Report Date: 2/15/2018
SF_LS758
Sioux Falls, SD Thu Feb 15, 2018 USDA-SD Dept of Ag Market News
Mitchell Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 02/15/2018
Receipts: 6251 Last Week: 5590 Year Ago: 4963
Compared to last week: Feeder steers over 650 lbs and all weights of
feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher, except instances of 8.00 to 10.00 higher
on steers 650-700 lbs. Steers under 650 lbs too lightly tested last week for
comparion. Very good demand throughout the sale for all weights and classes.
This week featured Hereford influenced steers and heifers, many straight breds.
A good portion of the straight bred heifers returned to the country as
replacements. Whatever the hide color, cattle were easy to sell this week.
Another day of gains in the cattle futures contracts helped to push the feeder
cattle market higher. Long strings of cattle were the norm for much of the
sale, many offered as full load lots. Flesh conditions ran the whole spectrum,
from very attractive light fleshed to heavy fleshed. No matter the condition,
or hide color, there were ample buyers eagerly bidding and pushing the market
higher. 65 percent were steers; 35 percent heifers. 92 percent weighing over
600 lbs. Next week expecting 6,000 feeder cattle.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
42 522-534 529 202.00-210.50 205.42
43 569 569 193.00 193.00
79 602-648 629 172.50-176.50 174.56
5 646 646 167.00 167.00 Fleshy
229 653-683 664 164.00-177.50 172.52
269 700-748 727 154.00-167.50 160.90
403 751-798 776 149.75-159.00 155.25
770 808-849 832 146.00-153.60 149.89
47 847 847 142.75 142.75 Fleshy
381 854-893 871 143.90-150.75 147.03
18 866 866 143.75 143.75 Fleshy
324 903-940 918 139.00-143.00 140.90
34 939 939 139.85 139.85 Fleshy
113 957-970 965 138.25-140.25 139.58
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 369 369 210.00 210.00
24 515-536 522 185.00-194.00 188.08
46 634-646 640 163.00-175.00 170.33
10 610 610 182.00 182.00 Thin Fleshed
79 651-697 675 163.00-170.00 166.44
179 711-727 724 159.00-165.50 162.04
33 770-778 777 153.00-157.00 156.28
125 814-848 831 143.00-148.50 146.92
13 880 880 142.00 142.00
202 905-941 920 138.75-140.50 140.02
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
58 1095 1095 135.10 135.10
24 1076 1076 133.85 133.85 Fleshy
6 1115 1115 131.00 131.00
Feeder Steers Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 1011 1011 135.00 135.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
15 370-386 374 188.00-193.00 191.62
5 443 443 187.00 187.00
19 462-468 465 173.00-182.00 177.29
33 518-534 526 169.50-174.00 171.72
111 552-599 576 159.00-171.00 164.97
129 610-631 629 154.00-160.00 157.37
226 661-699 678 144.00-150.00 148.40
6 692 692 150.50 150.50 Replacement
257 705-748 726 140.50-146.25 143.26
73 707-742 719 147.75-159.50 150.41 Replacement
256 753-794 773 134.00-141.00 138.52
40 766-797 776 134.00-135.75 135.17 Fleshy
26 775-786 780 144.25-145.00 144.57 Replacement
91 803-849 822 134.25-141.20 136.80
123 803-818 812 139.35-145.00 141.52 Replacement
107 856-878 862 133.00-133.50 133.16
64 865-888 875 131.00-133.00 131.89 Fleshy
15 988 988 128.25 128.25 Fleshy
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
20 328-330 329 179.00-181.00 179.70
25 402-414 408 163.00-176.00 169.86
44 435 435 174.00 174.00 Thin Fleshed
5 479 479 164.00 164.00
33 514-544 535 155.00-169.00 161.46
32 587-598 596 155.00-159.00 155.62
8 633 633 148.50 148.50
54 602-648 624 156.00-162.00 159.68 Replacement
76 677-685 682 143.00-148.75 145.75
7 699 699 150.00 150.00 Replacement
32 726-727 727 145.75-163.00 156.00 Replacement
27 794-799 797 134.50-135.00 134.74
20 750 750 162.00 162.00 Replacement
45 802-843 822 135.00-139.50 138.24 Replacement
5 892 892 128.50 128.50 Fleshy
Feeder Bulls Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 310 310 222.00 222.00 Thin Fleshed
8 382 382 210.00 210.00 Thin Fleshed
30 486 486 193.00 193.00 Thin Fleshed
36 626 626 163.00 163.00 Thin Fleshed
Source: USDA-SD Dept Ag Market News, Sioux Falls, SD
Justin Lumpkin, Officer in Charge
605-372-8350
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