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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

2,025 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,025 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1321 1321 6 196.50 $196.50 $2,596 —
1421 1421 38 202.00 $202.00 $2,870 -1.25
1469–1593 1579 36 199.75–200.00 $199.78 $3,155 -2.60
1590–1596 1594 21 200.00 $200.00 $3,188 -2.38
1621–1759 1690 8 198.00–200.00 $198.96 $3,362 -0.05

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1328–1515 1454 47 197.00–200.50 $199.87 $2,906 -1.95

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 3 190.00 $190.00 $2,878 —
1593 1593 2 199.00 $199.00 $3,170 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 70.00 $70.00 $234 -29.92

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 2 305.00 $305.00 $320 +97.69
127 127 3 160.00 $160.00 $203 -47.31

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Ewes

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
163 163 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Spring 121 250.00 $250.00 +15.00
173 173 Aged (>6yrs)Spring 4 160.00 $160.00 -75.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
103 103 3 80.00 $80.00 $82 +28.97
138 138 10 140.00 $140.00 $193 +7.56
128–146 144 19 90.00–105.00 $103.60 $149 -31.40
155 155 3 100.00 $100.00 $155 -8.27
152–190 164 18 105.00–115.00 $110.00 $180 +1.73
178 178 6 125.00 $125.00 $222 +17.11
188 188 2 100.00 $100.00 $188 -5.00
200–238 224 18 90.00–100.00 $99.01 $222 -1.44

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
54 54 17 335.00 $335.00 $181 +45.00
71 71 136 330.00 $330.00 $234 -1.36
90 90 53 265.00 $265.00 $238 -50.34

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 110.00 $110.00 $220 —

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Hair Ewes

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
135 135 Young (2-4 yrs)Spring 72 315.00 $315.00 —
171 171 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Spring 42 285.00–310.00 $298.10 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
106–141 125 15 95.00–115.00 $102.94 $129 -17.06

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
33 33 2 295.00 $295.00 $97 -47.50
48 48 4 290.00 $290.00 $139 -132.49
53–58 56 4 400.00–460.00 $431.35 $242 -58.75
59 59 4 510.00 $510.00 $301 +123.26
61–63 62 13 265.00–500.00 $389.65 $242 -65.09

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Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
41 41 4 345.00 $345.00 $141 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 2 245.00 $245.00 $191 ±0.00
134 134 4 175.00 $175.00 $234 +70.00
160 160 4 125.00 $125.00 $200 -5.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80–85 83 4 270.00–290.00 $280.30 $233 +35.30

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
56 56 40 380.00 $380.00 $213 -26.21
61 61 6 300.00 $300.00 $183 -105.00
62–66 64 30 300.00–340.00 $329.33 $211 -13.52
83 83 6 250.00 $250.00 $208 -48.55
80–87 86 134 285.00–315.00 $301.31 $259 +2.76
92–98 95 68 245.00–260.00 $253.08 $240 -54.89
100–103 102 161 240.00–274.00 $255.63 $261 -9.25
110 110 43 225.00 $225.00 $248 +15.00
120–126 123 280 212.00–230.00 $219.11 $270 +40.11
135–138 136 343 206.00–214.00 $211.66 $288 +21.92
146–147 147 121 191.00–213.00 $206.04 $303 +19.66
159 159 41 191.00 $191.00 $304 +13.99

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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.