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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-09

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 9

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

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Receipts

1,310 head

▲ 1,310 vs last sale 0▲ 1,310 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Much lighter feeder cattle receipts this week, too few feeder steers and heifers offered to make full, complete comparisons. Heavy rains yesterday created very soft and muddy yard and road conditions making it difficult to get cattle shipped to town. Backgrounded cattle were in moderate to moderate plus flesh, cattle that were carrying too much flesh condition were tough to sell. There were many buyers actively bidding on cattle in light enough weight and flesh for backgrounding, the market was not nearly as active on the heavier cattle suitable only for finishing. Cattle feeders have been treading cautiously when it comes to replacing their outgoing fed cattle as that market has quickly receded as have the futures contracts. Expecting 4,000 head of feeder cattle next week starting at 8:30 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.78/cwt on 863 head.

Average price

$133.78

863 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$10.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.44

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	584	142.57	832	154
Medium and Large 1	773	131.87	1,020	709

One grade step is worth $10.70/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale863 hd

133.78

—

SD average5 barns · 3,388 hd

134.21

−0.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

38 lots · USDA AMS · Mitchell Livestock Auction - Mitchell, SD

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	755	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	798	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	199.04/cwt	193.00–204.00	926	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	466	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	857	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	178.83/cwt	175.00–183.00	937	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	912	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	162.81/cwt	162.00–168.00	946	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	149.64/cwt	135.00–158.50	914	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	159.46/cwt	157.00–161.50	981	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	964	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,046	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	143.72/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,043	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,056	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,064	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,140	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,010	124.10/cwt	124.10–124.10	1,253	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	648	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	161.17/cwt	159.00–162.00	696	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	150.78/cwt	143.00–155.50	703	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	158.67/cwt	157.00–159.00	779	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	811	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	145.94/cwt	141.00–149.00	811	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	155.11/cwt	149.00–156.50	887	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	885	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	144.42/cwt	143.00–145.00	914	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	134.32/cwt	131.50–139.00	903	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	141.70/cwt	141.00–143.00	956	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	992	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	124.77/cwt	123.50–127.00	916	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	131.32/cwt	129.75–132.50	1,001	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	135.21/cwt	131.50–138.60	1,038	201
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	793	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	967	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	125.60/cwt	123.00–128.25	1,039	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	120.62/cwt	119.75–121.75	1,047	167
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	923	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,061	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,118	29
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	412	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	711	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	481	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	837	8

This sale against other markets

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.

South Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mitchell Livestock Auction - Mitchell, SD

Thu May 9, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Sioux Falls, SD (LS-SF)

Receipts 1,310Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	466	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	611	135.00–158.50	149.64
8	—	543	168.00	168.00
7	—	656	147.00	147.00
6	—	784	135.75	135.75
5	—	838	136.00	136.00
4	—	406	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	581	162.00–168.00	162.81
32	—	465	193.00–204.00	199.04
22	—	524	175.00–183.00	178.83
18	—	726	142.00–147.00	143.72
18	—	615	157.00–161.50	159.46
15	—	677	154.50	154.50
7	—	407	196.00	196.00
5	—	757	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,010	124.10	124.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	466	143.00–155.50	150.78
38	—	556	141.00–149.00	145.94
28	—	762	129.75–132.50	131.32
13	—	672	131.50–139.00	134.32
11	—	734	123.50–127.00	124.77
11	—	418	155.00	155.00
8	—	630	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	768	131.50–138.60	135.21
10	—	732	135.50	135.50
14	—	675	141.00–143.00	141.70
15	—	525	154.50	154.50
17	—	491	157.00–159.00	158.67
24	—	633	143.00–145.00	144.42
27	—	432	159.00–162.00	161.17
29	—	960	116.50	116.50
37	—	572	149.00–156.50	155.11
139	—	827	123.00–128.25	125.60
167	—	868	119.75–121.75	120.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	793	122.00	122.00
16	—	923	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	174.00	174.00
11	—	412	172.50	172.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.