Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 2, 2023

8,184 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $199.49/cwt +13.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,529/hd at 766 lb · 1,192 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $188.44/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,549/hd at 822 lb · 684 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $188.99/cwt +10.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 868 lb · 613 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	8,184	5,055	7,347
Feeder cattle	8,184	5,055	7,347

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: The undertone on feeder steers and heifers up to 600 lbs. was higher. Feeder steers 600-900 lbs. sold 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 600-900 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher. A higher undertone was noted on steers over 1000 lbs. Demand was very good. Today we had many very large consignment, so buyers could fill large feed lot pens with one mans feeders, witch brought top dollar. Next feeder cattle auction will be Mar.10th, expecting 5000 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
472–496	487	8	241.00–251.00	$247.37	$1,205	+10.37
507–544	511	227	235.00–249.00	$245.71	$1,256	+27.21
583–596	592	49	233.00–237.00	$234.13	$1,386	+14.88
607 thin fleshed	607	161	231.50	$231.50	$1,405	—
612–647	627	218	212.00–225.00	$218.58	$1,370	+11.13
650 thin fleshed	650	30	220.00	$220.00	$1,430	—
653–696	681	414	196.50–216.50	$202.04	$1,376	+8.59
691	691	6	193.00	$193.00	$1,334	+7.15
708–748	731	176	190.50–203.00	$196.88	$1,439	+2.65
752–762	755	65	181.50–195.50	$191.59	$1,447	+5.20
751–793	767	1,127	184.00–206.00	$199.95	$1,534	+13.56
817	817	29	169.00	$169.00	$1,381	-15.69
803–848	822	655	182.00–196.85	$189.30	$1,556	+4.61
850–894	868	613	180.25–195.10	$188.99	$1,640	+10.37
902–940	924	259	177.10–180.75	$178.30	$1,647	+6.13
956	956	5	172.50	$172.50	$1,649	-1.60
950–999	972	281	171.25–176.00	$173.63	$1,688	-0.47

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1001–1041	1022	205	170.75–173.10	$172.20	$1,760	—
1053–1083	1067	124	171.25–173.25	$172.70	$1,843	—
1105–1128	1107	110	164.35–164.60	$164.58	$1,822	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
399	399	22	240.00	$240.00	$958	—
437	437	3	220.00	$220.00	$961	—
477–479	477	32	227.00–235.00	$228.25	$1,089	+15.25
512	512	12	239.00	$239.00	$1,224	+27.42
625	625	9	206.00	$206.00	$1,288	+9.54
666–673	668	27	180.00–206.00	$188.90	$1,262	-3.28
768–795	785	20	163.00–182.00	$169.82	$1,333	-14.96
878–891	887	13	162.00–178.50	$173.47	$1,539	-1.03
980	980	3	169.00	$169.00	$1,656	+4.50

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1062–1095	1090	64	150.00–156.00	$155.09	$1,690	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
968	968	61	163.25	$163.25	$1,580	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421	421	22	234.00	$234.00	$985	+22.70
459–493	484	118	217.00–227.00	$222.42	$1,077	-0.96
522	522	28	210.00–223.00	$218.36	$1,140	+21.36
562–580	576	87	200.50–207.50	$202.83	$1,168	+7.22
602	602	18	180.00	$180.00	$1,084	+1.00
614–649	630	158	186.50–196.00	$193.01	$1,216	+7.67
650–693	673	426	180.00–191.50	$187.07	$1,259	+8.19
712	712	14	188.50	$188.50	$1,342	-11.50
710–743	729	306	178.25–186.50	$181.51	$1,323	+6.71
751–799	779	220	171.00–182.00	$178.60	$1,391	+2.15
802–845	823	374	171.00–179.00	$177.56	$1,461	+6.22
860	860	16	164.00	$164.00	$1,410	+0.14
854–892	871	435	163.00–177.60	$171.91	$1,497	+8.05
922–939	926	450	164.00–171.10	$168.24	$1,558	—
949	949	5	161.00	$161.00	$1,528	—
965–992	975	89	164.75–165.25	$165.06	$1,609	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
354–388	363	12	198.00–216.00	$211.18	$767	+4.18
411–426	416	35	169.00–217.50	$199.50	$830	-4.39
488	488	10	213.50	$213.50	$1,042	+22.50
543	543	13	204.75	$204.75	$1,112	+19.75
562–584	579	36	169.00–196.50	$187.74	$1,087	+3.66
661–699	689	56	163.00–179.00	$172.02	$1,185	-13.23
706–722	714	10	163.50–173.50	$168.56	$1,204	-3.89
779	779	17	179.00	$179.00	$1,394	+14.00

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	3	148.00	$148.00	$1,051	—
780	780	11	142.00	$142.00	$1,108	—
884	884	37	156.50	$156.50	$1,383	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1208	1208	13	145.50	$145.50	$1,758	—

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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.