Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 13, 2022

8,226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.86/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 724 lb · 729 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $158.02/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 824 lb · 600 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.09/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 632 lb · 532 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,226	5,893	5,971
Feeder cattle	8,226	5,893	5,971

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-650 lbs. were 1.00 higher, steers 650-1100 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 600-950 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 20th, expecting 5500 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
329–347	334	10	227.50–235.00	$229.83	$768	—
373–396	383	9	212.00–213.00	$212.54	$814	—
412 thin fleshed	412	21	227.00	$227.00	$935	—
408–437	431	31	207.00–214.00	$212.54	$916	+4.99
462–496	476	67	199.00–210.00	$204.06	$971	-5.94
507 thin fleshed	507	6	212.00	$212.00	$1,075	—
500–522	517	67	190.00–200.00	$195.14	$1,009	-3.75
563–598	586	53	179.25–193.00	$185.02	$1,084	-4.11
608–649	632	532	173.00–187.00	$181.09	$1,144	+1.17
661–698	681	274	167.00–174.10	$171.71	$1,169	-1.55
695	695	13	164.00	$164.00	$1,140	-9.26
707–746	729	500	161.25–171.50	$165.78	$1,209	-3.55
732–743	736	21	159.50–161.50	$160.73	$1,183	-8.60
760	760	4	150.00	$150.00	$1,140	-11.02
754–798	776	494	155.00–163.75	$160.86	$1,248	-0.16
810–824	812	83	147.10–151.75	$147.67	$1,199	-13.84
803–848	826	517	153.00–165.00	$159.68	$1,319	-1.83
861–895	873	140	152.00–162.75	$156.93	$1,370	-1.98
893	893	3	147.00	$147.00	$1,313	-11.91
912	912	33	144.50	$144.50	$1,318	-13.98
900–933	919	154	149.75–157.70	$155.61	$1,430	-2.87
953	953	14	149.75	$149.75	$1,427	-7.36
952–997	969	358	153.00–158.00	$156.57	$1,517	-0.54

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1031	1017	85	151.50–155.00	$154.10	$1,567	+7.60
1057–1087	1068	366	145.00–157.50	$155.89	$1,665	-1.01
1109–1121	1117	74	140.50–141.50	$141.14	$1,577	-11.36

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
514–549	541	87	181.00–189.50	$187.05	$1,012	+26.05
556–598	578	73	173.00–188.00	$183.32	$1,060	+6.32
620	620	20	171.00	$171.00	$1,060	+4.35
685	685	6	164.00	$164.00	$1,123	+3.20
742–744	743	17	156.00–157.50	$156.62	$1,164	-1.04
753	753	5	153.00	$153.00	$1,152	+4.32
808–844	829	12	149.00–150.50	$149.89	$1,243	—
863–880	874	26	145.00–150.50	$146.88	$1,284	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090	1090	4	142.50	$142.50	$1,553	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302	302	4	250.00	$250.00	$755	—
360	360	20	207.00	$207.00	$745	—
420–437	430	27	195.00–202.00	$197.79	$850	+10.79
457–482	469	59	180.00–191.00	$183.34	$860	+1.87
506–548	524	149	173.50–178.00	$175.32	$919	-4.10
551–598	583	403	162.75–171.25	$166.43	$970	+4.49
588	588	7	160.50	$160.50	$944	-1.44
600–649	626	371	156.00–163.50	$160.22	$1,003	-1.13
648–649	649	15	152.00	$152.00	$986	-9.35
653–698	670	467	149.50–160.25	$155.73	$1,043	-1.08
700–749	722	684	147.00–155.00	$150.46	$1,086	-4.28
747	747	45	157.00	$157.00	$1,173	+2.26
757–799	779	284	144.50–152.50	$148.68	$1,158	-3.60
788–797	790	11	142.50–143.00	$142.86	$1,129	-9.42
803–845	816	62	144.50–149.00	$146.39	$1,195	-4.52
859–893	884	486	142.25–146.50	$145.94	$1,290	+6.44
901–902	902	168	145.00–146.35	$145.81	$1,315	-3.81
946	946	13	142.50	$142.50	$1,348	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
299	299	8	190.00	$190.00	$568	—
361–397	384	16	185.00–192.00	$187.47	$720	—
442–443	442	10	171.00–185.00	$179.59	$794	+7.59
463–486	479	47	158.00–177.00	$172.75	$827	+5.75
517–531	527	27	164.00–168.00	$166.66	$878	+4.43
581	581	5	146.50	$146.50	$851	-9.43
612–646	625	49	142.00–153.50	$149.84	$936	-3.90
656–699	682	202	140.50–149.75	$147.45	$1,006	-1.33
722–735	730	12	126.00–145.00	$133.83	$977	-13.90
772	772	5	137.00	$137.00	$1,058	-8.46
911–930	922	20	122.00–132.50	$127.37	$1,174	—
980	980	13	126.00	$126.00	$1,235	-10.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1051	1051	54	139.50	$139.50	$1,466	—

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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.