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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 8, 2025

5,459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,459 1,139 2,450
Slaughter cattle 1,244 — 1,236

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to the holiday season, there hasn't been a recently reported slaughter cattle sale. Trend is not applicable. No implant and drug free cattle topped the market today, bringing a minimum premium of 4.00-5.00. Many load lots, along with plenty of smaller packages in this larger offering today. Good demand throughout the sale. Slaughter lambs: Compared to last week 70 lbs lambs 27 lower, 80 lbs 16.00 lower. Lambs 130-140 lbs 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter ewes mostly 7.00 lower. Nice clean stock today. Big offering, including large consignments and replacement sheep, bringing good demand.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1093 1093 3 201.00 $201.00 $2,197 —
1246–1453 1324 8 196.50–197.00 $196.79 $2,605 —
1345 1345 8 209.00 $209.00 $2,811 —
1250–1472 1427 57 202.00–209.00 $204.85 $2,923 —
1422–1470 1432 73 195.00–195.50 $195.35 $2,797 —
1398–1497 1436 23 196.00–198.00 $196.91 $2,828 —
1510 1510 6 213.00 $213.00 $3,216 —
1501–1595 1560 263 196.00–198.50 $197.41 $3,080 —
1564 1564 8 194.50 $194.50 $3,042 —
1513–1724 1579 130 200.00–209.00 $204.30 $3,226 —
1506–1674 1581 60 195.00–199.00 $196.82 $3,112 —
1600–1907 1695 130 193.00–197.25 $195.69 $3,317 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1077–1228 1174 15 192.50–200.00 $194.35 $2,282 —
1232–1501 1364 67 195.00–198.50 $196.57 $2,681 —
1293–1498 1424 182 202.00–211.50 $204.34 $2,910 —
1256–1579 1425 144 194.00–197.00 $195.84 $2,791 —
1491 1491 5 204.00 $204.00 $3,042 —
1517 1517 5 188.00 $188.00 $2,852 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 2 187.00 $187.00 $2,786 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 4 183.00 $183.00 $2,635 —
1333–1652 1552 18 189.00–193.00 $192.43 $2,987 —
1940 1940 5 194.00 $194.00 $3,764 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 105.00 $105.00 $184 -10.00
200–230 208 7 100.00–110.00 $104.90 $218 -0.10
265 265 3 105.00 $105.00 $278 —
315–330 323 2 90.00–100.00 $95.12 $307 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 4 355.00 $355.00 $213 +130.00
75–79 78 20 290.00–320.00 $294.30 $230 +69.30
108 108 8 295.00 $295.00 $319 +5.00
148 148 2 235.00 $235.00 $348 -55.00
155 155 2 230.00 $230.00 $356 —
158–160 159 4 245.00 $245.00 $390 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1482 1475 5 172.00–179.00 $174.78 $2,578 —
1722–1883 1786 5 176.00–180.00 $178.31 $3,185 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
98 98 5 100.00 $100.00 $98 —
115–116 116 12 80.00–95.00 $81.24 $94 -23.99
140 140 1 125.00 $125.00 $175 +9.41
155–185 166 52 100.00–125.00 $107.65 $179 -6.95
155–190 167 34 70.00–95.00 $85.50 $143 -29.10
194–195 195 23 100.00–115.00 $107.62 $210 -6.98
205–235 207 62 90.00–111.00 $107.66 $223 +27.66
224 224 8 85.00 $85.00 $190 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
169 169 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Winter 13 225.00 $225.00 —
211 211 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 250.00 $250.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
166–191 175 Young (2-4 yrs)Winter 14 220.00 $220.00 $385 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
64–67 64 20 275.00–325.00 $317.20 $203 -2.80
72–77 74 46 270.00–310.00 $286.92 $212 -59.75
81–87 83 53 265.00–285.00 $272.55 $226 -74.12
90–99 95 63 210.00–245.00 $234.12 $222 -112.55
106 106 62 220.00 $220.00 $233 +17.50
118 118 36 190.00–200.00 $195.56 $231 -6.94
129 129 18 159.00 $159.00 $205 -43.50

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–195 180 5 105.00–135.00 $114.44 $206 —

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Hair Ewes

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
136 136 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Exposed 28 195.00 $195.00 $265 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160–165 163 3 90.00–95.00 $93.37 $152 —

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Hair Lambs

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
52–54 52 39 345.00–355.00 $346.59 $180 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 5 305.00 $305.00 $152 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
31 31 20 320.00 $320.00 $99 +30.00
43 43 2 215.00 $215.00 $92 -105.00
42–48 44 27 305.00–355.00 $328.53 $145 +8.53
50–58 52 27 300.00–310.00 $301.63 $157 -83.37
62–63 62 12 285.00–290.00 $286.68 $178 -83.32
60–66 63 77 325.00–365.00 $359.42 $226 -10.58
72 72 29 295.00 $295.00 $212 -35.00
78 78 10 265.00 $265.00 $207 -65.00
84 84 27 245.00 $245.00 $206 -85.00
80–87 87 64 280.00–285.00 $280.07 $244 -49.93

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
36 36 12 375.00 $375.00 $135 —
52–58 54 89 340.00–355.00 $349.27 $189 —
61 61 16 355.00 $355.00 $217 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
37 37 5 335.00 $335.00 $124 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
94 94 —— 10 190.00 $190.00 $179 —
107–145 120 —— 20 145.00–180.00 $165.14 $198 -16.34
136 136 Young (2-4 yrs)Exposed 5 155.00 $155.00 $211 +30.19
176 176 —— 5 120.00 $120.00 $211 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
62 62 21 355.00 $355.00 $220 —
90 90 5 305.00 $305.00 $274 —
100–111 108 45 295.00–305.00 $300.32 $324 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
63–69 67 205 255.00–295.00 $290.21 $194 -59.79
70–78 71 67 320.00–355.00 $326.50 $232 -26.83
70–78 73 142 240.00–290.00 $283.99 $207 -69.34
82–89 85 633 215.00–235.00 $230.80 $196 -114.20
84–87 86 156 300.00–345.00 $329.49 $283 -15.51
91–93 92 135 300.00–310.00 $304.10 $280 -40.90
93–95 95 200 205.00–250.00 $217.23 $206 -127.77
101–106 104 117 215.00–225.00 $223.83 $233 +1.16
109 109 20 180.00 $180.00 $196 -42.67
110–118 113 48 195.00–215.00 $205.10 $232 -15.54
121–125 122 119 173.00–183.00 $176.01 $215 -7.99
128 fancy 128 154 186.00 $186.00 $238 —
132–139 135 360 151.00–169.00 $167.03 $225 +7.45
140–149 143 266 155.00–168.00 $165.12 $236 +4.12
150 fancy 150 40 169.00 $169.00 $254 —
150–168 157 246 156.00–163.00 $159.04 $250 +3.04
176 176 19 150.00 $150.00 $264 -6.00

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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.