Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 18, 2024

4,534 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,534	3,574	4,048
Slaughter cattle	1,417	812	1,401

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week: Choice slaughter steers steady to 1.00 higher, with instances 2.00 higher in no implant and heavyweight steers over 1600 lbs. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00-4.00 higher, with no implant heifers gaining 1.00-2.00. Many load lots, along with plenty of smaller strings in the offering today. Demand was good in the arena and online. Slaughter cows: Breaker, Boner and Lean cows remain steady. Bulls 5.00 lower, with light numbers both weeks. Slaughter lambs: Limited number of light lambs. Lambs 70 lbs 25.00-30.00 higher, 80 lbs 1.00 lower. Lambs 100-110 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower, 120-130 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower, 140 lbs steady to 6.00 lower, 150 lbs 1.00 higher. Slaughter ewes: mostly steady to 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
1163–1333	1229	14	182.00–191.00	$186.43	$2,291	+4.93
1266–1434	1330	19	184.25–190.00	$188.37	$2,505	+5.96
1418	1418	14	183.00	$183.00	$2,595	-2.48
1372–1467	1438	85	185.25–188.00	$187.65	$2,698	+2.17
1373–1493	1468	165	184.00–188.50	$186.13	$2,732	+4.96
1512–1622	1547	89	185.25–188.00	$186.65	$2,887	+2.14
1513–1577	1573	153	184.25–186.75	$184.91	$2,909	—
1610–1638	1630	71	183.25–187.25	$186.36	$3,038	+1.47

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1198	1198	45	187.75	$187.75	$2,249	—
1186–1398	1234	27	183.00–190.25	$187.24	$2,311	+0.74
1247–1431	1364	129	186.75–188.75	$187.94	$2,564	+4.32
1263–1478	1383	254	184.00–189.00	$187.41	$2,592	+3.79
1341–1480	1436	19	180.00–183.00	$182.12	$2,615	-5.17

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
794–1325	962	85-90%	13	60.00–82.00	$74.97	$721	—
939–1530	1075	85-90%	30	95.00–110.00	$102.40	$1,101	—
1005–1728	1389	85-90%	57	111.00–124.50	$117.16	$1,627	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1925	1434	80-85%	42	125.00–133.00	$129.25	$1,853	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
921–1872	1445	75-80%	34	134.00–138.00	$135.49	$1,958	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1801	1710	65-75%	19	131.50–136.00	$133.59	$2,284	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475–1910	1680	4	132.00–147.00	$138.63	$2,329	—
1760–2370	2044	15	149.00–161.00	$152.92	$3,126	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1833	1569	6	174.00–181.00	$177.04	$2,778	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
183	183	2	35.00	$35.00	$64	-55.00
195	195	1	85.00	$85.00	$166	-5.00
245	245	1	80.00	$80.00	$196	+25.00

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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	210.00	$210.00	$126	+70.00
93	93	2	205.00	$205.00	$191	-10.00
104–145	111	8	170.00–185.00	$174.62	$194	+49.62
130	130	1	155.00	$155.00	$202	-20.00
163–185	167	5	120.00–145.00	$125.53	$210	—
188	188	2	180.00	$180.00	$338	—
210	210	2	180.00	$180.00	$378	—
215	215	1	105.00	$105.00	$226	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
110–122	119	21	60.00–65.00	$60.88	$72	+0.36
115–128	126	8	25.00–40.00	$26.71	$34	-33.81
133	133	5	95.00	$95.00	$126	+34.48
134–137	136	60	75.00–85.00	$81.05	$110	+26.05
141–147	143	54	70.00–80.00	$72.18	$103	-6.25
145	145	1	60.00	$60.00	$87	-18.43
150–177	158	48	65.00–75.00	$71.11	$112	-45.33
150–190	168	135	80.00–105.00	$82.94	$139	-14.34
195	195	1	90.00	$90.00	$176	-7.28
203–226	218	17	75.00–95.00	$90.19	$197	+5.66
260	260	1	80.00	$80.00	$208	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
67	67	16	225.00	$225.00	$151	+74.00
73–76	74	21	135.00–150.00	$144.86	$107	-30.14
82	82	10	145.00	$145.00	$119	-25.00
98	98	24	135.00	$135.00	$132	-15.00
105	105	19	135.00	$135.00	$142	+4.00
105	105	21	131.00	$131.00	$138	±0.00
113	113	50	131.00	$131.00	$148	±0.00
122	122	19	121.00	$121.00	$148	-10.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115	115	4	80.00	$80.00	$92	+25.00
109–131	127	23	75.00–85.00	$76.49	$97	+21.49
136	136	49	105.00	$105.00	$143	+11.01
169	169	7	90.00	$90.00	$152	—

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
54	54	4	205.00	$205.00	$111	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
40–45	44	14	250.00	$250.00	$110	+36.58
40–49	47	21	205.00	$205.00	$96	-8.42
52–57	55	121	230.00–250.00	$237.56	$131	-27.44
60–61	61	11	205.00	$205.00	$125	+25.00
65–67	65	19	230.00–255.00	$234.05	$152	-21.58
72–78	75	21	220.00–240.00	$237.28	$178	-12.72
98	98	4	230.00	$230.00	$225	-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
53–59	59	77	240.00–255.00	$250.07	$148	+43.87

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
45	45	4	225.00	$225.00	$101	—
61–63	61	23	220.00	$220.00	$134	—

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
61	61	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	4	150.00	$150.00	$92	+20.00
82	82	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	11	130.00	$130.00	$107	±0.00
90	90	—	—	24	110.00	$110.00	$99	-20.00
99	99	—	—	37	130.00	$130.00	$129	±0.00
115–140	121	—	—	8	105.00–115.00	$111.06	$134	-12.24
103–143	123	—	—	9	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$151	-0.89
130	130	—	—	1	95.00	$95.00	$124	-28.30
154	154	—	—	4	155.00	$155.00	$239	+34.48

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Wether Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58	58	32	155.00	$155.00	$90	—
73	73	4	250.00	$250.00	$182	—
80	80	1	230.00	$230.00	$184	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	6	225.00	$225.00	$146	+33.52
71–79	74	50	210.00–225.00	$217.69	$161	+29.57
73–77	76	39	170.00–185.00	$176.72	$134	-11.40
81–89	86	92	175.00–210.00	$186.26	$160	+33.61
91–92	92	34	160.00–165.00	$161.31	$148	+3.51
91–96	93	57	180.00–205.00	$195.51	$182	+37.71
100–109	106	48	145.00–155.00	$150.97	$160	-5.95
110–119	117	92	142.00–152.00	$149.58	$175	-6.42
120–127	125	208	130.00–152.00	$150.34	$188	-3.46
130	130	4	146.00	$146.00	$190	+2.91
133–135 fancy	134	78	153.00–155.00	$154.42	$207	-9.58
130–139	135	610	149.00–152.00	$151.30	$204	-5.06
140–149	144	435	146.00–152.00	$150.91	$217	-5.55
144 fancy	144	127	153.00	$153.00	$220	-9.00
150–156	152	111	151.00–152.00	$151.60	$230	+1.03
152	152	15	146.00	$146.00	$222	-4.57

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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.