Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2026-08-26

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Aug 26
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →
Receipts
1,320 head
▲ 521 vs last sale 799▲ 80 vs year ago 1,240 · +6.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 10.00 lower. Light demand for this nice offering of very attractive, long time fed, high quality grading steers and heifers. Packer buyers were very reserved in their bidding as the country trade established at 218.00 yesterday already, and they finally gained leverage over the cattle feeders. 13 full loads of steers, 2 full loads of heifers, balance part loads and stock trailer loads.

Slaughter lambs steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder lambs sold with higher undertones. Slaughter ewes unevenly steady. Good demand for this large offering of slaughter lambs, moderate to good demand for slaughter ewes on a lighter offering. Very good demand for feeder lambs as there were many farmer feeders on the seats actively bidding.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,546216.333,34437
Dairy SteersChoiceHigh1,475210.223,10121
HeifersChoiceAverage1,395216.943,026203
SteersChoiceAverage1,601216.743,471659
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,357215.472,92423

Every lot

8 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,357215.47/cwt215.00–216.002,92423
Steers—Choice1,442216.60/cwt215.50–217.003,12329
Steers—Choice1,577216.08/cwt214.00–219.003,408261
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,631217.22/cwt215.00–219.003,543369
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,395216.94/cwt214.50–219.003,026203
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,433217.00/cwt217.00–217.003,1104
Dairy Steers—Choice1,485208.63/cwt203.00–212.003,09817
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,546216.33/cwt215.00–217.503,34437

This sale against other markets

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