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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 5, 2026

5,596 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,596 3,447 4,314
Slaughter cattle 909 1,002 966

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand for this nice offering of long time fed, high quality grading steers and heifers. Much cooler weather this week, temps started the day in the high 40s in places, making it easier on cattle and their care takers. The market was rather active, as packers were buying cattle in the country on Tuesday already this week. 5 full loads of steers, 3 full loads of heifers, balance part loads and stock trailer loads. Slaughter lambs 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder lambs sold with higher undertones. Slaughter ewes mixed, Good ewes 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Utility ewes mostly steady. Good demand for slaughter lambs, very good demand for feeder lambs and slaughter ewes. A large offering, the market was active for the slaughter lambs, very active on the feeders as there was plenty of selection of light fleshed lambs.

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Feeder Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1247–1409 1333 15 237.50–257.00 $246.01 $3,279 —
1387 1387 21 246.50 $246.50 $3,419 —
1396–1498 1441 60 237.00–241.75 $240.53 $3,466 —
1515–1603 1576 170 236.00–240.00 $237.88 $3,749 +6.45
1602–1632 1618 85 238.25–239.50 $238.90 $3,865 -4.10

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1482 1368 16 238.00–245.50 $241.05 $3,298 —
1299–1493 1428 228 237.00–243.50 $238.41 $3,404 -4.59

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1487 1450 22 234.00–236.00 $235.07 $3,409 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1479–1708 1584 16 230.00–233.00 $232.19 $3,678 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–198 197 30 105.00–175.00 $127.91 $252 —
262–280 270 25 120.00–145.00 $132.29 $357 +47.29

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66–68 67 7 310.00–330.00 $321.28 $215 —
83 83 3 200.00 $200.00 $166 —
95 95 1 205.00 $205.00 $195 —
105 105 1 195.00 $195.00 $205 —

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1346 1346 5 214.00 $214.00 $2,880 —
1658 1658 6 227.00 $227.00 $3,764 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
65 65 1 50.00 $50.00 $32 —
92 92 3 120.00 $120.00 $110 —
120–140 131 22 85.00–95.00 $89.17 $117 -43.98
102–148 133 144 100.00–145.00 $125.58 $167 -7.57
125–146 141 9 125.00–170.00 $154.07 $217 +20.92
154–170 154 43 125.00–130.00 $125.13 $193 -35.32
153–186 173 156 150.00–185.00 $170.05 $294 +9.60
193 193 2 165.00 $165.00 $318 -10.00
206–243 225 28 95.00–145.00 $132.71 $299 -27.29
252–260 253 12 125.00–130.00 $129.57 $328 —

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 16 330.00 $330.00 $248 +50.66
83 83 19 290.00 $290.00 $241 +2.46
92–96 94 54 275.00–315.00 $293.09 $276 +5.55
100–104 101 60 270.00 $270.00 $273 —
129 129 17 255.00 $255.00 $329 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
103–115 105 7 140.00–150.00 $141.57 $149 -8.43
132–139 138 17 160.00–175.00 $162.54 $224 +1.49
158 158 11 145.00 $145.00 $229 -40.00
198 198 5 115.00 $115.00 $228 -50.00

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Hair Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
26 26 29 430.00 $430.00 $112 —
35 35 28 395.00 $395.00 $138 —
43 43 22 450.00 $450.00 $194 —
62–66 63 47 320.00–350.00 $337.99 $213 -2.01
71 71 36 315.00 $315.00 $224 -80.00
87 87 26 300.00 $300.00 $261 -95.00

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
38 38 21 505.00 $505.00 $192 +330.00
40 40 2 300.00 $300.00 $120 +141.53
41–48 43 53 420.00–530.00 $486.27 $209 +223.42
43 43 8 535.00 $535.00 $230 +272.15
43–46 44 45 335.00–445.00 $399.70 $176 +136.85
44 44 28 365.00 $365.00 $161 +102.15
51–59 53 33 410.00–460.00 $437.84 $232 +107.84
50–55 54 26 235.00–290.00 $280.78 $152 +105.78
52–56 55 96 400.00–440.00 $415.19 $228 +240.19
60 60 21 305.00 $305.00 $183 -77.14
60–63 60 25 280.00–285.00 $280.83 $168 -101.31
60–63 62 44 305.00–385.00 $362.17 $225 -19.97
60–69 65 59 360.00–390.00 $371.75 $242 -3.25
67 67 9 330.00 $330.00 $221 -45.00
72 72 14 325.00 $325.00 $234 -45.00

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
35 35 6 605.00 $605.00 $212 +175.00
44–48 45 71 475.00–575.00 $507.74 $228 +104.10
50–59 57 66 385.00–460.00 $403.98 $230 +36.54
62–69 66 99 360.00–405.00 $378.86 $250 +33.86
71–79 75 146 350.00–380.00 $369.88 $277 +34.61
80–88 85 97 312.50–355.00 $327.99 $279 -7.17
91–93 93 222 325.00–332.00 $327.91 $305 -0.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 5 325.00 $325.00 $162 —

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
62 62 9 175.00 $175.00 $108 +45.00
71 71 17 275.00 $275.00 $195 +145.00
75 75 15 140.00–170.00 $146.00 $110 +16.00
78 78 5 185.00 $185.00 $144 +55.00
82–88 85 7 145.00–220.00 $189.15 $161 +59.15
86 86 5 180.00 $180.00 $155 +50.00
98 98 6 200.00 $200.00 $196 -21.49
105–110 106 5 150.00–195.00 $185.66 $197 -14.34
100–137 122 36 145.00–215.00 $174.81 $213 -25.19
115–147 138 13 155.00–215.00 $170.43 $235 +5.43
155–171 168 5 145.00–170.00 $149.62 $251 -30.69
220 220 1 140.00 $140.00 $308 +5.00

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
83–88 86 4 275.00–285.00 $279.85 $241 —
95 95 2 305.00 $305.00 $290 —
130 130 1 200.00 $200.00 $260 -19.79

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 10 320.00 $320.00 $240 +0.26
83 83 8 300.00 $300.00 $249 -19.74
98 98 34 315.00 $315.00 $309 +25.00
101–107 105 175 285.00–310.00 $306.76 $322 -6.97
107 107 7 305.00 $305.00 $326 -8.73
112–118 115 186 295.00–317.00 $311.01 $358 +6.93
120–129 128 455 295.00–316.00 $310.56 $398 +5.26
130–139 135 562 301.00–317.00 $311.15 $420 +7.73
136 136 27 313.00 $313.00 $426 +9.58
140–147 143 540 306.00–317.00 $311.22 $445 +10.88
150–152 152 198 311.00–315.00 $311.72 $474 +1.72

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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.