Name: Mobridge Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale since spring so an accurate price trend can not be established. Very good demand for a couple strings and many loads and packages which made up today's yearling offering. The majority of the cattle were off grass in light to moderate flesh. Quite a few test open heifers offered as producers start PG season. Quality varied today, from plain to attractive. An active market with many buyers attending the sale today which included a customer appreciation lunch. Watch local listings for the next feeder cattle sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.02/cwt on 1,352 head.

Average price

$187.02

1,352 head · 907 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$13.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.22

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	894	188.71	1,687	1,150
Large 1	1,015	177.91	1,806	157
Medium and Large 1-2	860	175.49	1,509	45

One grade step is worth $13.22/cwt here — about $178 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,352 hd

187.02

—

SD average7 barns · 9,759 hd

180.80

+6.22

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

20 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	181.90/cwt	177.00–184.75	1,761	445
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	172.55/cwt	172.00–175.25	1,669	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	188.01/cwt	179.00–194.00	1,363	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	192.08/cwt	184.50–194.00	1,669	340
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	182.81/cwt	172.00–187.75	1,415	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	171.15/cwt	169.50–172.25	1,563	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	185.72/cwt	183.00–188.25	1,692	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	189.68/cwt	189.00–190.50	1,550	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	175.49/cwt	174.50–177.50	1,509	45
Steers	Large 1	—	1,008	179.30/cwt	177.75–181.25	1,807	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	225.96/cwt	225.75–226.25	1,430	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,489	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,120	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	177.60/cwt	175.50–178.00	1,463	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,529	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	177.81/cwt	171.00–182.00	1,529	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	195.75/cwt	195.75–195.75	1,312	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,113	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,000	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,673	9

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.

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