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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jul 9

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Receipts

4,955 head

▲ 1,403 vs last sale 3,552▼ 739 vs year ago 5,694 · −13.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers up to 800 lbs. a higher undertone was noted. Steers over 800 lbs. were 7.00-13.00 higher. 600 lb. heifers and up were 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was very good today with many load lots in the offering. Many long strings of light to moderate fleshed yearling steers were in the offering in full loads and multiple load lots. The next feeder cattle sale will be July 16th, starting at 10:00 am, expecting 2500 head of feeders.

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 $135.17/cwt on 2,986 head.

Average price

$135.17

2,986 head · 902 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$310

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

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.06

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	675	142.33	961	120
Medium and Large 1	896	136.42	1,222	2,524
Large 1	1,030	123.43	1,271	342

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about −$310 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 sale2,986 hd

135.17

—

SD average3 barns · 5,133 hd

131.11

+4.06

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	836	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	848	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	158.44/cwt	154.00–160.50	995	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	943	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	154.76/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,046	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	144.09/cwt	140.00–145.25	980	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,006	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	145.62/cwt	144.50–149.25	1,073	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	143.54/cwt	138.00–145.85	1,118	252
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	807	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,053	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	140.04/cwt	138.00–140.75	1,143	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,099	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	136.06/cwt	133.50–136.85	1,193	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	136.06/cwt	124.00–137.25	1,250	1,560
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,153	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	128.18/cwt	122.10–135.60	1,237	366
Steers	—	Large 1	1,013	125.29/cwt	113.00–127.10	1,269	264
Steers	—	Large 1	1,067	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,278	56
Steers	—	Large 1	1,109	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,225	14
Steers	—	Large 1	1,181	110.25/cwt	110.25–110.25	1,302	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	398	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	613	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	717	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	144.73/cwt	144.00–146.00	745	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	814	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	136.53/cwt	136.00–139.00	791	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	139.71/cwt	137.50–140.00	886	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	137.40/cwt	133.75–140.00	927	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	881	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	129.97/cwt	127.25–134.00	953	229
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	128.20/cwt	123.00–134.50	985	203
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	126.27/cwt	124.25–127.25	1,039	292
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	122.58/cwt	119.50–124.00	1,076	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	888	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,030	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,019	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	117.32/cwt	114.00–119.50	1,079	287
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	113.57/cwt	113.25–114.00	1,099	145
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,020	110.30/cwt	106.75–112.25	1,125	178
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,075	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,021	7

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 Jul 9, 2020

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

Receipts 4,955Last week 3,552Year ago 5,694

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	807	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	877	133.50–136.85	136.06
102	—	816	138.00–140.75	140.04
39	—	737	144.50–149.25	145.62
32	—	676	152.00–158.00	154.76
1,560	—	919	124.00–137.25	136.06
21	—	628	154.00–160.50	158.44
366	—	965	122.10–135.60	128.18
5	—	505	165.50	165.50
252	—	779	138.00–145.85	143.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	872	126.00	126.00
3	—	930	124.00	124.00
3	—	820	120.00	120.00
53	—	680	140.00–145.25	144.09
31	—	579	146.50	146.50
12	—	644	146.50	146.50
11	—	724	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
264	—	1,013	113.00–127.10	125.29
56	—	1,067	119.75	119.75
14	—	1,109	110.50	110.50
8	—	1,181	110.25	110.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	675	133.75–140.00	137.40
287	—	920	114.00–119.50	117.32
15	—	568	143.25	143.25
229	—	733	127.25–134.00	129.97
11	—	515	144.00–146.00	144.73
203	—	768	123.00–134.50	128.20
145	—	968	113.25–114.00	113.57
136	—	878	119.50–124.00	122.58
124	—	634	137.50–140.00	139.71
292	—	823	124.25–127.25	126.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	579	136.00–139.00	136.53
7	—	894	114.00	114.00
6	—	688	128.00	128.00
4	—	640	135.00	135.00
3	—	498	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	888	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,075	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	1,020	106.75–112.25	110.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	398	154.00	154.00

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.