Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 29, 2020

7,235 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $136.50/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,325/hd at 971 lb · 836 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $137.98/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 877 lb · 672 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.31/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 830 lb · 456 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	7,235	3,609	6,607
Feeder cattle	7,235	3,609	6,607

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: A steady to higher undertone was noted on steers up to 850 lbs. steers 850 and up were steady to 5.00 higher. An unevenly steady undertone was noted on heifers up to 800 lbs. heifers 800 and up were unevenly steady. Demand was very good with a house full of buyers, and many load lots in the offering. The next feeder cattle sale will be Nov.5th, starting at 10:00 am, expecting 2500 head of cattle. heifers

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	14	187.00	$187.00	$580	—
362–368	364	33	181.00–195.00	$188.81	$687	+0.81
430–434	432	17	174.00–176.00	$174.83	$755	+12.33
451–488	475	261	170.00–181.00	$173.34	$823	+11.34
507–548	527	74	156.00–164.50	$161.72	$852	+9.74
554–588	579	308	139.50–156.50	$152.18	$881	—
613–628	620	214	150.25–154.25	$152.02	$943	+7.29
661–696	680	130	142.75–151.00	$148.82	$1,012	—
725–749	728	112	147.00–152.35	$151.71	$1,104	+11.21
787	787	57	142.85	$142.85	$1,124	+0.35
819 thin fleshed	819	49	145.00	$145.00	$1,188	—
827–841	831	191	134.00–136.85	$135.23	$1,124	-7.02
854 thin fleshed	854	132	144.35	$144.35	$1,233	—
851–899	883	540	129.50–139.00	$136.42	$1,205	-1.00
900–943	915	296	131.75–141.10	$136.39	$1,248	+7.54
950–989	971	836	129.50–138.75	$136.50	$1,325	+4.32

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1024	1022	143	128.75–136.75	$131.88	$1,348	+3.36
1067–1095	1084	150	120.50–127.00	$125.07	$1,356	-1.10
1116 thin fleshed	1116	112	136.10	$136.10	$1,519	—
1118–1120	1118	201	127.75–128.75	$127.99	$1,431	+12.99
1251–1259	1256	59	107.85–114.00	$111.40	$1,399	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389	389	8	174.00	$174.00	$677	—
419–447	432	32	159.00–169.00	$164.15	$709	—
465–477	470	8	136.00–154.00	$147.14	$692	+0.14
512	512	84	163.00	$163.00	$835	—
628–630	629	18	144.50–146.00	$145.00	$912	+8.00
678	678	6	128.00	$128.00	$868	-2.50
702–704	704	26	124.00–140.75	$138.82	$977	—
805	805	14	125.00	$125.00	$1,006	-4.68
887	887	25	124.75	$124.75	$1,107	—
965–983	979	22	100.00–120.00	$115.52	$1,131	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	4	169.00	$169.00	$482	—
355–396	376	37	148.00–158.00	$153.40	$577	-21.60
406–428	421	76	150.00–160.00	$153.31	$645	—
456–497	479	202	140.00–150.50	$146.93	$704	+0.93
501–549	519	218	134.00–152.50	$145.33	$754	—
555–581	572	134	138.25–143.50	$140.22	$802	+2.22
607–616	609	202	139.00–143.35	$141.58	$862	+5.94
686	686	27	130.50	$130.50	$895	-4.80
741	741	48	135.85	$135.85	$1,007	+1.02
786–791	789	147	129.00–133.10	$131.26	$1,036	-2.48
816–839	830	456	128.50–133.00	$131.31	$1,090	+1.85
864–896	883	245	118.75–130.35	$125.00	$1,104	-1.15
911 thin fleshed	911	218	129.25	$129.25	$1,177	—
929–941	939	26	112.50–125.50	$123.03	$1,155	+0.53
950–971	966	130	112.50–121.50	$119.66	$1,156	-0.88

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	12	122.50	$122.50	$1,262	+21.50
1110–1131	1121	72	106.25–112.25	$109.91	$1,232	—
1181	1181	104	106.50	$106.50	$1,258	-3.60
1260–1298	1269	38	97.50	$97.50	$1,237	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	11	155.00	$155.00	$434	—
373	373	5	144.00	$144.00	$537	—
452–479	457	29	130.00–135.00	$131.62	$602	—
538–549	544	13	124.00–125.00	$124.54	$677	-7.46
592–596	593	24	129.00–130.50	$130.00	$771	-2.39
609	609	4	122.00	$122.00	$743	-6.00
682–691	684	33	121.00–130.50	$128.75	$881	-2.25
787	787	3	100.00	$100.00	$787	-30.00
814–845	828	73	100.00–123.00	$118.83	$984	-6.67
853	853	5	85.00	$85.00	$725	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.