Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 25, 2024

3,513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,513	4,534	4,885
Slaughter cattle	1,084	1,417	1,765

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week: Choice slaughter steers steady to 1.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 lower, with light numbers this week. Several load lots of mostly steers, along with many smaller packages in the offering today. Demand good, both in the arena and online. Slaughter cows: Limited number of breaker cows. No comparison. Boner and Lean cows steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls remain steady. Slaughter lambs: Limited number of light lambs both weeks. Lambs 80 lbs 2.00 lower. Lambs 100 lbs 13.00 higher, 110-130 lbs 6.00-9.00 lower, 140 lbs 9.00-10.00 lower, 150 lbs 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter ewes 6.00-7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1313	1313	2	191.00	$191.00	$2,508	+2.63
1283–1477	1374	113	185.50–188.00	$186.96	$2,569	—
1353–1393	1387	13	184.50–187.50	$184.95	$2,565	—
1393	1393	9	180.00	$180.00	$2,507	—
1349–1498	1409	15	180.00–182.00	$181.15	$2,552	-1.85
1515	1515	22	182.75	$182.75	$2,769	-3.90
1509–1568	1544	86	185.00–189.50	$185.86	$2,870	-0.79
1602–1684	1611	236	183.50–188.00	$184.53	$2,973	-1.83
1632–1720	1667	10	182.00–182.25	$182.15	$3,036	—

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1224	1179	11	175.00–184.75	$180.84	$2,132	-6.91
1244–1285	1251	11	181.75–182.50	$181.89	$2,275	—
1274–1513	1357	142	177.50–182.00	$179.87	$2,441	-8.07
1254–1598	1431	68	185.25–188.50	$186.65	$2,671	+4.53
1386–1593	1460	14	187.75–188.50	$188.21	$2,748	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1190	1018	85-90%	5	46.00–75.00	$59.45	$605	—
855–1598	1193	85-90%	25	95.00–110.00	$104.55	$1,247	—
1183–1825	1391	85-90%	65	112.00–124.00	$118.54	$1,649	+1.38

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1427–1866	1664	80-85%	54	125.00–133.00	$130.29	$2,168	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1468–1902	1714	65-75%	20	129.50–135.00	$131.76	$2,258	-1.83

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1635	1501	75-80%	4	135.00–137.00	$136.30	$2,046	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1850	1570	3	141.00	$141.00	$2,214	—
1750–2345	2074	10	149.00–156.00	$152.85	$3,170	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1567	1458	14	177.00–180.50	$178.19	$2,598	—
1870	1870	4	176.00	$176.00	$3,291	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
145	145	1	75.00	$75.00	$109	—
180	180	1	75.00	$75.00	$135	+40.00
265–275	268	3	80.00–100.00	$93.17	$250	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140	140	1	105.00	$105.00	$147	-50.00
230	230	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	$374	+57.50

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1400	1395	13	157.00–160.00	$158.62	$2,213	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
102	102	3	50.00	$50.00	$51	-10.88
127–138	133	10	40.00–65.00	$57.20	$76	-37.80
141–146	144	61	60.00–65.00	$60.24	$87	-11.94
160–163	163	18	60.00–65.00	$60.55	$99	-22.39
180–191	185	16	70.00–90.00	$76.94	$142	-13.06
192–195	192	13	80.00–95.00	$93.83	$180	+3.83
201–203	201	9	80.00–95.00	$83.36	$168	-6.83
205	205	3	60.00	$60.00	$123	-30.19

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
186	186	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	12	105.00	$105.00	$195	—
188	188	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	90.00	$90.00	$169	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
66	66	99	180.00–205.00	$181.77	$120	-43.23
79	79	27	150.00	$150.00	$118	+5.00
85	85	10	125.00	$125.00	$106	-20.00
102	102	32	135.00	$135.00	$138	±0.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
116–127	123	49	55.00–60.00	$58.07	$71	-18.42
115–139	127	22	65.00–80.00	$73.21	$93	-3.28
140	140	4	75.00	$75.00	$105	-30.00

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
52–59	55	14	185.00–200.00	$191.90	$106	—
64	64	4	205.00	$205.00	$131	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30–33	32	3	215.00–240.00	$232.19	$74	-17.81
34	34	6	275.00	$275.00	$94	+25.00
38	38	3	185.00	$185.00	$70	-65.00
40	40	7	300.00	$300.00	$120	+50.00
43–47	45	30	240.00–260.00	$254.91	$115	+4.91
53–59	55	87	205.00–230.00	$221.63	$122	-15.93
55	55	1	260.00	$260.00	$143	+22.44
60–64	63	43	205.00–215.00	$212.54	$134	+7.54
72	72	6	155.00	$155.00	$112	-82.28
72–75	73	16	205.00	$205.00	$150	-32.28
72–78	74	27	215.00–235.00	$223.96	$166	-13.32
96	96	7	225.00	$225.00	$216	-5.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
64	64	12	210.00	$210.00	$134	-10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
50	50	2	245.00	$245.00	$122	-5.07

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80	80	2	100.00	$100.00	$80	-30.00
93	93	3	145.00	$145.00	$135	+35.00
99	99	4	100.00	$100.00	$99	-30.00
102–111	108	16	100.00–110.00	$107.58	$116	-3.48
100–145	129	6	120.00–145.00	$131.13	$169	+36.13
151	151	23	100.00	$100.00	$151	-55.00
205–210	208	2	105.00–115.00	$109.94	$229	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
84–88	86	8	235.00	$235.00	$202	—
109	109	5	210.00	$210.00	$229	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
61–65	63	16	170.00–175.00	$173.80	$109	-51.20
72–75	74	31	170.00–195.00	$185.90	$138	-31.79
80–86	85	125	170.00–196.00	$184.37	$157	-1.89
94	94	8	155.00–175.00	$165.00	$155	-30.51
100–107	104	50	148.00–175.00	$163.82	$170	+12.85
101–107	105	54	141.00–143.00	$141.56	$149	-9.41
115	115	174	142.00–144.00	$143.64	$165	-5.94
123 fancy	123	41	145.00	$145.00	$178	-9.42
120–129	127	448	140.00–144.00	$142.38	$181	-7.96
130–139	135	401	136.00–145.00	$142.79	$193	-8.51
140–149	143	125	136.00–143.00	$141.28	$202	-9.63
150–161	157	119	131.00–142.00	$136.61	$214	-14.99
161	161	87	101.00	$101.00	$163	-50.60

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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.