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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Aug 12

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Receipts

1,585 head

▲ 676 vs last sale 909▲ 557 vs year ago 1,028 · +54.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers steady to instances of 2.00 higher. Good demand for this larger offering of hard fed, high quality grading steers and heifers. The market was fairly active, in spite of CME Live Cattle being 2.00 lower during the sale. Boxed beef values continue to rise, lending support to the slaughter cattle market. Two way buyers continue to show some optimism as the market was very active on cattle that could use some more days on feed. 18 full loads of steers, 4 full loads of heifers, balance part loads and stock trailer loads.

Slaughter lambs steady to 4.00 lower, except 110-130 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder lambs 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Slaughter ewes mostly steady. Moderate demand for slaughter lambs as the supply remains rather heavy. Good demand for feeder lambs, a large offering of light fleshed lambs giving buyers much selection. Very good demand remains for slaughter ewes .

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,449	234.98	3,405	60
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,581	234.47	3,707	42
Dairy Steers	Choice	High	1,551	227.55	3,529	43
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,331	240.90	3,206	232
Steers	Select	Average	1,299	255.66	3,321	59
Steers	Choice	Average	1,594	239.49	3,817	806
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,348	237.65	3,204	25

Every lot

11 lots · USDA AMS · Sioux Falls Regional Livestock 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
Slaughter Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,299	255.66/cwt	255.50–256.00	3,321	59
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,348	237.65/cwt	237.00–239.00	3,204	25
Steers	—	Choice	1,476	237.39/cwt	237.00–238.50	3,504	58
Steers	—	Choice	1,574	240.11/cwt	237.00–241.00	3,779	353
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,629	239.25/cwt	238.00–240.50	3,897	395
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,213	240.79/cwt	238.00–242.00	2,921	67
Heifers	—	Choice	1,379	240.94/cwt	237.00–242.00	3,323	165
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,545	226.84/cwt	225.00–230.50	3,505	41
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,670	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	4,041	2
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,449	234.98/cwt	234.00–236.00	3,405	60
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,581	234.47/cwt	234.00–235.00	3,707	42

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.

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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction - Worthing, SD

Wed Aug 12, 2026

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

Receipts 1,585Last week 909Year ago 1,028

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,476	237.00–238.50	237.39
353	—	1,574	237.00–241.00	240.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
395	—	1,629	238.00–240.50	239.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,348	237.00–239.00	237.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,299	255.50–256.00	255.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	242.00	242.00
41	—	1,545	225.00–230.50	226.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,213	238.00–242.00	240.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,379	237.00–242.00	240.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,449	234.00–236.00	234.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,581	234.00–235.00	234.47

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.