Cattle Market Mobridge Livestock Exchange (Thursday) Market Report
Mobridge, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Thursday, October 24, 20245,261 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 5,261 | 6,128 | 5,669 |
| Feeder cattle | 5,261 | 6,128 | 5,669 |
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327–337 | 332 | 11 | 387.50–392.50 | $389.81 | $1,294 | -11.13 |
| 358–399 | 381 | 50 | 385.00–402.50 | $394.26 | $1,502 | +0.41 |
| 403–445 | 426 | 205 | 362.00–389.00 | $377.66 | $1,609 | -8.24 |
| 453–495 | 472 | 459 | 347.00–375.00 | $361.91 | $1,708 | +24.91 |
| 502–548 | 527 | 753 | 315.00–340.00 | $328.17 | $1,729 | -0.24 |
| 550–578 | 562 | 680 | 303.00–327.50 | $314.70 | $1,769 | +1.89 |
| 618–625 | 622 | 184 | 314.25 | $314.25 | $1,955 | — |
| 602–641 | 630 | 396 | 286.00–303.75 | $297.00 | $1,871 | +16.00 |
| 659–664 | 663 | 88 | 282.00–290.00 | $289.10 | $1,917 | -1.65 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434–448 | 437 | 21 | 335.00–342.00 | $340.29 | $1,487 | -8.52 |
| 458–492 | 485 | 51 | 327.50–342.50 | $334.41 | $1,622 | +6.53 |
| 515–544 | 528 | 58 | 309.00–311.00 | $309.85 | $1,636 | — |
| 572–583 | 575 | 30 | 294.00–295.00 | $294.24 | $1,692 | -1.76 |
| 629 | 629 | 21 | 271.00 | $271.00 | $1,705 | +1.00 |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 315–334 | 325 | 23 | 337.50–355.00 | $347.96 | $1,131 | -24.76 |
| 359–396 | 379 | 82 | 335.00–357.00 | $342.92 | $1,300 | -35.05 |
| 400–439 | 417 | 266 | 330.00–358.00 | $345.70 | $1,442 | +7.97 |
| 454–496 | 478 | 485 | 301.00–325.00 | $316.95 | $1,515 | +10.13 |
| 502–548 | 521 | 448 | 281.00–305.50 | $295.07 | $1,537 | -8.17 |
| 501–547 | 522 | 221 | 309.00–310.00 | $309.65 | $1,616 | +6.41 |
| 555 | 555 | 97 | 310.00 | $310.00 | $1,720 | +36.69 |
| 557–599 | 577 | 178 | 274.00–287.50 | $280.61 | $1,619 | +7.30 |
| 610 | 610 | 11 | 264.00 | $264.00 | $1,610 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495–498 | 497 | 44 | 286.00–298.00 | $292.56 | $1,454 | +13.88 |
| 531 | 531 | 4 | 271.00 | $271.00 | $1,439 | — |
| 594 | 594 | 15 | 263.00 | $263.00 | $1,562 | — |
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.
Compared to last week: steers 400 to 449 lbs 5.00 to 7.00 lower, 450 to 499 and 600 to 649 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, 500 to 599 lbs mostly steady with instances 4.00 lower on 500 to 549 lbs. Heifers 400 to 499 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 higher, 500 to 599 lbs 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Very good demand for this large calf offering featuring many loads and packages with load lots from reputation ranches seeing excellent demand. Lots of attractive quality calves to choose from, all coming off the cow. Flesh varied more this week but calves were still green enough and bloomy. Some discrimination on calves without all their shots but most of the offering had at least on full round which seems to be enough for quite a few buyers. An active market with a full house of buyers as well as some farmer feeders and bull breeders. Corn harvest is wrapping up, the weather basically caused no delays in getting harvest completed this year so it was accomplished pretty quickly. More feeders are ready to take on calves with the harvest out of the way. Next week features two feeder cattle sales, Tuesday, October 29, and Thursday, October 31.