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Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Apr 15

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Receipts

1,190 head

▲ 1,190 vs last sale 0▲ 634 vs year ago 556 · +114.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Very good demand for this nice offering of longtime fed, high quality grading steers and heifers. The market was active as the cash market in the country was higher last week, and that carried over into this week as the CME Live Cattle contracts continue to climb this week. Cattle continue to weigh heavy as cattle feeders fed to heavier weights to maximize profitability. 6 full loads of steers, 4 full loads of heifers, balance part loads and stock trailer loads.

Slaughter lambs under 110 lbs mostly steady, over 110 lbs saw instances of 35.00 to 60.00 higher. Feeder lambs sold with steady to higher undertones. Slaughter ewes 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Good demand for non-traditional weight lambs, very good demand for those heavier, traditional weight slaughter lambs that are in a more limited supply than the light lambs currently. Good demand for feeder lambs, of which there were many consignments of those good light fleshed lambs. Very 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,454	247.23	3,595	26
Beef/Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,613	248.78	4,013	56
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,528	222.23	3,396	23
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,457	249.25	3,630	281
Steers	Select	Average	1,312	268.50	3,523	11
Steers	Choice	Average	1,615	252.97	4,084	396

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	SelectReturn to Feed	1,312	268.50/cwt	268.50–268.50	3,523	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,405	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	3,505	5
Steers	—	ChoiceReturn to Feed	1,463	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	3,848	54
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,473	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	3,756	11
Steers	—	Choice	1,539	252.81/cwt	248.50–255.50	3,891	87
Steers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,654	250.39/cwt	249.00–252.00	4,141	19
Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,686	250.90/cwt	250.50–252.50	4,230	213
Steers	—	Choice	1,816	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	4,486	7
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,452	249.20/cwt	248.00–252.00	3,618	262
Heifers	—	ChoiceCertified Prgms	1,519	249.97/cwt	248.00–251.00	3,797	19
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,560	249.89/cwt	247.00–251.50	3,898	47
Beef/Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,891	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	4,595	9
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,528	222.23/cwt	216.00–226.00	3,396	23
Slaughter Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	1,454	247.23/cwt	246.00–248.00	3,595	26

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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Receipts 1,190Last week 0Year ago 556

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,560	247.00–251.50	249.89
9	—	1,891	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,528	216.00–226.00	222.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,405	249.50	249.50
7	—	1,816	247.00	247.00
87	—	1,539	248.50–255.50	252.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,312	268.50	268.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,463	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
213	—	1,686	250.50–252.50	250.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,473	255.00	255.00
19	—	1,654	249.00–252.00	250.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,454	246.00–248.00	247.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
262	—	1,452	248.00–252.00	249.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,519	248.00–251.00	249.97

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.