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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

3,076 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,076 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1414 1414 8 222.50 $222.50 $3,146 -0.07
1417–1480 1441 26 218.00–219.00 $218.39 $3,147 -4.18
1509–1601 1555 229 218.50–222.00 $219.98 $3,421 -0.02
1530–1752 1620 27 215.00–218.00 $216.08 $3,500 -5.30
1665 1665 4 219.50 $219.50 $3,655 +1.55
1834 1834 6 217.00 $217.00 $3,980 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1347–1529 1426 81 218.50–219.00 $218.70 $3,119 -0.12
1301–1504 1430 102 217.00–220.60 $219.85 $3,144 +1.03
1654 1654 4 218.00 $218.00 $3,606 —
1668 1668 6 216.00 $216.00 $3,603 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1352 1352 33 219.00 $219.00 $2,961 +9.00
1464 1464 9 211.00 $211.00 $3,089 —
1546 1546 9 220.00 $220.00 $3,401 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1437–1468 1452 17 213.00 $213.00 $3,093 —
1427–1629 1501 34 213.00–218.00 $216.42 $3,248 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 85.00 $85.00 $183 -30.00
263 263 2 110.00 $110.00 $289 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
85 85 2 190.00 $190.00 $162 -45.00
101–134 113 11 230.00–295.00 $266.97 $302 +66.14
170 170 1 280.00 $280.00 $476 —
220 220 1 250.00 $250.00 $550 +75.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1394 1394 7 187.00 $187.00 $2,607 —
1482–1612 1522 65 185.00–193.00 $190.14 $2,894 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
111–131 121 36 70.00–85.00 $74.02 $90 -5.98
113–148 133 198 80.00–105.00 $93.20 $124 -5.44
117–146 136 19 90.00–110.00 $104.00 $141 +5.36
152–153 153 23 85.00–100.00 $95.46 $146 +30.46
165 165 3 125.00 $125.00 $206 +33.61
151–183 169 88 90.00–115.00 $99.26 $168 +0.92
169–180 173 34 120.00 $120.00 $208 +21.66
194–198 195 9 100.00–105.00 $101.13 $197 +2.79
201–205 202 8 85.00–90.00 $88.73 $179 +4.08
261 261 6 95.00 $95.00 $248 +27.99

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
69 69 48 287.50 $287.50 $198 +12.50
71–74 73 81 275.00–285.00 $279.36 $204 +4.36

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 9 130.00 $130.00 $98 —
95–97 97 8 85.00–100.00 $96.31 $93 —
178 178 11 80.00 $80.00 $142 —

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Hair Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
34 34 26 290.00 $290.00 $99 —
45 45 6 270.00 $270.00 $122 —
60 60 23 285.00 $285.00 $171 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
30 30 3 355.00 $355.00 $106 -50.00
33 33 2 465.00 $465.00 $153 +60.00
51–53 52 7 345.00–370.00 $359.05 $187 -100.95
50–55 54 21 420.00–465.00 $459.54 $248 -0.46
55–59 57 39 405.00–430.00 $415.57 $237 -44.43
60–66 64 14 370.00–435.00 $408.89 $262 +8.89
64–68 65 7 395.00–480.00 $461.96 $300 +61.96
70 70 1 470.00 $470.00 $329 +220.00
71 71 10 385.00 $385.00 $273 +135.00
80 80 2 375.00 $375.00 $300 -20.00
83 83 2 365.00 $365.00 $303 -30.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
32 32 14 390.00 $390.00 $125 +125.00
44–48 45 54 330.00–385.00 $366.64 $165 +91.64
50–52 51 33 295.00–315.00 $303.07 $155 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
38 38 4 230.00 $230.00 $87 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
47 47 11 110.00 $110.00 $52 —
51 51 7 155.00 $155.00 $79 +70.00
70–76 74 7 145.00–280.00 $181.35 $134 +61.35
82 82 3 205.00 $205.00 $168 +107.95
84 84 12 165.00 $165.00 $139 +67.95
85 85 3 105.00 $105.00 $89 +7.95
97 97 44 99.00 $99.00 $96 +1.95
103–149 117 17 115.00–165.00 $134.17 $157 -0.83
109–125 117 8 90.00–105.00 $98.01 $115 -36.99
127 127 14 115.00 $115.00 $146 -40.00
125–133 130 3 165.00 $165.00 $214 +10.00
152 152 3 140.00 $140.00 $213 +17.63
170 170 1 125.00 $125.00 $212 +2.63

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
90 90 1 275.00 $275.00 $248 -80.00
104 104 5 360.00 $360.00 $374 +75.00
143 143 2 155.00 $155.00 $222 -130.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
52–58 56 10 285.00–310.00 $291.94 $163 +19.34
61–67 66 24 290.00–305.00 $296.98 $196 +32.45
71–79 76 196 255.00–295.00 $280.20 $213 +45.20
79 79 5 310.00 $310.00 $245 +75.00
84–88 85 19 270.00–285.00 $278.72 $237 +23.65
90–99 95 575 267.50–300.00 $276.68 $263 +8.02
100–104 103 132 260.00–300.00 $264.98 $273 +19.98
111–116 114 14 210.00–235.00 $218.68 $249 -26.32
120 120 6 245.00 $245.00 $294 ±0.00
120 120 11 194.00 $194.00 $233 -51.00
132–136 134 82 182.00–191.00 $186.43 $250 -11.07
141–144 143 224 185.00–210.00 $205.13 $293 +6.14
153 153 54 181.00 $181.00 $277 —
165 165 49 160.00 $160.00 $264 —

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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.