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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 5

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Receipts

6,253 head

▲ 3,289 vs last sale 2,964▲ 6,253 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Many load lots in the larger cattle. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec. 12th expecting 7000 + head of cattle , starting at 8:00 am. This will be their special BBQ dinner sale.

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 $152.11/cwt on 3,050 head.

Average price

$152.11

3,050 head · 734 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$245

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

$23.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	730	154.19	1,126	2,311
Medium and Large 1-2	688	147.38	1,015	612
Large 1	1,015	140.63	1,427	81
Large 1-2	1,049	130.75	1,371	46

One grade step is worth $23.44/cwt here — about −$245 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 sale3,050 hd

152.11

—

SD average6 barns · 12,579 hd

151.44

+0.67

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

Every lot

57 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	192.41/cwt	192.00–194.00	737	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	692	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	176.09/cwt	167.00–187.00	762	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	162.48/cwt	160.00–168.00	756	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	168.71/cwt	164.00–177.00	815	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	163.43/cwt	158.50–168.50	847	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	808	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	157.52/cwt	150.00–165.50	912	379
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	145.66/cwt	143.50–148.00	846	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	156.30/cwt	150.00–158.25	964	232
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	146.33/cwt	138.50–151.50	909	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	148.99/cwt	144.50–151.00	1,016	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	155.08/cwt	151.50–158.00	1,062	262
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	146.86/cwt	143.25–150.50	1,062	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	150.74/cwt	145.00–154.25	1,094	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	142.67/cwt	141.50–145.00	1,101	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	794	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,177	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	144.22/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,207	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,228	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	149.76/cwt	145.25–151.75	1,316	408
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	147.23/cwt	144.75–150.50	1,346	433
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	938	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,367	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,399	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,352	25
Steers	—	Large 1	1,004	140.35/cwt	140.35–140.35	1,409	65
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,030	128.45/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,323	26
Steers	—	Large 1	1,059	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,501	16
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,073	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,435	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	163.99/cwt	160.00–172.00	618	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	630	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	144.72/cwt	142.00–151.00	599	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	156.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	678	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	151.89/cwt	148.50–156.00	734	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	136.66/cwt	134.50–140.00	668	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	146.97/cwt	144.00–154.00	767	202
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	140.66/cwt	131.50–144.50	757	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	135.53/cwt	130.50–136.50	767	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	143.16/cwt	137.00–146.75	815	233
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	143.78/cwt	141.50–146.25	900	207
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	135.82/cwt	131.50–138.50	853	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	141.70/cwt	140.00–148.00	959	408
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	137.67/cwt	134.75–138.50	940	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	702	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,006	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	908	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	141.10/cwt	140.25–143.50	1,037	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,082	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,051	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,180	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	139.68/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,162	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	140.35/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,196	173
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	949	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,236	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	988	129.90/cwt	129.00–131.50	1,283	28
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,006	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,283	6
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,026	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,244	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,036	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,388	14
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,073	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,435	14
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,091	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,266	9

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 Dec 5, 2019

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

Receipts 6,253Last week 2,964Year 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
10	—	384	164.00	164.00
9	—	704	129.00	129.00
60	—	832	138.00–141.00	139.68
41	—	414	142.00–151.00	144.72
7	—	776	135.50	135.50
74	—	538	131.50–144.50	140.66
113	—	566	130.50–136.50	135.53
74	—	628	131.50–138.50	135.82
34	—	489	134.50–140.00	136.66
28	—	988	129.00–131.50	129.90
17	—	683	134.75–138.50	137.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,091	116.00	116.00
6	—	1,006	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,073	133.75	133.75
14	—	1,036	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	949	130.25	130.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,026	121.25	121.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	702	143.25	143.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
202	—	522	144.00–154.00	146.97
173	—	852	140.00–141.00	140.35
73	—	773	140.00	140.00
20	—	377	160.00–172.00	163.99
9	—	433	155.00–160.00	156.55
207	—	626	141.50–146.25	143.78
136	—	483	148.50–156.00	151.89
131	—	735	140.25–143.50	141.10
73	—	824	143.25	143.25
408	—	677	140.00–148.00	141.70
233	—	569	137.00–146.75	143.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	841	146.00	146.00
74	—	950	147.25	147.25
433	—	914	144.75–150.50	147.23
408	—	879	145.25–151.75	149.76
21	—	383	192.00–194.00	192.41
13	—	794	148.25	148.25
149	—	518	158.50–168.50	163.43
140	—	726	145.00–154.25	150.74
379	—	579	150.00–165.50	157.52
262	—	685	151.50–158.00	155.08
68	—	483	164.00–177.00	168.71
61	—	433	167.00–187.00	176.09
232	—	617	150.00–158.25	156.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	544	148.50	148.50
83	—	581	143.50–148.00	145.66
55	—	723	143.25–150.50	146.86
34	—	772	141.50–145.00	142.67
25	—	952	142.00	142.00
20	—	465	160.00–168.00	162.48
15	—	393	176.00	176.00
134	—	682	144.50–151.00	148.99
123	—	621	138.50–151.50	146.33
114	—	837	143.00–145.00	144.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,030	120.00–137.50	128.45
20	—	1,073	133.75	133.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,059	141.75	141.75
65	—	1,004	140.35	140.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	938	145.75	145.75

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.