Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2019-10-17

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 17

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Oct 10Oct 17Oct 24 →

Receipts

3,338 head

▲ 886 vs last sale 2,452▲ 3,338 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers up to 750 lbs. sold 1.00-3.00 lower, heifers over 750 lbs. sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. New crop calves with out shots were discounted heavy in today market. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 24th, expecting 2000 head of feeder cattle.

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 $139.15/cwt on 1,561 head.

Average price

$139.15

1,561 head · 751 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$246

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	757	140.47	1,063	1,329
Medium and Large 1-2	628	134.91	848	190
Large 1	1,122	116.66	1,310	42

One grade step is worth $23.80/cwt here — about −$246 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 sale1,561 hd

139.15

—

SD average12 barns · 13,013 hd

139.08

+0.07

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	642	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	608	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	768	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	146.77/cwt	140.00–153.50	722	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	523	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	811	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	851	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	153.15/cwt	146.50–156.50	862	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	875	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	625	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	903	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	973	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	898	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	155.39/cwt	155.25–155.50	1,058	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	155.59/cwt	150.50–157.00	1,130	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	153.21/cwt	152.00–153.50	1,201	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	148.56/cwt	143.50–150.50	1,209	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	849	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,293	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	143.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,264	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	909	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,375	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	143.96/cwt	137.75–147.35	1,316	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	140.34/cwt	134.50–143.50	1,367	214
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	977	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,441	121
Steers	—	Large 1	1,017	137.31/cwt	128.25–141.75	1,396	238
Steers	—	Large 1	1,082	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,415	53
Steers	—	Large 1	1,126	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,427	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	354	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	552	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	594	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	680	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	132.37/cwt	128.00–137.00	653	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	133.50/cwt	128.00–136.00	720	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	576	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	766	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	870	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	754	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	140.30/cwt	137.50–142.50	871	212
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	142.24/cwt	139.75–146.75	964	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	137.89/cwt	129.00–139.25	974	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	720	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,075	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	140.74/cwt	138.75–147.75	1,023	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	141.27/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,117	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,002	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	141.44/cwt	136.50–144.50	1,165	262
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	136.38/cwt	132.50–137.25	1,185	253
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,243	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,052	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	127.48/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,245	72
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,034	114.74/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,186	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,138	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,343	29
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,174	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,315	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	780	6

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 Oct 17, 2019

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

Receipts 3,338Last week 2,452Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	706	129.00–139.25	137.89
10	—	388	153.00	153.00
5	—	818	122.50	122.50
31	—	493	128.00–137.00	132.37
7	—	974	108.00	108.00
9	—	591	127.50	127.50
38	—	539	128.00–136.00	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	354	156.00	156.00
19	—	576	133.00	133.00
24	—	505	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
253	—	869	132.50–137.25	136.38
82	—	791	136.00–142.00	141.27
23	—	590	147.50	147.50
262	—	824	136.50–144.50	141.44
137	—	727	138.75–147.75	140.74
54	—	678	139.75–146.75	142.24
6	—	931	133.50	133.50
17	—	482	141.00	141.00
72	—	977	125.00–131.50	127.48
212	—	621	137.50–142.50	140.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,138	118.00	118.00
5	—	1,174	112.00	112.00
8	—	1,034	114.00–116.00	114.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	720	149.25	149.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	145.00	145.00
6	—	672	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	663	135.50	135.50
8	—	422	144.00	144.00
33	—	563	146.50–156.50	153.15
28	—	492	140.00–153.50	146.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	523	155.00	155.00
29	—	625	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	849	152.25	152.25
121	—	977	147.50	147.50
74	—	909	151.25	151.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	914	137.75–147.35	143.96
40	—	784	152.00–153.50	153.21
21	—	589	148.50	148.50
6	—	535	159.00	159.00
10	—	382	168.00	168.00
35	—	681	155.25–155.50	155.39
94	—	881	142.00–147.00	143.52
214	—	974	134.50–143.50	140.34
7	—	627	155.25	155.25
25	—	474	162.00	162.00
85	—	814	143.50–150.50	148.56
130	—	726	150.50–157.00	155.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,082	130.75	130.75
238	—	1,017	128.25–141.75	137.31
53	—	1,126	126.75	126.75

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.