Mitchell Livestock Auction Market Report

Mitchell, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 25, 2024

5,053 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.86/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,688/hd at 771 lb · 473 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $238.90/cwt +19.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,066/hd at 865 lb · 394 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $239.95/cwt +10.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,951/hd at 813 lb · 386 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,053	3,700	7,623
Feeder cattle	5,053	3,700	7,623

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-1000 lbs. sold 8.00-10.00 higher, instances 15.00 higher, heifers 600-700 lbs. sold 11.00-12.00 higher, 750-900 lbs. sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand was very good. We had 8 consignors with over 200 head of feeders to sell today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb.1st, expecting 4000 head of feeders, starting at 9:30 am.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
444	444	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,510	+5.00
476	476	5	339.00	$339.00	$1,614	—
512–532	521	58	301.00–316.50	$311.42	$1,622	-8.28
579–588	583	49	289.00–294.00	$291.16	$1,697	-16.84
610 thin fleshed	610	21	299.00	$299.00	$1,824	—
612–641	624	82	277.25–286.50	$279.49	$1,744	+3.59
646	646	46	273.25	$273.25	$1,765	-2.65
652–696	669	376	263.00–283.50	$270.83	$1,812	+11.11
706–728	719	123	247.00–261.00	$255.25	$1,835	+11.69
721 thin fleshed	721	75	267.25	$267.25	$1,927	—
750–795	770	328	234.00–251.00	$244.23	$1,881	+9.64
800–848	813	386	226.00–248.75	$239.95	$1,951	+10.09
852–876	864	327	229.00–248.50	$238.01	$2,056	+14.87
868 thin fleshed	868	67	243.25	$243.25	$2,111	—
947	947	7	211.50	$211.50	$2,003	-3.08
958–963	959	121	206.00–226.75	$223.69	$2,145	+12.89

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
344	344	4	332.00	$332.00	$1,142	—
390	390	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,248	—
432	432	6	310.00	$310.00	$1,339	—
452–486	480	58	288.00–316.00	$293.01	$1,406	—
501	501	28	294.00	$294.00	$1,473	-16.00
568–583	570	102	278.00–299.50	$296.78	$1,692	+19.95
645	645	32	258.50	$258.50	$1,667	+3.50
652–686	677	39	256.00–261.00	$257.09	$1,740	+9.09
732	732	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,793	+24.88
765	765	26	243.00	$243.00	$1,859	+27.00
939	939	5	205.00	$205.00	$1,925	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1008–1024	1015	195	201.00–217.50	$210.57	$2,137	+15.07

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1012	1012	10	182.50	$182.50	$1,847	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	5	302.00	$302.00	$1,268	—
500–545	521	106	257.00–281.00	$269.47	$1,404	+13.35
565–567	566	33	270.50–275.00	$272.13	$1,540	+26.36
573	573	35	259.00	$259.00	$1,484	+13.23
602 thin fleshed	602	61	264.00	$264.00	$1,589	—
601–647	616	200	238.50–260.00	$246.70	$1,520	+12.11
660	660	10	227.00	$227.00	$1,498	-0.89
652–698	678	316	221.00–249.50	$239.62	$1,625	+11.73
709–747	717	167	220.00–234.00	$223.64	$1,603	-0.40
742–743	743	84	217.50–218.00	$217.85	$1,619	-6.19
759–792	771	458	213.00–225.75	$219.02	$1,689	+5.89
766–799	782	15	211.00–220.00	$214.03	$1,674	+0.90
806–810	809	68	213.50–218.00	$214.95	$1,739	+5.59
855–899	879	282	203.25–209.75	$206.88	$1,818	+2.33
915–940	930	106	197.75–209.75	$201.66	$1,875	-1.09
968	968	58	196.25	$196.25	$1,900	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,085	+18.00
436–439	437	11	277.50–280.00	$279.09	$1,220	—
456–493	462	52	261.00–274.00	$262.29	$1,212	+10.29
527	527	6	255.00	$255.00	$1,344	+19.00
554–592	557	106	248.00–267.00	$261.39	$1,456	—
600–640	635	57	216.00–235.00	$232.17	$1,474	+3.67
821	821	5	185.00	$185.00	$1,519	—
949	949	6	182.00	$182.00	$1,727	—
974–975	974	25	176.50–187.00	$177.76	$1,731	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1114–1116	1115	21	142.00–157.00	$150.56	$1,679	—
1193	1193	6	136.00	$136.00	$1,622	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	4	177.00	$177.00	$1,938	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
796	796	5	201.00	$201.00	$1,600	—
992	992	3	181.00	$181.00	$1,796	—

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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.