Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 28, 2022

6,039 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.56/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,506/hd at 932 lb · 1,100 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.97/cwt +0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,357/hd at 780 lb · 478 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.51/cwt +1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,398/hd at 871 lb · 336 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	6,039	1,943	2,462
Feeder cattle	6,039	1,943	2,462

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Light number of light steers trend not applicable. Many large load lots in over 1000 lbs. steers, making much higher prices paid for larger steers. Heifers 850-950 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good, with buyers filling big lots with one mans feeders. Next feeder cattle auction will be Aug. 4th, expecting 3000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1033	1022	134	161.50–174.10	$167.99	$1,717	—
1063–1092	1080	1,405	153.50–174.60	$171.68	$1,854	+20.18
1115–1129	1120	985	164.85–170.85	$169.70	$1,901	—
1169	1169	4	142.50	$142.50	$1,666	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	8	232.50	$232.50	$1,142	—
726–745	730	24	181.00–193.00	$190.45	$1,390	-0.15
760	760	38	185.75	$185.75	$1,412	+1.75
801–845	838	44	174.25–178.00	$174.82	$1,465	—
900–920	908	177	167.10–174.50	$171.22	$1,555	—
957–975	961	247	164.25–174.75	$173.26	$1,665	+17.01
988	988	3	150.50	$150.50	$1,487	-5.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
592	592	6	180.00	$180.00	$1,066	—
771–777	774	28	169.00–176.00	$170.85	$1,322	+18.85
846	846	22	161.00	$161.00	$1,362	—
874	874	14	138.00	$138.00	$1,206	—
904–912	910	72	152.00–160.00	$154.21	$1,403	—
978–987	982	126	151.50–155.35	$153.48	$1,507	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
754	754	13	142.50	$142.50	$1,074	—
820	820	7	137.50	$137.50	$1,128	—
905	905	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,176	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	14	198.00	$198.00	$940	—
540	540	3	185.00	$185.00	$999	—
636–638	637	13	173.50–174.50	$174.12	$1,109	—
745	745	41	176.75	$176.75	$1,317	+7.00
753–798	780	478	166.75–180.60	$173.97	$1,357	+0.62
810–847	828	261	164.00–175.75	$170.24	$1,410	+2.14
851–894	871	331	152.50–167.50	$160.64	$1,399	+1.21
884	884	5	152.00	$152.00	$1,344	-7.43
900–945	932	1,100	153.75–164.75	$161.56	$1,506	+4.59
966	966	6	150.50	$150.50	$1,454	—
954–991	981	73	151.50–155.00	$154.15	$1,512	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
548	548	6	155.00	$155.00	$849	-21.50
626	626	5	162.00	$162.00	$1,014	-7.25
686	686	30	166.00	$166.00	$1,139	—
766	766	26	163.75	$163.75	$1,254	-0.25
835	835	23	145.00	$145.00	$1,211	-11.50
994	994	17	145.25	$145.25	$1,444	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
714	714	10	142.50	$142.50	$1,017	—
857	857	13	131.00	$131.00	$1,123	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1048	1048	22	149.00	$149.00	$1,562	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
549	549	10	188.50	$188.50	$1,035	—

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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.