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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Jan 21

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Receipts

867 head

▼ 433 vs last sale 1,300▲ 77 vs year ago 790 · +9.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower, non-implanted steers and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for this lighter offering of steers and heifers on a snowy winter day. The market was fairly active, 8 full loads of steers, 1 full load of heifers. Lower futures prices since last week had packer buyers on the defensive. Cattle carrying a good amount of tag as it's been very challenging for cattle feeders to keep cattle clean.

Slaughter lambs under 100 lbs 15.00 to 45.00 higher, 120-150 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 150 lbs and heavier 5.00 lower. Slaughter ewes mostly steady. Very good demand for non-traditional weight slaughter lambs, good demand for traditional weights. Very good demand for the light fleshed feeder lambs offered, the market was very active for those. A lighter offering as a winter storm moves into the region today.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,421	225.69	3,207	17
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,731	223.03	3,862	134
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,513	206.85	3,130	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,175	243.00	2,855	22
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,411	234.41	3,308	158
Steers	Choice	Average	1,581	234.74	3,711	264
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,347	234.03	3,152	13

Every lot

14 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,347	234.03/cwt	231.00–239.00	3,152	13
Steers	—	Choice	1,437	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,276	5
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,497	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	3,383	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,556	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	3,594	76
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,581	238.00/cwt	234.00–242.00	3,763	152
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,706	229.76/cwt	229.50–230.00	3,920	25
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,175	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,855	22
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,376	238.57/cwt	233.00–244.00	3,283	74
Heifers	—	Choice	1,442	230.74/cwt	230.00–232.00	3,327	84
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,421	225.69/cwt	225.00–227.00	3,207	17
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,495	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	3,498	12
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,680	225.48/cwt	224.00–228.00	3,788	86
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,933	213.53/cwt	213.00–219.00	4,128	36
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,513	206.85/cwt	205.00–208.00	3,130	13

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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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction - Worthing, SD

Wed Jan 21, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 867Last week 1,300Year ago 790

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,421	225.00–227.00	225.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,680	224.00–228.00	225.48
36	—	1,933	213.00–219.00	213.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,495	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,513	205.00–208.00	206.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,437	228.00	228.00
76	—	1,556	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,347	231.00–239.00	234.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,706	229.50–230.00	229.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,497	226.00	226.00
152	—	1,581	234.00–242.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,442	230.00–232.00	230.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,376	233.00–244.00	238.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,175	243.00	243.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.