Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 26, 2023

5,327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $264.06/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,664/hd at 630 lb · 285 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $218.23/cwt ≈ $2,132/hd at 977 lb · 241 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $302.12/cwt +9.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,617/hd at 535 lb · 238 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,327	1,920	6,346
Feeder cattle	5,327	1,920	6,346

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers too lightly tested last week to compare with this week's very large offering. A higher undertone was noted on light steers. Heifers 600-850 lbs. sold on an unevenly steady market, other weights not well compared. Demand was good. Had two featuring consigners today, in steers was 1500 black thin fleshed feeders from 1080-1125 lbs. buyers filled many large orders with this consignment, In spring calves we had a consignment of 340 head of light fleshed home raised calves with all shots. Flesh and shots determined prices. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 2nd, expecting 3000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

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Feeder Steers

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1018–1048	1029	532	210.00–221.00	$218.33	$2,247	—
1073–1098	1087	594	209.25–216.25	$212.85	$2,314	—
1104–1138	1116	626	201.60–210.00	$207.80	$2,319	—
1163–1169	1167	173	199.35–205.85	$201.56	$2,352	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	4	357.50	$357.50	$1,180	—
405 thin fleshed	405	3	342.50	$342.50	$1,387	—
411–447	434	78	322.00–328.00	$326.94	$1,419	+22.26
458–492	482	112	290.00–324.50	$303.33	$1,462	+1.50
501–547	535	233	284.00–307.00	$302.55	$1,619	+9.52
546	546	5	282.00	$282.00	$1,540	-11.03
566	566	9	261.00	$261.00	$1,477	-26.49
555–589	570	140	273.00–287.00	$281.12	$1,602	-6.37
607–640	630	222	262.00–272.75	$266.19	$1,677	+19.53
630–634	631	63	254.50–257.00	$256.56	$1,619	+9.90
659	659	80	263.50	$263.50	$1,736	+12.50
671	671	22	243.00	$243.00	$1,631	-8.00
719	719	39	249.50	$249.50	$1,794	—
808	808	40	236.50	$236.50	$1,911	—
872	872	9	210.00	$210.00	$1,831	-27.50
890–899	898	31	219.00–222.50	$222.16	$1,995	—
924–946	935	137	216.00–220.85	$219.79	$2,055	—
976	976	55	207.00	$207.00	$2,020	—
950–998	977	186	219.00–224.25	$221.55	$2,165	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–397	384	10	290.00–320.00	$311.69	$1,197	—
433–438	436	8	276.00–281.00	$277.86	$1,211	—
458	458	25	222.50	$222.50	$1,019	-52.53
517	517	9	283.00	$283.00	$1,463	+9.00
647	647	9	247.00	$247.00	$1,598	—
800–848	808	48	217.50–226.00	$224.51	$1,814	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
599	599	5	186.00	$186.00	$1,114	—
618	618	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,428	+1.00
694	694	10	189.00	$189.00	$1,312	—
769	769	14	182.00	$182.00	$1,400	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	6	150.00	$150.00	$1,560	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–432	419	41	268.00–304.00	$271.81	$1,139	-24.81
453	453	18	272.00	$272.00	$1,232	—
507–545	530	171	242.00–254.00	$248.73	$1,318	-25.65
559	559	83	246.00	$246.00	$1,375	-4.00
582–596	591	34	230.00–235.50	$233.59	$1,381	-16.41
618–642	631	204	238.00–241.00	$239.94	$1,514	—
668	668	10	227.75	$227.75	$1,521	—
721	721	83	242.50	$242.50	$1,748	—
781	781	6	221.00	$221.00	$1,726	-10.50
781–795	787	63	234.00–236.50	$235.04	$1,850	+3.54
841	841	130	223.10	$223.10	$1,876	—
856	856	65	221.00	$221.00	$1,892	+3.00
905–933	924	237	209.50–216.75	$211.46	$1,954	+2.21
957	957	25	215.00	$215.00	$2,058	+18.00
987	987	62	206.00	$206.00	$2,033	-7.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–332	329	13	283.00–289.00	$286.72	$943	—
360–397	386	17	264.00–280.00	$274.06	$1,058	+21.56
424–447	443	54	240.00–264.00	$256.38	$1,136	-4.48
466–486	471	36	245.50–259.00	$250.46	$1,180	+9.46
544	544	6	238.00	$238.00	$1,295	-11.45
552–597	572	125	217.00–239.50	$229.27	$1,311	-13.73
716–719	717	42	212.50–217.00	$214.00	$1,534	-14.00
779	779	45	205.00	$205.00	$1,597	—
939	939	13	204.50	$204.50	$1,920	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
363	363	3	237.50	$237.50	$862	—
421	421	20	223.00	$223.00	$939	+28.00
510	510	10	210.00	$210.00	$1,071	—
660	660	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,122	—
746	746	9	193.00	$193.00	$1,440	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1059	1059	13	195.50	$195.50	$2,070	-5.50
1103	1103	16	196.50	$196.50	$2,167	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1008	1008	8	154.00	$154.00	$1,552	—

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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.