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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 7, 2025

3,570 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,570 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1413 1413 4 227.00 $227.00 $3,208 +4.50
1473 1473 10 230.50 $230.50 $3,395 —
1539–1595 1546 30 226.00–230.00 $229.45 $3,547 —
1635–1652 1648 51 221.00–228.00 $222.77 $3,671 +6.69
1517–1767 1665 42 230.00–232.00 $230.95 $3,845 +11.45

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1352–1363 1357 27 229.00–231.00 $230.03 $3,122 —
1249–1520 1399 128 226.25–231.50 $227.26 $3,179 —
1645 1645 14 224.50 $224.50 $3,693 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1292 1292 8 209.00 $209.00 $2,700 —
1483–1503 1495 12 218.00–219.00 $218.59 $3,268 +7.59

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1503 1503 3 212.00 $212.00 $3,186 -4.42
1423–1670 1545 50 221.00–223.00 $221.84 $3,427 —
1705 1705 5 223.00 $223.00 $3,802 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 222 3 80.00–100.00 $91.88 $204 +6.88
260–295 272 3 80.00–95.00 $89.57 $244 -20.43

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
68 68 2 125.00 $125.00 $85 -65.00
110 110 3 170.00 $170.00 $187 -96.97
119 119 7 255.00 $255.00 $303 -11.97

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1393–1770 1480 22 188.00–191.00 $189.46 $2,804 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
16 16 9 100.00 $100.00 $16 —
109 109 8 60.00 $60.00 $65 -14.02
123 123 6 75.00 $75.00 $92 +0.98
117–145 132 70 80.00–115.00 $97.69 $129 +4.49
133 133 3 105.00 $105.00 $140 +11.80
139 139 7 125.00 $125.00 $174 +21.00
164 164 9 85.00 $85.00 $139 -40.00
152–192 168 81 80.00–105.00 $91.97 $155 -7.29
168–182 174 19 110.00–120.00 $114.28 $199 -5.72
189–199 197 65 90.00–95.00 $94.19 $186 -6.94
208–237 225 12 85.00–95.00 $90.28 $203 +1.55
274 274 10 100.00 $100.00 $274 +5.00
301 301 5 85.00 $85.00 $256 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 29 265.00 $265.00 $132 -22.50
60–69 63 19 270.00–280.00 $273.47 $172 -14.03
89 89 9 265.00 $265.00 $236 -14.36

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
153 153 2 105.00 $105.00 $161 +25.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
30 30 4 305.00 $305.00 $92 -50.00
32–38 34 7 125.00–205.00 $179.24 $61 -285.76
38 38 3 375.00 $375.00 $142 -90.00
44 44 6 375.00 $375.00 $165 -90.00
48 48 4 460.00 $460.00 $221 -5.00
51–58 54 20 455.00–485.00 $474.79 $256 +15.25
61–69 67 54 415.00–440.00 $430.05 $288 -31.91
84 84 20 335.00 $335.00 $281 -30.00
84 84 7 275.00 $275.00 $231 -90.00
86 86 5 340.00 $340.00 $292 -25.00
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
18 18 12 80.00 $80.00 —
24 24 5 70.00 $70.00 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
34 34 5 345.00 $345.00 $117 -45.00
43–49 47 28 360.00–380.00 $367.31 $173 +0.67
51–59 55 94 285.00–325.00 $310.42 $171 +7.35
61–67 64 198 272.50–305.00 $291.87 $187 -11.20
70 70 16 267.50 $267.50 $187 -35.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
64 64 9 265.00 $265.00 $170 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 5 130.00 $130.00 $98 -51.35
92 92 3 185.00 $185.00 $170 +86.00
95 95 2 105.00 $105.00 $100 +6.00
103–118 109 30 125.00–175.00 $166.13 $181 +31.96
113 113 6 205.00 $205.00 $232 +70.83
112–145 121 7 105.00–150.00 $134.65 $163 +0.48
177 177 3 110.00 $110.00 $195 -15.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–115 108 2 310.00–320.00 $314.65 $340 -45.35
119 119 6 355.00 $355.00 $422 -5.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
53–59 56 22 265.00–282.50 $276.21 $155 -15.73
62–68 64 142 265.00–290.00 $272.40 $174 -24.58
70–79 77 385 260.00–277.50 $268.08 $206 -12.12
80–89 84 489 265.00–285.00 $274.30 $230 -4.42
90–98 94 562 245.00–277.50 $268.57 $252 -8.11
101–108 102 43 260.00–277.50 $270.40 $276 +5.42
116 116 32 247.50 $247.50 $287 +28.82
127–129 128 61 214.00–221.00 $218.91 $280 +32.48
133–137 134 216 210.00–218.00 $214.42 $287 +27.99
141–148 146 195 208.00–211.00 $208.70 $305 +3.57
166–168 168 75 174.00–175.00 $174.92 $294 +14.92

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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.