Cattle Market Mobridge Livestock Exchange (Thursday) Market Report
Mobridge, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Thursday, January 23, 20251,890 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 1,890 | 4,202 | 0 |
| Feeder cattle | 1,890 | 4,202 | 0 |
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392–398 | 394 | 16 | 425.00–450.00 | $440.54 | $1,736 | -7.60 |
| 400–428 | 404 | 30 | 437.50–460.00 | $456.82 | $1,846 | +35.28 |
| 450–484 | 475 | 90 | 399.00–418.00 | $403.70 | $1,918 | +25.26 |
| 512–542 | 529 | 120 | 359.00–388.00 | $373.99 | $1,978 | +5.08 |
| 546 | 546 | 7 | 352.50 | $352.50 | $1,925 | -16.41 |
| 556–586 | 573 | 126 | 352.00–362.00 | $356.55 | $2,043 | +3.19 |
| 609–647 | 642 | 344 | 331.00–347.00 | $332.71 | $2,136 | +3.69 |
| 668–692 | 676 | 138 | 310.00–325.00 | $318.52 | $2,153 | -0.85 |
| 725–748 | 738 | 271 | 294.50–305.00 | $303.96 | $2,243 | +1.83 |
| 778 | 778 | 73 | 296.25 | $296.25 | $2,305 | +3.27 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 438 | 438 | 9 | 418.00 | $418.00 | $1,831 | +10.77 |
| 463–473 | 469 | 20 | 387.50–390.00 | $389.01 | $1,824 | +46.69 |
| 569–596 | 585 | 44 | 328.00–331.00 | $329.81 | $1,929 | +10.81 |
| 645 | 645 | 11 | 318.00 | $318.00 | $2,051 | +6.00 |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319–345 | 333 | 9 | 392.50 | $392.50 | $1,307 | — |
| 372–395 | 385 | 31 | 367.00–375.00 | $371.53 | $1,430 | -1.60 |
| 433–444 | 439 | 35 | 364.00–370.00 | $367.12 | $1,612 | +0.90 |
| 450–473 | 467 | 107 | 363.00–385.00 | $370.24 | $1,729 | +17.68 |
| 500–517 | 511 | 70 | 352.00–356.00 | $353.40 | $1,806 | +24.34 |
| 553–587 | 566 | 141 | 316.00–330.00 | $322.70 | $1,826 | -0.81 |
| 669 | 669 | 34 | 298.50 | $298.50 | $1,997 | +21.56 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418 | 418 | 4 | 358.00 | $358.00 | $1,496 | — |
| 463–494 | 483 | 34 | 340.00–350.00 | $344.17 | $1,662 | +17.67 |
| 526–545 | 532 | 37 | 295.00–327.50 | $313.67 | $1,669 | +6.73 |
| 643 | 643 | 8 | 281.00 | $281.00 | $1,807 | — |
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: best test on steers 500 to 649 lbs mostly steady. Best test on heifers 450 to 499 lbs 3.00 to 6.00 higher, 550 to 599 lbs mostly steady. Good to very good demand for a lighter offering today with best demand seen for load lots. The feature consignment was 650 steers from a family operation selling in multiple load lots enabling buyers to fill pens with same weight, home raised steers. Many packages offered as well, and similar to last week, quality varied quite a bit on these. Overall quality slightly more attractive than last week. Flesh mostly moderate to moderate plus, overall, more flesh on the cattle this week. An active market with plenty of farmer feeders and buyers in the seats. CME February and April live cattle have reached over 2.00 making cattle feeders very optimistic for the future months and determined to own cattle to market down the road. No feeder cattle next week as there will be a bred cattle sale and no sale the week after for the Black Hills Stock Show, next feeder cattle sale will be February 13.