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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 8, 2025

3,168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,168 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 5 248.00 $248.00 $3,274 —
1320–1468 1420 34 234.00–238.00 $236.71 $3,361 +5.73
1423–1523 1486 24 232.00–233.75 $232.63 $3,457 -2.37
1438–1599 1548 317 230.00–235.00 $233.35 $3,612 +1.22
1510–1584 1549 42 231.00–235.00 $234.06 $3,626 +1.93
1612–1692 1659 124 232.00–233.00 $232.70 $3,860 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1257–1468 1332 141 232.00–236.50 $234.82 $3,128 +0.09
1412–1507 1440 73 228.00–234.00 $231.62 $3,335 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
99 99 4 125.00 $125.00 $124 -10.00
138 138 3 190.00 $190.00 $262 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
88 88 4 120.00 $120.00 $106 —
106 106 4 100.00 $100.00 $106 +29.46
126 126 6 55.00 $55.00 $69 -15.54
140 140 5 75.00 $75.00 $105 -3.30
159–168 166 17 60.00–65.00 $63.87 $106 -11.35
171 171 4 80.00 $80.00 $137 +4.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
95 95 Aged (>6yrs)Exposed 7 125.00 $125.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
62 62 9 190.00 $190.00 $118 -25.00
77 77 50 215.00–234.00 $229.82 $177 +4.82
78 78 22 135.00 $135.00 $105 -90.00
79 79 17 190.00 $190.00 $150 -35.00
81 81 6 195.00 $195.00 $158 -30.00
83 83 4 190.00 $190.00 $158 -35.00
87 87 10 125.00 $125.00 $109 -100.00
98 98 15 185.00 $185.00 $181 -40.00
124 124 10 195.00 $195.00 $242 —
145 145 5 185.00 $185.00 $268 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
113–136 129 10 100.00–120.00 $105.25 $136 +30.25

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
32–38 34 21 330.00–355.00 $344.44 $117 -10.56
42 42 6 205.00 $205.00 $86 -116.67
41–49 44 51 245.00–300.00 $284.63 $125 -37.04
50–59 56 50 315.00–355.00 $331.88 $186 +151.88
52–59 57 68 255.00–295.00 $276.40 $158 -65.57
61–65 63 13 245.00–270.00 $260.01 $164 -67.50
62–68 64 29 260.00–290.00 $282.05 $181 -45.46
63–65 64 38 340.00–350.00 $346.44 $222 +18.93
88 88 4 310.00 $310.00 $273 -25.00
95 95 4 245.00 $245.00 $233 -90.00
101 101 7 335.00 $335.00 $338 —

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Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
42 42 18 235.00 $235.00 $99 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
181 181 8 250.00 $250.00 $452 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
54–56 55 28 230.00–245.00 $239.77 $132 -0.23
64–67 66 44 230.00–272.50 $257.01 $170 +52.01
72–78 76 33 230.00–270.00 $261.06 $198 +38.72
83–84 83 22 220.00–245.00 $224.59 $186 -1.46
90–98 94 135 210.00–237.50 $221.55 $208 -6.50
100 100 4 205.00 $205.00 $205 -20.10
103 103 10 210.00 $210.00 $216 -15.10
114–117 115 201 210.00–235.00 $224.26 $258 -13.61
122–129 124 247 225.00–243.00 $234.29 $291 -7.04
130–139 134 489 225.00–243.00 $235.43 $315 -6.43
140–149 143 494 236.00–246.00 $239.82 $343 -6.18
152–183 161 172 215.00–247.00 $241.30 $388 -3.89

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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.