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Mitchell Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 12

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Receipts

6,134 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 6,253▲ 6,134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs steady to 3.00 higher, 650-950 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 950 lbs not well compared. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 550 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Very good demand for this nice offering of yearling steers and heifers, many full loads and multiple loads of light to moderate plus flesh cattle sold on a very active market as there were many buyers wanting yearling cattle. The weighing condition was as attractive as the flesh was for buyers. A large offering of calves this week, many were long time weaned and in a light to moderate flesh condition. The cold, wet weather has kept cattle from putting on flesh but the wet conditions have caused some cattle to carry mud on their hides. Quality was attractive throughout the sale. Next feeder sale will be Dec 19, expecting 4,000 head. This will be the last feeder sale for 2019. First sale of 2020 will be Jan 2, expecting 6,500 head.

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 $150.86/cwt on 3,256 head.

Average price

$150.86

3,256 head · 785 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$367

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$9.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	727	152.94	1,112	2,470
Medium and Large 1-2	687	149.28	1,025	154
Large 1	1,033	143.14	1,479	632

One grade step is worth $9.80/cwt here — about −$367 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 sale3,256 hd

150.86

—

SD average9 barns · 26,899 hd

155.64

−4.78

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

Every lot

68 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	242	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	411	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	482	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	182.51/cwt	181.00–183.00	593	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	631	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	180.68/cwt	177.00–182.00	687	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	644	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	172.89/cwt	171.50–178.00	754	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	170.65/cwt	165.50–174.50	812	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	176.25/cwt	176.25–176.25	890	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	507	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	740	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	166.11/cwt	161.00–171.50	862	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	815	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	864	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	164.25/cwt	153.00–168.25	926	236
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	793	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	156.68/cwt	146.25–161.00	968	280
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	648	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	932	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	149.97/cwt	146.50–157.25	996	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	671	143.41/cwt	143.00–143.50	962	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,075	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	148.86/cwt	147.00–153.50	1,090	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	734	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,061	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	734	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,044	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	147.46/cwt	145.25–149.00	1,161	183
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	809	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,153	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	148.64/cwt	146.50–151.25	1,232	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,241	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	145.61/cwt	140.00–149.75	1,265	277
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,262	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	146.26/cwt	142.50–147.25	1,368	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	144.91/cwt	140.50–146.50	1,416	292
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,384	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	998	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,387	22
Steers	—	Large 1	1,021	144.52/cwt	143.00–146.10	1,476	509
Steers	—	Large 1	1,085	137.44/cwt	134.25–137.85	1,491	123
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	484	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	147.92/cwt	141.00–149.50	482	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	156.67/cwt	155.50–162.50	617	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	157.32/cwt	153.00–159.50	691	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	152.68/cwt	149.00–155.00	675	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	718	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	147.88/cwt	146.50–149.50	723	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	785	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	727	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	147.68/cwt	138.50–156.00	786	266
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	141.72/cwt	138.00–143.50	813	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	616	133.78/cwt	130.50–137.50	824	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	142.03/cwt	137.50–145.75	878	266
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	852	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	142.26/cwt	142.10–142.75	940	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	667	135.63/cwt	134.00–136.00	905	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	930	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	969	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	132.54/cwt	131.00–136.00	987	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	136.12/cwt	134.25–137.50	1,058	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	140.90/cwt	140.60–142.50	1,113	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	790	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,072	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,087	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	821	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,067	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	137.53/cwt	136.00–141.35	1,135	175
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,103	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	136.94/cwt	133.50–137.25	1,215	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	138.28/cwt	136.25–139.75	1,282	220
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	136.76/cwt	130.50–137.75	1,317	56
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,022	133.90/cwt	132.00–135.50	1,368	148
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,089	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,435	31
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,125	121.85/cwt	121.85–121.85	1,371	62

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 12, 2019

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

Receipts 6,134Last week 6,253Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	563	153.50	153.50
50	—	889	142.00	142.00
5	—	242	170.00	170.00
11	—	365	173.00	173.00
10	—	844	147.00	147.00
7	—	536	152.00	152.00
6	—	268	180.00	180.00
9	—	400	161.00	161.00
8	—	996	139.00	139.00
20	—	720	149.25	149.25
15	—	601	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
509	—	1,021	143.00–146.10	144.52
123	—	1,085	134.25–137.85	137.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	380	177.00–182.00	180.68
13	—	325	181.00–183.00	182.51
183	—	787	145.25–149.00	147.46
149	—	732	147.00–153.50	148.86
143	—	519	161.00–171.50	166.11
108	—	935	142.50–147.25	146.26
236	—	564	153.00–168.25	164.25
209	—	664	146.50–157.25	149.97
201	—	829	146.50–151.25	148.64
88	—	476	165.50–174.50	170.65
30	—	436	171.50–178.00	172.89
292	—	977	140.50–146.50	144.91
280	—	618	146.25–161.00	156.68
277	—	869	140.00–149.75	145.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	998	139.00	139.00
14	—	648	143.75	143.75
70	—	671	143.00–143.50	143.41
23	—	734	144.50	144.50
8	—	507	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	734	142.25	142.25
34	—	809	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	505	176.25	176.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	1,022	132.00–135.50	133.90
62	—	1,125	121.85	121.85
31	—	1,089	131.75	131.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	312	155.00	155.00
154	—	887	133.50–137.25	136.94
18	—	394	155.50–162.50	156.67
8	—	469	153.00	153.00
266	—	618	137.50–145.75	142.03
266	—	532	138.50–156.00	147.68
159	—	661	142.10–142.75	142.26
175	—	825	136.00–141.35	137.53
102	—	574	138.00–143.50	141.72
85	—	790	140.60–142.50	140.90
73	—	439	153.00–159.50	157.32
56	—	963	130.50–137.75	136.76
220	—	927	136.25–139.75	138.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	802	135.50	135.50
7	—	705	137.50	137.50
108	—	777	134.25–137.50	136.12
23	—	326	141.00–149.50	147.92
18	—	442	149.00–155.00	152.68
6	—	622	137.00	137.00
4	—	872	126.50	126.50
31	—	512	142.00	142.00
17	—	395	153.00	153.00
11	—	489	146.50–149.50	147.88
97	—	669	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	667	134.00–136.00	135.63
28	—	821	130.00	130.00
9	—	790	135.75	135.75
39	—	745	131.00–136.00	132.54
35	—	616	130.50–137.50	133.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	500	157.00	157.00

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.