Name: Mobridge Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2026-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last reported feeder cattle sale was three weeks ago so an accurate price trend can not be established. Good to very good demand for load lots featured in today's offering, especially those light and green enough for grass. Moderate to good demand for packages as there were quite a few plainer quality packages on offer. A few consignments of fall calves on offer, both weaned and off the cow. Flesh condition ranged from light to moderate plus with some fill at times. A mostly active market with both buyers and farmer feeders in the seats. Next feeder cattle sale is Thursday, April 23, featuring 1200 black steers from one family operation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $505.47/cwt on 149 head, up $48.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 8 comparable sales and sits +4.86 against this barn's trailing median of $500.61.

Average price

$505.47

▲ 48.02 vs prior sale

149 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.85

vs SD average

+17.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	505.47	2,811	149

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $510.18, low $457.44, median $500.61 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 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale149 hd

505.47

—

SD average5 barns · 520 hd

506.31

−0.85

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

+17.12

This barn, trailing median8 sales

500.61

+4.86

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

25 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,488	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,779	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	544.08/cwt	530.00–560.00	2,312	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	487.81/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,341	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	460.57/cwt	445.00–467.50	2,390	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	392.12/cwt	385.00–395.00	3,055	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	438.37/cwt	425.00–464.00	2,981	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	366.36/cwt	360.50–369.75	3,187	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	466.55/cwt	455.00–476.00	2,953	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	485.27/cwt	462.50–503.00	2,815	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	541.00/cwt	541.00–541.00	2,781	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	534.17/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,559	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	382.42/cwt	376.00–390.00	2,769	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,100	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	750	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,895	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	732	417.75/cwt	400.00–436.00	3,058	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	697	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,893	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	396.83/cwt	391.00–407.50	2,710	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	419.21/cwt	404.00–424.50	3,081	407
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	449.65/cwt	432.00–454.00	2,550	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	670	425.31/cwt	423.50–432.50	2,850	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	417.15/cwt	404.00–427.50	2,641	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,266	7

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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