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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 1, 2026

4,346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,346 4,487 2,838
Slaughter cattle 1,282 1,045 478

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Very good demand for this lighter offering of steers and heifers. An active market for a lighter test. Market ready supplies are still limited and buyers had to compete more to get cattle bought this week. 2 full loads of steers, balance stock trailer loads of steers and heifers. Slaughter lambs steady to 5.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower. Feeder lambs mostly steady. Slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 lower. Good demand for slaughter lambs, the market was still active but as active as it was last week. Good demand for feeder lambs, many buyers on the seats looking to buy these light fleshed lambs. Moderate demand for slaughter ewes.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 16 260.00 $260.00 $3,796 +2.00
1517–1529 1523 22 260.00–262.00 $261.00 $3,975 —
1522–1542 1533 11 263.00–264.00 $263.55 $4,040 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1298–1512 1384 43 258.00–261.00 $259.75 $3,595 -0.25

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1318–1420 1373 36 255.75–257.00 $256.23 $3,518 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1596–1638 1627 102 251.50–257.50 $252.56 $4,109 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
198 198 2 100.00 $100.00 $198 —
208–245 215 7 45.00–85.00 $65.33 $140 -33.67
290 290 5 60.00 $60.00 $174 -53.64

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
110 110 2 195.00 $195.00 $214 +10.53
118–145 125 4 205.00–315.00 $283.04 $354 +98.57
125 125 1 220.00 $220.00 $275 +35.53
175 175 1 205.00 $205.00 $359 ±0.00

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1528 1528 6 235.00 $235.00 $3,591 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
117–120 118 10 50.00–60.00 $53.05 $63 -11.95
112–145 136 38 65.00–100.00 $82.12 $112 -4.38
145 145 5 115.00 $115.00 $167 +8.74
152–154 153 43 90.00–105.00 $100.14 $153 +20.14
154 154 4 145.00 $145.00 $223 +65.00
156–186 171 75 80.00–130.00 $109.23 $187 -1.50
185–198 190 34 90.00–125.00 $118.31 $225 +37.57

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
51 51 25 275.00 $275.00 $140 -10.00
62–65 64 35 255.00–265.00 $261.96 $168 -23.04
67 67 23 275.00 $275.00 $184 -40.00
70 70 9 270.00 $270.00 $189 -45.00
74 74 60 315.00 $315.00 $233 +30.00
86 86 13 265.00 $265.00 $228 -22.39
92 92 46 265.00 $265.00 $244 -18.16
109 109 10 165.00 $165.00 $180 -105.00
120 120 33 280.00 $280.00 $336 -37.42

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Hair Ewes

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
91–99 95 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Open 20 150.00 $150.00 $142 +5.34
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
92 92 3 125.00 $125.00 $115 -10.00
95 95 2 80.00 $80.00 $76 -55.00

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Hair Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
25 25 21 400.00 $400.00 $100 -70.00
47–49 47 32 270.00–325.00 $312.57 $147 +12.57

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
32 32 6 485.00 $485.00 $155 +8.57
34 34 7 465.00 $465.00 $158 -11.43
43–46 44 16 415.00–420.00 $417.73 $184 +162.73
47 47 15 235.00 $235.00 $110 -20.00
50 50 4 395.00 $395.00 $198 +65.00
52 52 28 405.00 $405.00 $211 +5.00
50–59 53 19 415.00–425.00 $418.99 $222 +18.99
56–57 56 8 320.00–365.00 $337.06 $189 -138.91
58 58 4 410.00 $410.00 $238 -65.97
60–66 62 63 415.00–460.00 $433.35 $269 -46.28
61–66 63 76 315.00–320.00 $317.53 $200 -162.10
62–66 65 76 425.00–430.00 $428.36 $278 -51.27
68 68 2 310.00 $310.00 $211 -169.63
71 71 6 385.00 $385.00 $273 -15.00
74 74 4 230.00 $230.00 $170 -70.00
85 85 2 365.00 $365.00 $310 -20.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
41–49 44 34 315.00–365.00 $342.73 $151 +2.73
49 49 7 285.00 $285.00 $140 -104.37
54–59 56 12 305.00–340.00 $317.37 $178 -71.23
52–58 57 88 355.00–415.00 $370.75 $211 -17.85
68 68 8 320.00 $320.00 $218 -9.36
72–78 76 46 310.00–325.00 $320.52 $244 -4.83
81–88 85 14 290.00–305.00 $299.22 $254 -10.59
93 93 47 330.00 $330.00 $307 +20.19

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
83 83 4 195.00 $195.00 $162 -45.00
90 90 1 150.00 $150.00 $135 -90.00
93–99 98 12 160.00–210.00 $205.95 $202 +19.76
104–135 111 22 85.00–160.00 $128.53 $143 -37.81
111 111 11 160.00 $160.00 $178 -6.34
120–129 126 10 160.00–200.00 $169.63 $214 -18.61
160 160 1 175.00 $175.00 $280 +45.00
173 173 2 185.00 $185.00 $320 +55.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 255.00 $255.00 $497 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
79 79 13 295.00–300.00 $296.92 $235 -32.07
89 89 42 275.00–320.00 $310.36 $276 -18.63
94 94 12 315.00 $315.00 $296 -3.43
101–109 104 85 285.00–325.00 $304.85 $317 -14.32
121–129 126 140 330.00–340.00 $335.50 $423 -6.72
131–139 134 348 330.00–342.00 $337.78 $453 -3.31
140–147 143 217 335.00–343.00 $339.22 $485 -3.60
151–152 151 318 336.00–340.00 $336.13 $508 -19.01
169 169 166 290.00 $290.00 $490 -65.14

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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.