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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 21, 2026

2,406 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,406 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1329–1359 1347 13 231.00–239.00 $234.03 $3,152 —
1437 1437 5 228.00 $228.00 $3,276 -2.00
1497 1497 6 226.00 $226.00 $3,383 —
1556 1556 76 231.00 $231.00 $3,594 -4.20
1546–1705 1581 152 234.00–242.00 $238.00 $3,763 +2.80
1690–1721 1706 25 229.50–230.00 $229.76 $3,920 +11.68

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 22 243.00 $243.00 $2,855 —
1294–1634 1376 74 233.00–244.00 $238.57 $3,283 +7.57
1271–1508 1442 84 230.00–232.00 $230.74 $3,327 -4.12

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1435 1421 17 225.00–227.00 $225.69 $3,207 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 12 234.00 $234.00 $3,498 +20.00
1391–1736 1680 86 224.00–228.00 $225.48 $3,788 —
1922–2057 1933 36 213.00–219.00 $213.53 $4,128 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 145.00 $145.00 $261 +10.00
200–233 221 13 125.00–140.00 $130.78 $289 +15.78
250 250 1 115.00 $115.00 $288 —

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100–125 106 4 210.00–260.00 $245.29 $260 -19.71

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1523 1513 13 205.00–208.00 $206.85 $3,130 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
101 101 6 45.00 $45.00 $45 -57.39
115–143 140 36 90.00–120.00 $108.85 $152 -12.28
154–160 160 48 105.00–130.00 $127.99 $205 +33.43
155–195 181 135 120.00–145.00 $133.39 $241 +16.11
200–217 215 21 100.00–115.00 $113.67 $244 -3.63

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60–69 65 48 310.00–390.00 $329.90 $214 -2.86
84–88 86 37 305.00–335.00 $316.03 $272 +14.13
98 98 22 295.00 $295.00 $289 +44.95
106 106 36 246.00 $246.00 $261 +17.70

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
138 138 3 155.00 $155.00 $214 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
108 108 3 105.00 $105.00 $113 —
131 131 10 140.00 $140.00 $183 —

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Hair Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
54 54 16 350.00 $350.00 $189 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
41 41 22 345.00 $345.00 $141 +5.00
51 51 8 420.00 $420.00 $214 +25.00
60–69 62 27 400.00–415.00 $411.38 $255 +68.85
69 69 5 345.00 $345.00 $238 -5.47
78 78 34 380.00 $380.00 $296 +155.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 10 405.00 $405.00 $162 —
50–58 51 44 390.00–430.00 $408.63 $208 +26.04
62–67 65 32 380.00–430.00 $404.03 $263 +29.03
80 80 67 355.00 $355.00 $284 -20.00
103 103 3 252.50 $252.50 $260 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
93 93 3 220.00 $220.00 $205 —
95 95 2 225.00 $225.00 $214 —
113 113 6 195.00 $195.00 $220 —
133 133 4 205.00 $205.00 $273 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
154 154 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Bred 9 310.00 $310.00 —

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 1 305.00 $305.00 $320 +75.00

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
67 67 18 370.00 $370.00 $248 +45.00
70–79 77 39 305.00–355.00 $344.50 $265 +16.56
82–89 84 74 315.00–350.00 $340.60 $286 +43.44
94–95 94 186 290.00–327.50 $318.99 $300 +23.76
123–129 126 48 227.50–229.00 $228.14 $287 +1.95
133–136 134 197 222.00–229.00 $226.19 $303 +3.99
140–148 145 146 221.00–229.00 $223.16 $324 +3.01
150–164 155 360 217.00–223.00 $220.86 $342 -4.57

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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.