Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 4, 2021

5,619 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $145.79/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 726 lb · 541 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.92/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 874 lb · 495 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $131.07/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,138/hd at 868 lb · 449 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,619	8,425	6,152
Feeder cattle	5,619	8,425	6,152

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-750 lbs. were unevenly steady, feeders steers 750-950 lbs. were 1.00-4.00 lower, steers 950 -1000 lbs. were 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550-650 lbs. were steady to 1.00 lower, heifers 650-900 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good, with many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 11th, expecting 5000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479–497	485	17	179.00–185.00	$181.39	$880	-0.94
506–539	519	48	162.00–175.00	$173.35	$900	+2.02
553–599	574	62	158.50–169.50	$163.43	$938	+4.76
601–646	625	254	152.25–163.75	$157.85	$987	+2.11
652–688	666	188	143.00–154.25	$147.39	$982	-5.62
669	669	8	135.00	$135.00	$903	-18.01
711–749	725	524	140.00–149.75	$146.12	$1,059	+1.39
741	741	17	135.50	$135.50	$1,004	-9.23
767–788	778	376	133.60–144.00	$138.71	$1,079	-3.63
802–847	821	208	127.50–136.00	$132.23	$1,086	-4.66
849	849	5	123.50	$123.50	$1,049	-5.51
852–896	868	445	129.50–135.00	$131.13	$1,138	-1.82
879	879	4	124.25	$124.25	$1,092	-8.70
907–941	935	197	124.00–129.00	$128.06	$1,197	-3.44
961–964	963	152	127.85–130.25	$128.92	$1,241	+1.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
384	384	4	198.00	$198.00	$760	-9.00
494	494	7	165.00	$165.00	$815	—
571	571	6	155.50	$155.50	$888	—
644	644	10	149.25	$149.25	$961	+7.65
688	688	18	141.75	$141.75	$975	-0.81
827	827	5	113.00	$113.00	$935	—
988	988	5	113.00	$113.00	$1,116	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1102	1102	22	121.25	$121.25	$1,336	+1.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–434	425	12	169.00–175.00	$171.53	$729	+2.34
474–483	481	24	155.75–158.50	$156.43	$752	-8.57
500–538	525	54	145.50–153.00	$147.78	$776	-3.96
555–591	559	286	143.00–149.10	$146.96	$822	+0.72
602–649	625	281	132.50–142.25	$139.44	$872	-2.22
628	628	9	131.00	$131.00	$823	-10.66
651–698	677	417	128.25–136.00	$132.01	$894	-4.23
701–742	715	340	127.50–136.25	$130.42	$933	-4.22
738	738	19	126.25	$126.25	$932	-8.39
761–796	778	292	123.00–130.75	$125.38	$975	-4.97
783	783	16	135.75	$135.75	$1,063	-16.35
800–849	821	268	120.75–126.25	$124.42	$1,021	-2.56
853–894	874	495	121.10–124.35	$122.92	$1,074	-1.53
908–918	914	68	117.75–122.35	$121.29	$1,109	-2.19
978	978	77	117.50	$117.50	$1,149	+2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–378	361	10	171.00–174.00	$171.94	$621	—
450	450	5	159.00	$159.00	$716	+9.00
519–540	526	9	142.50–143.00	$142.83	$751	-3.17
600–643	608	48	123.00–125.00	$124.60	$758	-5.70
691–692	691	41	121.00–128.00	$121.85	$842	-4.24
702	702	4	121.00	$121.00	$849	-2.50
779	779	9	121.25	$121.25	$945	+0.25
891	891	4	101.50	$101.50	$904	—
918	918	4	109.00	$109.00	$1,001	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1183–1197	1191	116	95.50–98.00	$97.07	$1,156	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
422	422	3	177.00	$177.00	$747	—
616	616	8	127.50	$127.50	$785	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522	522	9	146.00	$146.00	$762	—

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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.