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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 4, 2026

5,313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,313 3,557 2,371
Slaughter cattle 1,126 906 460

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Good demand for this nice offering of high quality grading, very attractive steers and heifers. As the boxed beef trade has gained substantially, and the CME Live Cattle contracts found some support and turned higher, packer buyers were more active in their bidding this week. 8 full loads of steers, 1 full load of heifers, balance part loads and stock trailer loads. Weighing condition ranged from fair to full, fair overall as there were a lot of overnight cattle in. Slaughter lambs under 110 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 lower, 110-120 lbs 20.00 to 25.00 higher, 120-130 lbs mostly steady, over 130 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Very good demand for more traditional weight lambs, good demand for the non-traditional of which there was a very large supply of. Slaughter ewes 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder lambs sold with lower undertones. Another very large offering of sheep. The market was active throughout the sale.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1369 1369 8 240.50 $240.50 $3,292 —
1461 1461 26 242.00 $242.00 $3,536 -5.00
1523–1586 1551 76 245.50–249.00 $246.15 $3,818 +1.88
1550–1599 1581 226 241.00–245.50 $242.68 $3,837 -3.82
1600–1633 1614 46 243.00–244.25 $243.70 $3,933 —
1663 1663 6 240.00 $240.00 $3,991 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1412–1589 1492 83 243.00–246.50 $244.04 $3,641 -0.25
1409–1555 1494 19 239.00–240.00 $239.60 $3,580 -4.69
1483–1601 1506 70 242.75–249.00 $245.03 $3,690 —

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1546 1414 52 239.00–240.00 $239.77 $3,390 -0.43

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Beef/Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1499–1681 1654 70 236.00–242.00 $240.38 $3,976 -3.70

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 210 3 125.00–145.00 $133.57 $280 +6.88
259–260 259 8 120.00–130.00 $121.25 $314 -13.75

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Bucks/Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
93 93 2 260.00 $260.00 $242 -40.00
185 185 1 190.00 $190.00 $352 -20.00
190–191 191 6 230.00–255.00 $250.85 $479 +40.85

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1473 1473 4 205.00 $205.00 $3,020 —
1498–1698 1609 20 208.00–211.00 $209.70 $3,374 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
121–148 124 21 130.00–140.00 $131.14 $163 -13.86
128–148 133 17 155.00–165.00 $156.69 $208 +13.79
120–143 136 13 25.00–75.00 $57.29 $78 -85.61
123–148 140 75 85.00–145.00 $119.92 $168 -50.08
154 154 24 100.00–145.00 $137.50 $212 +5.25
169 169 4 150.00 $150.00 $254 +5.65
153–188 172 104 100.00–145.00 $131.72 $227 -12.63
173 173 23 115.00 $115.00 $199 -29.35
193–196 194 54 110.00–140.00 $122.30 $237 -3.09
200–248 220 83 100.00–120.00 $109.70 $241 -28.23
255–285 280 11 105.00–120.00 $117.51 $329 +2.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
144 144 Aged (>6yrs)Spring 7 290.00 $290.00 —
200–209 204 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Winter 75 400.00–410.00 $402.73 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
70–71 71 75 390.00–395.00 $393.35 $279 +33.35
81 81 7 360.00 $360.00 $292 ±0.00
109 109 185 315.00 $315.00 $343 -25.00
130 130 38 230.00 $230.00 $299 -110.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
128 128 3 125.00 $125.00 $160 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
34 34 6 395.00 $395.00 $134 -20.00
36 36 10 355.00 $355.00 $128 -60.00
40–44 43 35 385.00–405.00 $400.95 $172 -14.05
44 44 14 325.00 $325.00 $143 -120.00
40–46 46 59 330.00–355.00 $354.26 $163 -90.74
42–48 46 18 425.00–495.00 $457.89 $211 +12.89
44–49 48 23 380.00–405.00 $401.03 $192 -43.97
51 51 8 370.00 $370.00 $189 -27.37
51 51 9 445.00 $445.00 $227 +47.63
52–57 56 56 435.00–485.00 $477.73 $268 -2.27
56 56 19 410.00 $410.00 $230 -70.00
58–59 59 29 475.00–480.00 $476.02 $281 -37.52
63–68 66 153 400.00–490.00 $442.52 $292 -37.10
66 66 19 430.00 $430.00 $284 -49.62
65–69 68 57 435.00–470.00 $447.89 $305 -31.73
72–74 73 23 385.00–410.00 $399.30 $291 -11.77
73–74 73 25 410.00–420.00 $414.43 $303 +3.36
90 90 8 240.00 $240.00 $216 -75.00
132 132 3 240.00 $240.00 $317 —

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
34–36 34 28 475.00–490.00 $487.75 $166 -27.25
38 38 10 365.00 $365.00 $139 -150.00
47 47 14 465.00 $465.00 $219 -34.44
52–54 53 110 430.00–455.00 $449.84 $238 -28.22
62–63 63 160 385.00–395.00 $392.03 $247 -32.97
76 76 23 370.00 $370.00 $281 -8.85

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Nannies/Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 2 350.00 $350.00 $210 +100.00
93–94 94 12 170.00–245.00 $182.39 $171 -72.61
102–142 116 30 185.00–285.00 $232.39 $270 +77.39
113–143 131 5 110.00–250.00 $158.31 $207 -41.13

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
147 147 3 225.00 $225.00 $331 -78.67
190 190 3 270.00 $270.00 $513 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
54 54 5 410.00 $410.00 $221 -11.56
61–65 62 10 415.00–420.00 $418.43 $259 +48.43
71–79 76 290 365.00–395.00 $379.51 $288 -10.42
83 83 12 325.00 $325.00 $270 -57.73
84–89 88 145 370.00–392.50 $380.40 $335 -2.33
90–96 94 233 355.00–382.50 $379.93 $357 +45.14
90–97 95 21 320.00–340.00 $325.41 $309 -9.38
100–103 102 220 310.00–325.00 $317.99 $324 -7.01
105 105 6 255.00 $255.00 $268 -95.00
111 111 5 275.00 $275.00 $305 -12.65
111–117 111 224 300.00–330.00 $311.17 $345 +23.52
120–127 123 245 265.00–295.00 $271.64 $334 -14.57
128 128 18 245.00 $245.00 $314 -41.21
131 131 38 225.00 $225.00 $295 -18.22
133–136 135 224 247.00–266.00 $259.49 $350 +16.27
140–146 143 321 250.00–260.00 $256.43 $367 +7.89
150–159 154 143 238.00–257.50 $245.71 $378 +28.21

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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.