Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 7, 2021

4,729 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $132.74/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 968 lb · 390 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.31/cwt -5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 830 lb · 302 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $136.51/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,117/hd at 818 lb · 291 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,729	5,204	6,033
Feeder cattle	4,729	5,204	6,033

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers were 2.00-5.00 lower, steers 1000 lbs. and up were steady to 5.00 lower. Heifers 600-850 lbs. were 2.00-5.00 lower, heifers 850-1000 lbs. were steady, a lower undertone was noted on heifers over 1000 lbs. Demand was good. Many large load lots on yearlings today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 14th, expecting 6000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
334	334	5	208.00	$208.00	$695	—
363–378	371	6	195.00–203.00	$199.08	$739	—
411–447	432	21	181.00–189.50	$186.08	$804	-1.10
524–538	532	50	166.00–178.00	$172.02	$915	-4.21
552–590	563	106	159.00–171.50	$168.52	$949	-2.05
602–638	631	78	150.00–160.00	$155.19	$979	-3.92
672	672	5	141.50	$141.50	$951	-9.10
651–699	684	237	142.50–157.50	$146.65	$1,003	-3.95
704	704	18	138.00	$138.00	$972	-8.18
703–749	732	200	135.75–143.75	$141.09	$1,033	-5.09
776	776	22	135.00	$135.00	$1,048	-9.08
754–792	782	76	136.50–140.50	$138.15	$1,080	-5.93
801–831	818	283	135.25–138.50	$136.65	$1,118	-2.92
819	819	8	131.50	$131.50	$1,077	-8.07
851–889	860	221	133.00–137.75	$136.10	$1,170	-3.14
892	892	3	123.50	$123.50	$1,102	-15.74
901–945	924	238	130.00–134.25	$131.66	$1,217	-4.77
931	931	37	128.00	$128.00	$1,192	-8.43
965	965	19	126.00	$126.00	$1,216	-9.02
957–995	968	371	127.00–134.85	$133.08	$1,288	-1.94

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1038	1026	181	127.25–132.00	$131.72	$1,351	+0.63
1036	1036	5	114.50	$114.50	$1,186	-16.59
1058–1085	1076	204	123.85–128.60	$126.93	$1,366	-5.42
1119	1119	57	126.60	$126.60	$1,417	-1.17
1151–1153	1152	349	125.25–125.50	$125.33	$1,444	—
1388	1388	5	103.50	$103.50	$1,437	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	6	193.00	$193.00	$650	—
546	546	7	161.00	$161.00	$879	-5.57
594	594	5	153.50	$153.50	$912	-1.50
685–687	686	27	135.50–140.25	$138.63	$951	—
783	783	3	132.00	$132.00	$1,034	-4.65

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	3	108.50	$108.50	$1,307	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
312–348	325	11	186.00–198.00	$193.33	$628	+20.33
385	385	7	176.00	$176.00	$678	—
402–436	422	15	168.00–168.50	$168.17	$710	+2.17
459–468	465	14	154.00–159.00	$155.79	$724	-11.19
512 thin fleshed	512	39	160.50	$160.50	$822	—
505–549	537	60	149.00–153.00	$150.79	$810	-2.93
554–585	569	86	142.00–149.00	$142.96	$813	-7.32
595	595	13	139.00	$139.00	$827	-11.28
601–639	626	168	134.00–142.50	$139.80	$875	-2.09
644–648	646	13	132.00–134.50	$132.96	$859	-8.93
650–694	664	78	131.25–139.00	$136.68	$908	-3.82
687	687	3	124.00	$124.00	$852	-16.50
709–742	718	170	128.00–135.50	$132.53	$952	-4.07
732	732	20	127.25	$127.25	$931	-9.35
753	753	8	129.50	$129.50	$975	-4.77
788–794	793	96	125.50–126.50	$125.75	$997	-8.52
803–843	830	296	124.00–126.10	$125.36	$1,040	-5.81
838	838	6	123.00	$123.00	$1,031	-3.00
852–871	861	246	123.25–126.10	$124.34	$1,071	+4.34
902–918	907	194	123.75–128.60	$126.81	$1,150	-0.01
962	962	89	123.75	$123.75	$1,190	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055	1055	7	111.50	$111.50	$1,176	—
1103–1136	1120	100	106.00–109.00	$107.48	$1,204	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	4	173.00	$173.00	$484	—
420	420	3	153.50	$153.50	$645	—
450–496	463	19	142.00–149.50	$147.46	$683	-0.60
642	642	15	133.00	$133.00	$854	+2.58
670	670	3	112.00	$112.00	$750	-23.40
798	798	3	112.00	$112.00	$894	—
975–999	987	8	105.50–119.00	$112.17	$1,107	—

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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.