Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2020-10-01

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 1
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
2,402 head
▲ 514 vs last sale 1,888▼ 682 vs year ago 3,084 · −22.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No price comparison on steers today, an unevenly steady undertone was noted on steers up to 1000 lbs., undertone of lower noted on steers over 1000 lbs. Heifers 700-750 lbs. were 2.00 higher, heifers 850-900 lbs. were 3.00 higher, a lower undertone was noted on all other weights of heifers. Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle sale will be on Oct. 8th, expecting 2000 head of cattle, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.83/cwt on 1,360 head.
Average price
$136.83
1,360 head · 945 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,293
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$225
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$37.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.23
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2686145.4999795
Medium and Large 1845144.251,219826
Large 11,190121.421,445425
Large 1-21,130108.211,22314thin
One grade step is worth $37.28/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale1,360 hd
136.83
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SD average9 barns · 13,311 hd
144.06
−7.23
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

50 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2234207.50/cwt207.50–207.504865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380178.00/cwt178.00–178.006765
Steers—Medium and Large 1452178.00/cwt178.00–178.0080514
Steers—Medium and Large 1520168.76/cwt168.50–169.0087849
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534156.30/cwt152.00–159.0083518
Steers—Medium and Large 1581161.00/cwt161.00–161.009359
Steers—Medium and Large 1606155.00/cwt155.00–155.009398
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612154.00/cwt154.00–154.009429
Steers—Medium and Large 1651155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,01218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664138.92/cwt136.00–140.0092211
Steers—Medium and Large 1714153.84/cwt151.00–156.851,09849
Steers—Medium and Large 1774144.88/cwt139.50–147.501,12136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783139.23/cwt138.00–139.501,09017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,04710
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed825154.59/cwt154.10–155.101,275120
Steers—Medium and Large 1833144.25/cwt144.25–144.251,20275
Steers—Medium and Large 1868139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,20768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2907126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,14320
Steers—Medium and Large 1936136.94/cwt133.00–137.751,282193
Steers—Medium and Large 1964133.12/cwt130.25–136.001,283187
Steers—Large 11,043128.58/cwt123.00–129.251,34128
Steers—Large 1-21,091110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2009
Steers—Large 11,138125.25/cwt125.25–125.251,42560
Steers—Large 11,151125.44/cwt118.00–125.601,444189
Steers—Large 1-21,200105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2605
Steers—Large 11,236114.85/cwt114.85–114.851,4205
Steers—Large 11,284113.62/cwt113.25–114.001,45995
Steers—Large 11,306112.75/cwt112.75–112.751,47348
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334176.00/cwt176.00–176.005886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2353159.00/cwt159.00–159.005613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410156.00/cwt156.00–156.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428148.00/cwt148.00–148.0063315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478142.82/cwt142.00–145.0068311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541145.00/cwt145.00–145.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580141.50/cwt141.50–141.508219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2592139.00/cwt139.00–139.0082314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618131.26/cwt130.00–132.008118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1652140.00/cwt140.00–140.0091314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690127.00/cwt127.00–127.008763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1709139.75/cwt139.75–139.759915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720136.75/cwt134.50–137.7598555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763139.96/cwt135.00–141.501,068224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1829136.89/cwt131.00–141.251,135197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2871120.75/cwt120.75–120.751,0525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1888129.09/cwt123.50–137.001,146262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1902123.74/cwt121.00–124.501,11623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2969110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1970122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,18864
Heifers—Large 11,052124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,3103
Heifers—Large 11,113109.50/cwt109.50–109.501,2197

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.