Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,916 | 74.51 | 1,428 | 10 |
| Cows | Premium White 65-75% | High | 1,706 | 73.89 | 1,261 | 12 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Average | 1,288 | 59.58 | 767 | 21 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Average | 1,402 | 58.44 | 819 | 38 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,264 | 46.74 | 591 | 33 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice and Prime | Average | 1,528 | 87.31 | 1,334 | 53 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,376 | 84.97 | 1,169 | 133 |
| Dairy Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,295 | 72.84 | 943 | 19 |
| Dairy Steers | Select | Average | 1,121 | 55.00 | 617 | 15 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,341 | 108.77 | 1,459 | 319 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,162 | 106.43 | 1,236 | 35 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,223 | 114.66 | 1,402 | 54 |
| Steers | Choice | High | 1,429 | 111.21 | 1,589 | 819 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,244 | 108.00 | 1,344 | 9thin |
Every lot
31 lots · USDA AMS · Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction - Worthing, SDNothing 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,176 | 117.00/cwt | 114.50–120.75 | 1,376 | 40 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,244 | 108.00/cwt | 108.00–108.00 | 1,344 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,263 | 116.25/cwt | 116.25–116.25 | 1,468 | 45 |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,356 | 107.99/cwt | 106.00–108.50 | 1,464 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,409 | 111.53/cwt | 109.00–115.25 | 1,571 | 629 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,550 | 107.70/cwt | 107.00–109.00 | 1,669 | 109 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,623 | 110.00/cwt | 110.00–110.00 | 1,785 | 36 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,141 | 107.00/cwt | 107.00–107.00 | 1,221 | 25 |
| Heifers | — | Select | 1,213 | 105.00/cwt | 105.00–105.00 | 1,274 | 10 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,239 | 107.00/cwt | 107.00–107.00 | 1,326 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,341 | 108.39/cwt | 108.00–109.50 | 1,454 | 60 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,343 | 108.90/cwt | 107.00–111.25 | 1,463 | 254 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,610 | 66.58/cwt | 66.00–67.00 | 1,072 | 2 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,993 | 76.49/cwt | 73.50–78.50 | 1,524 | 8 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,035 | 36.00/cwt | 36.00–36.00 | 373 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90%Return to Feed | 1,148 | 69.50/cwt | 69.50–69.50 | 798 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85%Return to Feed | 1,182 | 68.00/cwt | 68.00–68.00 | 804 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,207 | 53.02/cwt | 50.00–54.00 | 640 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,254 | 64.50/cwt | 64.50–64.50 | 809 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,306 | 42.88/cwt | 37.00–47.00 | 560 | 22 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,365 | 50.38/cwt | 49.00–53.00 | 688 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,400 | 56.71/cwt | 53.00–66.50 | 794 | 32 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,411 | 67.69/cwt | 67.00–69.00 | 955 | 6 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,600 | 39.50/cwt | 39.50–39.50 | 632 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,692 | 74.33/cwt | 73.00–76.50 | 1,258 | 8 |
| Cows | — | Premium White 65-75% | 1,735 | 73.00/cwt | 73.00–73.00 | 1,267 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,121 | 55.00/cwt | 55.00–55.00 | 617 | 15 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,245 | 79.00/cwt | 79.00–79.00 | 984 | 1 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,298 | 72.50/cwt | 72.50–72.50 | 941 | 18 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,376 | 84.97/cwt | 80.00–86.75 | 1,169 | 133 |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice and Prime | 1,528 | 87.31/cwt | 84.00–90.00 | 1,334 | 53 |
This sale against other markets
South Dakota weighted averagesOne 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.