Morrell, Stockyards made a mark on Sioux Falls history

Mar 20, 2026
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Woster at Stockyards — Jim Woster pauses at the cattle pens at the Sioux Falls Stockyards. Woster worked at the stockyards from 1962 to 2004.
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Jim Woster

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Jim Woster

On a Tuesday at 5:30 in the morning, early June 1962, I pulled up behind the Stockyards Café, parked my clunker and walked across Rice Street to begin my new job with the Sioux Falls Stockyards Company and two months later, Farmers Union Livestock.

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Smithfield pork plant to move from downtown to northern Sioux Falls

"The fact that they’re staying here in this state, we just cannot thank you enough for continuing this partnership here in South Dakota,” Sioux Falls Mayor Paul TenHaken said.

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Plans materializing for Woster Plaza, Stockyards Ag Experience

Guests at the Stockyards Soirée fundraiser got the first glance at what the future Stockyard…

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Smithfield move latest shakeup in meat packing industry

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Jim is associate editor of Tri-State Neighbor and also works with the SDSU Alumni Foundation.