Cattle Market Mobridge Livestock Exchange (Thursday) Market Report
Mobridge, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Thursday, October 8, 20202,744 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 2,744 | 891 | 0 |
| Feeder cattle | 2,744 | — | 0 |
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | 280 | 12 | 181.50 | $181.50 | $508 |
| 330 | 330 | 7 | 160.00 | $160.00 | $528 |
| 350–375 | 366 | 51 | 182.50–194.00 | $192.53 | $705 |
| 410–445 | 430 | 122 | 167.00–180.00 | $172.52 | $742 |
| 450–480 | 460 | 137 | 169.00–180.75 | $177.30 | $816 |
| 500–520 | 512 | 270 | 157.50–167.00 | $162.05 | $830 |
| 550–590 | 573 | 325 | 149.50–162.00 | $157.28 | $901 |
| 600–645 | 610 | 96 | 155.00–158.00 | $156.84 | $957 |
| 660 | 660 | 71 | 158.75 | $158.75 | $1,048 |
| 670–685 | 681 | 68 | 139.75–150.25 | $148.04 | $1,008 |
| 740 | 740 | 64 | 146.75 | $146.75 | $1,086 |
| 850 | 850 | 20 | 134.00 | $134.00 | $1,139 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1020 | 1020 | 7 | 126.50 | $126.50 | $1,290 |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | 280 | 6 | 182.00 | $182.00 | $510 |
| 345 | 345 | 12 | 169.00 | $169.00 | $583 |
| 360–380 | 371 | 52 | 154.00–170.00 | $164.28 | $609 |
| 405 | 405 | 17 | 146.00 | $146.00 | $591 |
| 400–445 | 429 | 129 | 150.00–163.50 | $157.67 | $676 |
| 450–495 | 480 | 209 | 140.00–151.00 | $146.62 | $704 |
| 515–545 | 525 | 171 | 137.75–150.00 | $146.60 | $770 |
| 550–585 | 574 | 146 | 141.50–148.00 | $145.29 | $834 |
| 605 | 605 | 21 | 140.50 | $140.50 | $850 |
| 655–695 | 663 | 43 | 140.50–144.00 | $143.31 | $950 |
| 735 | 735 | 12 | 141.50 | $141.50 | $1,040 |
| 775–790 | 783 | 46 | 134.75–138.50 | $136.32 | $1,067 |
| 835 | 835 | 20 | 133.25 | $133.25 | $1,113 |
| 855–885 | 868 | 123 | 135.50–140.25 | $138.25 | $1,200 |
| 900–920 | 910 | 52 | 132.25–133.75 | $133.23 | $1,212 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 715 | 715 | 5 | 128.50 | $128.50 | $919 |
| 925 | 925 | 10 | 127.75 | $127.75 | $1,182 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1040 | 1040 | 5 | 127.00 | $127.00 | $1,321 |
| 1055 | 1055 | 4 | 124.00 | $124.00 | $1,308 |
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.
Too few yearlings to compare to last week and develop as accurate trend. Good demand for a couple loads and many packages, many of these tested open heifers, that made up today's yearling offering. Quality and flesh mostly attractive with most of the offering being home raised and coming off grass. Moderate demand for the first offering of spring calves of the season. All calves off the cow today with varied preconditioning, calves without all their shots or without written proof of having these shots were met with less demand. Quality varied, but mostly average to attractive. Flesh mostly light to moderate. A moderate market with a couple farmer feeders and many order buyers attending the auction. Many producers and farmer feeders are busy with harvest and other fall work and are not yet ready for calves, especially unweaned ones which require a good deal of attention. Next feeder cattle sale is Thursday, October 15, expecting 6000 calves.