Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 30, 2021

2,404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.46/cwt -0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 873 lb · 445 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.57/cwt -5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 728 lb · 221 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.57/cwt -7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 825 lb · 175 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,404	2,477	2,402
Feeder cattle	2,404	2,477	2,402

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Very few steers again this week, trend not applicable. Start of spring calves today, many bull and heifers with no shots, lower undertone. Heifers 800-950 lbs. sold steady to 1.00 lower. Demand was good with many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 7th, expecting 2000-2500 head of feeders, starting at 9:30 am.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
441	441	13	200.00	$200.00	$882	—
453–499	493	58	184.50–187.00	$186.72	$921	+7.72
544–548	546	35	173.50–177.50	$175.78	$960	—
587	587	12	168.00	$168.00	$986	—
645–647	647	33	157.75–158.00	$157.80	$1,021	—
651–685	658	37	152.00–166.00	$163.58	$1,076	—
710	710	14	156.00	$156.00	$1,108	—
754–776	770	80	151.50–152.50	$152.24	$1,172	-1.26
850–866	859	68	148.75–152.50	$150.28	$1,291	-1.72
910–926	923	66	143.25–152.50	$144.77	$1,336	—
962	962	12	135.75	$135.75	$1,306	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1013	1013	52	138.75	$138.75	$1,406	—
1056–1097	1078	112	136.35–136.85	$136.63	$1,473	—
1227	1227	6	118.50	$118.50	$1,454	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	7	182.50	$182.50	$662	—
431	431	13	171.00	$171.00	$737	—
453	453	5	176.00	$176.00	$797	—
558	558	3	140.00	$140.00	$781	—
660–692	678	9	141.00–155.50	$149.22	$1,012	+4.02
736–738	737	13	144.00–150.50	$146.00	$1,076	-6.23
772–781	778	9	145.00–146.50	$145.50	$1,132	-0.58
800–847	817	50	135.00–148.00	$140.25	$1,146	—
935	935	4	123.00	$123.00	$1,150	—
988	988	30	123.00	$123.00	$1,215	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1024	1021	22	120.00–129.50	$121.27	$1,238	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	11	174.00	$174.00	$614	—
423–433	430	34	163.00–170.00	$165.77	$713	—
468–472	471	52	158.00–163.00	$161.11	$759	—
518–536	524	46	160.50–161.00	$160.67	$842	-3.33
569	569	22	162.50	$162.50	$925	—
622–626	624	34	158.00–161.00	$159.85	$997	—
699	699	6	148.00	$148.00	$1,035	—
710–748	728	221	139.50–150.00	$147.57	$1,074	-5.35
775	775	83	141.50	$141.50	$1,097	-5.63
801–844	825	175	136.00–145.00	$140.57	$1,160	-0.80
861–888	873	445	133.00–136.75	$135.46	$1,183	-0.32
918–946	941	168	130.25–137.50	$132.10	$1,243	-1.75
968	968	13	140.00	$140.00	$1,355	+8.69

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	21	162.00	$162.00	$656	—
544	544	7	154.00	$154.00	$838	—
583	583	12	152.00	$152.00	$886	+10.90
617	617	3	144.00	$144.00	$888	-4.16
665	665	9	140.50	$140.50	$934	-4.79
711–722	716	7	132.50–136.00	$134.49	$963	-7.51
768	768	11	132.00	$132.00	$1,014	-13.21
814	814	12	127.50	$127.50	$1,038	-9.50
907	907	13	125.00	$125.00	$1,134	—
983	983	3	125.00	$125.00	$1,229	+6.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	13	117.50	$117.50	$1,181	—
1050	1050	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,270	-1.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1026	1026	9	131.50	$131.50	$1,349	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327	327	7	200.00	$200.00	$654	—
393	393	11	181.00	$181.00	$711	—
439	439	5	180.00	$180.00	$790	—
473–497	477	27	163.00–170.00	$168.65	$804	—
542	542	10	162.00	$162.00	$878	—
702	702	17	141.50	$141.50	$993	—
779	779	9	140.00	$140.00	$1,091	—

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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.