Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 23, 2024

4,385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,385	3,310	3,241
Slaughter cattle	1,706	1,205	754

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Choice slaughter steers 2.00-3.00 higher, with no implant steers 6.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00 higher, with instances 5.00 higher. No implant heifers 4.00 higher, with instances 8.00 higher. Dairy steers 2.00 higher. Many load lots of good quality cattle in the offering, along with plenty of smaller packages. Demand good throughout the sale. Slaughter cows: Breaker cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Boner cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Lean cows 2.00 higher. Bulls 5.00 higher. Slaughter lambs: Limited number of light lambs. No comparison. Lambs 120 lbs 4.00-5.00 higher, 130-150 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 5.00-10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1198–1255	1229	20	184.50	$184.50	$2,268	—
1381–1467	1437	104	186.50–190.75	$187.99	$2,701	+0.59
1255–1477	1450	55	185.00–188.50	$186.56	$2,705	+0.63
1413–1486	1455	79	192.50–195.00	$193.18	$2,811	+7.25
1460–1491	1476	52	184.50–185.00	$184.75	$2,727	-1.18
1498	1498	3	189.50	$189.50	$2,839	+3.57
1505–1585	1530	44	186.50–189.50	$188.36	$2,882	+1.75
1526–1558	1540	21	184.50–185.00	$184.74	$2,845	-1.87
1539–1593	1559	287	186.50–190.50	$187.37	$2,921	+2.83
1621–1711	1653	147	184.00–186.75	$185.47	$3,066	-1.03

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1054–1196	1164	22	184.00–184.75	$184.60	$2,149	+4.60
1241–1488	1296	40	182.00–185.00	$184.32	$2,389	—
1314–1426	1377	143	187.75–195.00	$188.93	$2,602	+8.18
1347–1474	1407	208	186.50–194.50	$189.07	$2,660	+1.91
1498	1498	2	186.50	$186.50	$2,794	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
833–1610	1054	85-90%	20	50.00–87.50	$73.11	$771	—
790–1960	1349	85-90%	38	90.00–111.00	$103.73	$1,399	-11.84
1160–2095	1422	85-90%	50	112.00–123.00	$117.30	$1,668	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1960	1670	80-85%	60	125.00–133.00	$130.94	$2,187	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1688–1996	1874	65-75%	20	134.00–140.00	$135.05	$2,531	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1705	1489	75-80%	11	134.00–142.00	$137.06	$2,041	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	1	172.50	$172.50	$2,596	—
1581–2220	1764	22	146.00–161.00	$155.44	$2,742	—
1600–1895	1787	3	138.00–141.00	$139.24	$2,488	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175–195	185	2	80.00–85.00	$82.64	$153	-9.90
185	185	1	120.00	$120.00	$222	+27.46
230	230	2	75.00	$75.00	$172	-20.00
233–238	236	4	90.00–100.00	$94.95	$224	-0.05
258–280	265	3	100.00–105.00	$103.24	$274	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
58	58	3	250.00	$250.00	$145	-60.00
90	90	4	105.00	$105.00	$94	-95.00
99	99	4	230.00	$230.00	$228	+30.00
150–154	153	5	210.00	$210.00	$321	+35.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1377	1377	102	161.00	$161.00	$2,217	—
1532–1759	1672	15	164.50–167.50	$166.32	$2,781	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
107	107	3	50.00	$50.00	$54	-18.83
122	122	3	25.00	$25.00	$30	-43.83
138	138	21	55.00	$55.00	$76	-10.00
139	139	5	65.00	$65.00	$90	±0.00
140–141	140	51	70.00	$70.00	$98	+5.00
145	145	14	55.00	$55.00	$80	-10.00
145	145	6	110.00	$110.00	$160	+45.00
158–183	163	27	65.00	$65.00	$106	-11.94
150–189	180	153	75.00–100.00	$86.45	$156	+9.51
188	188	3	115.00	$115.00	$216	+38.06
215	215	1	105.00	$105.00	$226	+11.85
220	220	1	65.00	$65.00	$143	-28.15

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
73	73	12	210.00	$210.00	$153	+5.00
80	80	1	165.00	$165.00	$132	-50.00
80	80	7	215.00	$215.00	$172	±0.00
100	100	23	170.00	$170.00	$170	+14.09

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
164	164	8	105.00	$105.00	$172	+19.80

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
153	153	8	65.00	$65.00	$99	-50.00

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
47	47	12	240.00	$240.00	$113	-15.00
66	66	29	260.00	$260.00	$172	+22.46

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
36–39	37	30	245.00	$245.00	$91	-5.00
37	37	30	195.00	$195.00	$72	-55.00
40–46	45	5	255.00–260.00	$259.11	$117	-10.09
43–49	47	8	185.00–220.00	$207.93	$98	-122.07
51–55	54	88	240.00–280.00	$277.40	$150	+2.99
55–58	56	47	150.00–195.00	$168.64	$94	-171.36
66–68	66	48	285.00–330.00	$311.52	$206	-28.48
70–78	74	23	255.00–260.00	$256.23	$190	-18.77
77–78	78	57	215.00–220.00	$215.43	$168	-14.57
82–85	84	41	225.00	$225.00	$189	-22.55
90–95	94	20	235.00–255.00	$249.22	$234	+1.67
100	100	2	255.00	$255.00	$255	—

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
61–69	62	37	250.00–260.00	$258.79	$160	+8.79

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70	70	2	135.00	$135.00	$94	+25.00
75	75	2	115.00	$115.00	$86	+5.00
100–117	112	10	110.00–120.00	$115.96	$130	+25.16
113	113	13	80.00	$80.00	$90	-10.80
103–149	121	50	145.00–190.00	$153.73	$186	+62.93
185	185	1	125.00	$125.00	$231	—

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
70–76	75	21	250.00–280.00	$277.35	$208	+12.35
75	75	1	200.00	$200.00	$150	-65.00
80–83	82	3	230.00	$230.00	$189	-35.00
88	88	34	295.00	$295.00	$260	+30.00
93–98	96	4	255.00–265.00	$259.87	$249	—

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
66–69	67	15	235.00–250.00	$239.13	$160	+39.13
72	72	3	190.00	$190.00	$137	-27.12
76	76	20	210.00	$210.00	$160	-7.12
82–83	82	23	210.00–220.00	$219.12	$180	-5.88
91–96	93	58	188.00–205.00	$192.48	$179	+26.13
111–112	111	7	150.00–154.00	$152.28	$169	+1.28
110–119	115	103	158.00–180.00	$161.00	$185	+4.34
120–127	124	145	157.00–162.00	$159.08	$197	+4.16
130–139	135	309	155.00–167.50	$157.82	$213	+1.74
141–148	146	466	158.00–163.00	$159.64	$233	+2.87
150–158	153	481	159.00–161.50	$160.44	$245	+2.07

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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.