Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2026-05-20

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, May 20
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
773 head
25 vs last sale 798 2 vs year ago 771 · +0.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers and heifers steady. Good demand for steers and heifers again this week. A lighter offering as market ready supplies are limited. The market was fairly active. Just 1 full load of steers, 1 full load of heifers, balance part loads and stock trailer loads. Weights continue to run heavy as cattle have performed extremely well over the winter.

Slaughter lambs 10.00 to 35.00 lower. Feeder lambs sold with lower undertones. Slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 lower, instances to 10.00 lower. Moderate to good demand for slaughter lambs, good to very good for slaughter ewes, good demand for feeder lambs. Many long strings of fat lambs, including full load lots, along with numerous small packages.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceAverage1,437259.033,722113
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,557260.164,051100
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,390256.803,57020
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,427252.003,59619
HeifersSelectAverage1,514264.504,0058thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,369260.233,564123
SteersChoiceAverage1,596261.944,180154

Every lot, as filed

13 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersChoice1,366260.11/cwt257.00–262.503,553110
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,265258.00/cwt258.00–258.003,26412
HeifersSelectCertified Prgms1,514264.50/cwt264.50–264.504,0058
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,398261.22/cwt260.50–262.003,65213
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,737260.00/cwt260.00–260.004,51616
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,669264.12/cwt262.00–268.004,40848
SteersChoice1,572260.65/cwt259.00–261.004,09763
Dairy SteersChoice1,427252.00/cwt252.00–252.003,59619
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,557260.16/cwt258.00–262.004,051100
SteersChoice1,439261.00/cwt261.00–261.003,7564
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,436262.43/cwt261.00–264.003,76823
Beef/Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,578255.00/cwt255.00–255.004,0248
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,437259.03/cwt255.00–261.003,722113

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.