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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 16, 2024

3,310 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,310 3,920 4,325
Slaughter cattle 1,205 734 893

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale two weeks ago: Choice Slaughter steers 2.00-3.00 lower, with instances 6.00-7.00 lower in cattle over 1500 lbs. No implant steers bringing a 2.00 plus premium today. Choice slaughter heifers 3.00 lower. Dairy steers steady with light numbers today. Many load lots, along with plenty of smaller strings in the offering. Demand good, both in the arena and online. Slaughter cows: Breaker and Boner cows steady to 1.00 lower. Lean cows steady to 2.00 lower. Not enough bulls last week for comparison. Slaughter lambs: Limited numbers for light lambs. No comparison. Lambs 120 lbs 8.00-9.00 higher, 130 lbs 12.00 higher, 140-150 lbs 16.00 higher. Slaughter ewes: Ewes over 150 lbs 17.00 higher, with instances 25.00-30.00 higher. Ewes over 200 lbs 10.00-14.00 higher with light numbers this week.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 2 180.00 $180.00 $2,088 —
1301 1301 6 180.00 $180.00 $2,342 -14.96
1318–1431 1399 65 175.00–181.00 $179.85 $2,516 -8.62
1378–1488 1428 146 185.50–189.50 $187.40 $2,676 —
1417–1499 1473 186 182.00–187.25 $185.93 $2,739 -0.84
1534–1546 1535 134 186.50–187.50 $186.61 $2,864 -5.34
1503–1573 1557 61 183.00–185.00 $184.54 $2,873 -8.52
1589 1589 11 178.00 $178.00 $2,828 -15.06
1657 1657 17 186.50 $186.50 $3,090 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1192 1192 4 180.00 $180.00 $2,146 —
1179–1338 1202 21 180.00–182.00 $181.68 $2,184 —
1279–1471 1333 83 182.00–186.50 $185.23 $2,469 -4.74
1271–1510 1360 29 180.00–183.00 $180.75 $2,458 -9.79
1330–1472 1440 304 183.50–189.00 $187.16 $2,695 —
1656 1656 5 187.25 $187.25 $3,101 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1485 986 85-90% 9 60.00–87.50 $81.04 $799 —
903–1785 1178 85-90% 23 90.00–111.00 $100.50 $1,184 +29.69
1140–1590 1333 85-90% 20 112.00–124.00 $115.57 $1,541 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1715 1433 80-85% 20 125.00–132.00 $129.23 $1,852 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1720 1585 75-80% 13 134.50–139.00 $135.34 $2,145 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 2 130.00 $130.00 $2,041 —
1593 1593 10 167.00 $167.00 $2,660 —
1515–2050 1869 9 146.00–154.00 $149.88 $2,801 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–188 179 3 75.00–100.00 $92.54 $166 +43.60
200 200 1 55.00 $55.00 $110 —
243 243 2 95.00 $95.00 $231 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
61 61 18 310.00 $310.00 $189 +180.00
72 72 72 310.00 $310.00 $223 +180.00
88 88 2 200.00 $200.00 $176 —
175 175 4 175.00 $175.00 $306 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1451 1451 10 164.00 $164.00 $2,380 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
123–125 123 26 60.00–70.00 $68.83 $85 +28.83
123–125 124 3 35.00–45.00 $41.63 $52 +1.63
131 131 5 65.00 $65.00 $85 +32.97
160 160 1 60.00 $60.00 $96 +21.97
163–173 165 32 75.00–95.00 $76.94 $127 +17.29
208 208 2 120.00 $120.00 $250 +12.50
201–228 217 10 90.00–95.00 $93.15 $202 -14.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
163 163 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 26 75.00 $75.00 $122 -25.00

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
63–64 64 19 140.00–165.00 $157.19 $101 +22.19
74 74 65 205.00 $205.00 $152 +70.00
83 83 73 215.00 $215.00 $178 +80.00
89 89 7 165.00 $165.00 $147 +30.00
97 97 9 150.00 $150.00 $146 +15.00
101–105 104 33 153.00–166.00 $155.91 $162 —
110 110 15 150.00 $150.00 $165 —
160 160 3 95.00 $95.00 $152 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–170 163 3 80.00–95.00 $85.20 $139 —

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Hair Ewes

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
139 139 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 7 80.00 $80.00 $111 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
152 152 5 115.00 $115.00 $175 +85.00

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
30 30 2 255.00 $255.00 $76 +45.00
57–58 57 36 235.00–250.00 $237.54 $135 +7.54

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
38 38 3 250.00 $250.00 $95 -27.64
42 42 62 220.00–235.00 $224.60 $94 +14.60
43–44 44 16 255.00–280.00 $269.20 $118 -10.36
49 49 12 330.00 $330.00 $162 +50.44
51–55 51 9 270.00–275.00 $274.41 $140 +34.41
59 59 8 340.00 $340.00 $201 +113.22
60 60 3 340.00 $340.00 $204 +113.22
75 75 1 275.00 $275.00 $206 +20.00
79 79 5 230.00 $230.00 $182 -25.00
83–85 83 6 245.00–260.00 $247.55 $205 +7.55

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
52 52 11 240.00 $240.00 $125 +13.43
68 68 4 250.00 $250.00 $170 +23.43

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
92 92 15 110.00 $110.00 $101 +5.00
106–132 120 26 90.00–110.00 $90.80 $109 -14.20

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
53 53 4 265.00 $265.00 $140 +58.29
110 110 1 190.00 $190.00 $209 —
150 150 1 190.00 $190.00 $285 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 3 200.00 $200.00 $136 +15.00
74–75 75 22 200.00–225.00 $217.12 $163 +32.12
82 82 9 225.00 $225.00 $184 +54.58
85 85 13 190.00 $190.00 $162 +19.58
90–98 93 37 155.00–175.00 $166.35 $155 +16.07
93–98 95 10 210.00–225.00 $218.81 $208 +68.53
102–108 103 57 157.00–163.00 $161.90 $167 +22.47
108 108 16 151.00 $151.00 $163 +11.57
110–116 114 31 153.00–157.50 $156.66 $179 +13.97
123 123 12 140.00 $140.00 $172 -5.70
122–129 125 323 149.00–157.00 $154.92 $194 +9.22
131–138 134 213 144.00–159.00 $156.08 $209 +12.28
142–149 145 378 154.00–159.00 $156.77 $227 +14.32
150–162 156 214 153.00–160.00 $158.37 $247 +16.04
157 fancy 157 42 153.00 $153.00 $240 —

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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.