Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 4, 2024

4,712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.77/cwt +7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,876/hd at 925 lb · 510 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $209.04/cwt -1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,737/hd at 831 lb · 412 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $227.54/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,874/hd at 823 lb · 347 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,712	1,443	7,173
Feeder cattle	4,712	1,443	7,173

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-850 lbs. sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Trend not applicable in heifers due to light numbers to compare. A steady to higher undertone was noted on heifers. Demand was good. We had 5 consignors with over 1400 head of char. influenced feeder. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 11th, 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
391	391	6	325.00	$325.00	$1,271	—
408–440	419	14	329.00–349.00	$341.51	$1,431	—
459–465	462	13	312.50–330.00	$321.87	$1,487	+12.87
530–548	532	61	305.00–309.00	$308.19	$1,640	-1.81
573–595	584	55	284.00–297.00	$294.05	$1,717	+5.05
602 thin fleshed	602	10	289.00	$289.00	$1,740	—
606–646	633	155	275.00–281.00	$277.60	$1,757	+8.19
636	636	7	255.00	$255.00	$1,622	-14.41
654–679	667	117	260.00–272.00	$265.07	$1,768	—
709–746	723	57	235.00–255.00	$244.54	$1,768	-0.40
710–743	731	41	233.00–236.50	$235.26	$1,720	-9.68
766	766	13	228.50	$228.50	$1,750	-1.44
752–795	768	321	230.50–244.50	$237.85	$1,827	+7.91
800–849	823	339	222.00–232.50	$227.72	$1,874	+1.18
841	841	8	220.00	$220.00	$1,850	-6.54
878	878	9	217.00	$217.00	$1,905	+6.50
856–891	882	141	222.00–229.50	$225.71	$1,991	+15.21
903–945	920	257	220.00–226.50	$224.60	$2,066	+12.74
964–992	984	172	214.50–222.25	$220.17	$2,166	+14.92

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1028–1046	1031	148	203.25–212.50	$210.73	$2,173	—
1176	1176	8	177.50	$177.50	$2,087	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479	479	5	289.00	$289.00	$1,384	—
538	538	16	291.00–295.00	$293.50	$1,579	+6.50
596	596	5	276.00	$276.00	$1,645	—
619	619	7	260.00	$260.00	$1,609	—
663–697	687	23	248.50–254.00	$250.36	$1,720	+1.36
738	738	3	227.00	$227.00	$1,675	+5.00
755–778	766	28	215.00–229.00	$225.28	$1,726	+2.60
914–941	925	19	181.00–185.00	$183.29	$1,695	-3.21

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
908	908	5	206.00	$206.00	$1,870	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–426	413	11	290.00–302.50	$296.64	$1,225	+5.64
469–474	473	17	274.00–280.00	$278.60	$1,318	+16.30
503–526	508	26	263.00–280.00	$267.06	$1,357	+5.06
510 thin fleshed	510	48	289.50	$289.50	$1,476	—
564–599	582	86	242.00–261.00	$249.61	$1,453	-0.39
600 thin fleshed	600	25	250.25	$250.25	$1,502	—
604–648	634	231	232.00–247.50	$242.98	$1,540	+7.61
652–674	658	41	226.50–245.00	$239.07	$1,573	+7.24
666	666	7	227.00	$227.00	$1,512	-4.83
703–749	724	182	217.75–232.50	$222.51	$1,611	+4.51
732–741	734	105	213.00–213.50	$213.13	$1,564	-4.87
750–799	782	189	211.25–218.50	$215.17	$1,683	-12.83
774–796	790	80	201.00–208.50	$207.84	$1,642	-8.16
826	826	108	196.00	$196.00	$1,619	-17.21
802–847	833	304	204.50–217.00	$213.67	$1,780	+0.46
871	871	50	194.00	$194.00	$1,690	-4.50
890	890	61	199.25	$199.25	$1,773	+0.75
904–936	913	60	189.50–192.50	$191.63	$1,750	-3.47
905–946	927	450	194.85–214.50	$204.25	$1,893	+9.15
952–987	959	87	190.00–193.50	$192.75	$1,848	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321	321	5	302.50	$302.50	$971	—
407–436	419	19	264.00–269.00	$266.81	$1,118	—
488	488	3	256.00	$256.00	$1,249	+6.00
528–546	540	12	251.50–255.00	$252.64	$1,364	+5.74
607–647	632	66	221.00–231.50	$229.09	$1,448	-0.41
671	671	15	225.50	$225.50	$1,513	+2.50
708–741	718	45	211.00–217.75	$215.63	$1,548	—
764	764	4	193.00	$193.00	$1,475	—
823	823	6	193.00	$193.00	$1,588	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1032	1032	60	189.25	$189.25	$1,953	-4.60
1051	1051	63	187.50	$187.50	$1,971	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1073	1073	11	167.00	$167.00	$1,792	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
684	684	6	183.00	$183.00	$1,252	+1.73

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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.