Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 13, 2024

2,664 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,664	4,087	5,800
Slaughter cattle	1,236	1,498	1,514

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to the sale last week: Choice slaughter steers steady to 2.00 lower, with no implant steers 3.00-4.00 higher. Choice slaughter heifers 2.00 lower, with no implant heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Many load lots, along with plenty of smaller strings in the offering today. Good demand throughout the day. Slaughter lambs: Lambs 70 lbs 27.00 lower, 80 lbs 15.00-21.00 lower, 120-130 lbs 6.00-9.00 lower, 140-150 lbs 11.00 lower. Slaughter ewes 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1163–1329	1310	53	181.00–202.00	$184.88	$2,422	—
1373–1405	1387	7	179.00–180.00	$179.57	$2,491	—
1346–1491	1431	12	183.00–185.00	$183.78	$2,630	-4.16
1393–1447	1438	12	187.00–192.75	$191.82	$2,758	+3.88
1415–1497	1454	68	187.00–192.00	$190.54	$2,770	—
1400–1493	1477	141	184.00–187.25	$185.37	$2,738	—
1508–1575	1543	34	181.50–183.50	$182.81	$2,821	-4.56
1523–1586	1551	279	184.50–189.00	$186.02	$2,885	-0.12
1514–1753	1567	37	189.00–193.25	$190.49	$2,985	+4.35
1514–1608	1573	16	191.50–192.00	$191.68	$3,015	+5.54
1613–1626	1614	57	180.50–184.50	$184.15	$2,972	—
1628–1705	1685	15	185.50–191.00	$187.10	$3,153	+1.59

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1228	1228	6	193.25	$193.25	$2,373	+12.74
1290–1521	1384	238	185.00–191.50	$186.15	$2,576	+2.92
1290–1570	1388	48	180.00–183.50	$181.42	$2,518	-1.81
1337–1512	1394	29	183.25–184.50	$183.58	$2,559	+0.35
1295–1539	1426	87	187.50–192.50	$189.67	$2,705	+2.47

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415	1415	2	176.50	$176.50	$2,497	—

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1364	1364	4	173.00	$173.00	$2,360	+5.00
1435	1435	5	174.00	$174.00	$2,497	—
1422–1507	1457	8	175.00–177.00	$175.86	$2,562	—
1598	1598	2	182.00	$182.00	$2,908	—

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
202	202	3	110.00	$110.00	$222	—

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	6	330.00	$330.00	$198	-30.00
64	64	34	255.00	$255.00	$163	-50.00
71	71	65	280.00–290.00	$284.92	$202	+4.92
83	83	4	265.00	$265.00	$220	+20.00
93	93	2	225.00	$225.00	$209	-20.00
97	97	3	175.00	$175.00	$170	-70.00
98	98	2	140.00	$140.00	$137	-105.00
135–145	140	4	150.00–175.00	$162.95	$228	-49.26
170	170	2	190.00	$190.00	$323	-35.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1528–1557	1535	13	163.00	$163.00	$2,502	—
1548	1548	12	162.00	$162.00	$2,508	—

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
141	141	10	115.00	$115.00	$162	+43.55
147	147	84	80.00	$80.00	$118	+8.55
154–181	165	14	70.00–85.00	$77.06	$127	+12.97
165	165	31	65.00	$65.00	$107	+0.91
166	166	19	105.00	$105.00	$174	+40.91
195	195	2	95.00	$95.00	$185	-10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
123	123	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Winter	10	160.00	$160.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
130	130	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Exposed	5	65.00	$65.00	$84	—

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
51–54	54	59	240.00–252.00	$250.26	$135	+0.26
65 fancy	65	41	275.00	$275.00	$179	—
66	66	27	230.00	$230.00	$152	-20.00
75–76	75	57	245.00	$245.00	$184	+70.00
78	78	2	195.00	$195.00	$152	+45.00
80–89	82	60	175.00–215.00	$184.09	$151	+34.09
101–106	105	166	156.00–167.00	$160.78	$169	-19.22
112 fancy	112	25	172.00	$172.00	$193	—
114–116	115	27	145.00–160.00	$150.49	$173	-12.51
126–128	127	20	140.00–145.00	$143.52	$182	-6.48
130–139	137	21	120.00–135.00	$122.71	$168	-27.29

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Hair Ewes

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
104	104	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Winter	19	165.00	$165.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
39	39	7	300.00	$300.00	$117	+95.00
40–46	45	73	230.00–250.00	$244.70	$110	+39.70
46–48	46	21	260.00–295.00	$289.81	$133	+84.81
52–59	55	27	300.00–330.00	$315.19	$173	+55.19
60–65	64	154	310.00–345.00	$318.90	$204	-4.21
63–68	65	47	275.00–305.00	$286.65	$186	-36.46
65	65	4	255.00	$255.00	$166	-68.11
72–74	73	57	260.00–285.00	$268.91	$196	+48.03
72–79	78	18	215.00–225.00	$216.54	$169	-4.34
80	80	11	255.00	$255.00	$204	+34.12

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Lambs

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
38	38	6	250.00	$250.00	$95	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
60	60	4	280.00	$280.00	$168	-3.10

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
84	84	11	110.00	$110.00	$92	-15.00
90–98	97	24	130.00–160.00	$155.34	$151	+40.34
98	98	3	120.00	$120.00	$118	+5.00
105	105	1	100.00	$100.00	$105	-13.84
101–126	120	44	125.00–135.00	$127.06	$152	+13.22
150–158	153	11	110.00–120.00	$114.57	$175	+1.57

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
86	86	15	294.00	$294.00	$253	+14.00
94	94	11	255.00	$255.00	$240	-25.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
65	65	29	230.00–247.50	$244.48	$159	+7.83
73–78	77	203	195.00–235.00	$212.30	$163	+27.30
81–87	83	12	185.00	$185.00	$154	-46.32
81–87	83	90	195.00–235.00	$210.71	$175	-20.61
93 fancy	93	8	245.00	$245.00	$228	—
91–98	94	194	185.00–227.50	$200.17	$188	+7.14
91–97	95	144	165.00–177.50	$175.04	$166	-17.99
101	101	19	232.50	$232.50	$235	+63.93
100–107	104	85	152.00–175.00	$161.03	$167	-7.54
113	113	9	230.00	$230.00	$260	+62.46
110–116	114	71	150.00–165.00	$154.21	$176	-13.33
120–129	124	88	149.00–158.00	$152.67	$189	-7.64
130–139	136	518	142.00–157.00	$152.59	$208	-9.26
141 fancy	141	31	155.00	$155.00	$219	-11.00
140–149	145	379	138.00–154.00	$148.85	$216	-10.77
152 fancy	152	50	155.00	$155.00	$236	-7.00
150–170	155	367	143.00–154.00	$148.27	$230	-10.69
165	165	2	132.00	$132.00	$218	-26.96

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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.