Mobridge Livestock Exchange (Thursday) Market Report

Mobridge, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 13, 2025

3,981 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $474.02/cwt +20.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,475/hd at 522 lb · 799 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $449.64/cwt +20.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,617/hd at 582 lb · 478 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $436.61/cwt +11.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,091/hd at 479 lb · 380 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,981	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353 fancy	353	19	570.00	$570.00	$2,012	—
357–393	373	52	520.00–550.00	$536.03	$1,999	-27.62
428 fancy	428	122	560.00	$560.00	$2,397	—
404–440	431	83	485.00–520.00	$498.90	$2,150	-7.19
450 fancy	450	53	528.00	$528.00	$2,376	+10.00
458–497	478	184	455.00–495.00	$479.77	$2,293	+2.79
506–510 fancy	508	207	499.00	$499.00	$2,535	+9.00
502–543	527	592	442.50–487.50	$465.28	$2,452	+18.37
560–596	582	478	426.00–462.50	$449.64	$2,617	+28.97
600–619	609	290	406.50–438.00	$422.09	$2,571	+4.29
651–682	669	314	372.50–403.00	$396.22	$2,651	-24.78
941	941	62	348.00	$348.00	$3,275	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
336	336	14	400.00	$400.00	$1,344	—
449	449	6	470.00	$470.00	$2,110	+30.00
484	484	8	435.00	$435.00	$2,105	-15.01
521–548	532	30	407.50–425.00	$414.71	$2,206	+9.90
555–573	564	21	402.50–410.00	$406.37	$2,292	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1044	1044	54	336.00	$336.00	$3,508	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
358–399	381	89	455.00–495.00	$477.60	$1,820	-24.13
400–449	426	283	432.50–470.00	$458.02	$1,951	+5.83
463–499	479	380	410.00–452.00	$436.61	$2,091	+11.62
505–522	515	83	446.00–451.00	$448.07	$2,308	+54.67
508–549	531	166	395.00–423.00	$403.36	$2,142	+9.96
561–563	562	78	415.00–420.00	$417.56	$2,347	+25.60
564–598	581	166	360.00–395.00	$375.57	$2,182	-79.43
615–637	621	40	345.00–382.50	$368.86	$2,291	+46.36
974	974	35	291.00	$291.00	$2,834	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	9	460.00	$460.00	$1,555	-10.89
389	389	8	445.00	$445.00	$1,731	+10.59
456–493	475	24	385.00–400.00	$392.36	$1,864	+4.62
534–545	542	31	342.50–367.50	$349.65	$1,895	-9.45

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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.