Cattle Market Pulse

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

5,218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,218 3,263 4,992
Slaughter cattle 936 948 1,164

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Very good demand for steers and heifers. Market ready supplies remain pretty limited and the market was active as buyers had to give more to get cattle bought. 1 full load of steers, 3 full loads of heifers, balance part loads and stock trailer loads. Slaughter lambs under 120 lbs 15.00 to 30.00 lower, over 120 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder lambs sold with higher undertones, slaughter ewes unevenly steady. Moderate demand for a large offering of slaughter lambs. Very good demand seen for feeder lambs as there were plenty of buyers on the seats wanting good, light fleshed lambs. Moderate demand for ewes.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1359–1376 1368 27 263.50–268.00 $265.19 $3,628 —
1429–1468 1444 16 268.00–269.50 $268.57 $3,878 +10.57
1462–1468 1464 10 260.00–262.25 $261.35 $3,826 —
1521–1593 1565 64 265.00–266.50 $265.93 $4,162 +7.46
1591 1591 4 262.50 $262.50 $4,176 +4.03

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1266–1477 1375 127 262.00–264.00 $263.15 $3,618 +4.97
1310–1508 1431 32 261.00–272.50 $268.20 $3,838 +17.20

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1364–1675 1435 184 248.00–262.50 $258.29 $3,706 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1409–1673 1577 73 251.00–262.75 $258.23 $4,072 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 220 8 85.00–150.00 $113.25 $249 +23.46
250 250 3 95.00 $95.00 $238 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 4 215.00 $215.00 $159 -140.00
123 123 2 240.00 $240.00 $295 -110.00
150 150 1 205.00 $205.00 $308 +50.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1468–1484 1473 13 228.00–229.00 $228.31 $3,363 -5.16
1445–1653 1507 13 232.00–237.00 $235.06 $3,542 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
115–127 125 29 45.00–75.00 $60.29 $75 -31.63
129 129 4 130.00 $130.00 $168 +38.08
118–149 139 124 85.00–120.00 $101.87 $142 -93.13
139–143 141 21 105.00–110.00 $107.65 $152 -87.35
150–152 152 6 105.00–115.00 $113.35 $172 +16.58
160 160 2 155.00 $155.00 $248 +58.23
162 162 5 150.00 $150.00 $243 -13.89
155–184 165 132 80.00–125.00 $105.92 $175 -57.97
193–198 197 29 90.00–100.00 $92.03 $181 -20.79
201–244 213 106 75.00–115.00 $97.02 $207 +2.65

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 9 285.00 $285.00 $211 -35.00
87 87 11 270.00 $270.00 $235 -50.70
119 119 52 270.00 $270.00 $321 -39.06

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155–175 165 2 95.00–125.00 $109.09 $180 -3.79

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
79–94 92 76 55.00–70.00 $56.35 $52 —
106 106 8 110.00 $110.00 $117 +55.00
118–144 131 15 95.00–110.00 $101.97 $134 +46.97

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Hair Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
44–48 47 14 255.00–275.00 $268.25 $126 -21.75
53–58 57 39 285.00–290.00 $289.29 $165 —
65 65 25 305.00 $305.00 $198 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
30–37 32 9 350.00–380.00 $361.44 $116 +101.44
33 33 6 105.00 $105.00 $35 -155.00
43 43 3 350.00 $350.00 $150 +45.00
45 45 1 330.00 $330.00 $148 -20.00
51 51 18 180.00 $180.00 $92 -175.00
53 53 25 355.00 $355.00 $188 +26.15
56–59 58 40 405.00–470.00 $449.41 $261 +44.41
61 61 83 230.00 $230.00 $140 -140.00
61–67 64 76 410.00–450.00 $432.23 $277 -22.13
65–68 65 40 310.00–325.00 $311.95 $203 -103.05
73–76 74 25 335.00–395.00 $348.02 $258 -2.76
74–78 76 12 355.00–360.00 $357.85 $272 +7.07

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
40 40 16 305.00 $305.00 $122 -135.00
43–45 45 16 405.00–440.00 $411.32 $185 -4.96
53–57 54 69 330.00–390.00 $369.02 $199 -37.35
57–58 57 67 315.00 $315.00 $180 -91.37
61–68 65 121 335.00–375.00 $364.14 $237 -9.28
71–79 77 63 295.00–375.00 $318.75 $245 -24.26
81–87 82 130 320.00–335.00 $322.81 $265 -20.20
93 93 40 345.00 $345.00 $321 +1.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 5 280.00 $280.00 $182 —
75 75 7 255.00 $255.00 $191 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
37 37 8 300.00 $300.00 $111 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
74 74 7 110.00 $110.00 $81 -70.00
75 75 2 225.00 $225.00 $169 +45.00
83 83 2 140.00 $140.00 $116 -40.00
90 90 1 245.00 $245.00 $220 +65.00
92 92 5 220.00 $220.00 $202 +40.00
94 94 17 195.00 $195.00 $183 +15.00
100–137 113 116 110.00–125.00 $116.43 $132 -13.57
119 119 5 150.00 $150.00 $178 -41.75
110–143 121 6 200.00–215.00 $205.91 $249 +14.16
128 128 4 190.00 $190.00 $243 ±0.00
105–136 130 13 180.00–195.00 $182.27 $237 -7.73
151–163 159 11 180.00–195.00 $189.81 $302 -35.19
180 180 1 205.00 $205.00 $369 +100.00
180 180 1 130.00 $130.00 $234 +25.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
101 101 4 245.00 $245.00 $247 —
112–113 113 12 185.00–265.00 $231.84 $262 —
140 140 2 250.00 $250.00 $350 —
175–195 180 4 200.00–205.00 $203.65 $367 —
180 180 2 155.00 $155.00 $279 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
69 69 12 265.00 $265.00 $183 -55.00
73–79 76 28 285.00–325.00 $302.79 $230 -28.79
81–85 83 65 285.00–305.00 $286.26 $238 -55.36
90–99 93 129 265.00–330.00 $308.46 $287 -29.10
102–107 105 81 275.00–315.00 $309.25 $325 -32.63
112–118 117 367 305.00–330.00 $312.15 $365 -12.85
120–128 126 192 310.00–345.00 $333.82 $421 -17.50
130–139 135 874 322.50–354.00 $334.61 $452 -15.10
138 138 9 305.00 $305.00 $421 -44.71
140–148 143 238 325.00–347.50 $343.12 $491 -11.88
151–158 152 317 320.00–345.00 $326.21 $496 —

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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.