Name: Mobridge Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2025-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in recent weeks so an accurate price trend can not be established. A light yearling offering today featuring just a handful of loads and many packages of tested open heifers. All cattle came off grass in mostly light to moderate flesh, quality ranged from plain to attractive. Moderate to good demand with best demand seen for load lots. A moderate to active market with a lighter crowd of buyers and this week's uncertainty in the futures complex putting some pressure on the market. Quite a bit of rain fell in this area at the end of last week leaving roads and yards muddy for gathering and transporting cattle. Next feeder cattle sale is Thursday, October 2, featuring both yearlings and the first offering of spring calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $371.77/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −36.90 against this barn's trailing median of $408.67.

Average price

$371.77

30 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+6.21

vs SD average

+27.27 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	371.77	2,561	30

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

8 sales

Heifers 600–700 lb: high $437.39, low $374.71, median $408.67 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

371.77

—

SD average5 barns · 128 hd

365.56

+6.21

National average169 barns · 7,179 hd

344.50

+27.27

This barn, trailing median8 sales

408.67

−36.90

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

16 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	850–900	872	345.88/cwt	345.50–347.50	3,016	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	752	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,910	17
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	335.75/cwt	335.75–335.75	3,364	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	352.83/cwt	341.00–357.00	2,851	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,102	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	354.79/cwt	345.00–356.00	2,821	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	330.32/cwt	322.00–331.75	3,062	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	339.80/cwt	336.25–343.50	3,330	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	370.76/cwt	370.75–371.00	2,751	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	323.57/cwt	320.00–327.00	3,152	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	371.77/cwt	371.00–372.00	2,561	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	328.53/cwt	327.00–330.00	2,881	22
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	322.35/cwt	320.50–324.00	3,246	79
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,093	309.04/cwt	308.00–310.00	3,378	27

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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