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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 20, 2024

3,580 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,580 2,664 5,800
Slaughter cattle 1,146 1,236 1,514

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers steady to 1.00 lower, Holstein steers firm. Good demand for this nice offering of very attractive, hard fed steers and heifers. Best demand remains on black hided steers and heifers without any implants. Many full loads of steers and heifers, along with numerous stock trailer loads to put together and make full loads. The market was rather active. Estimated dressed cost ranged from 297.00-302.00. With the heavy rain in the region on Monday, cattle were starting to get a little dirty as they picked up some tag but it wasn't a large amount. Slaughter lambs under 90 lbs 25.00 to 30.00 higher, over 90 lbs 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter lambs, the market was active. Lamb pelts were fairly clean overall, in spite of the recent heavy rain. Slaughter ewes not well tested for comparison.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1263–1300 1278 12 183.00–186.50 $185.02 $2,365 —
1432–1495 1449 67 187.50–190.00 $189.32 $2,743 -2.50
1497 1497 5 186.25 $186.25 $2,788 +0.88
1512–1683 1577 124 184.00–188.00 $186.44 $2,940 -5.24
1511–1592 1581 88 184.00–187.00 $184.93 $2,924 -6.75
1616–1683 1658 136 184.50–188.00 $186.21 $3,087 -0.89

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1291 1291 5 183.50 $183.50 $2,369 —
1298 1298 10 180.00 $180.00 $2,336 —
1111–1479 1402 264 185.00–190.25 $188.46 $2,642 -1.21
1235–1493 1406 100 186.00–190.50 $187.78 $2,640 -1.89

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1423–1616 1448 100 183.50–188.75 $184.41 $2,670 +7.91

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1534–1535 1535 31 183.50–186.00 $184.23 $2,828 —
1727 1727 10 184.00 $184.00 $3,178 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 85.00 $85.00 $191 -25.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75–77 76 15 280.00–295.00 $284.91 $217 -0.01
81 81 11 275.00 $275.00 $223 +10.00
89 89 4 105.00 $105.00 $93 -120.00
94 94 10 265.00 $265.00 $249 +40.00
100 100 1 250.00 $250.00 $250 —
102 102 3 105.00 $105.00 $107 —
130 130 2 215.00 $215.00 $280 +52.05
140 140 2 100.00 $100.00 $140 -62.95
170 170 1 140.00 $140.00 $238 -50.00
180 180 1 210.00 $210.00 $378 +20.00
185 185 1 180.00 $180.00 $333 -10.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1358–1513 1465 13 174.00–179.00 $177.57 $2,601 —
1398–1562 1474 9 162.00–170.00 $167.44 $2,468 —
1805 1805 3 161.00 $161.00 $2,906 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
128 128 4 75.00 $75.00 $96 -40.00
145 145 7 75.00 $75.00 $109 -5.00
178 178 2 40.00 $40.00 $71 -65.00
185 185 1 70.00 $70.00 $130 -25.00
206 206 7 85.00 $85.00 $175 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–69 63 39 285.00–300.00 $295.36 $186 +65.36
73–78 75 47 240.00–267.50 $263.02 $197 +18.02
84 84 32 195.00 $195.00 $164 +10.91
103 103 4 190.00 $190.00 $196 +29.22
123–124 123 45 145.00–155.00 $153.21 $188 +9.69
134 134 8 135.00 $135.00 $181 +12.29

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
147 147 22 163.00 $163.00 $240 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
173 173 3 75.00 $75.00 $130 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
38 38 3 130.00 $130.00 $49 -170.00
40 40 3 115.00 $115.00 $46 -185.00
40 40 4 135.00 $135.00 $54 -165.00
42–46 44 35 295.00–300.00 $297.68 $131 +52.98
46 46 13 95.00 $95.00 $44 -194.81
45–48 48 62 240.00–275.00 $260.97 $125 -28.84
48 48 6 220.00 $220.00 $106 -69.81
50–53 52 15 305.00–320.00 $311.66 $162 -3.53
50–57 53 13 55.00–110.00 $82.82 $44 -232.37
54 54 13 245.00 $245.00 $132 -70.19
55 55 2 275.00 $275.00 $151 -40.19
56 56 58 335.00 $335.00 $188 +19.81
58 58 7 240.00 $240.00 $139 -75.19
60–69 64 49 300.00–325.00 $322.81 $207 +3.91
65 65 5 240.00 $240.00 $156 -46.65
69 69 7 230.00 $230.00 $159 -56.65
70 70 1 125.00 $125.00 $88 -143.91
71–75 74 42 280.00–290.00 $281.82 $209 +12.91
74 74 16 255.00–280.00 $269.06 $199 +0.15
76 76 5 205.00 $205.00 $156 -11.54
87 87 12 240.00 $240.00 $209 -15.00
92 92 21 235.00 $235.00 $216 -20.00
105 105 4 295.00 $295.00 $310 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
57 57 22 295.00 $295.00 $168 +15.00
98 98 147 200.00 $200.00 $196 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
53 53 3 85.00 $85.00 $45 -25.00
68 68 2 125.00 $125.00 $85 +15.00
78 78 2 155.00 $155.00 $121 +45.00
81 81 6 165.00 $165.00 $134 +55.00
89 89 34 135.00–170.00 $165.88 $148 +55.88
92 92 3 120.00 $120.00 $110 -35.34
95 95 1 155.00 $155.00 $147 -0.34
102 102 22 155.00 $155.00 $158 +55.00
113–121 116 7 95.00–110.00 $103.32 $120 -23.74
116–140 127 37 115.00–165.00 $140.15 $178 +13.09
133 133 2 130.00 $130.00 $173 +2.94
223 223 5 105.00 $105.00 $234 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
69 69 21 280.00 $280.00 $193 -14.00
73 73 5 255.00 $255.00 $186 -39.00
95 95 1 110.00 $110.00 $104 -145.00
95 95 2 260.00 $260.00 $247 +5.00
108–110 109 3 205.00–270.00 $248.07 $270 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
48 48 3 300.00 $300.00 $144 —
56–59 58 8 255.00–310.00 $281.78 $163 +37.30
60–69 68 40 290.00–305.00 $293.15 $199 +48.67
71–78 77 69 220.00–260.00 $248.65 $191 +36.35
81–86 85 60 205.00–265.00 $234.15 $199 +49.15
90–98 94 35 189.00–240.00 $207.69 $195 +7.52
101–107 103 83 175.00–207.50 $197.03 $203 +36.00
113–116 115 56 165.00–198.00 $173.27 $199 +19.06
121–129 127 232 156.00–169.00 $162.75 $207 +10.08
137 137 28 152.00 $152.00 $208 -0.59
132–139 138 232 160.00–169.00 $164.15 $227 +11.56
140–149 144 445 154.00–164.00 $160.86 $232 +12.01
154 154 15 160.00 $160.00 $246 +11.73

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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.