Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 9, 2021

6,977 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $163.28/cwt +13.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,509/hd at 924 lb · 846 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $163.03/cwt +6.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 876 lb · 662 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.36/cwt +0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,333/hd at 869 lb · 501 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,977	4,517	6,547
Feeder cattle	6,977	4,517	6,547

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-650 lbs. sold 4.00 higher,700-750 sold 1.00 higher, 1000-1100 lbs. sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 650-700 lbs. sold 4.00 higher, 750-800 steady, 800-900 lbs. sold 1.00 higher 900-950 1.00 lower. Demand was good. Today we had three major consignments of over 1725 total, This made for buyers to fill big pens with one mans feeders of 850-1200 lbs. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec.16th, expecting 4500-5000 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
408	408	13	212.00	$212.00	$865	-2.41
450–486	481	33	201.00–213.00	$202.48	$974	-2.72
503–548	527	84	188.00–205.00	$196.62	$1,036	+2.29
589–590	590	79	180.00–181.00	$180.76	$1,066	+1.06
634–648	645	123	174.00–181.50	$178.30	$1,150	+4.23
672–682	676	44	167.00–169.00	$168.13	$1,137	-0.80
701–743	730	164	163.50–172.50	$169.92	$1,240	+1.35
745	745	4	163.00	$163.00	$1,214	-5.57
786	786	12	160.00	$160.00	$1,258	-7.63
812	812	12	156.75	$156.75	$1,273	-4.53
827–840	832	169	159.00–165.25	$162.81	$1,355	+1.53
850–895	876	662	157.50–169.35	$163.03	$1,428	+6.28
908 thin fleshed	908	283	172.00	$172.00	$1,562	—
911–947	932	563	153.75–163.25	$158.90	$1,481	+8.90
952–961	960	132	155.50–168.00	$167.16	$1,605	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1048	1038	336	155.50–162.10	$160.00	$1,661	-2.70
1052–1092	1069	771	148.25–162.85	$158.15	$1,691	+2.43
1074	1074	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,557	-10.72
1123–1138	1130	530	154.35–156.50	$155.66	$1,759	+5.66
1150–1192	1171	107	147.50–154.50	$150.90	$1,767	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	11	175.00	$175.00	$1,036	+9.00
692	692	6	160.00	$160.00	$1,107	—
729–734	730	58	155.00–159.00	$157.89	$1,153	-3.11
776–788	781	26	146.00–153.50	$149.20	$1,165	-7.30
800	800	12	147.00	$147.00	$1,176	—
936	936	20	148.00	$148.00	$1,385	+7.00

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1036–1037	1036	23	128.00–151.50	$142.30	$1,474	-2.62
1063–1092	1087	19	128.00–140.00	$138.15	$1,502	—
1125	1125	14	125.00	$125.00	$1,406	—
1150	1150	7	137.00	$137.00	$1,576	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408–418	412	7	176.00–185.00	$181.09	$746	+7.38
459–488	471	47	170.00–175.00	$172.72	$814	-0.69
502	502	6	169.00	$169.00	$848	+2.39
610	610	92	167.00	$167.00	$1,019	+8.66
618–644	634	52	151.50–154.50	$152.62	$968	-5.72
670–697	689	216	155.00–164.60	$160.41	$1,105	+4.31
711	711	45	159.00	$159.00	$1,130	+3.85
725–749	741	12	147.00–148.00	$147.33	$1,092	-7.82
756–793	774	356	154.00–160.50	$157.80	$1,221	+5.13
825–846	840	178	152.00–155.50	$153.20	$1,287	+1.67
853–895	868	27	135.00–146.00	$142.91	$1,240	-9.71
851–885	869	474	151.25–156.00	$153.95	$1,338	+1.33
902–948	924	231	145.00–150.85	$148.75	$1,374	-1.91
950–999	959	193	143.00–150.25	$148.57	$1,425	+2.57
956–977	971	23	133.00–135.75	$134.93	$1,310	-11.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–394	372	11	179.00–183.00	$181.46	$675	+12.46
544	544	16	160.00	$160.00	$870	+2.45
556–573	558	66	151.00–158.00	$157.01	$876	-1.23
643	643	34	150.00–154.00	$151.76	$976	—
691–696	695	30	131.00–150.50	$147.92	$1,028	-0.63
734	734	4	148.00	$148.00	$1,086	+8.63
753–784	774	14	141.00–149.50	$147.58	$1,142	—
833	833	26	148.75	$148.75	$1,239	+5.75
887	887	3	145.00	$145.00	$1,286	+6.06
948	948	6	138.00	$138.00	$1,308	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1024	1024	5	141.00	$141.00	$1,444	—
1101–1105	1103	31	141.00–144.50	$142.58	$1,573	—
1106	1106	111	149.60	$149.60	$1,655	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1052	1052	3	133.00	$133.00	$1,399	-5.00

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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.