Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 28, 2022

4,589 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.88/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 927 lb · 678 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.66/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,152/hd at 819 lb · 463 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $141.77/cwt -8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,368/hd at 965 lb · 389 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,589	5,506	3,900
Feeder cattle	4,589	5,506	3,900

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs too lightly tested for comparison, over 700 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower with instances to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs not well tested for comparison, 650-750 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 750 lbs steady to instances of 1.00 higher. Demand was more moderate this week after last week's bearish Cattle On Feed report. A large offering of high quality, backgrounded steers and heifers with many full loads and multiple load lots in this week's auction line-up. Cattle feeders are faced with high costs of gain, corn prices moved back above 8.00 this week which is adding more pressure to the feeder cattle market, and are really hesitant to buy anything that looks like it would be a less efficient gainer. The market was active on the loads and attractive fleshed cattle, slow on cattle that aren't front end quality or packing too much flesh. More losses again today in the Live Cattle contracts is only adding to cattle feeders' defensive approach to the feeder market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
499	499	6	211.50	$211.50	$1,055	—
504	504	8	208.50	$208.50	$1,051	+3.36
644	644	19	172.50	$172.50	$1,111	-16.84
661	661	7	156.00	$156.00	$1,031	-23.28
653–681	664	27	168.75–169.25	$168.96	$1,122	-10.32
703–707	706	218	165.75–174.50	$172.86	$1,220	+0.43
759–796	789	134	145.50–157.50	$152.44	$1,203	-12.15
819–849	837	226	149.35–159.50	$151.90	$1,271	-11.39
850–873	867	140	153.50–155.00	$154.22	$1,337	+2.97
924–945	933	77	142.00–146.75	$145.53	$1,358	-11.69
955–984	965	389	140.00–142.75	$141.77	$1,368	-8.50

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1011–1047	1036	189	133.50–139.25	$137.74	$1,427	-8.40
1050–1090	1080	333	135.10–139.10	$136.80	$1,477	-8.26
1101–1106	1104	168	137.10–137.75	$137.43	$1,517	-9.33
1120	1120	8	130.50	$130.50	$1,462	-16.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
707	707	6	152.00	$152.00	$1,075	+21.00
717	717	9	146.50	$146.50	$1,050	+15.50
842	842	17	143.75	$143.75	$1,210	-8.13
891	891	39	140.25	$140.25	$1,250	+5.25
938	938	7	137.50	$137.50	$1,290	-6.93

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
572	572	6	156.00	$156.00	$892	—
783	783	17	123.50	$123.50	$967	—
825	825	19	131.00	$131.00	$1,081	—
911	911	4	122.00	$122.00	$1,111	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1122	1122	28	133.50	$133.50	$1,498	-2.25

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1069–1082	1079	23	122.00–126.50	$125.53	$1,354	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504–507	506	23	180.00–181.00	$180.43	$913	+9.93
555	555	20	155.00	$155.00	$860	-13.19
593	593	32	180.50	$180.50	$1,070	+12.31
627	627	30	160.25	$160.25	$1,005	-3.06
677–678	678	49	148.50–149.50	$149.15	$1,011	-8.35
720–741	732	55	141.75–144.50	$142.88	$1,046	-7.67
784	784	10	139.50	$139.50	$1,094	-6.63
803	803	6	130.50	$130.50	$1,048	-9.23
806–845	819	457	136.00–143.25	$140.79	$1,153	+1.06
872	872	26	141.00	$141.00	$1,230	+3.24
859–896	881	274	134.60–139.00	$136.25	$1,200	-1.51
922	922	5	125.50	$125.50	$1,157	-9.59
901–947	927	673	134.00–135.50	$134.95	$1,251	-0.14
955	955	68	137.50	$137.50	$1,313	+4.38
966	966	18	128.00	$128.00	$1,236	-5.12
959–995	980	167	130.75–134.75	$132.84	$1,302	-0.28

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1023–1033	1030	207	129.85–131.60	$131.12	$1,351	+0.80
1069–1073	1072	16	124.50–128.50	$127.00	$1,361	—
1128	1128	58	130.00	$130.00	$1,466	-1.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
534	534	7	160.00	$160.00	$854	—
567	567	9	154.00	$154.00	$873	-2.75
710	710	9	140.50	$140.50	$998	-1.31
779	779	9	138.00	$138.00	$1,075	+2.50
818–843	834	27	132.00–134.00	$132.73	$1,107	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
752	752	22	123.00–126.00	$125.18	$941	—
998	998	6	122.00	$122.00	$1,218	—

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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.