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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 3, 2026

4,210 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,210 2,841 4,563
Slaughter cattle 1,110 574 991

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Moderate to good demand for this nice offering of high quality grading steers and heifers. A lower direct trade last week, resulted in lower prices at the auction. Weights of cattle continue very heavy for this time of year. CME Live Cattle contracts continue to slide lower. Slaughter lambs steady to instances of 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Higher undertones on feeder lambs. Slaughter ewes 20.00 to 30.00 lower. Good demand for all weights of slaughter lambs, very good demand for feeder lambs. Demand more moderate for slaughter ewes.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1227 1227 11 263.00 $263.00 $3,227 —
1372 1372 6 257.50 $257.50 $3,533 —
1452 1452 5 262.50 $262.50 $3,812 -4.15
1408–1496 1482 61 255.00–259.00 $257.00 $3,809 -9.65
1490 1490 2 259.50 $259.50 $3,867 -7.15
1524 1524 12 263.00 $263.00 $4,008 —
1524–1583 1553 45 255.00–259.00 $256.42 $3,982 -5.77
1506–1629 1582 57 256.00–262.00 $258.38 $4,088 -3.81
1601–1868 1656 119 255.00–258.00 $256.66 $4,250 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1204–1325 1296 46 256.00–258.00 $256.44 $3,323 —
1411–1520 1451 96 253.00–259.00 $256.14 $3,717 —
1293–1512 1465 21 256.00–263.00 $258.91 $3,793 —
1605 1605 42 250.00 $250.00 $4,012 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1337–1480 1366 36 251.50–255.00 $251.94 $3,442 -11.06
1390 1390 59 252.25 $252.25 $3,506 -10.75

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 3 256.00 $256.00 $3,917 —
1439–1808 1677 137 252.00–255.25 $254.60 $4,270 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 226 4 95.00–120.00 $101.35 $229 +16.35
250–280 259 4 105.00–120.00 $115.03 $298 -14.97
305 305 1 120.00 $120.00 $366 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
95 95 1 220.00 $220.00 $209 -175.00
105 105 4 130.00 $130.00 $136 -116.86
135 135 1 250.00 $250.00 $338 +25.76
145 145 2 240.00 $240.00 $348 +15.76

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1258–1784 1518 34 226.00–242.00 $232.27 $3,526 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
78 78 3 30.00 $30.00 $23 —
109–120 114 9 25.00–55.00 $38.85 $44 -86.15
115–148 133 17 125.00–140.00 $129.49 $172 +17.06
108–148 134 169 90.00–135.00 $118.60 $159 +6.17
150–177 158 89 90.00–130.00 $110.61 $175 -37.46
160 160 7 150.00 $150.00 $240 -45.00
154–196 176 163 115.00–145.00 $127.12 $224 -40.30
192–196 195 148 105.00–120.00 $108.89 $212 -43.64
200–229 221 78 100.00–120.00 $106.95 $236 -33.05
252–295 263 4 95.00–120.00 $102.02 $268 -32.98

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 18 325.00 $325.00 $240 -7.57
78 78 23 325.00–335.00 $328.04 $256 -4.53
86–89 88 14 330.00 $330.00 $290 -2.57
91 91 15 335.00 $335.00 $305 +2.43
119 119 10 280.00 $280.00 $333 -25.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
135 135 1 90.00 $90.00 $122 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
113–131 126 25 125.00–135.00 $129.62 $163 -35.38
125–140 136 11 125.00 $125.00 $170 -40.00
185 185 2 110.00 $110.00 $204 -30.00

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Hair Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
33 33 6 400.00 $400.00 $132 —
47–49 48 70 300.00–350.00 $308.13 $148 —
64–65 65 36 325.00–335.00 $328.85 $214 +21.97

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
28 28 11 385.00 $385.00 $108 +310.00
34 34 65 230.00 $230.00 $78 -115.00
35 35 10 350.00 $350.00 $122 +5.00
40 40 10 205.00 $205.00 $82 -120.00
45 45 5 305.00 $305.00 $137 +29.98
40–49 47 66 405.00–440.00 $425.49 $200 +150.47
50–51 50 20 340.00–355.00 $348.93 $174 -53.06
57 57 80 350.00 $350.00 $200 -65.00
61–64 62 47 455.00–475.00 $463.24 $287 +31.35
70–73 71 9 455.00–465.00 $457.30 $325 +37.30
94 94 19 350.00 $350.00 $329 -8.84

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
33 33 6 400.00 $400.00 $132 +75.00
51–58 55 116 380.00–435.00 $410.52 $226 +72.65
61–68 67 26 375.00–405.00 $379.21 $254 +41.54
73–76 75 51 335.00–365.00 $346.07 $260 +1.07
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
49 49 6 345.00 $345.00 $169 —
66 66 19 305.00 $305.00 $201 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
60 60 10 325.00 $325.00 $195 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
72 72 5 220.00 $220.00 $158 +10.00
82 82 6 240.00 $240.00 $197 +105.00
90–91 91 14 125.00–155.00 $127.12 $116 -77.88
109–111 109 21 145.00–155.00 $147.41 $161 -82.89
113–135 119 7 145.00–150.00 $148.38 $177 -18.50
108–138 123 4 165.00–185.00 $176.22 $217 +9.34
118–145 123 13 165.00–240.00 $212.99 $262 +46.11
130 130 4 170.00 $170.00 $221 -49.52

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 4 315.00 $315.00 $331 +62.46

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
61 61 20 295.00 $295.00 $180 -55.00
73–77 75 64 345.00–355.00 $345.91 $259 -3.56
80–89 84 262 342.50–357.50 $350.44 $294 -3.77
91–97 95 351 325.00–355.00 $344.92 $328 -11.28
105 105 13 345.00 $345.00 $362 -12.69
102–109 106 153 315.00–360.00 $355.20 $377 -2.49
110–119 117 98 345.00–370.00 $355.97 $416 -7.33
128–129 128 38 355.00–360.00 $356.05 $456 -9.53
130–135 133 169 360.00–370.00 $363.91 $484 +11.87
140–143 141 106 352.00–374.00 $357.68 $504 -17.32
150 150 48 360.00 $360.00 $540 +5.00
171 171 6 270.00 $270.00 $462 -65.00

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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.