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USDA Worthing, SD Fdr Cattle Wtd Avg


USDA Worthing, SD Fdr Cattle Wtd Avg               12/15 16:35
AMS_2026 MARS
Sioux Falls Regional Cattle Auction - Worthing, SD
  
Sioux Falls Regional Livestock-Worthing,SD
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 12/15/2025 - Final
  
Auction                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            6062           5232    5565      
  
  
Compared to last week:  Steer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher, instances to 30.00 
higher on weights under 550 lbs, heifer calves 10.00 to 20.00 higher.  Yearling 
steers steady to 3.00 higher, yearling heifers unevenly steady.  Very good 
demand for this very large offering of spring born steer and heifer calves, 
good demand for the strings of yearling steers and heifers.  After last week's 
advance in the cattle futures contracts, and reports of 232.00 cash fat cattle 
top in Iowa last week, cattle feeders were much more optimistic than they have 
been in recent months.  Plenty of buyers on the seats, ready to battle it out, 
to buy these good home raised calves and backgrounded yearlings.  Flesh 
condition of calves was rather attractive as the weather has been cold, and the 
weekly storms have kept calves from getting too fleshy as it's been tough to 
keep cattle dry.  Flesh condition of yearlings moderate plus to heavy.  The 
market was extremely active on calves, the calf market has just about fully 
recovered and returned to the levels before it crashed in the middle of 
October.  The yearling market was active as there were some long strings 
offered in multiple load lots that allowed buyers to make uniform pens.
  
  
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BEEF/DAIRY STEERS  -  Medium and Large  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
4      731-731        731     305-305        305                

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
124    1002-1002      1002    274-274        274                Fleshy 
70     1044-1044      1044    276-276        276                
16     1064-1064      1064    286-286        286                
40     1103-1112      1109    271-271        271                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
8      315-348        336     500-570        524.64             
30     376-399        387     495-525        509.75             
62     418-445        428     445-500        481.52             
186    453-497        478     435-470        455.44             
172    501-546        517     405-457.5      438.51             
396    552-599        583     365-437.5      408.23             
396    552-599        583     365-437.5      408.23             
170    605-643        618     368-407.5      394.32             
290    651-696        677     358-383        372.15             
15     680-686        683     275-350        310.16             Fleshy 
7      717-717        717     324-324        324                Fleshy 
248    700-737        723     343-380        358.49             
108    771-798        780     328-356        334.58             
53     810-828        822     320-336        330.25             
27     893-893        893     304-304        304                
6      948-948        948     294-294        294                
130    979-979        979     279-279        279                Fleshy 
24     976-987        981     280-295        288.08             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
6      579-579        579     365-365        365                
18     706-731        720     325-340        333.46             

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
275    1010-1028      1022    314-329        326.83             
19     1075-1075      1075    321-321        321                Fleshy 
92     1079-1079      1079    325.85-325.85  325.85             
12     1123-1123      1123    313-313        313                

STEERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
7      1031-1031      1031    312-312        312                

STEERS  -  Medium  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
9      551-551        551     360-360        360                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      332-332        332     615-615        615                
28     363-393        380     565-640        590.34             
29     404-449        430     520-580        540.33             
197    450-491        468     480-542.5      518.32             
120    521-521        521     525-525        525                Thin Fleshed 
196    506-548        526     465-520        494.55             
13     562-581        574     410-420        413.77             Fleshy 
245    552-597        581     425-466        445                
60     608-608        608     461-461        461                Thin Fleshed 
266    609-649        633     385-440        425                
7      641-641        641     370-370        370                Fleshy 
390    650-696        669     376-437.5      416.11             
9      692-692        692     365-365        365                Fleshy 
297    704-749        732     365-418        387.09             
10     775-775        775     324-324        324                Fleshy 
166    752-799        779     368-395        373.64             
47     833-833        833     358-358        358                
47     833-833        833     358-358        358                
304    862-894        884     334-349        338.84             
65     922-942        940     339-346        345.15             
26     951-951        951     312.5-312.5    312.5              Fleshy 
287    966-996        975     324-339        334.23             

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
15     461-494        476     455-455        455                
34     559-597        586     375-410        389.01             
6      625-625        625     395-395        395                
68     659-694        690     370-380        378.88             
7      754-754        754     337-337        337
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