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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Mon, Dec 16

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2026

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Receipts

5,565 head

▼ 453 vs last sale 6,018▲ 1,286 vs year ago 4,279 · +30.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 700 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 higher, instances to 15.00 to 20.00 higher on 500-550 lbs, over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher, instances to 10.00 higher on 450-500 lbs. Yearling feeder steers 5.00 to 10.00 higher, yearling heifers not well compared. Very good demand for this large offering of steer and heifer calves, many buyers on the seats actively bidding, determined to get cattle bought. Quality varied, but it didn't matter as there were plenty of buyers for all kinds and flesh conditions, all calves sold easily. Very good demand for this large offering of yearlings, including 1 long string of 1,100 steers that were in a moderate to moderate plus flesh condition and really attractive for kind. As cash fed cattle topped at 196.00 cattle feeders paid no attention to the lower cattle futures contracts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $343.45/cwt on 551 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −130.51 against this barn's trailing median of $473.97.

Average price

$343.45

551 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$17.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs SD average

+16.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	345.31	1,932	482
Medium 1	524	333.67	1,748	33
Medium and Large 1-2	542	327.52	1,775	36

One grade step is worth $17.79/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale551 hd

343.45

—

SD average7 barns · 3,928 hd

341.83

+1.62

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

+16.82

This barn, trailing median23 sales

473.97

−130.51

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $518.21, low $371.25, median $473.97 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

67 lots · USDA AMS · Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction - Worthing, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	236	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,097	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	281	386.54/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,086	22
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,448	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	369.82/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,220	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	468.89/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,726	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	407.05/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,714	29
Steers	450–500	Medium 1	463	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,644	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	376.45/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,781	111
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	347.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,709	40
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	492	352.85/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,736	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	333.54/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,724	20
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	519	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,749	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	361.29/cwt	340.00–382.50	1,879	116
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	526	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,696	5
Steers	550–600	Medium 1	551	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,736	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	566	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,811	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	341.20/cwt	325.00–361.00	1,955	349
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,834	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	318.02/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,956	116
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	305.40/cwt	282.00–312.50	1,878	73
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	638	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,895	18
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	649	297.20/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,929	15
Steers	650–700	Medium 1Fleshy	659	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,615	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	300.40/cwt	281.00–324.00	2,034	310
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	677	265.53/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,798	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	284.78/cwt	270.00–289.00	2,030	228
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	728	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,987	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,961	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,089	55
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	776	265.63/cwt	264.00–268.00	2,061	19
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	267.37/cwt	266.00–270.00	2,144	76
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	823	251.94/cwt	251.00–253.00	2,073	21
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	261.31/cwt	255.00–265.00	2,302	173
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	893	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,210	34
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	251.62/cwt	244.00–254.25	2,335	143
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	259.53/cwt	257.00–260.10	2,551	645
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,030	249.89/cwt	241.00–251.75	2,574	192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium 1	268	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	965	11
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,047	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,175	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	358	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,253	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	347.79/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,252	38
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	371.86/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,391	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,411	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	335.16/cwt	321.00–357.50	1,451	71
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	442	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,481	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	321.75/cwt	307.50–345.00	1,551	167
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,512	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	312.34/cwt	302.50–327.50	1,624	245
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1	530	301.25/cwt	280.00–306.00	1,597	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	286.59/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,548	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	568	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,869	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	294.28/cwt	277.50–315.00	1,686	153
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	581	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,598	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,615	50
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	291.36/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,806	308
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	629	272.18/cwt	252.50–282.50	1,712	92
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1	649	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,694	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	272.96/cwt	265.00–279.00	1,832	176
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	686	256.02/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,756	49
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	716	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,790	82
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	260.99/cwt	252.25–277.00	1,887	125
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	249.97/cwt	247.00–252.25	1,935	182
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	776	244.22/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,895	31
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,254	17

This sale against other markets

South Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction - Worthing, SD

Mon Dec 16, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 5,565Last week 6,018Year ago 4,279

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
192	1000–1050	1,030	241.00–251.75	249.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	659	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	250–300	281	380.00–395.00	386.54
12	300–350	330	355.00–385.00	369.82
40	450–500	491	345.00–355.00	347.97
20	500–550	517	322.50–345.00	333.54
16	550–600	573	320.00	320.00
73	600–650	615	282.00–312.50	305.40
6	700–750	747	262.50	262.50
34	850–900	893	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	492	350.00–355.00	352.85
5	500–550	526	322.50	322.50
12	550–600	566	320.00	320.00
18	600–650	638	297.00	297.00
9	700–750	728	273.00	273.00
19	750–800	776	264.00–268.00	265.63
21	800–850	823	251.00–253.00	251.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	236	465.00	465.00
4	300–350	329	440.00	440.00
12	350–400	368	465.00–480.00	468.89
29	400–450	421	402.50–410.00	407.05
111	450–500	473	360.00–395.00	376.45
116	500–550	520	340.00–382.50	361.29
349	550–600	573	325.00–361.00	341.20
116	600–650	615	307.50–325.00	318.02
310	650–700	677	281.00–324.00	300.40
228	700–750	713	270.00–289.00	284.78
55	750–800	757	276.00	276.00
76	800–850	802	266.00–270.00	267.37
173	850–900	881	255.00–265.00	261.31
143	900–950	928	244.00–254.25	251.62
645	950–1000	983	257.00–260.10	259.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	463	355.00	355.00
28	500–550	519	337.00	337.00
5	550–600	551	315.00	315.00
15	600–650	649	290.00–302.00	297.20
12	650–700	677	260.00–271.00	265.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	268	360.00	360.00
5	350–400	358	350.00	350.00
13	400–450	442	335.00	335.00
39	500–550	530	280.00–306.00	301.25
7	550–600	581	275.00	275.00
7	600–650	649	261.00	261.00
5	650–700	670	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	283	370.00	370.00
38	350–400	360	335.00–370.00	347.79
31	400–450	418	337.50	337.50
7	500–550	516	293.00	293.00
50	550–600	585	276.00	276.00
19	600–650	640	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	500–550	540	265.00–295.00	286.59
92	600–650	629	252.50–282.50	272.18
49	650–700	686	255.00–257.50	256.02
82	700–750	716	250.00	250.00
31	750–800	776	242.00–248.00	244.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	365.00	365.00
14	350–400	374	365.00–380.00	371.86
71	400–450	433	321.00–357.50	335.16
167	450–500	482	307.50–345.00	321.75
245	500–550	520	302.50–327.50	312.34
153	550–600	573	277.50–315.00	294.28
308	600–650	620	275.00–315.00	291.36
176	650–700	671	265.00–279.00	272.96
125	700–750	723	252.25–277.00	260.99
182	750–800	774	247.00–252.25	249.97
17	950–1000	951	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	568	329.00	329.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.