Sale reports / South Dakota / Sioux Falls Regional Livestock / 2025-04-30

Sioux Falls Regional Livestock

Slaughter Cattle · Worthing, South Dakota · Wed, Apr 30
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2016
Receipts
890 head
363 vs last sale 527 16 vs year ago 906 · 1.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers steady to 2.00 higher, heifers mostly steady. Good demand for steers and heifers again this week. Cattle continue to be very eye appealing as they are carrying a lot of finish, quality grade continues to be very high. Four full loads of steers, 1 big oversized load of heifers, balance part loads and stock trailer loads. The market was active but bids didn't roll in as fast as last week.

Slaughter lambs under 130 lbs 10.00 to 30.00 higher, over 130 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter ewes mostly steady.

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 HeifersChoiceAverage1,406217.763,06251
Beef/Dairy SteersChoiceLow1,485215.283,19651
Dairy SteersChoiceAverage1,522190.142,89465
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,394187.002,6077thin
HeifersChoiceAverage1,440219.213,157193
SteersChoiceAverage1,554219.493,411300

Every lot, as filed

17 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
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,654218.00/cwt218.00–218.003,6064
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,834217.00/cwt217.00–217.003,9806
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,546220.00/cwt220.00–220.003,4019
HeifersChoiceCertified Prgms1,430219.85/cwt217.00–220.603,144102
HeifersChoice1,668216.00/cwt216.00–216.003,6036
SteersChoiceCertified Prgms1,620216.08/cwt215.00–218.003,50027
SteersChoiceNatural1,665219.50/cwt219.50–219.503,6554
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,352219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,96133
HeifersChoice1,426218.70/cwt218.50–219.003,11981
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,452213.00/cwt213.00–213.003,09317
SteersChoiceReturn to Feed1,414222.50/cwt222.50–222.503,1468
Beef/Dairy SteersChoice1,501216.42/cwt213.00–218.003,24834
SteersChoice1,555219.98/cwt218.50–222.003,421229
Dairy SteersChoice1,522190.14/cwt185.00–193.002,89465
Beef/Dairy HeifersChoice1,464211.00/cwt211.00–211.003,0899
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,394187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,6077
SteersChoice1,441218.39/cwt218.00–219.003,14726

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.