Sale reports / South Dakota / Mobridge Livestock Exchange / 2023-03-16

Mobridge Livestock Exchange

Feeder Cattle · Mobridge, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 16
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2025
Receipts
1,655 head
379 vs last sale 2,034 1,017 vs year ago 2,672 · 38.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Different weight classes of cattle today then two weeks ago to compare and develop an accurate price trend. Moderate to good demand for this lighter offering with best demand seen for grass type cattle and replacement quality heifers. Many packages and several loads made up this offering. Quality varied quite a bit, especially on packages. Flesh ranged from light to moderate plus with some heavy flesh at times. A moderate to active market with a lighter attendance of buyers today. Cold weather and wind for the rest of the week with some areas seeing more snow. Watch local listings for the next feeder cattle sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.68/cwt on 867 head.
Average price
$200.68
867 head · 658 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,320
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$23.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.94
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1658200.961,322857
Medium and Large 1-2680177.001,20410thin
One grade step is worth $23.96/cwt here — about $118 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 sale867 hd
200.68
SD average6 barns · 7,945 hd
188.74
+11.94
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

29 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy690179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,23918
HeifersMedium and Large 1411220.88/cwt220.50–222.0090819
HeifersMedium and Large 1850176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,50052
HeifersMedium and Large 1581204.06/cwt197.00–216.501,18671
HeifersMedium and Large 1529218.03/cwt212.00–220.501,15389
HeifersMedium and Large 1667198.27/cwt188.00–205.501,322148
SteersMedium and Large 1588247.71/cwt233.00–248.501,45792
SteersMedium and Large 1624234.98/cwt227.00–239.001,46670
SteersMedium and Large 1476256.38/cwt253.00–258.001,22019
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed700230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,61080
SteersMedium and Large 1-2525224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1767
SteersMedium and Large 1-2780183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4279
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,01819
SteersMedium and Large 1685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,57640
SteersMedium and Large 1920170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,56936
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2680177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,20410
SteersMedium and Large 1885179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,584130
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy640205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,31211
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy805178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,43350
SteersMedium and Large 1821184.31/cwt184.00–184.501,51373
SteersMedium and Large 1730211.68/cwt198.00–216.001,54525
HeifersMedium and Large 1477213.26/cwt208.00–217.001,01715
SteersMedium and Large 1518260.23/cwt250.00–262.001,34849
HeifersMedium and Large 1723185.79/cwt185.00–187.001,34357
HeifersMedium and Large 1605199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,20715
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement628214.90/cwt214.75–215.001,350197
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement855179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,53037
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement715191.65/cwt190.00–193.501,370139
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy685210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4394

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.