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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 13, 2026

5,042 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,042 5,020 4,238
Slaughter cattle 798 924 649

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers traded 2.00 to 3.00 higher on the lighter offering. Demand was very good for the few full loads and handful of trailer loads of longer fed cattle on offer. Fed cattle supplies remain historically tight. Live cattle complex trading volatile with trades of $260 live and $400 dressed reported this week. Slaughter lambs 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Feeder lambs displayed a sharply higher undertone on limited comparable trades. Slaughter ewes mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand held up for the majority of the large supply of slaughter lambs on offer and especially so on the feeder lambs going back to grass.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–1581 1566 56 260.00–261.00 $260.29 $4,076 +3.29
1618–1691 1636 71 254.00–263.00 $259.95 $4,253 +1.95
1793–1814 1802 16 251.00–252.00 $251.44 $4,531 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 6 265.00 $265.00 $3,538 —
1279–1585 1447 128 256.00–264.00 $260.94 $3,776 +2.04
1479–1593 1539 21 261.00–265.00 $263.17 $4,050 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1664 1664 10 258.00 $258.00 $4,293 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
172–198 178 9 135.00–185.00 $170.49 $303 +45.49
205–228 218 42 165.00–200.00 $182.87 $399 -1.56
250–285 260 8 140.00–175.00 $161.82 $421 +15.78

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
85 85 7 300.00 $300.00 $255 —
123 123 6 225.00 $225.00 $277 -50.00

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
81 81 8 180.00 $180.00 $146 —
84 84 5 220.00 $220.00 $185 —
103 103 14 195.00 $195.00 $201 +34.00
112–149 130 100 140.00–180.00 $154.14 $200 -6.86
120–149 140 142 100.00–140.00 $133.14 $186 -23.45
153–179 165 172 140.00–165.00 $146.35 $241 +6.90
158–196 185 80 120.00–135.00 $125.62 $232 -35.79
180–198 189 113 130.00–150.00 $139.22 $263 -4.30
203–206 204 21 135.00–140.00 $137.84 $281 +12.79
200–215 209 55 110.00–125.00 $118.95 $249 -6.10

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
57 57 31 340.00–350.00 $349.03 $199 -7.16
66–69 67 33 310.00–325.00 $322.18 $216 -20.48
72–75 74 95 330.00–345.00 $342.84 $254 -17.16
112 112 13 345.00 $345.00 $386 -20.00

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Hair Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
38 38 7 405.00 $405.00 $154 +46.99
40–44 42 48 335.00–345.00 $340.03 $143 -17.98
54 54 17 345.00 $345.00 $186 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
33 33 13 525.00 $525.00 $173 +26.32
55–56 56 27 435.00–460.00 $453.60 $254 -66.40
56–59 57 70 500.00–520.00 $513.78 $293 -52.80
57–58 58 25 375.00–410.00 $391.65 $227 -174.93
63 63 12 435.00 $435.00 $274 -99.56
66 66 11 500.00 $500.00 $330 -34.56
67 67 15 415.00 $415.00 $278 -119.56
72 72 29 565.00 $565.00 $407 +105.00
79 79 13 480.00 $480.00 $379 +80.00
86 86 28 450.00 $450.00 $387 -45.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
29 29 9 475.00 $475.00 $138 -70.00
30 30 8 500.00 $500.00 $150 -45.00
42–47 43 13 455.00–535.00 $514.89 $221 +49.27
54–58 56 129 405.00–465.00 $443.95 $249 +30.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
42–46 44 29 355.00–420.00 $394.61 $174 +19.61

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
106–107 106 23 275.00–285.00 $279.34 $296 +68.80
117–125 121 21 210.00–240.00 $223.79 $271 -42.38
163 163 6 200.00 $200.00 $326 -7.62

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
52–59 55 93 365.00–400.00 $381.61 $210 -23.39
56–58 58 33 305.00–335.00 $312.08 $181 -56.09
61–69 65 159 355.00–405.00 $368.48 $240 +0.31
67 67 27 320.00 $320.00 $214 -48.17
70–79 74 208 350.00–385.00 $360.24 $267 -6.80
80–89 85 217 335.00–385.00 $366.97 $312 -4.88
90–92 91 43 305.00–315.00 $308.44 $281 -62.97
91–98 96 148 345.00–381.00 $360.26 $346 +20.26
101–103 102 159 364.00–375.00 $365.09 $372 -10.33
110–114 112 59 365.00–375.00 $369.06 $413 -6.36
120–126 123 104 355.00–360.00 $355.74 $438 -9.91
131–139 137 419 350.00–370.00 $367.26 $503 -5.30
140–145 140 364 357.50–366.00 $364.28 $510 -8.28
158–192 170 72 345.00–360.00 $353.89 $602 +18.89

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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.