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Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 16, 2023

5,055 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $192.99/cwt -1.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 730 lb · 519 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $184.69/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,527/hd at 827 lb · 318 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.88/cwt +0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 667 lb · 248 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,055 8,092 5,816
Feeder cattle 5,055 8,092 5,816

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, instances to 10.00 lower on 650-700 lbs, over 700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher with instances of 5.00 higher on 800-850 lbs. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Good to very good demand for this special Hereford influenced feeder cattle sale. The market was very active for these cattle that will fit the Certified Hereford Beef program, many of these cattle were in a light flesh condition making them easy to sell. Flesh condition on the black hide and mixed colored cattle was more on the moderate plus side. With the warmer weather, and rain received earlier in the week cattle locked up in feedyard pens were carrying quite a bit of tag and were less eye appealing compared to those that were clean and open haired. Next week, Feb 23, 2023 expecting 7,000 feeder cattle starting at 8:00 am.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 21 240.00 $240.00 $838 —
416–438 428 38 231.00–234.00 $232.62 $996 -14.62
458 unweaned 458 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,008 —
460 460 3 237.00 $237.00 $1,090 -3.69
515–548 533 68 214.00–229.00 $218.50 $1,165 -7.83
570–587 585 54 217.50–219.50 $219.25 $1,283 +4.41
606–642 627 142 203.25–212.50 $207.45 $1,301 -5.26
662–694 677 123 190.50–198.50 $193.45 $1,310 -9.91
657–699 687 91 185.00–188.00 $185.85 $1,277 -3.65
706–742 729 469 190.50–201.25 $194.23 $1,416 +24.23
730–745 738 50 178.00–184.75 $181.34 $1,338 +11.34
755–797 769 241 181.00–191.60 $186.39 $1,433 -1.17
801–838 827 318 178.00–189.00 $184.69 $1,527 +5.30
871–897 892 85 176.00–179.25 $178.62 $1,593 +7.12
924–943 927 36 172.00–173.00 $172.17 $1,596 -3.63
956 956 66 174.10 $174.10 $1,664 +2.26
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 unweaned 339 8 212.50 $212.50 $720 —
399 thin fleshed 399 16 234.00 $234.00 $934 —
461 thin fleshed 461 34 232.00 $232.00 $1,070 —
488 488 6 213.00 $213.00 $1,039 -10.00
520 thin fleshed 520 15 221.00 $221.00 $1,149 —
513–541 526 17 209.00–214.00 $211.58 $1,113 +12.92
564 564 27 192.00 $192.00 $1,083 -7.75
568–588 582 47 201.00–211.00 $205.31 $1,195 +5.56
618 thin fleshed 618 34 210.50–218.00 $215.79 $1,334 —
605–642 637 74 188.00–201.00 $196.46 $1,251 —
656 thin fleshed 656 11 196.50 $196.50 $1,289 —
652–695 677 186 189.00–195.50 $192.18 $1,301 -1.82
712–749 737 212 176.00–191.60 $187.59 $1,383 +10.66
763–789 777 138 171.00–189.50 $184.78 $1,436 +20.47
810 thin fleshed 810 18 183.00 $183.00 $1,482 —
811–838 829 134 174.00–178.50 $175.28 $1,453 +2.28
870 870 10 174.50 $174.50 $1,518 +3.00
926–937 933 30 166.00–168.00 $166.66 $1,555 -0.84
950 950 12 164.50 $164.50 $1,563 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 12 222.00 $222.00 $759 —
351 351 24 216.00 $216.00 $758 —
419–429 425 56 205.00–219.00 $211.30 $898 -8.79
476–495 480 25 221.00–224.00 $223.38 $1,072 —
505–541 524 23 197.00 $197.00 $1,032 -2.93
558 558 9 175.00 $175.00 $976 -16.25
555–595 578 96 190.00–199.00 $195.61 $1,131 +4.36
611 611 13 179.00 $179.00 $1,094 -20.50
608–640 625 120 181.50–189.00 $185.34 $1,158 -14.16
650–698 667 248 175.00–185.50 $178.88 $1,193 +0.59
721 721 68 200.00 $200.00 $1,442 +27.49
731–736 733 99 173.75–179.50 $174.80 $1,281 +2.29
790–799 791 27 176.00–179.00 $176.45 $1,396 +13.45
807–844 827 163 168.00–174.00 $171.34 $1,417 +1.06
876–898 884 179 163.60–164.00 $163.86 $1,449 -1.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 9 200.00 $200.00 $678 —
340 unweaned 340 6 215.00 $215.00 $731 —
388 388 16 207.00 $207.00 $803 —
426–432 428 29 197.00–215.00 $203.89 $873 +3.89
458 458 8 191.00 $191.00 $875 -7.00
485 thin fleshed 485 10 194.00 $194.00 $941 —
529–547 543 58 180.00–194.00 $185.00 $1,005 -6.21
558–599 582 100 172.00–195.50 $184.08 $1,071 +4.68
601–642 627 156 171.00–185.50 $178.51 $1,119 +4.45
662–698 675 89 171.00–182.00 $175.65 $1,186 +5.67
683 683 67 185.25 $185.25 $1,265 +15.27
704–744 719 52 169.75–175.00 $172.45 $1,240 —
750–774 759 48 165.00 $165.00 $1,252 —
873–888 878 44 160.25–163.00 $161.00 $1,414 +10.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 5 162.00 $162.00 $1,620 —

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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.