Name: Sioux Falls Regional Livestock livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 550 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, over 550 lbs 20.00 to 30.00 higher. Heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers under 1000 lbs 20.00 lower in a narrow comparison, over 1000 lbs 2.00 lower. Yearling feeder heifers 750-900 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 900 lbs steady. Good demand for this nice offering of spring born calves. The calf market was very active as there were plenty of farmer feeders on the seats wanting to buy calves. Many small packages, yet there were some bigger strings including 1 consignment of 680 head of weaned steer and heifer calves. Moderate to good demand for the large offering of yearlings, many full loads and multiple load lots. Flesh condition light to moderate plus, attractive overall. Higher Live and Feeder Cattle futures helped to support the calf market, but yearling buyers are worried about the winter months at now only at 221.00-222.00. Cash fed cattle traded as low as 218.00 last week in Iowa.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.50/cwt on 204 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −42.84 against this barn's trailing median of $430.34.

Average price

$387.50

204 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$7.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.15

vs SD average

+30.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	387.73	2,136	198
Medium and Large 1-2	518	380.00	1,968	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about $167 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $484.12, low $394.88, median $430.34 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 sale204 hd

387.50

—

SD average7 barns · 4,441 hd

411.66

−24.15

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

+30.61

This barn, trailing median28 sales

430.34

−42.84

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

54 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	400–450	423	493.89/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,089	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	461.18/cwt	435.00–481.00	2,209	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	358.12/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,228	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	330.08/cwt	328.00–331.00	2,403	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	400.04/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,064	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	531.42/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	299.73/cwt	292.00–304.50	2,770	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	353.01/cwt	305.00–372.50	2,323	163
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	316.48/cwt	315.00–316.75	2,633	293
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	378.96/cwt	355.00–390.00	2,149	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	306.65/cwt	293.00–310.00	2,695	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	448.27/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,883	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	294.26/cwt	291.00–301.00	2,851	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	479.32/cwt	460.00–525.00	1,817	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	517.52/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	548.44/cwt	530.00–565.00	1,470	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	486	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	819	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,662	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	418	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,839	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	747	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,532	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	864	325.50/cwt	325.50–325.50	2,812	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	379	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,876	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	941	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,607	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	827	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,324	6
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,026	324.25/cwt	324.25–324.25	3,327	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,054	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,626	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,785	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,171	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	512	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	394.50/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,067	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,348	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	522.90/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,516	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	391.81/cwt	355.00–415.00	1,885	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,308	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,653	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	946	308.65/cwt	308.50–316.00	2,920	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	436.30/cwt	395.00–467.50	2,452	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	399.07/cwt	377.50–405.00	2,610	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	551	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,314	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	363.23/cwt	352.50–380.00	2,604	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	345.01/cwt	335.00–348.00	2,833	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,873	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	415.81/cwt	407.50–425.00	2,566	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	3,006	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	438.92/cwt	432.50–445.00	2,278	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	543.42/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,130	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	326.11/cwt	315.00–329.50	2,560	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	412.52/cwt	395.00–450.00	1,976	134

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 Nov 17, 2025

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	700.00	700.00
5	250–300	291	620.00	620.00
7	300–350	314	505.00–550.00	531.42
17	350–400	392	540.00–560.00	543.42
46	400–450	423	480.00–525.00	493.89
118	450–500	479	435.00–481.00	461.18
39	500–550	519	432.50–445.00	438.92
171	550–600	562	395.00–467.50	436.30
70	600–650	617	407.50–425.00	415.81
153	650–700	654	377.50–405.00	399.07
108	700–750	717	352.50–380.00	363.23
77	750–800	766	375.00	375.00
101	800–850	821	335.00–348.00	345.01
67	850–900	888	338.50	338.50
196	900–950	946	308.50–316.00	308.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	379	495.00	495.00
7	400–450	418	440.00	440.00
6	500–550	512	425.00	425.00
10	600–650	610	400.00	400.00
57	700–750	747	339.00	339.00
8	800–850	819	325.00	325.00
47	850–900	864	325.50	325.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
221	1000–1050	1,026	324.25	324.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	750–800	776	230.00	230.00
19	800–850	835	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	524	387.50–410.00	394.50
8	600–650	618	380.00	380.00
19	700–750	728	317.00	317.00
22	850–900	867	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	268	530.00–565.00	548.44
11	300–350	319	505.00–525.00	517.52
77	350–400	379	460.00–525.00	479.32
45	400–450	420	430.00–465.00	448.27
134	450–500	479	395.00–450.00	412.52
59	500–550	516	370.00–415.00	400.04
127	550–600	567	355.00–390.00	378.96
66	600–650	622	335.00–370.00	358.12
163	650–700	658	305.00–372.50	353.01
60	700–750	728	328.00–331.00	330.08
146	750–800	785	315.00–329.50	326.11
293	800–850	832	315.00–316.75	316.48
51	850–900	879	293.00–310.00	306.65
186	900–950	924	292.00–304.50	299.73
112	950–1000	969	291.00–301.00	294.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	370.00	370.00
6	800–850	827	281.00	281.00
15	900–950	941	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	664	257.50	257.50
25	700–750	726	224.00	224.00
9	800–850	835	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	250–300	290	490.00–530.00	522.90
15	450–500	481	355.00–415.00	391.81
6	500–550	518	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	551	420.00	420.00

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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