Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2019-08-29

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Aug 29

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Aug 8Aug 29Sep 5 →

Receipts

1,265 head

▼ 3,592 vs last sale 4,857▲ 1,265 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last two weeks numbers of cattle have been to low to make a fair trend. On the heavy steers and heifers a 1.00-2.00 higher undertone was noted. Demand was good. Next feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 5th 2019, expecting 4000-5000 head of cattle, 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 $127.29/cwt on 598 head.

Average price

$127.29

598 head · 875 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$14.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	860	129.26	1,111	485
Medium and Large 1-2	788	127.41	1,004	35
Large 1	1,006	115.00	1,156	78

One grade step is worth $14.25/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale598 hd

127.29

—

SD average5 barns · 2,630 hd

127.43

−0.14

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

Every lot

30 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	490	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	828	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	903	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,077	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	747	151.95/cwt	149.00–152.10	1,135	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	146.11/cwt	145.00–146.75	1,157	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,091	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	142.35/cwt	142.25–142.50	1,196	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	861	136.82/cwt	133.50–138.50	1,178	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,231	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	126.01/cwt	123.00–127.50	1,169	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	132.75/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,305	190
Steers	—	Large 1	1,022	131.38/cwt	130.75–133.50	1,343	30
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,046	122.03/cwt	115.50–123.00	1,276	23
Steers	—	Large 1	1,067	129.36/cwt	127.00–133.75	1,380	67
Steers	—	Large 1	1,108	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,366	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	794	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	140.65/cwt	140.50–141.00	886	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	916	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	139.95/cwt	137.00–141.25	1,040	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	135.39/cwt	130.75–139.50	1,026	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	120.01/cwt	116.00–121.50	995	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	131.57/cwt	131.50–132.00	1,096	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	127.94/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,099	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	125.49/cwt	124.50–126.00	1,152	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	118.89/cwt	114.50–121.50	1,093	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	955	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,182	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	996	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,165	44
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,018	112.42/cwt	106.50–115.00	1,144	34

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 Aug 29, 2019

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

Receipts 1,265Last week 4,857Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	743	137.00–141.25	139.95
28	—	758	130.75–139.50	135.39
11	—	955	123.75	123.75
9	—	506	157.00	157.00
189	—	918	124.50–126.00	125.49
135	—	859	121.00–131.00	127.94
81	—	833	131.50–132.00	131.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	919	114.50–121.50	118.89
3	—	950	120.00	120.00
3	—	652	140.50	140.50
11	—	829	116.00–121.50	120.01
10	—	630	140.50–141.00	140.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	996	117.00	117.00
34	—	1,018	106.50–115.00	112.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,046	115.50–123.00	122.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	983	126.00–135.00	132.75
79	—	747	149.00–152.10	151.95
64	—	840	142.25–142.50	142.35
37	—	920	133.75	133.75
11	—	792	145.00–146.75	146.11
9	—	861	133.50–138.50	136.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	928	123.00–127.50	126.01
10	—	745	144.50	144.50
8	—	808	135.00	135.00
7	—	547	165.00	165.00
5	—	550	166.00	166.00
4	—	490	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,067	127.00–133.75	129.36
30	—	1,022	130.75–133.50	131.38
19	—	1,108	123.25	123.25

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.