Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2020-03-19

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 19
● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
680 head
▼ 3,064 vs last sale 3,744▲ 680 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; For todays auction we had a light run of steers and heifers. Comparison not applicable, a lower 2.00-3.00 undertone was noted. One consignment of light fleshed steers 900-950 lbs. sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower on light trade. Demand was moderate. The next special feeder cattle auction will be March 26th, expecting 4000 head of cattle, starting at 9:00 am

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $122.83/cwt on 363 head.
Average price
$122.83
363 head · 846 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,040
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$398
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$33.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.49
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569143.1481418thin
Medium and Large 1852122.201,041333
Large 11,105109.631,21112thin
One grade step is worth $33.51/cwt here — about −$398 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 sale363 hd
122.83
—
SD average7 barns · 2,974 hd
131.31
−8.49
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

23 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490159.00/cwt159.00–159.007794
Steers—Medium and Large 1553164.00/cwt164.00–164.009075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571146.00/cwt146.00–146.008345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2602134.50/cwt134.50–134.508109
Steers—Medium and Large 1661137.04/cwt135.50–139.5090640
Steers—Medium and Large 1717128.48/cwt126.75–129.3592148
Steers—Medium and Large 1825119.19/cwt115.00–122.0098369
Steers—Medium and Large 1941118.23/cwt114.25–118.601,113104
Steers—Medium and Large 1975115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,12167
Steers—Large 11,084109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,1876
Steers—Large 11,126109.75/cwt109.75–109.751,2366
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489152.00/cwt152.00–152.007434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545128.00/cwt128.00–128.006983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627128.31/cwt126.50–132.0080512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670126.50/cwt126.50–126.5084811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1736117.75/cwt117.75–117.7586715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770114.33/cwt112.75–116.5088021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1828112.00/cwt112.00–112.0092765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1877110.15/cwt109.00–111.25966132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2891104.25/cwt104.25–104.259296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1917106.75/cwt106.75–106.759796
Heifers—Large 11,067108.25/cwt108.25–108.251,1559
Heifers—Large 11,108106.75/cwt106.75–106.751,1836

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.