Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2020-01-02

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 2

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 19Jan 2Jan 9 →

Receipts

4,703 head

▼ 671 vs last sale 5,374▲ 4,703 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Resending report to include price trends

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 700 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00 to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate to good demand for this large offering of feeder steers and heifers. Next week expecting 6,500 feeder cattle.

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 $148.38/cwt on 2,518 head.

Average price

$148.38

2,518 head · 794 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$312

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$10.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	786	148.92	1,171	2,332
Medium and Large 1-2	621	146.59	911	75
Large 1	1,074	138.10	1,483	111

One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about −$312 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 sale2,518 hd

148.38

—

SD average1 barns · 2,518 hd

148.38

+0.00

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	190.96/cwt	190.00–192.00	699	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	695	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	179.40/cwt	173.00–182.50	841	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	852	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	167.90/cwt	165.50–171.50	895	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	163.59/cwt	159.50–166.00	962	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	144.27/cwt	140.50–154.50	858	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	158.94/cwt	150.00–162.50	981	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	144.11/cwt	140.00–149.50	904	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	153.37/cwt	147.25–158.25	1,035	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	946	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	148.65/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,081	235
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,041	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	145.72/cwt	142.25–148.50	1,118	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	143.18/cwt	141.50–145.75	1,167	320
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	144.75/cwt	142.50–147.75	1,251	528
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	142.33/cwt	140.85–144.25	1,315	268
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	140.94/cwt	140.00–141.25	1,383	227
Steers	—	Large 1	1,074	138.10/cwt	138.10–138.10	1,483	111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	484	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	618	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	166.77/cwt	165.00–168.00	722	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	156.57/cwt	154.00–159.00	755	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	153.60/cwt	151.50–157.00	796	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	143.75/cwt	143.00–145.00	773	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	142.94/cwt	140.25–144.00	809	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	149.21/cwt	143.25–156.75	856	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	142.05/cwt	140.00–145.00	882	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	880	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	139.91/cwt	135.25–142.00	943	310
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	138.40/cwt	136.50–140.50	1,024	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	138.66/cwt	137.75–138.75	1,097	166
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	136.24/cwt	135.75–137.75	1,134	205
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,192	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	134.35/cwt	131.25–135.10	1,287	156
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,018	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,298	29
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,045	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,259	14

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 Jan 2, 2020

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

Receipts 4,703Last week 5,374Year ago 0

Resending report to include price trends

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,018	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,045	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	164.00	164.00
28	—	433	165.00–168.00	166.77
28	—	482	154.00–159.00	156.57
45	—	886	134.50	134.50
166	—	791	137.75–138.75	138.66
77	—	621	140.00–145.00	142.05
95	—	518	151.50–157.00	153.60
99	—	740	136.50–140.50	138.40
115	—	574	143.25–156.75	149.21
156	—	958	131.25–135.10	134.35
205	—	832	135.75–137.75	136.24
310	—	674	135.25–142.00	139.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	566	140.25–144.00	142.94
44	—	538	143.00–145.00	143.75
6	—	310	156.00	156.00
23	—	630	139.75	139.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	588	159.50–166.00	163.59
235	—	727	146.00–152.00	148.65
320	—	815	141.50–145.75	143.18
14	—	366	190.00–192.00	190.96
65	—	617	150.00–162.50	158.94
75	—	469	173.00–182.50	179.40
95	—	533	165.50–171.50	167.90
178	—	675	147.25–158.25	153.37
181	—	767	142.25–148.50	145.72
227	—	981	140.00–141.25	140.94
268	—	924	140.85–144.25	142.33
528	—	864	142.50–147.75	144.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,074	138.10	138.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	683	138.50	138.50
19	—	627	140.00–149.50	144.11
12	—	760	137.00	137.00
22	—	595	140.50–154.50	144.27
4	—	498	171.00	171.00
6	—	382	182.00	182.00

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.