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 | — | High | 1,896 | 109.97 | 2,086 | 22 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | Very Low | 1,560 | 91.07 | 1,421 | 58 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,383 | 85.06 | 1,176 | 49 |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,203 | 71.41 | 859 | 62 |
| Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,478 | 129.76 | 1,918 | 15 |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,292 | 146.25 | 1,890 | 434 |
| Heifers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,242 | 136.50 | 1,695 | 5thin |
| Steers | Choice | Low | 1,472 | 145.89 | 2,147 | 356 |
| Steers | Select and Choice | Average | 1,277 | 138.35 | 1,767 | 13 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,181 | 135.50 | 1,600 | 4thin |
Every lot
28 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | Select | 1,181 | 135.50/cwt | 135.50–135.50 | 1,600 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,266 | 138.00/cwt | 138.00–138.00 | 1,747 | 4 |
| Steers | — | Select and Choice | 1,282 | 138.50/cwt | 138.50–138.50 | 1,776 | 9 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,368 | 139.00/cwt | 139.00–139.00 | 1,902 | 4 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,432 | 156.80/cwt | 156.00–158.00 | 2,245 | 54 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,438 | 144.84/cwt | 141.50–149.00 | 2,083 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,438 | 142.00/cwt | 142.00–142.00 | 2,042 | 11 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,447 | 144.21/cwt | 143.00–147.75 | 2,087 | 121 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,504 | 153.00/cwt | 153.00–153.00 | 2,301 | 6 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,513 | 143.59/cwt | 143.50–145.00 | 2,173 | 142 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,543 | 142.00/cwt | 142.00–142.00 | 2,191 | 5 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first |
| Heifers | — | Select and Choice | 1,242 | 136.50/cwt | 136.50–136.50 | 1,695 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,246 | 139.88/cwt | 138.75–140.00 | 1,743 | 43 |
| Heifers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,284 | 155.42/cwt | 152.00–160.75 | 1,996 | 97 |
| Heifers | — | Choice | 1,302 | 144.16/cwt | 142.35–146.00 | 1,877 | 294 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,776 | 100.64/cwt | 73.00–105.00 | 1,787 | 8 |
| Bulls | — | — | 1,943 | 112.72/cwt | 109.00–116.00 | 2,190 | 10 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,021 | 121.76/cwt | 119.00–124.00 | 2,461 | 4 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,085 | 50.21/cwt | 40.00–56.00 | 545 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,086 | 68.42/cwt | 61.00–72.00 | 743 | 20 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,215 | 79.00/cwt | 79.00–79.00 | 960 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,283 | 75.89/cwt | 73.50–80.00 | 974 | 37 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,386 | 85.19/cwt | 81.00–88.00 | 1,181 | 48 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,491 | 97.00/cwt | 97.00–97.00 | 1,446 | 4 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,514 | 87.31/cwt | 86.00–88.00 | 1,322 | 9 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,568 | 91.76/cwt | 89.00–95.00 | 1,439 | 44 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,920 | 71.00/cwt | 71.00–71.00 | 1,363 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first |
| Dairy Steers | — | Choice | 1,478 | 129.76/cwt | 128.50–131.00 | 1,918 | 15 |
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.