250.00	$244.87	$206	+39.87

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
36–38	37	30	185.00–205.00	$198.42	$73	+13.42
51–59	55	31	195.00–225.00	$209.94	$115	-0.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
48	48	5	175.00	$175.00	$84	+10.00

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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	$105.00	$89	-20.00
98	98	2	185.00	$185.00	$181	-35.00
100–105	103	3	145.00–150.00	$146.61	$151	+66.61
110–133	127	4	175.00–180.00	$178.92	$227	+64.30
125–149	137	8	115.00–120.00	$117.28	$161	+2.66
157	157	8	150.00	$150.00	$236	—
154–171	161	21	115.00–120.00	$118.48	$191	—

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
67	67	2	230.00	$230.00	$154	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160	160	1	185.00	$185.00	$296	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70–74	73	81	182.50–205.00	$194.62	$142	+14.77
79	79	4	176.00	$176.00	$139	-3.85
85	85	6	199.00	$199.00	$169	+20.66
97	97	21	170.00	$170.00	$165	-1.71
100–108	105	78	159.00–175.00	$167.28	$176	+7.06
108	108	15	152.00–153.00	$152.53	$165	-7.69
117	117	11	153.00	$153.00	$179	-17.24
122–123	122	135	140.00–146.00	$145.82	$178	-15.18
120–129	124	201	156.00–169.00	$163.36	$203	+2.36
126 fancy	126	33	170.00	$170.00	$214	—
130–139	134	288	156.00–169.00	$165.14	$221	+7.14
135	135	2	152.00	$152.00	$205	-6.00
141–149	144	776	156.00–171.00	$165.66	$239	-8.69
150–153	152	82	156.00–169.00	$165.43	$251	+4.43

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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.