Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2025-05-14

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, May 14
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
← May 7May 14May 21 →
Receipts
649 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 736▲ 232 vs year ago 417 · +55.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers steady. Good demand for this lighter, seasonal offering of longtime, hard fed steers and heifers. This week's offering was primarily stock trailer loads, few part loads as the supply of market ready cattle is tight.

Slaughter lambs under 100 lbs steady, except 60-70 lbs 5.00 to 15.00 higher, over 100 lbs 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Good demand for both traditional and non-traditional slaughter lambs, very good demand for ewes. Good demand for feeder lambs.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,427225.713,22039
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,550225.523,49668
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,488189.002,8125thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,383229.663,17664
SteersChoiceAverage1,546229.173,544134

Every lot

13 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,429231.00/cwt231.00–231.003,30127
Steers—Choice1,440229.72/cwt228.00–230.003,30822
Steers—Choice1,544230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,55123
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,578230.45/cwt230.00–231.003,63715
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,655227.05/cwt225.00–228.003,75847
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,322228.35/cwt226.00–229.003,01934
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,364231.22/cwt228.00–238.003,15421
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,656231.00/cwt231.00–231.003,8259
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,436220.07/cwt217.00–224.003,16022
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,605228.12/cwt223.00–231.003,66146
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,416224.78/cwt219.00–230.003,18334
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,500232.00/cwt232.00–232.003,4805
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,488189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,8125

This sale against other markets

South Dakota weighted averages
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