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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction Market Report, Worthing, SD

Worthing, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 30, 2026

4,316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,316 6,403 3,162
Slaughter cattle 1,319 1,734 934

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher, a few instances 2.00 to 3.00 lower on cattle carrying too much fill and dirty hides. Demand moderate to good at times. Higher CME Live Cattle futures and boxed beef trade helped to support the market this week. Cattle have gotten dirtier as the rainy dreary days the last two weeks has made it about impossible to keep cattle clean. 12 full loads of steers, balance part loads and stock trailer loads of steers and heifers. Slaughter lambs 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder lambs not well compared as fewer feeder lambs offered this week. Slaughter ewes rather steady in a narrow comparison. Very good demand for slaughter lambs, moderate demand for feeders, 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
1305 1305 5 226.00 $226.00 $2,949 —
1383–1490 1448 53 222.50–224.50 $223.73 $3,240 -4.41
1473 1473 3 220.00 $220.00 $3,241 —
1493 1493 6 221.00 $221.00 $3,300 —
1518–1564 1543 13 219.50–220.00 $219.77 $3,391 —
1540–1592 1558 80 218.00–221.25 $219.39 $3,418 -1.46
1586 1586 18 226.50 $226.50 $3,592 +3.50
1605–1722 1659 434 216.25–221.75 $218.31 $3,622 +1.20
1725 1725 72 213.00 $213.00 $3,674 —

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Feeder Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1223–1373 1307 24 218.75–219.00 $218.85 $2,860 +2.85
1315–1321 1319 27 214.50–215.00 $214.83 $2,834 -1.17
1223–1484 1345 55 216.00–220.50 $218.36 $2,937 +2.36
1467 1467 12 224.50 $224.50 $3,293 —

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Beef Dairy Heifers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1583 1484 43 213.50–217.00 $215.15 $3,193 —

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Beef Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1707 1634 38 210.00–217.00 $214.66 $3,508 —

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Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
187 187 3 125.00 $125.00 $234 +18.78
213–235 226 6 85.00–135.00 $105.86 $239 -7.69
270–280 275 2 90.00–105.00 $97.36 $268 —

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
66 66 7 240.00 $240.00 $158 +60.00
75 75 6 225.00 $225.00 $169 +45.00
79 79 6 190.00 $190.00 $150 +10.00
80 80 2 155.00 $155.00 $124 -25.00
88 88 14 270.00 $270.00 $238 +30.00
95 95 1 200.00 $200.00 $190 +60.00
110–125 114 4 110.00–155.00 $142.64 $163 -27.36
165–190 175 3 245.00–250.00 $248.38 $435 -15.13

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Dairy Steers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1478 1478 6 210.00 $210.00 $3,104 —

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Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
124–131 126 18 95.00–125.00 $116.33 $147 +16.50
107–142 134 15 80.00–90.00 $88.56 $119 -11.27
145 145 4 165.00 $165.00 $239 +45.00
159–180 164 18 75.00–135.00 $102.65 $168 +5.11
173 173 2 75.00 $75.00 $130 -82.95
176–181 180 14 150.00–160.00 $152.80 $275 -5.15
200–209 203 24 110.00–145.00 $136.49 $277 +26.49

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Hair Breeds

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
75 75 113 275.00 $275.00 $206 +35.00
76–79 77 45 285.00 $285.00 $219 +45.00
81–84 82 53 260.00–270.00 $264.85 $217 -16.39
94–98 97 13 225.00–260.00 $235.46 $228 -24.90
104–109 108 33 205.00–250.00 $242.13 $262 -7.87
111 111 15 205.00 $205.00 $228 -45.00
121 121 17 240.00 $240.00 $290 -10.00

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Hair Bucks

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
120–146 141 5 140.00–150.00 $148.30 $209 —
255 255 1 100.00 $100.00 $255 —

