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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Feb 18

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Receipts

1,055 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 1,170▲ 584 vs year ago 471 · +124.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for steers and heifers. A lighter run, two full loads of steers, balance part loads and stock trailer loads of steers and heifers. Last week's run-up in the direct fat cattle market carried over into the auction this week. Cattle are fairly clean, weights continue to run heavy as the winter was rather mild and cattle have gained pretty efficiently.

Slaughter lambs under 110 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, up to 40.00 higher on 100-110 lbs, over 110 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter ewes 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Another very large offering of sheep, the market was active across all classes. Demand for slaughter lambs remains good, very good demand for slaughter ewes. Very good demand for bred ewes as the lamb market is at an attractive price level.

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	1,448	243.89	3,532	13
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,538	242.47	3,729	28
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,504	211.89	3,187	15
Heifers	Select	Average	1,160	250.00	2,900	6thin
Heifers	Choice	Low	1,425	244.37	3,482	185
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,347	240.00	3,233	10
Steers	Select	Average	1,303	259.62	3,383	26
Steers	Choice	Average	1,551	244.56	3,793	337
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,490	241.58	3,600	11

Every lot

16 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,303	259.62/cwt	259.00–262.00	3,383	26
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,438	249.34/cwt	249.00–250.00	3,586	6
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,490	241.58/cwt	241.00–242.00	3,600	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,495	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	3,633	138
Steers	—	Choice	1,556	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,734	8
Steers	—	Choice	1,568	245.16/cwt	244.50–246.75	3,844	58
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,580	247.08/cwt	243.00–248.75	3,904	80
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,658	244.29/cwt	243.00–244.50	4,050	47
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,160	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,900	6
Heifers	—	Choice	1,344	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,185	6
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,347	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,233	10
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,398	247.10/cwt	245.00–249.00	3,454	39
Heifers	—	Choice	1,436	243.92/cwt	241.00–246.75	3,503	140
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,448	243.89/cwt	241.00–245.50	3,532	13
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,538	242.47/cwt	240.00–243.50	3,729	28
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,504	211.89/cwt	206.50–214.00	3,187	15

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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Receipts 1,055Last week 1,170Year ago 471

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,658	243.00–244.50	244.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,568	244.50–246.75	245.16
138	—	1,495	243.00	243.00
8	—	1,556	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	249.00–250.00	249.34
80	—	1,580	243.00–248.75	247.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,490	241.00–242.00	241.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,303	259.00–262.00	259.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,448	241.00–245.50	243.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,538	240.00–243.50	242.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,504	206.50–214.00	211.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,344	237.00	237.00
140	—	1,436	241.00–246.75	243.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,347	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,398	245.00–249.00	247.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,160	250.00	250.00

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.