Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 10, 2022

5,923 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.64/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 820 lb · 687 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.24/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,242/hd at 780 lb · 583 head

light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $145.32/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 919 lb · 484 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,923	7,347	3,851
Feeder cattle	5,923	7,347	3,851

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 550-700 lbs. sold 5.00-10.00 lower, steers 700 lbs. and up sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 650-800 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher, heifers 800-950 lbs. sold 2.00 -6.00 lower. Demand was fair, many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 17th, expecting 4500 head of feeders, starting at 8:00-8:30 am.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–483	468	19	196.00–201.00	$197.85	$926	-31.15
548	548	3	198.00	$198.00	$1,085	-23.97
550–577	562	116	186.00–196.50	$190.44	$1,070	-5.73
612–645	634	162	172.50–186.50	$180.70	$1,146	-9.73
657–697	685	155	170.00–178.50	$173.81	$1,191	-10.77
686	686	7	164.00	$164.00	$1,125	-20.58
719–746	730	310	167.00–177.75	$171.65	$1,253	-1.06
751	751	4	162.00	$162.00	$1,217	+2.07
754–797	780	579	153.50–167.50	$159.22	$1,242	-0.71
808	808	12	148.00	$148.00	$1,196	-9.14
802–839	822	295	151.50–160.00	$157.24	$1,293	+0.10
857–893	877	266	142.00–150.00	$145.21	$1,273	+0.60
892	892	22	143.25	$143.25	$1,278	-5.75
901–948	919	484	140.00–147.00	$145.32	$1,335	-0.67
952–989	974	310	132.75–144.00	$139.94	$1,363	-6.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414	414	10	197.00	$197.00	$816	-4.00
470–497	494	50	185.00–192.00	$185.67	$917	—
525–544	539	17	168.00–190.00	$178.37	$961	-20.47
591	591	36	172.00	$172.00	$1,017	-7.62
658–699	686	35	156.00–166.00	$159.49	$1,094	-4.39
692	692	9	166.00	$166.00	$1,149	+2.12
704–744	728	47	155.50–184.50	$161.32	$1,174	+1.32
759–767	765	28	140.50–153.00	$143.60	$1,099	-8.19
823–836	828	44	133.50–146.50	$141.06	$1,168	-4.44
873–885	878	79	133.00–139.00	$135.90	$1,193	—
990	990	10	128.50	$128.50	$1,272	-3.28

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1049	1008	179	136.00–142.75	$141.91	$1,430	+0.14
1096	1096	8	132.50	$132.50	$1,452	-11.73
1104–1121	1106	147	135.75–138.10	$137.78	$1,524	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005	1005	3	121.00	$121.00	$1,216	—
1195	1195	11	118.00	$118.00	$1,410	—
1244	1244	7	126.00	$126.00	$1,567	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1111	1111	15	110.00	$110.00	$1,222	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
451–488	471	34	181.00–183.00	$181.89	$857	-8.11
517–546	533	51	169.00–178.00	$172.06	$917	-3.94
559–597	574	71	170.00–171.50	$170.58	$979	-11.53
618	618	20	148.00	$148.00	$915	-19.22
618–646	632	20	157.00–161.00	$158.96	$1,005	-8.26
651–696	668	214	150.50–161.50	$158.45	$1,058	-0.79
694	694	10	146.00	$146.00	$1,013	-13.24
700–736	714	189	145.50–155.00	$150.48	$1,074	+2.46
718	718	58	157.50	$157.50	$1,131	+9.48
752–791	774	191	141.50–144.00	$143.00	$1,107	+1.00
792	792	6	132.00	$132.00	$1,045	-11.61
812–825	818	116	144.50–145.50	$144.93	$1,186	-8.57
801–839	821	571	137.00–143.50	$139.77	$1,148	-2.57
861–894	881	286	135.85–138.50	$136.10	$1,199	-12.15
925–946	933	173	132.50–137.10	$136.11	$1,270	-2.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424	424	19	172.00	$172.00	$729	+3.00
464–470	468	15	162.00–174.00	$165.17	$773	-14.83
518–528	527	90	159.00–168.00	$159.59	$841	-7.41
632–645	642	27	150.50–153.00	$152.45	$979	+3.45
656–669	663	15	134.00–152.00	$144.90	$961	-6.71
766–786	780	22	125.00–137.50	$133.59	$1,042	-5.01
826	826	9	118.00	$118.00	$975	-19.34
960	960	4	120.50	$120.50	$1,157	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1127	1127	12	121.50	$121.50	$1,369	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1098	1098	6	105.50	$105.50	$1,158	—

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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.