Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2025-09-24

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Sep 24
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →
Receipts
904 head
▼ 188 vs last sale 1,092▼ 180 vs year ago 1,084 · −16.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 1.00 to 2.00 lower, couple of instances to 5.00 lower. Demand was only moderate and the market wasn't as active. A nice offering of high quality grading, attractive steers and heifers but with the beef trade in decline packer buyers were more reserved in their bidding. Cash fed cattle were lower in the country last week and packers kept that mindset at the action and bid accordingly.

Slaughter lambs unevenly steady. Slaughter ewes mostly steady. Good demand for this large offering of slaughter lambs. Good demand for feeder lambs as there were some nice offerings in a light flesh condition. Good demand remains 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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,428232.003,31312
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,585233.343,69819
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,669210.003,5056thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,389234.603,259231
SteersChoiceAverage1,539234.583,610395
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,376233.003,2065thin

Every lot

11 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,376233.00/cwt233.00–233.003,2065
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,477239.59/cwt235.00–242.003,53985
Steers—Choice1,479233.40/cwt233.00–235.253,45263
Steers—Choice1,525234.49/cwt232.25–237.003,576109
Steers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,556238.00/cwt238.00–238.003,7039
Steers—ChoiceHeavy Weight1,619231.70/cwt230.00–235.003,751129
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—ChoiceCertified Prgms1,389236.78/cwt230.00–240.503,289101
Heifers—Choice1,389232.90/cwt230.00–235.003,235130
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers—Choice1,585233.34/cwt229.00–239.003,69819
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Choice1,669210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,5056
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers—Choice1,428232.00/cwt232.00–232.003,31312

This sale against other markets

South Dakota weighted averages
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