Sale reports / South Dakota / Mobridge Livestock Exchange / 2021-09-23

Mobridge Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Mobridge, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 23
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2025
Receipts
1,256 head
134 vs last sale 1,122 1,256 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last feeder cattle sale two weeks ago with different weight classes than today so an accurate price trend can not be established. Good demand for a couple loads and many packages of yearlings on offer today. These cattle were all off grass in light to moderate flesh, many of these were tested open heifers. Quality mostly average to attractive. A couple of loads and several packages of calves were met with moderate demand. One consignment was weaned, 26 days, and the rest were off the cow. All had preconditioning. Calves were attractive in quality and in light to moderate flesh. Moderate to active market activity today with buyers showing the most interest in yearlings and farmer feeders in the calves. The late summer and fall rains received in the area has enabled producers to keep cattle on grass much longer than they had anticipated but has also made very lush green grass not ideal for putting weight on cattle. Next feeder cattle sale is Thursday, October 7 with many calves expected.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.02/cwt on 536 head.
Average price
$176.02
536 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$952
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+15.45
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541176.02952536
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale536 hd
176.02
SD average6 barns · 4,650 hd
160.58
+15.45
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

24 lots · USDA AMS · Mobridge Livestock Exchange (Thursday) - Mobridge, SD
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 11,005138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,39216
HeifersLarge 11,050138.31/cwt137.00–139.001,45226
HeifersMedium and Large 1315157.00/cwt157.00–157.004954
HeifersMedium and Large 1280160.00/cwt160.00–160.004488
HeifersMedium and Large 1974137.85/cwt134.00–139.501,34317
HeifersMedium and Large 1440158.50/cwt158.50–158.5069719
SteersMedium and Large 1775157.75/cwt157.75–157.751,22328
SteersMedium and Large 1925149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,38329
SteersMedium and Large 1434193.71/cwt190.00–199.0084145
SteersMedium and Large 1357195.81/cwt194.00–203.0069965
SteersMedium and Large 1655159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,04516
SteersMedium and Large 1460192.00/cwt192.00–192.0088319
HeifersMedium and Large 1911141.79/cwt136.00–144.501,29259
HeifersMedium and Large 1755156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,18262
HeifersMedium and Large 1506150.87/cwt146.00–153.0076391
SteersMedium and Large 1605167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,01086
SteersMedium and Large 1527174.62/cwt171.50–177.00920233
SteersMedium and Large 1309193.57/cwt184.00–197.0059815
HeifersMedium and Large 1841144.91/cwt142.50–145.501,21993
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2930120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1164
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2730132.00/cwt132.00–132.0096413
HeifersMedium and Large 1727148.00/cwt144.00–149.501,07630
HeifersMedium and Large 1852139.23/cwt138.00–142.501,18641
HeifersMedium and Large 1362163.29/cwt156.00–165.0059152

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.