Slaughter cattle
By class and quality grade · $/cwtCull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
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| Beef/Dairy Steers | Choice | Average | 1,425 | 235.49 | 3,356 | 14 |
| Heifers | Select | Average | 1,141 | 267.00 | 3,046 | 5thin |
| Heifers | Choice | Average | 1,466 | 257.80 | 3,779 | 269 |
| Steers | Select | Average | 1,272 | 269.97 | 3,434 | 19 |
| Steers | Choice | Average | 1,658 | 256.02 | 4,244 | 406 |
Every lot
12 lots · USDA AMS · Sioux Falls Regional Livestock Auction - Worthing, SDNothing 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 |
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| Slaughter Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first |
| Steers | — | SelectReturn to Feed | 1,272 | 269.97/cwt | 268.00–278.00 | 3,434 | 19 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,441 | 250.00/cwt | 250.00–250.00 | 3,603 | 6 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,509 | 260.00/cwt | 260.00–260.00 | 3,923 | 7 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceReturn to Feed | 1,543 | 267.00/cwt | 267.00–267.00 | 4,120 | 25 |
| Steers | — | Choice | 1,579 | 256.71/cwt | 256.00–257.00 | 4,053 | 67 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceHeavy Weight | 1,647 | 255.21/cwt | 253.00–260.00 | 4,203 | 154 |
| Steers | — | ChoiceCertified Prgms | 1,665 | 266.63/cwt | 264.00–268.50 | 4,439 | 25 |
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This sale against other markets
South Dakota weighted averagesOne 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.