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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-27

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 27

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 5 →

Receipts

5,422 head

▼ 287 vs last sale 5,709▲ 5,422 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 600-700 lbs. sold 2.00-5.00 lower, feeder steers over 700 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500-650 lbs. sold 2.00-4.00 lower, heifers 650 lbs. and up sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Demand was fair. Many load lots for todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 5th, expecting 6000 head of cattle. Starting at 8:30 am.

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 $139.96/cwt on 2,907 head.

Average price

$139.96

2,907 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$321

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

$30.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.25

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	616	146.66	903	185
Medium and Large 1	768	139.76	1,074	2,691
Large 1	1,050	116.63	1,225	31

One grade step is worth $30.03/cwt here — about −$321 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 sale2,907 hd

139.96

—

SD average7 barns · 15,266 hd

146.21

−6.25

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

Every lot

53 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	729	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	594	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	794	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	170.80/cwt	170.00–172.00	745	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	152.41/cwt	140.00–159.00	703	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	183.90/cwt	176.00–188.00	866	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	859	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	174.97/cwt	167.50–179.00	938	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	562	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	986	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	155.07/cwt	153.00–156.50	898	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	161.33/cwt	159.00–173.00	941	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	156.64/cwt	153.00–164.50	966	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	132.88/cwt	132.50–133.25	884	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	154.01/cwt	144.25–158.00	1,029	169
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	672	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	954	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	703	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,102	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	143.76/cwt	138.75–148.25	1,031	394
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	133.42/cwt	131.50–135.75	961	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	129.79/cwt	124.75–132.75	954	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	771	131.15/cwt	125.75–132.50	1,011	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	137.74/cwt	131.50–145.25	1,070	579
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	127.08/cwt	124.50–128.00	1,009	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	127.60/cwt	124.25–128.25	1,031	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	132.97/cwt	129.50–136.50	1,098	409
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,031	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	129.29/cwt	124.50–132.35	1,130	342
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	894	122.48/cwt	121.25–122.75	1,095	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	125.51/cwt	123.75–126.85	1,155	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	119.40/cwt	115.00–120.50	1,157	41
Steers	—	Large 1	1,047	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,230	19
Steers	—	Large 1	1,055	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,216	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	165.38/cwt	165.00–167.50	549	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	608	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	154.18/cwt	154.00–155.00	686	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	142.04/cwt	141.00–143.00	663	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	155.13/cwt	150.00–161.00	729	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	143.19/cwt	141.00–144.00	739	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	150.41/cwt	144.00–157.00	796	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	145.95/cwt	143.25–150.00	825	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	139.17/cwt	138.75–139.50	831	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	139.58/cwt	133.00–142.50	860	291
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	828	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	129.29/cwt	126.50–133.00	875	357
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	126.09/cwt	123.60–128.25	910	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	120.97/cwt	118.75–128.75	939	382
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	920	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	118.45/cwt	116.60–122.35	975	489
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	862	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	983	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	117.27/cwt	115.50–118.00	1,030	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	989	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,086	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	112.80/cwt	110.50–115.50	1,110	13

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 Feb 27, 2020

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

Receipts 5,422Last week 5,709Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	194.00	194.00
579	—	777	131.50–145.25	137.74
409	—	826	129.50–136.50	132.97
179	—	617	153.00–164.50	156.64
55	—	583	159.00–173.00	161.33
342	—	874	124.50–132.35	129.29
169	—	668	144.25–158.00	154.01
35	—	471	176.00–188.00	183.90
394	—	717	138.75–148.25	143.76
174	—	920	123.75–126.85	125.51
44	—	536	167.50–179.00	174.97
41	—	969	115.00–120.50	119.40
4	—	428	185.50	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	771	125.75–132.50	131.15
88	—	894	121.25–122.75	122.48
26	—	720	131.50–135.75	133.42
45	—	672	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,047	117.50	117.50
12	—	1,055	115.25	115.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	522	164.50	164.50
18	—	461	140.00–159.00	152.41
12	—	386	154.00	154.00
6	—	852	121.00	121.00
26	—	579	153.00–156.50	155.07
15	—	794	124.50–128.00	127.08
8	—	665	132.50–133.25	132.88
31	—	808	124.25–128.25	127.60
16	—	735	124.75–132.75	129.79
10	—	436	170.00–172.00	170.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	562	175.50	175.50
17	—	703	156.75	156.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
382	—	776	118.75–128.75	120.97
159	—	878	115.50–118.00	117.27
86	—	529	144.00–157.00	150.41
13	—	984	110.50–115.50	112.80
489	—	823	116.60–122.35	118.45
291	—	616	133.00–142.50	139.58
126	—	565	143.25–150.00	145.95
24	—	913	119.00	119.00
6	—	371	164.00	164.00
357	—	677	126.50–133.00	129.29
155	—	722	123.60–128.25	126.09
66	—	470	150.00–161.00	155.13
12	—	332	165.00–167.50	165.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	862	114.00	114.00
5	—	845	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	445	154.00–155.00	154.18
6	—	891	111.00	111.00
56	—	516	141.00–144.00	143.19
8	—	467	141.00–143.00	142.04
3	—	637	130.00	130.00
9	—	597	138.75–139.50	139.17
6	—	798	115.25	115.25

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.