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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 14

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 7Nov 14Nov 21 →

Receipts

4,346 head

▲ 784 vs last sale 3,562▲ 4,346 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 1.00-5.00 higher, feeder heifers up to 700 lbs. sold 2.00-5.00 higher, heifers 701 lbs. and up sold steady to 2.50 lower. Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 21st, expecting 3000 head of 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 $140.22/cwt on 2,304 head.

Average price

$140.22

2,304 head · 772 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$194

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

$21.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.99

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	771	140.73	1,085	2,206
Medium and Large 1-2	678	131.92	894	72
Large 1	1,099	120.39	1,323	14thin
Large 1-2	1,075	119.00	1,279	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.73/cwt here — about −$194 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 sale2,304 hd

140.22

—

SD average9 barns · 15,396 hd

143.21

−2.99

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

Every lot

47 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	366	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	677	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	761	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	152.17/cwt	150.00–156.00	723	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	176.38/cwt	170.00–182.00	857	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	161.86/cwt	160.50–164.00	861	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	161.37/cwt	159.25–165.25	929	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	149.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	923	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	157.42/cwt	155.75–161.00	989	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	157.73/cwt	156.50–158.00	1,044	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,002	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	151.29/cwt	144.00–154.60	1,083	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	149.94/cwt	149.75–150.00	1,164	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,045	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	152.74/cwt	144.50–154.25	1,233	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	150.13/cwt	150.00–150.25	1,294	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	873	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,368	240
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	131.83/cwt	130.25–137.00	1,219	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	150.69/cwt	143.25–153.60	1,412	391
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	959	125.17/cwt	111.00–134.00	1,200	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	149.31/cwt	142.00–149.85	1,436	74
Steers	—	Large 1	1,030	142.93/cwt	136.50–143.75	1,472	127
Steers	—	Large 1	1,083	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,356	9
Steers	—	Large 1	1,129	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,468	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	612	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	151.88/cwt	140.00–158.00	703	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	663	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	145.25/cwt	141.00–150.00	760	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	134.36/cwt	134.00–135.00	711	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	144.43/cwt	141.25–145.50	809	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	133.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	781	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	130.94/cwt	130.00–132.00	808	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	141.44/cwt	141.25–141.50	890	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	141.19/cwt	133.00–144.00	935	191
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	142.48/cwt	141.50–145.50	1,033	310
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	140.36/cwt	139.00–141.50	1,079	146
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	139.68/cwt	137.00–145.25	1,141	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	138.62/cwt	138.25–139.50	1,225	510
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	138.29/cwt	135.75–141.10	1,249	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,236	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	134.52/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,322	240
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,198	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,045	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,338	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,075	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,279	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,080	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,323	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,175	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,293	5

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 Nov 14, 2019

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

Receipts 4,346Last week 3,562Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
171	—	817	137.00–145.25	139.68
240	—	983	130.00–137.50	134.52
7	—	325	160.00	160.00
126	—	629	141.25–141.50	141.44
5	—	400	153.00	153.00
90	—	560	141.25–145.50	144.43
154	—	463	140.00–158.00	151.88
191	—	662	133.00–144.00	141.19
510	—	884	138.25–139.50	138.62
310	—	725	141.50–145.50	142.48
189	—	903	135.75–141.10	138.29
146	—	769	139.00–141.50	140.36
67	—	523	141.00–150.00	145.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	142.00	142.00
11	—	529	134.00–135.00	134.36
10	—	585	130.00–135.00	133.48
27	—	617	130.00–132.00	130.94
14	—	942	131.25	131.25
5	—	994	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,045	128.00	128.00
5	—	1,175	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,080	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,075	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,083	125.25	125.25
12	—	1,129	130.00	130.00
127	—	1,030	136.50–143.75	142.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	409	186.00	186.00
28	—	662	156.50–158.00	157.73
68	—	576	159.25–165.25	161.37
131	—	716	144.00–154.60	151.29
391	—	937	143.25–153.60	150.69
131	—	862	150.00–150.25	150.13
74	—	962	142.00–149.85	149.31
58	—	628	155.75–161.00	157.42
12	—	776	149.75–150.00	149.94
153	—	807	144.50–154.25	152.74
81	—	532	160.50–164.00	161.86
67	—	486	170.00–182.00	176.38
20	—	366	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	701	143.00	143.00
13	—	959	111.00–134.00	125.17
14	—	540	141.00	141.00
11	—	475	150.00–156.00	152.17
35	—	619	146.00–150.00	149.04
13	—	925	130.25–137.00	131.83
3	—	783	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
240	—	873	156.75	156.75

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.