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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 7

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Receipts

3,569 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 3,468▲ 2,259 vs year ago 1,310 · +172.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; On a light test of steers up to 750 lbs. a higher undertone was noted. Steers over 750 lbs. sold 1.00-5.00 higher. On a light test of heifers up to 800 lbs. an unevenly steady undertone was noted .

Heifers over 800 lbs. were steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good. Many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 14th, expecting 2000-2500 head of feeders, starting at 10: 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 $125.15/cwt on 1,988 head.

Average price

$125.15

1,988 head · 890 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$268

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

$30.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.06

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	643	142.39	915	107
Medium and Large 1	856	128.02	1,095	1,431
Large 1	1,057	111.93	1,183	450

One grade step is worth $30.46/cwt here — about −$268 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 sale1,988 hd

125.15

—

SD average6 barns · 7,449 hd

128.21

−3.06

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	642	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	175.09/cwt	170.00–181.00	814	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	183.70/cwt	175.00–185.25	933	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	146.43/cwt	145.00–164.00	846	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	172.95/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,013	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	902	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	147.73/cwt	142.00–154.50	1,000	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,021	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	987	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	812	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	136.39/cwt	127.50–139.00	1,052	183
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	129.16/cwt	126.00–130.50	1,084	239
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	126.44/cwt	123.00–128.50	1,091	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,047	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	117.70/cwt	112.50–120.75	1,090	320
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,042	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	114.59/cwt	107.25–117.60	1,108	356
Steers	—	Large 1	1,020	115.44/cwt	112.00–116.90	1,177	227
Steers	—	Large 1	1,081	109.11/cwt	107.50–109.25	1,179	166
Steers	—	Large 1	1,135	106.18/cwt	104.75–106.75	1,205	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	425	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	151.03/cwt	145.00–154.50	618	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	737	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	135.87/cwt	135.00–137.00	719	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	775	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	851	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	132.09/cwt	131.50–133.00	789	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	130.23/cwt	129.50–131.00	807	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	789	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	129.23/cwt	128.00–130.50	861	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	120.88/cwt	119.00–126.00	822	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	122.02/cwt	121.00–123.00	887	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	116.61/cwt	110.00–120.50	911	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	801	116.77/cwt	116.25–117.00	935	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	111.41/cwt	109.75–114.50	930	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	856	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	997	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	824	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	864	105.25/cwt	105.25–105.25	909	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	109.10/cwt	107.10–115.75	957	251
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	106.60/cwt	104.75–108.75	970	397
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	103.85/cwt	96.50–107.00	1,005	281
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,011	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	960	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,057	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,036	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,106	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,062	8
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	911	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	583	5

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 May 7, 2020

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

Receipts 3,569Last week 3,468Year ago 1,310

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	781	110.00–120.50	116.61
29	—	727	121.00–123.00	122.02
5	—	485	152.00	152.00
397	—	910	104.75–108.75	106.60
80	—	835	109.75–114.50	111.41
34	—	583	146.00	146.00
6	—	620	129.50–131.00	130.23
281	—	968	96.50–107.00	103.85
19	—	538	144.00	144.00
37	—	666	128.00–130.50	129.23
251	—	877	107.10–115.75	109.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,057	98.00	98.00
8	—	1,106	96.00	96.00
7	—	1,011	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	529	135.00–137.00	135.87
5	—	278	153.00	153.00
4	—	858	96.00	96.00
11	—	680	119.00–126.00	120.88
31	—	409	145.00–154.50	151.03
4	—	624	126.50	126.50
9	—	345	153.00	153.00
18	—	597	131.50–133.00	132.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	801	116.25–117.00	116.77
14	—	856	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	864	105.25	105.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	586	161.00–176.00	172.95
239	—	839	126.00–130.50	129.16
59	—	677	142.00–154.50	147.73
10	—	732	139.50	139.50
183	—	771	127.50–139.00	136.39
356	—	967	107.25–117.60	114.59
50	—	508	175.00–185.25	183.70
159	—	863	123.00–128.50	126.44
320	—	926	112.50–120.75	117.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
227	—	1,020	112.00–116.90	115.44
57	—	1,135	104.75–106.75	106.18
166	—	1,081	107.50–109.25	109.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	578	145.00–164.00	146.43
12	—	739	133.50	133.50
5	—	952	109.50	109.50
16	—	880	119.00	119.00
6	—	766	106.00	106.00
18	—	465	170.00–181.00	175.09
6	—	622	145.00	145.00
6	—	401	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	911	64.00	64.00

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.