Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 6, 2024

4,087 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,087	5,611	4,009
Slaughter cattle	1,498	1,497	1,238

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week: Choice slaughter steers and heifers steady. No implant cattle showing no advantage this week. Many load lots, and smaller groups in the offering today. Good demand, both online and in the arena. Slaughter cows: Breaker and Boner cows steady to 1.00 lower. Lean cows steady. Bulls steady today. Slaughter lambs: Limited number of light lambs last week. Lambs 80 lbs 32.00 higher. Lambs 120-150 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter ewes mostly steady to 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
1393–1445	1402	11	180.00–183.50	$181.90	$2,550	—
1309–1499	1408	29	181.75–184.00	$182.94	$2,576	—
1217–1470	1410	123	184.00–188.00	$186.29	$2,627	—
1386–1499	1420	86	184.00–189.00	$187.94	$2,669	—
1533–1571	1543	92	185.75–188.00	$187.37	$2,891	+2.39
1513–1630	1561	20	184.50–187.50	$186.14	$2,906	-4.86
1610–1725	1686	197	183.75–188.50	$185.51	$3,128	-4.31

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1220	1138	25	178.00–180.50	$179.84	$2,047	—
1188–1260	1224	6	180.00–181.00	$180.51	$2,209	—
1090–1506	1349	19	178.00–183.50	$180.06	$2,429	—
1341–1459	1384	11	182.00–184.00	$183.23	$2,536	-0.86
1323–1529	1421	154	184.50–189.00	$187.20	$2,660	-2.52
1343–1491	1434	251	187.00–190.00	$189.31	$2,715	-0.41

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
823–1575	1077	85-90%	38	60.00–88.00	$79.20	$853	—
1055–1617	1307	85-90%	64	89.00–111.00	$101.72	$1,329	—
1030–1743	1443	85-90%	33	112.00–124.00	$118.25	$1,706	+0.44

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1203–1935	1469	80-85%	54	124.00–133.00	$128.66	$1,890	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1615–1858	1768	65-75%	19	125.00–129.00	$127.70	$2,258	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1800	1400	75-80%	2	150.00	$150.00	$2,100	—
1075–1638	1527	75-80%	8	134.00–144.00	$137.12	$2,094	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–2440	1808	10	142.00–158.00	$147.13	$2,660	+12.01
1655–2415	1987	11	128.50–141.00	$136.36	$2,709	—

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	22	179.50	$179.50	$2,190	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1313–1532	1337	27	175.00–177.00	$176.75	$2,363	—
1366	1366	4	168.00	$168.00	$2,295	—
1711	1711	5	170.00	$170.00	$2,909	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
140–143	143	15	125.00–130.00	$129.35	$185	—
168	168	15	145.00	$145.00	$244	+45.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
59	59	30	360.00	$360.00	$212	+45.32
61	61	16	305.00	$305.00	$186	-9.68
72	72	7	280.00	$280.00	$202	-24.03
75	75	20	215.00	$215.00	$161	-89.03
87	87	29	245.00	$245.00	$213	+145.00
108	108	2	125.00	$125.00	$135	-75.00
105–140	110	12	200.00–215.00	$212.21	$233	+82.21
174	174	4	225.00	$225.00	$392	+35.00

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Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1517	1517	3	168.00	$168.00	$2,549	—

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1558–1624	1597	12	164.00–168.00	$165.63	$2,645	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
115–119	118	12	55.00–65.00	$63.79	$75	+3.79
142–149	147	10	70.00–75.00	$71.45	$105	-6.26
153–185	172	51	55.00–65.00	$64.09	$110	-21.77
162–188	175	108	70.00–95.00	$87.16	$153	+1.30
193	193	2	80.00	$80.00	$154	-30.00
193	193	2	65.00	$65.00	$125	-45.00
196	196	5	105.00	$105.00	$206	-5.00
203–234	206	70	75.00–85.00	$75.81	$156	-6.72

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
69	69	18	250.00	$250.00	$172	+55.00
73	73	17	175.00	$175.00	$128	-57.15
80	80	2	150.00	$150.00	$120	+5.00
101	101	22	180.00	$180.00	$182	+19.75
110–111	111	38	163.00	$163.00	$181	+2.75
127	127	10	150.00	$150.00	$190	-6.62
149	149	10	142.00	$142.00	$212	-14.62

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
111	111	33	166.00	$166.00	$184	+56.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
108	108	11	70.00	$70.00	$76	-10.00
125–129	126	27	65.00–85.00	$81.96	$103	+1.96
149	149	5	65.00	$65.00	$97	-50.00
153	153	4	80.00	$80.00	$122	-5.00

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
53	53	13	290.00	$290.00	$154	+40.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
30	30	6	300.00	$300.00	$90	+95.00
37	37	13	205.00	$205.00	$76	-1.11
47	47	6	205.00	$205.00	$96	-44.39
48	48	18	225.00	$225.00	$108	-24.39
51	51	4	345.00	$345.00	$176	+90.00
52	52	3	260.00	$260.00	$135	+5.00
60–61	61	13	300.00–325.00	$323.11	$197	+31.10
68–69	69	10	215.00–230.00	$219.45	$151	-35.55
70–79	76	21	220.00–230.00	$220.88	$168	-55.33
92	92	34	200.00	$200.00	$184	-75.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
55–58	58	83	270.00–285.00	$283.10	$164	+5.30
88	88	24	210.00	$210.00	$185	-25.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
88	88	8	125.00	$125.00	$110	-10.00
98	98	6	115.00	$115.00	$113	-20.00
101–149	125	56	100.00–125.00	$113.84	$142	+10.17
110–145	127	5	80.00–90.00	$84.72	$108	-18.95
152–175	155	17	100.00–115.00	$113.00	$175	-7.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
68	68	46	280.00	$280.00	$190	-15.00
108	108	10	280.00	$280.00	$302	+30.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
59	59	24	265.00	$265.00	$156	+30.00
64–69	67	16	230.00–255.00	$236.65	$159	+1.65
71–78	72	123	230.00–240.00	$238.85	$172	+7.08
79	79	4	185.00	$185.00	$146	-11.48
81–87	83	69	210.00–235.00	$231.32	$192	+27.41
87	87	9	165.00	$165.00	$144	-38.91
90–99	95	38	180.00–205.00	$193.03	$183	+14.50
99	99	12	145.00	$145.00	$144	-54.38
100–109	108	22	168.00–172.50	$168.57	$182	-0.20
112–113	113	40	165.00–170.00	$167.54	$189	+6.34
121–129	124	234	151.00–164.00	$160.31	$199	+1.96
131–139	135	325	153.00–167.00	$161.85	$218	+3.89
141–147	144	218	155.00–165.00	$159.62	$230	+1.92
146 fancy	146	31	166.00	$166.00	$242	+2.00
156 fancy	156	84	162.00	$162.00	$253	—
153–160	157	298	154.00–161.00	$158.96	$250	+3.96

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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.