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Hair Ewes

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
92–93 92 10 145.00–150.00 $146.51 $135 —
113 113 3 85.00 $85.00 $96 -74.53
117 117 5 55.00 $55.00 $64 -104.53
145 145 1 135.00 $135.00 $196 -24.53
178 178 4 145.00 $145.00 $258 —

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Hair Lambs

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
39 39 4 335.00 $335.00 $131 —
47 47 8 380.00 $380.00 $179 —
53–58 56 117 315.00–320.00 $319.71 $179 +29.71
67 67 23 285.00 $285.00 $191 -21.11

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Kids

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
27 27 3 180.00 $180.00 $49 -193.92
32–33 32 8 390.00–455.00 $438.37 $140 -56.63
34 34 4 335.00 $335.00 $114 +80.54
37 37 3 360.00 $360.00 $133 -80.00
40–41 41 8 300.00–315.00 $313.17 $128 +103.17
40–46 42 23 375.00–420.00 $396.56 $167 +186.56
50 50 4 170.00 $170.00 $85 -15.00
51 51 5 325.00 $325.00 $166 +140.00
51 51 4 205.00 $205.00 $105 +20.00
53 53 3 265.00 $265.00 $140 -153.95
51–57 54 14 215.00–230.00 $222.92 $120 -196.03
52–56 54 45 330.00–375.00 $343.81 $186 -75.14
63 63 2 215.00 $215.00 $135 -125.00
63–67 65 18 330.00–350.00 $340.31 $221 +0.31
69 69 21 295.00 $295.00 $204 -35.00
70 70 2 260.00 $260.00 $182 -70.00
76 76 8 200.00 $200.00 $152 -139.68
70–79 78 12 295.00 $295.00 $230 -44.68
78 78 6 255.00 $255.00 $199 -84.68
81–86 85 30 305.00–325.00 $322.47 $274 +51.31
90 90 2 275.00 $275.00 $248 +3.84

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Lambs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
63 63 5 280.00 $280.00 $176 -40.41
78 78 7 310.00 $310.00 $242 +35.31
80–83 81 30 270.00–300.00 $294.84 $239 +20.15
90 90 11 275.00 $275.00 $248 +0.31
103–106 105 32 285.00–295.00 $289.30 $304 +19.12
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
39 39 7 300.00 $300.00 $117 —
59 59 8 260.00 $260.00 $153 -10.00
76 76 4 265.00 $265.00 $201 -5.00
87 87 13 215.00 $215.00 $187 -55.00

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
76 76 4 130.00 $130.00 $99 -5.00
88 88 2 205.00 $205.00 $180 +70.00
112 112 5 155.00 $155.00 $174 -32.50
108–123 114 7 175.00–205.00 $186.28 $212 -1.22
121–140 125 7 130.00–165.00 $152.89 $191 -5.52
165 165 1 175.00 $175.00 $289 -26.10

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Wethers

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
79 79 8 205.00 $205.00 $162 -50.00
105 105 1 305.00 $305.00 $320 +0.12
195 195 1 300.00 $300.00 $585 —

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Wooled & Shorn

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
95 95 7 250.00 $250.00 $238 —
98–99 98 21 270.00–295.00 $282.20 $277 —
101 101 9 295.00 $295.00 $298 +73.76
107 107 27 265.00 $265.00 $284 +43.76
112 112 10 235.00 $235.00 $263 +13.76
112–116 114 128 265.00–280.00 $273.28 $312 +52.04
120–126 124 113 275.00–289.00 $283.45 $351 +7.94
126 126 6 250.00 $250.00 $315 -25.51
127 127 14 296.00 $296.00 $376 +20.49
132 132 15 297.00 $297.00 $392 +19.36
132–139 137 580 286.00–291.00 $289.97 $397 +12.33
141–149 144 661 285.00–292.00 $289.51 $417 +7.04
148 148 49 276.00 $276.00 $408 -6.47
150–163 153 237 287.00–292.00 $289.58 $443 +9.75

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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.