Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2025-05-28

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, May 28
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
← May 21May 28Jun 4 →
Receipts
590 head
▼ 181 vs last sale 771▲ 85 vs year ago 505 · +16.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers fully steady. Very good demand for this light, seasonal run of steers and heifers. The market was very active. Just stock trailer loads offered, no load lots as supplies of market ready fat cattle remain tight.

Slaughter lambs steady, except 100-120 lbs 10.00 higher. Slaughter ewes 10.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder lambs sold with lower undertones. Good demand for this large offering of slaughter lambs, 1 full load of slaughter lambs offered, several half loads, many good sized bunches. Not as many feeder lamb buyers this week. Moderate to good demand for slaughter ewes.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,409232.363,27429
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,489232.933,46835
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,539189.002,9094thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,465230.473,37765
SteersChoiceAverage1,573231.553,64276

Every lot

12 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,509231.13/cwt229.50–232.003,48816
Steers—Choice1,551230.41/cwt229.50–231.003,57425
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,618232.55/cwt231.50–234.003,76335
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Choice1,399230.00/cwt230.00–230.003,21831
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,441229.64/cwt229.00–231.003,30920
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,626234.00/cwt234.00–234.003,80511
Heifers—Choice1,720228.00/cwt228.00–228.003,9223
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,476233.71/cwt233.50–234.003,45019
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,504232.00/cwt232.00–232.003,48916
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,408230.85/cwt230.50–231.003,25017
Beef/Dairy Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,410234.50/cwt234.50–234.503,30612
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,539189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,9094

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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