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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 28, 2026

3,967 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,967 — —

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1451 1451 4 235.00 $235.00 $3,410 —
1459 1459 7 239.00 $239.00 $3,487 —
1525–1591 1551 36 235.00–236.00 $235.60 $3,654 +4.60
1528–1691 1620 68 236.00–242.00 $239.62 $3,882 —
1629–1659 1644 18 235.50–236.00 $235.75 $3,876 —
1751–1906 1781 52 221.00–230.50 $228.93 $4,077 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1302–1573 1427 188 235.00–244.50 $239.52 $3,418 +8.78
1342–1603 1487 177 234.00–236.00 $235.36 $3,500 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1373 1373 12 233.00 $233.00 $3,199 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1449–1575 1507 24 231.00–232.00 $231.48 $3,488 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–233 228 6 110.00–120.00 $115.86 $264 -14.92

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
80 80 2 350.00 $350.00 $280 —
105 105 1 200.00 $200.00 $210 -45.29
135 135 1 200.00 $200.00 $270 -45.29
148 148 2 225.00 $225.00 $333 —
158–170 161 4 240.00–245.00 $243.68 $392 —
150–175 163 2 200.00–220.00 $209.23 $341 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1694 1694 28 210.00 $210.00 $3,557 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110–125 123 6 40.00–45.00 $44.25 $54 -64.60
126–149 135 119 105.00–150.00 $132.27 $179 +23.42
150–151 151 12 95.00–115.00 $103.30 $156 -24.69
150–188 165 44 110.00–145.00 $131.81 $217 +3.82
175–178 176 6 145.00–155.00 $151.63 $267 +18.24
191 191 4 125.00 $125.00 $239 -8.39
213–230 219 6 95.00–115.00 $107.99 $236 -5.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
153–169 160 Aged (>6yrs)Winter 36 250.00–310.00 $280.71 —
188 188 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Winter 34 450.00 $450.00 —
204 204 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Winter 17 360.00 $360.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
153 153 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Winter 11 275.00 $275.00 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66 66 19 340.00 $340.00 $224 +10.10
74 74 21 330.00 $330.00 $244 +0.10
81–83 82 94 295.00 $295.00 $242 -21.03
95 95 37 270.00 $270.00 $256 -25.00
128 128 213 219.00 $219.00 $280 -27.00
135 135 36 211.00 $211.00 $285 -35.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 4 425.00 $425.00 $255 —

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
145 145 1 160.00 $160.00 $232 +5.00

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
83 83 3 35.00 $35.00 $29 —
92 92 3 85.00 $85.00 $78 —
108–125 116 10 125.00–145.00 $133.56 $155 +28.56
123 123 7 125.00 $125.00 $154 -15.00
168 168 12 140.00 $140.00 $235 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
41–44 42 22 345.00–420.00 $402.07 $169 +57.07
44 44 17 305.00 $305.00 $134 -40.00
46 46 28 385.00 $385.00 $177 +40.00
50–58 53 71 415.00–425.00 $422.50 $224 +2.50
62 62 31 430.00 $430.00 $267 +18.62
68 68 40 400.00 $400.00 $272 +55.00
68 68 199 375.00 $375.00 $255 +30.00
74 74 16 320.00 $320.00 $237 -60.00
79 79 7 305.00 $305.00 $241 -75.00
89 89 24 310.00 $310.00 $276 -70.00
100 100 136 260.00 $260.00 $260 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
48 48 7 445.00 $445.00 $214 +40.00
57 57 3 405.00 $405.00 $231 -3.63
69 69 32 335.00–340.00 $336.88 $232 -67.15
78 78 14 325.00 $325.00 $254 -30.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
31 31 8 405.00 $405.00 $126 —

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
61 61 54 270.00 $270.00 $165 +50.00
81 81 37 290.00 $290.00 $235 +70.00
95 95 1 210.00 $210.00 $200 -15.00
97 97 15 230.00 $230.00 $223 +5.00
120 120 1 200.00 $200.00 $240 +5.00
110–145 133 15 195.00–250.00 $213.58 $284 +8.58
155 155 1 200.00 $200.00 $310 —
N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
104 104 Yearlings (1-2 yrs)Bred 8 400.00 $400.00 —
116 116 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Bred 25 225.00 $225.00 —
151 151 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Bred 7 375.00 $375.00 +65.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 215.00 $215.00 $366 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
51 51 4 420.00 $420.00 $214 +50.00
77–79 78 41 310.00–325.00 $318.69 $249 -25.81
81–89 85 468 310.00–325.00 $320.13 $272 -20.47
85 85 117 325.00 $325.00 $276 -15.60
91–99 94 181 295.00–325.00 $308.67 $290 -10.32
102–109 106 278 280.00–310.00 $291.23 $309 +63.09
111 111 61 275.00 $275.00 $305 +46.86
113 113 41 232.00 $232.00 $262 +3.86
127–129 127 128 225.00–230.00 $229.72 $292 +1.58
132–136 135 82 222.00–231.00 $226.19 $305 ±0.00
141–147 143 77 216.00–218.00 $217.49 $311 -5.67
151–159 154 221 218.00–223.00 $219.70 $338 -1.16
164 164 61 216.00 $216.00 $354 -4.86

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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.