Cattle Market Mobridge Livestock Exchange (Thursday) Market Report
Mobridge, South Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Thursday, March 26, 20261,575 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 1,575 | 4,144 | 0 |
| Feeder cattle | 1,575 | 4,144 | 0 |
Market comments — USDA reporter
- → Feeder cattle: First reported feeder cattle sale in recent weeks so an accurate price trend is not available
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Feeder Steers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 377 | 377 | 5 | 600.00 | $600.00 | $2,262 | -80.00 |
| 408–418 | 413 | 15 | 585.00–595.00 | $590.27 | $2,438 | -23.37 |
| 473–491 | 479 | 38 | 505.00–530.00 | $523.40 | $2,507 | -36.75 |
| 592 | 592 | 5 | 450.00 | $450.00 | $2,664 | -48.26 |
| 602–628 | 615 | 18 | 452.50–458.00 | $455.31 | $2,800 | -21.21 |
| 684 | 684 | 24 | 418.00 | $418.00 | $2,859 | -19.22 |
| 714–741 | 717 | 96 | 384.00–412.75 | $409.04 | $2,933 | +4.40 |
| 765 | 765 | 76 | 380.00 | $380.00 | $2,907 | -11.02 |
| 826–844 | 837 | 137 | 347.00–360.50 | $358.15 | $2,998 | -25.35 |
| 885 | 885 | 63 | 342.00 | $342.00 | $3,027 | -18.20 |
| 905 | 905 | 64 | 334.00 | $334.00 | $3,023 | +1.00 |
| 935 | 935 | 62 | 347.00 | $347.00 | $3,244 | +14.00 |
| 979 | 979 | 56 | 325.50 | $325.50 | $3,187 | — |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 515 | 515 | 22 | 477.50 | $477.50 | $2,459 | — |
| 590 | 590 | 18 | 435.00 | $435.00 | $2,566 | -30.00 |
Feeder Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388 | 388 | 18 | 555.00 | $555.00 | $2,153 | -50.00 |
| 413 | 413 | 10 | 502.50 | $502.50 | $2,075 | -20.95 |
| 453–468 | 464 | 60 | 500.00–505.00 | $503.53 | $2,336 | +18.30 |
| 520 | 520 | 8 | 460.00 | $460.00 | $2,392 | -11.10 |
| 551–570 | 565 | 51 | 422.50–441.00 | $438.19 | $2,476 | -0.18 |
| 601–649 | 641 | 117 | 395.00–415.00 | $402.35 | $2,579 | -9.52 |
| 660–671 | 669 | 36 | 385.00–395.00 | $393.36 | $2,632 | -31.61 |
| 712–738 | 723 | 139 | 370.00–383.00 | $375.59 | $2,716 | -2.07 |
| 781–797 | 782 | 77 | 364.00–365.00 | $364.08 | $2,847 | -0.92 |
| 797 | 797 | 45 | 352.00 | $352.00 | $2,805 | -13.00 |
| 804–817 | 814 | 28 | 359.00–365.50 | $363.89 | $2,962 | +61.39 |
| 816 | 816 | 20 | 334.00 | $334.00 | $2,725 | +31.50 |
| 890 | 890 | 38 | 386.00 | $386.00 | $3,435 | +14.00 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Head | Price range | Avg $ | ≈ $/hd | Δ last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393 | 393 | 6 | 502.50 | $502.50 | $1,975 | -39.44 |
| 477–479 | 478 | 37 | 460.00–465.00 | $461.75 | $2,207 | — |
| 555–579 | 565 | 30 | 402.50–415.00 | $409.52 | $2,314 | — |
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.
First reported feeder cattle sale in recent weeks so an accurate price trend is not available. A nice offering of feeder cattle today featuring a handful of loads and many packages. Very good demand for light fleshed backgrounding or grass type cattle and replacement heifers, good to very good demand for finishing type cattle depending on flesh condition. Quality varied, especially on packages, as producers clean out pens to prepare for the next calf crop. Flesh ranged from light to some heavy flesh at times. An active market with mostly order buyers in the seats, many producers are busy calving. Watch local listings for the next feeder cattle sale.