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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 16

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Receipts

3,008 head

▲ 1,698 vs last sale 1,310▲ 3,008 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers not well compared due to last week's light offering, best comparison 1000-1050 lbs 2.00 lower. Best comparison of feeder heifers were 750-900 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, instances to 8.00 lower on 750-800 lbs. Moderate demand for the strings of backgrounded yearling steers and heifers, moderate to good for the packages of fall born calves and light weight yearlings. Cattle feeders are very cautious currently as they watch the value of their market ready fed cattle deteriorate very rapidly and a futures complex that is declining just as fast. Live Cattle futures finally managed a little rally, with Jun gaining 1.15 but May Feeder Cattle lost 1.52 while the other months gained 1.00. Flesh condition was attractive overall, many in a light to moderate condition, hides a little dirty at times still, but the market activity was only moderate. The cattle suitable for backgrounding are sure easier to sell than the heavier weight and fleshed cattle that will reached finished weights in the coming months. Next week expecting 2,500 feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.02/cwt on 1,459 head.

Average price

$140.02

1,459 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,152

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$257

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

$31.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.14

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	649	153.21	995	32
Medium and Large 1	796	142.47	1,134	1,242
Large 1	1,032	121.27	1,252	185

One grade step is worth $31.94/cwt here — about −$257 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 sale1,459 hd

140.02

—

SD average6 barns · 4,441 hd

146.16

−6.14

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

Every lot

48 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	608	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	741	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	864	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	834	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	857	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	179.30/cwt	175.00–181.00	929	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	170.18/cwt	167.00–172.50	967	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	167.40/cwt	164.00–171.50	1,040	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	156.31/cwt	155.60–160.00	1,057	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	144.86/cwt	140.50–150.00	1,057	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	145.47/cwt	145.25–146.00	1,101	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,122	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,145	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	135.43/cwt	131.25–139.00	1,180	279
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	124.83/cwt	124.35–126.00	1,150	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	125.00/cwt	124.35–125.75	1,213	214
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	984	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,151	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,006	122.63/cwt	122.50–122.75	1,234	117
Steers	—	Large 1	1,077	118.94/cwt	115.50–119.85	1,281	68
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	565	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	615	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	703	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	678	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	710	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	153.46/cwt	145.00–158.00	746	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	148.85/cwt	139.00–154.00	777	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	780	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	131.41/cwt	130.50–132.00	753	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	142.35/cwt	139.50–144.00	834	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	143.97/cwt	137.00–146.25	907	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	942	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	684	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	944	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	705	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,005	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	131.84/cwt	130.50–132.50	958	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	128.29/cwt	126.25–130.00	994	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	783	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	928	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,049	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	120.79/cwt	116.00–122.25	1,033	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	895	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	998	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	909	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,036	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	1,041	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	994	109.74/cwt	109.50–110.50	1,091	54
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	649	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	445	11
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	773	66.41/cwt	65.00–70.00	513	22
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	876	65.75/cwt	65.75–65.75	576	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	936	68.97/cwt	68.25–70.50	646	19
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	988	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	662	50
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,114	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	824	151

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 16, 2019

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

Receipts 3,008Last week 1,310Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	1,114	74.00	74.00
50	—	988	67.00	67.00
22	—	773	65.00–70.00	66.41
19	—	936	68.25–70.50	68.97
11	—	649	68.50	68.50
9	—	876	65.75	65.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	859	133.25	133.25
11	—	498	167.50	167.50
8	—	516	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
279	—	871	131.25–139.00	135.43
214	—	970	124.35–125.75	125.00
171	—	676	155.60–160.00	156.31
148	—	730	140.50–150.00	144.86
91	—	757	145.25–146.00	145.47
87	—	828	135.50	135.50
81	—	921	124.35–126.00	124.83
62	—	621	164.00–171.50	167.40
55	—	568	167.00–172.50	170.18
15	—	491	176.00	176.00
14	—	518	175.00–181.00	179.30
14	—	388	191.00	191.00
3	—	300	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	984	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,006	122.50–122.75	122.63
68	—	1,077	115.50–119.85	118.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	684	138.00	138.00
5	—	455	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	573	130.50–132.00	131.41
12	—	534	146.00	146.00
9	—	449	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	705	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	855	116.00–122.25	120.79
148	—	775	126.25–130.00	128.29
117	—	630	137.00–146.25	143.97
100	—	727	130.50–132.50	131.84
77	—	834	125.75	125.75
74	—	915	113.75	113.75
74	—	522	139.00–154.00	148.85
56	—	486	145.00–158.00	153.46
33	—	586	139.50–144.00	142.35
22	—	421	167.00	167.00
7	—	321	176.00	176.00
6	—	382	161.00	161.00
3	—	673	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	994	109.50–110.50	109.74
16	—	909	114.00	114.00
10	—	783	118.50	118.50
6	—	895	111.50	111.50

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.