Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Good demand for this very large offering of high quality feeder cattle. Flesh condition ran heavier this week as more cattle are showing the effects of a dry winter and rather easy growing conditions, for January in the northern plains. The market remains very active but it is flesh dependent, cattle feeders are facing very high breakevens and need cattle to gain as efficiently as possible. The good, green cattle are easy to sell and reach up to last week's prices, but those that are over fleshed have a harder time finding bids. Cash fed cattle up to 206.00 is keeping cattle feeders feeling bullish. A very cold day here, with the daytime high at -10, did not affect the market as there were plenty of buyers ready to buy cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.11/cwt on 390 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −139.35 against this barn's trailing median of $486.46.

Average price

$347.11

390 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$663

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$108.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.97

vs SD average

+6.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	355.86	1,957	319
Medium and Large 1-2	552	336.70	1,858	48
Medium 1	523	247.50	1,294	23

One grade step is worth $108.36/cwt here — about $663 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $518.21, low $447.31, median $486.46 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale390 hd

347.11

—

SD average7 barns · 3,207 hd

352.07

−4.97

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

+6.17

This barn, trailing median28 sales

486.46

−139.35

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

63 lots · USDA AMS · Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction - Worthing, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	256.10/cwt	251.00–260.00	2,382	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	283.30/cwt	270.00–291.00	2,198	407
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	878	259.25/cwt	259.00–259.50	2,276	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	386.51/cwt	377.50–402.50	1,488	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	349.95/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,844	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	280.05/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,882	395
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	271.38/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,943	348
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	355.01/cwt	341.00–363.00	1,885	84
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,012	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,490	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	275.11/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,967	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	463	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,713	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	296.20/cwt	279.00–314.00	1,860	424
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,123	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	321.04/cwt	318.00–322.50	1,865	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	262.16/cwt	256.00–276.00	1,985	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	902	241.13/cwt	241.00–243.00	2,175	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	266.62/cwt	266.00–268.00	2,093	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,102	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,099	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,135	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,345	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,761	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	894	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,289	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,323	32
Steers	Medium 1	800–850	829	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,006	36
Steers	Medium 1	650–700	681	253.34/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,725	75
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	500–550	523	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,294	23
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,097	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,704	25
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,011	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,315	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	432	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	788	247.30/cwt	238.00–253.50	1,949	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	949	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,230	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	289.04/cwt	287.00–293.00	1,671	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	705	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,812	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,460	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	591	325.67/cwt	325.00–328.00	1,925	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	382.47/cwt	374.00–411.00	1,878	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	345.55/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,621	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	330.78/cwt	311.00–350.00	1,733	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	318.14/cwt	290.00–337.50	1,817	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	307.57/cwt	300.00–319.00	2,076	416
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	647	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,795	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	293.02/cwt	278.00–309.00	2,121	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	349.34/cwt	336.00–372.50	1,984	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	272.06/cwt	265.00–277.00	2,244	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	415.87/cwt	409.00–422.00	1,822	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	831	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,111	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	667	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,934	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	536	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	365.00/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,555	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	672	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,667	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	323.60/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,006	350
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	982	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,381	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	825	240.82/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,987	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	301.25/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,606	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	274.74/cwt	271.00–278.50	2,390	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,007	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	442.40/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	878	237.67/cwt	236.00–239.00	2,087	45

How this sale compares

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction - Worthing, SD

Mon Jan 20, 2025

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Receipts 6,306Last week 7,167Year ago 5,365

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	415.00	415.00
6	350–400	377	435.00–450.00	442.40
52	400–450	438	409.00–422.00	415.87
45	450–500	491	374.00–411.00	382.47
84	500–550	531	341.00–363.00	355.01
131	550–600	568	336.00–372.50	349.34
350	600–650	620	305.00–335.00	323.60
416	650–700	675	300.00–319.00	307.57
341	700–750	724	278.00–309.00	293.02
407	750–800	776	270.00–291.00	283.30
183	800–850	825	265.00–277.00	272.06
128	850–900	870	271.00–278.50	274.74
62	900–950	930	251.00–260.00	256.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	380.00	380.00
12	450–500	463	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	536	342.50	342.50
39	550–600	591	325.00–328.00	325.67
19	700–750	715	270.00–277.00	275.11
36	750–800	785	266.00–268.00	266.62
41	800–850	831	254.00	254.00
47	850–900	878	259.00–259.50	259.25
6	950–1000	982	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	441	387.50	387.50
21	450–500	476	370.00	370.00
26	500–550	527	345.00–360.00	349.95
22	550–600	581	318.00–322.50	321.04
62	750–800	795	267.00	267.00
36	850–900	894	256.00	256.00
32	900–950	933	249.00	249.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	1000–1050	1,012	246.00	246.00
25	1050–1100	1,097	246.50	246.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	850–900	885	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	650–700	681	250.00–282.50	253.34
36	800–850	829	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	523	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	500–550	512	392.00	392.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	410.00	410.00
41	350–400	385	377.50–402.50	386.51
76	400–450	426	355.00–380.00	365.00
140	450–500	469	342.50–365.00	345.55
154	500–550	524	311.00–350.00	330.78
247	550–600	571	290.00–337.50	318.14
424	600–650	628	279.00–314.00	296.20
395	650–700	672	270.00–290.00	280.05
348	700–750	716	262.50–275.00	271.38
240	750–800	757	256.00–276.00	262.16
10	800–850	821	260.00	260.00
181	900–950	902	241.00–243.00	241.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	701	257.50	257.50
89	900–950	901	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	1000–1050	1,011	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	420	347.50	347.50
30	500–550	533	295.00–302.50	301.25
23	550–600	578	287.00–293.00	289.04
11	600–650	647	277.50	277.50
11	650–700	672	248.00	248.00
19	700–750	705	257.00	257.00
154	750–800	788	238.00–253.50	247.30
36	800–850	825	225.00–247.00	240.82
45	850–900	878	236.00–239.00	237.67
23	900–950	949	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	667	290.00	290.00
45	700–750	705	280.00	280.00

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.

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