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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 30

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Receipts

3,468 head

▲ 165 vs last sale 3,303▲ 3,468 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: On a light test of light steers up to 750 lbs. a unevenly steady under tone was noted. Steers 750 lbs. and up were 1.00-5.00 higher. On a light test of steers 1000 lbs. and over a higher under tone was noted. A lower under tone was noted on a light test of heifers up to 600 lbs. 600 lb. heifers and up were steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Many load lots in todays offering . The next feeder cattle auction will be May 7th, expecting 2000-2500 head of feeders. Starting at 10:00 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 $130.09/cwt on 1,796 head.

Average price

$130.09

1,796 head · 798 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$273

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

$32.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.51

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	618	143.70	888	130
Medium and Large 1	797	130.15	1,038	1,566
Large 1	1,042	111.45	1,161	100

One grade step is worth $32.25/cwt here — about −$273 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 sale1,796 hd

130.09

—

SD average7 barns · 13,522 hd

126.58

+3.51

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	566	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	632	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	189.49/cwt	187.00–191.00	741	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	163.14/cwt	161.00–165.00	768	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	165.17/cwt	163.50–167.00	856	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	808	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	166.16/cwt	165.00–168.00	917	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	145.63/cwt	138.50–148.50	852	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	601	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	950	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	148.82/cwt	139.25–150.50	926	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	136.91/cwt	133.00–143.50	856	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	139.62/cwt	137.00–141.25	942	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	134.12/cwt	130.00–136.00	913	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	133.90/cwt	127.50–137.00	977	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	130.69/cwt	121.50–133.25	1,005	304
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	127.94/cwt	123.00–129.75	1,045	253
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,009	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	122.62/cwt	118.50–125.50	1,057	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	890	113.48/cwt	109.50–114.25	1,010	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	1,009	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	115.98/cwt	112.60–119.00	1,084	273
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	113.40/cwt	111.75–115.25	1,110	164
Steers	—	Large 1	1,022	112.78/cwt	111.00–113.25	1,153	71
Steers	—	Large 1	1,085	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,199	23
Steers	—	Large 1	1,106	99.38/cwt	97.25–101.50	1,099	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	531	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	152.74/cwt	151.00–156.00	654	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	150.52/cwt	148.00–158.00	735	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	148.74/cwt	146.00–150.25	772	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	668	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	569	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	858	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	137.15/cwt	135.50–138.50	787	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	594	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	754	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	135.79/cwt	130.50–138.50	841	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	638	125.99/cwt	124.00–131.00	804	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	133.56/cwt	127.50–137.00	903	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	802	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	716	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	881	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	121.45/cwt	116.00–127.85	901	250
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	118.69/cwt	114.00–124.50	913	170
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	111.16/cwt	109.50–114.50	928	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	851	117.06/cwt	115.00–118.00	996	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	109.21/cwt	108.00–109.60	961	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	887	103.22/cwt	103.00–104.00	916	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	105.42/cwt	104.50–106.25	978	254
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	100.56/cwt	97.00–103.50	986	94

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 Apr 30, 2020

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

Receipts 3,468Last week 3,303Year 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
3	—	688	116.50	116.50
6	—	332	160.00	160.00
9	—	539	124.00	124.00
14	—	428	151.00–156.00	152.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
254	—	928	104.50–106.25	105.42
170	—	769	114.00–124.50	118.69
85	—	835	109.50–114.50	111.16
30	—	488	148.00–158.00	150.52
189	—	880	108.00–109.60	109.21
94	—	981	97.00–103.50	100.56
38	—	574	135.50–138.50	137.15
250	—	742	116.00–127.85	121.45
159	—	676	127.50–137.00	133.56
47	—	619	130.50–138.50	135.79
28	—	519	146.00–150.25	148.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	638	124.00–131.00	125.99
64	—	887	103.00–104.00	103.22
6	—	594	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	851	115.00–118.00	117.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	716	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	569	150.75	150.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	518	163.50–167.00	165.17
4	—	465	167.00	167.00
273	—	935	112.60–119.00	115.98
110	—	622	139.25–150.50	148.82
74	—	730	127.50–137.00	133.90
8	—	391	187.00–191.00	189.49
304	—	769	121.50–133.25	130.69
164	—	979	111.75–115.25	113.40
88	—	675	137.00–141.25	139.62
13	—	552	165.00–168.00	166.16
253	—	817	123.00–129.75	127.94
104	—	862	118.50–125.50	122.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,106	97.25–101.50	99.38
23	—	1,085	110.50	110.50
71	—	1,022	111.00–113.25	112.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	585	138.50–148.50	145.63
9	—	353	179.00	179.00
3	—	327	173.00	173.00
25	—	681	130.00–136.00	134.12
11	—	846	119.25	119.25
6	—	518	156.00	156.00
31	—	471	161.00–165.00	163.14
16	—	928	108.75	108.75
8	—	625	133.00–143.50	136.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	890	109.50–114.25	113.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	601	158.00	158.00

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.