Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 7, 2023

4,100 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $217.42/cwt ≈ $2,037/hd at 937 lb · 353 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.85/cwt -8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,658/hd at 887 lb · 337 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $261.62/cwt -5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,597/hd at 610 lb · 244 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,100	3,612	6,957
Feeder cattle	4,100	3,612	6,957

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 500-750 lbs. sold 4.00-9.00 lower. Heifers sold on a lower market. Demand was good on thin fleshed feeders. Flesh was a big factor in todays buying choices. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec. 14th, expecting 4000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	8	342.50	$342.50	$1,233	+5.26
433–448	436	14	312.00–326.00	$322.92	$1,408	-0.37
450–475	461	44	300.00–323.00	$310.89	$1,433	+2.83
515–529	521	108	280.50–295.00	$286.99	$1,495	-8.21
528	528	3	274.00	$274.00	$1,447	-21.20
553–599	573	86	263.50–278.00	$271.40	$1,555	-10.56
591–596	595	16	250.00–263.00	$259.77	$1,546	-22.19
601–636	610	234	252.00–268.00	$262.12	$1,599	-5.34
620	620	10	250.00	$250.00	$1,550	-17.46
670	670	10	220.50	$220.50	$1,477	-27.10
659–691	675	41	222.00–236.00	$228.59	$1,543	-19.01
706–724	720	129	225.50–236.00	$233.69	$1,683	+27.69
745	745	27	214.00	$214.00	$1,594	+8.00
762–782	779	64	214.50–221.00	$220.01	$1,714	-11.11
801–818	806	86	200.00–206.00	$202.05	$1,629	—
825	825	24	187.00	$187.00	$1,543	—
864–876	869	51	201.50–211.00	$207.37	$1,802	-21.52
872	872	20	181.00	$181.00	$1,578	-47.89
916–947	937	353	206.00–218.85	$217.42	$2,037	—
975	975	58	213.00	$213.00	$2,077	-2.75
988–994	990	152	189.50–197.25	$195.20	$1,932	-5.49

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1099	1082	179	193.00–202.35	$198.83	$2,151	—
1112–1132	1119	146	194.35–196.10	$195.51	$2,188	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
301	301	6	317.50	$317.50	$956	—
479–491	488	22	283.00–293.00	$290.77	$1,419	+18.77
529–539	533	31	271.00–272.00	$271.39	$1,447	+1.39
555–571	563	12	261.00–262.00	$261.51	$1,472	+0.26
608–649	624	76	230.00–251.00	$242.10	$1,511	-3.14
658–689	665	17	188.00–200.00	$190.92	$1,270	-39.48
707–744	729	19	185.00–223.00	$197.02	$1,436	-25.56
756–781	768	13	177.00–192.00	$184.96	$1,420	-33.04
809–832	824	24	180.00–200.00	$187.02	$1,541	-13.98
874	874	18	175.00	$175.00	$1,530	—
975	975	7	181.00	$181.00	$1,765	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	5	158.00	$158.00	$659	—
497	497	8	210.00	$210.00	$1,044	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429–431	430	13	250.00–254.00	$252.77	$1,087	-38.23
464–466	465	16	248.00–251.00	$249.50	$1,160	-18.31
519–534	529	60	235.00–243.00	$240.37	$1,272	-21.61
556 thin fleshed	556	80	263.00	$263.00	$1,462	—
589	589	8	239.00	$239.00	$1,408	-9.12
604–645	629	154	223.00–233.00	$225.83	$1,420	+1.17
604–649	634	23	197.50–219.00	$207.31	$1,314	-17.35
655–698	676	113	201.00–210.00	$205.72	$1,391	-25.45
765–795	784	150	188.50–204.00	$194.89	$1,528	-12.22
808–809	808	36	183.00–195.50	$190.64	$1,540	-15.07
863–896	886	114	181.00–182.50	$181.44	$1,608	-6.69
873–895	888	223	189.10–190.75	$189.61	$1,684	+1.48
908–949	926	242	183.00–196.25	$188.58	$1,746	-10.87
950–981	971	198	178.75–190.50	$182.36	$1,771	-11.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361–372	364	11	252.00–267.50	$263.18	$958	-25.76
438	438	6	237.00	$237.00	$1,038	-4.80
450–492	467	60	220.00–242.00	$227.90	$1,064	-25.38
504–537	519	66	210.00–233.00	$226.97	$1,178	-4.36
563–581	572	73	224.50–228.50	$225.62	$1,291	+0.95
582	582	9	190.00	$190.00	$1,106	-34.67
603–632	625	20	190.00–216.00	$206.19	$1,289	-0.41
666	666	17	177.00	$177.00	$1,179	-29.61
718	718	24	184.00–185.00	$184.58	$1,325	-6.42
752–792	771	56	176.00–185.00	$180.41	$1,391	-12.39
843	843	15	177.00	$177.00	$1,492	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1034–1045	1041	35	172.50–178.50	$176.29	$1,835	+0.29
1102	1102	11	179.00	$179.00	$1,973	+2.00
1148	1148	4	143.00	$143.00	$1,642	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
823	823	9	150.00	$150.00	$1,234	—

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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.