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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 24, 2026

4,487 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,487 5,218 4,332
Slaughter cattle 1,045 936 887

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand moderate at best for this offering of hard fed, high quality grading steers and heifers. Lighter weight cattle seen this week, yet packer buyers weren't going to compete very hard to buy cattle. 6 full loads of steers in the offering, 2 full loads of heifers, balance part loads and stock trailer loads. Slaughter lambs 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter ewes traded mixed, Good flesh ewes unevenly steady, Utility ewes 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Good demand for all weights of slaughter lambs, very good demand for feeder lambs as there were many buyers on the seats wanting to buy these light lambs, demand for slaughter ewes more moderate.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1248–1369 1316 75 260.50–270.00 $264.46 $3,480 —
1472 1472 16 258.00 $258.00 $3,798 -3.35
1522–1597 1569 208 255.00–258.75 $258.06 $4,049 -7.87
1604–1644 1637 44 255.50–256.00 $255.59 $4,184 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1109–1208 1168 27 262.00–264.50 $263.53 $3,078 —
1192–1437 1336 153 254.00–259.50 $257.92 $3,446 —
1366 1366 12 260.00 $260.00 $3,552 -3.15

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1281 1281 8 250.50 $250.50 $3,209 —
1300–1449 1414 23 252.00–259.00 $255.80 $3,617 -2.49

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1468–1522 1495 10 254.50–257.00 $255.77 $3,824 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
218 218 5 85.00–120.00 $99.00 $216 -14.25
253–260 256 7 65.00–140.00 $113.64 $291 +18.64
320 320 1 75.00 $75.00 $240 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
95 95 2 210.00 $210.00 $200 -5.00
115–120 118 4 160.00–210.00 $184.47 $218 -55.53
159–160 159 6 265.00–275.00 $273.32 $435 +68.32
178 178 2 205.00 $205.00 $365 ±0.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1469–1640 1579 54 230.00–239.00 $232.93 $3,678 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
105 105 1 55.00 $55.00 $58 -5.29
123 123 4 65.00 $65.00 $80 +4.71
110–147 139 64 65.00–95.00 $86.50 $120 -15.37
135–148 142 37 90.00–125.00 $106.26 $151 -1.39
154 154 7 80.00 $80.00 $123 -33.35
155 155 9 70.00 $70.00 $108 -43.35
163–167 165 28 145.00–150.00 $146.99 $243 +41.07
150–198 167 53 80.00–135.00 $110.73 $185 +4.81
192–197 193 16 75.00–105.00 $80.74 $156 -11.29
210 210 3 105.00 $105.00 $220 +7.98
200–244 214 48 65.00–120.00 $101.49 $217 +4.47

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
63 63 21 285.00 $285.00 $180 ±0.00
67 67 16 315.00 $315.00 $211 +30.00
74 74 18 285.00 $285.00 $211 ±0.00
82–87 86 24 285.00–295.00 $287.39 $247 +17.39
90–94 90 68 255.00–285.00 $283.16 $255 +13.16
103 103 10 270.00 $270.00 $278 ±0.00
122–125 124 49 315.00–320.00 $317.42 $394 +47.42

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
85 85 10 110.00 $110.00 $94 —
141 141 4 110.00 $110.00 $155 —

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Hair Ewes

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
93–98 96 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 115 125.00–155.00 $144.66 $139 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
96 96 15 135.00 $135.00 $130 +78.65
100–102 101 11 85.00–125.00 $114.25 $115 +4.25
115–140 126 28 90.00–125.00 $97.54 $123 -4.43

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Hair Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
22 22 22 470.00 $470.00 $103 +201.75
34 34 15 405.00 $405.00 $138 +136.75
42 42 7 300.00 $300.00 $126 +31.75
58 58 10 315.00 $315.00 $183 +25.71
76 76 5 310.00 $310.00 $236 +5.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
25 25 5 455.00 $455.00 $114 +93.56
37–39 38 20 450.00–495.00 $476.43 $181 +371.43
39 39 8 340.00 $340.00 $133 -10.00
41–45 41 33 420.00–530.00 $522.73 $214 +172.73
42 42 3 435.00 $435.00 $183 +85.00
44 44 39 255.00 $255.00 $112 -95.00
50 50 2 330.00 $330.00 $165 +150.00
53 53 8 400.00 $400.00 $212 +45.00
52–59 55 36 405.00–495.00 $475.97 $262 +120.97
63–68 65 36 445.00–510.00 $479.63 $312 +167.68
71 71 8 400.00 $400.00 $284 +51.98
73 73 2 300.00 $300.00 $219 -48.02
73 73 36 450.00–475.00 $470.14 $343 +122.12
80 80 3 385.00 $385.00 $308 +27.15

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
33 33 4 425.00 $425.00 $140 +120.00
43 43 5 340.00 $340.00 $146 -71.32
43–49 46 42 365.00–415.00 $389.37 $179 -21.95
51–59 55 194 365.00–410.00 $388.60 $214 +19.58
62–69 65 91 315.00–345.00 $329.36 $214 -34.78
70–78 75 160 300.00–335.00 $325.35 $244 +6.60
80–87 82 44 305.00–325.00 $309.81 $254 -13.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
53 53 10 325.00 $325.00 $172 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
92 92 3 240.00 $240.00 $221 +20.00
90–98 93 6 170.00–195.00 $186.19 $173 -33.81
105 105 1 230.00 $230.00 $242 +113.57
100–120 111 26 135.00–200.00 $166.34 $185 +49.91
120–125 123 6 185.00–195.00 $188.24 $232 -17.67
193 193 2 130.00 $130.00 $251 -75.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
98 98 5 355.00 $355.00 $348 —
115 115 1 305.00 $305.00 $351 +73.16
120 120 1 165.00 $165.00 $198 -66.84

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
71–77 76 121 315.00–340.00 $324.44 $247 +21.65
80–82 81 25 305.00–340.00 $328.99 $266 +42.73
91–99 97 211 305.00–335.00 $318.43 $309 +9.97
100–109 103 45 305.00–330.00 $319.17 $329 +9.92
114–118 118 90 332.50–340.00 $339.11 $400 +26.96
121–129 126 226 335.00–352.50 $342.22 $431 +8.40
130–139 134 477 330.00–365.00 $341.09 $457 +6.48
140–149 144 333 330.00–349.00 $342.82 $494 -0.30
151–152 151 49 342.50–358.00 $355.14 $536 +28.93

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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.