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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 8, 2026

4,776 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,776 4,346 4,350
Slaughter cattle 1,264 1,282 1,075

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers 4.00 to 5.00 lower, heifers 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Moderate to good demand for this offering of hard fed, high quality grading steers and heifers. The market was under pressure this week, yet there was still decent activity. Packer buyers are trying to get cattle bought lower as they point to the much lower Aug CME Live Cattle contract, but two way buyers are willing to step in and push the bids and buy some cattle. Four full loads of steers, 1 full load of heifers, balance part loads and stock trailer loads. Slaughter lambs 5.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 20.00 to 30.00 higher, instances to 40.00 higher. Good demand for traditional weight slaughter lambs. Good demand for feeder lambs, very good 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
1377–1499 1460 94 248.00–255.50 $252.19 $3,682 -7.81
1515–1560 1523 195 255.50–258.00 $257.42 $3,921 -3.58
1702 1702 8 245.00 $245.00 $4,170 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1146 1146 7 248.50 $248.50 $2,848 —
1242 1242 6 256.50 $256.50 $3,186 —
1215–1487 1355 157 249.00–255.00 $251.40 $3,406 -8.35

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1308–1585 1498 45 245.00–254.00 $247.57 $3,709 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1462–1639 1556 34 247.00–253.50 $250.38 $3,896 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
227 227 3 60.00 $60.00 $136 -5.33

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
100 100 1 310.00 $310.00 $310 +115.00
195 195 1 175.00 $175.00 $341 -30.00
200 200 1 215.00 $215.00 $430 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1669–1673 1671 11 236.00 $236.00 $3,944 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
101 101 4 170.00 $170.00 $172 +116.95
110–115 113 3 140.00 $140.00 $158 +86.95
114–138 122 6 40.00–85.00 $56.97 $70 +3.92
138–148 142 89 105.00–145.00 $120.80 $172 +5.80
153–161 156 17 70.00–120.00 $91.21 $142 -53.79
158 158 2 170.00 $170.00 $269 +25.00
150–187 167 124 110.00–160.00 $131.16 $219 +21.93
185–199 193 32 135.00–155.00 $145.98 $282 +27.67
194 194 10 165.00 $165.00 $320 +46.69
233–240 234 13 110.00–120.00 $116.89 $274 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
51–55 53 24 270.00 $270.00 $143 -5.00
54 54 11 310.00 $310.00 $167 +35.00
72 72 15 285.00 $285.00 $205 +15.00
86 86 15 275.00 $275.00 $236 +10.00
93–99 95 110 265.00–285.00 $268.98 $256 +3.98
94–96 95 14 230.00–240.00 $235.77 $224 -29.23
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
31 31 8 350.00 $350.00 $108 —

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Hair Ewes

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
134–141 137 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Exposed 63 150.00–200.00 $181.15 $248 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
145 145 Middle Aged (4-6 yrs)Summer 36 290.00 $290.00 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
103 103 22 140.00 $140.00 $144 —

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Hair Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 6 350.00 $350.00 $122 -50.00
53–58 57 19 300.00 $300.00 $171 —

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
31 31 6 450.00 $450.00 $140 -35.00
38 38 6 530.00 $530.00 $201 +65.00
42 42 10 380.00 $380.00 $160 -37.73
48 48 6 475.00 $475.00 $228 +240.00
51–58 55 30 470.00–485.00 $477.98 $263 +140.92
61–63 62 13 425.00 $425.00 $264 -8.35
65 65 6 350.00 $350.00 $228 -78.36
71 71 29 480.00 $480.00 $341 +95.00
73–76 74 41 440.00–460.00 $452.51 $335 +222.51
73–76 75 6 350.00–385.00 $373.64 $280 +143.64
81 81 19 430.00 $430.00 $348 +65.00
82 82 10 370.00 $370.00 $303 +5.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 22 430.00 $430.00 $150 +87.27
42–47 43 21 380.00–385.00 $381.55 $164 +38.82
52 52 7 325.00 $325.00 $169 +7.63
50–58 55 81 340.00–385.00 $374.25 $206 +56.88
60–69 66 79 330.00–390.00 $354.51 $234 +34.51
74 74 10 360.00 $360.00 $266 +39.48
84 84 18 320.00 $320.00 $269 +20.78
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
38 38 4 420.00 $420.00 $160 —
58–59 59 21 330.00–345.00 $334.23 $197 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
93 93 4 260.00 $260.00 $242 +110.00
108–120 109 10 175.00–180.00 $179.45 $196 +50.92
118–140 126 19 195.00–260.00 $224.51 $283 +54.88
138 138 3 100.00 $100.00 $138 -69.63
183 183 2 180.00 $180.00 $329 -5.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
130–133 132 4 275.00–305.00 $290.17 $383 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
73–76 75 22 280.00–350.00 $320.83 $241 +23.91
80–89 84 160 310.00–345.00 $322.12 $271 +25.20
91–93 93 32 305.00–310.00 $309.39 $288 -5.61
104–107 106 86 300.00–325.00 $320.38 $340 +15.53
111–119 114 216 310.00–330.00 $320.96 $366 +16.11
122 122 20 325.00 $325.00 $396 -10.50
122–129 126 509 325.00–345.00 $338.79 $427 +3.29
133 133 30 322.50 $322.50 $429 -15.28
130–139 134 586 330.00–355.00 $342.27 $459 +4.49
140–144 142 458 315.00–355.00 $340.94 $484 +1.72
152 152 50 332.50 $332.50 $505 -3.63
172 172 35 335.00 $335.00 $576 +45.00

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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.