Report Date: 1/10/2019
SF_LS758
Sioux Falls, SD Thu Jan 10, 2019 USDA-SD Dept of Ag Market News
Mitchell Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 01/10/2019
Receipts: 6351 Last Week: 5797 Year Ago: 3590
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 5.00 lower, with
few instances steady. Moderate demand for this large offering of steers and
heifers. Several large strings of very high quality feeder cattle, many full
loads and multiple load lots. Flesh condition light to moderate plus. Overall
flesh condition a little heavier than last week. Above freezing temps created
poor yard conditions, some consignments were very dirty. Market not as active
as last week. Cattle feeders remain concerned over muddy feedyard conditions
and how this will affect cattle performance as warm weather continues in the
forecast. 54 percent were steers; 46 percent heifers. 86 percent weighing over
600 lbs. Expecting 7000 feeder cattle next week, starting at 8:00.
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 404 404 180.00 180.00
34 473-490 482 178.00-186.00 181.34
71 504-542 528 173.00-184.00 178.16
114 556-596 580 164.00-174.50 168.12
12 591 591 159.50 159.50 Fleshy
272 601-644 623 155.85-165.00 160.03
363 650-699 676 147.00-164.00 153.40
421 700-748 725 144.25-150.25 148.88
316 751-785 772 142.00-150.00 144.84
549 813-846 826 139.00-146.00 142.72
11 808 808 138.00 138.00 Fleshy
318 856-893 866 139.75-143.00 141.61
19 904 904 139.50 139.50
230 954-997 979 138.85-140.75 139.67
Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 402 402 182.00 182.00
6 458 458 185.00 185.00 Thin Fleshed
11 548 548 171.75 171.75
6 514 514 184.00 184.00 Thin Fleshed
27 562-590 569 154.00-159.50 158.02
37 634 634 153.50 153.50
8 639 639 168.00 168.00 Thin Fleshed
24 666-689 684 147.25-148.00 147.40
9 703 703 142.50 142.50
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
109 1022-1025 1023 139.00-139.10 139.05
Feeder Holstein Steers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 982 982 70.50 70.50
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 370-395 389 172.00-176.00 172.95
9 441-444 442 166.00-167.00 166.45
17 488-497 494 156.00-159.50 158.28
170 500-547 532 151.50-157.00 153.64
133 557-595 569 145.00-157.50 150.95
370 600-645 628 140.00-147.50 144.53
21 620-638 628 138.50-140.50 139.63 Fleshy
369 650-698 677 137.00-147.50 140.91
9 698 698 135.00 135.00 Fleshy
278 701-735 720 135.00-139.10 137.08
457 757-793 780 132.50-134.85 134.31
19 765 765 131.00 131.00 Fleshy
127 809-838 817 133.00-134.75 133.96
325 854-879 874 131.75-136.75 135.30
122 905-906 905 130.85-134.50 132.41
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 324 324 173.00 173.00
5 380 380 169.00 169.00
54 400-431 422 154.00-159.00 156.56
8 479 479 164.00 164.00 Thin Fleshed
26 532-535 534 146.50-152.50 148.57
45 552-591 568 140.75-145.00 141.41
49 648 648 138.50 138.50
15 663 663 134.00 134.00
28 760-786 780 131.00-133.00 131.49
Feeder Heifers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 1028 1028 133.00 133.00
12 1151 1151 121.00 121.00 Fleshy
Source: USDA-SD Dept of Ag Market News Service
Justin Lumpkin, Ross Kotewa
605-372-8350
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