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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 15

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Receipts

1,782 head

▼ 580 vs last sale 2,362▼ 1,556 vs year ago 3,338 · −46.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A lower undertone was noted on steers today, steers 900-950 lbs. were 4.00 lower. A lower undertone was noted on heifers also, heifers 850-900 lbs. were 1.00 lower. Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle sale will be Oct. 22nd, expecting 2500 head of cattle, starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.06/cwt on 1,039 head.

Average price

$129.06

1,039 head · 842 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$137

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.68

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	821	132.22	1,086	858
Medium and Large 1-2	803	117.77	946	102
Large 1	1,119	109.31	1,223	79

One grade step is worth $22.92/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale1,039 hd

129.06

—

SD average10 barns · 13,680 hd

141.74

−12.68

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	733	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	807	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,104	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	747	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	971	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	756	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,143	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	139.17/cwt	138.60–143.50	1,081	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,089	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	826	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,208	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	139.63/cwt	138.50–143.50	1,174	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	135.19/cwt	134.25–135.75	1,199	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,118	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	137.28/cwt	134.10–139.50	1,275	269
Steers	—	Large 1	1,038	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,362	27
Steers	—	Large 1	1,198	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,330	28
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,217	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,217	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,356	105.25/cwt	105.25–105.25	1,427	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	446	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	653	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	720	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	735	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	798	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	139.60/cwt	139.60–139.60	916	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	937	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,058	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	118.25/cwt	115.00–122.00	972	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,113	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	130.68/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,137	570
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	130.91/cwt	130.75–132.00	1,198	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	929	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,022	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	956	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	970	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	963	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	128.24/cwt	126.75–130.00	1,239	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,038	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,209	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,058	111.10/cwt	111.10–111.10	1,175	38
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,115	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,282	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,194	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,266	34

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 Oct 15, 2020

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

Receipts 1,782Last week 2,362Year ago 3,338

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	777	138.60–143.50	139.17
269	—	929	134.10–139.50	137.28
94	—	841	138.50–143.50	139.63
73	—	887	134.25–135.75	135.19
11	—	737	149.75	149.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	792	137.50	137.50
13	—	893	125.25	125.25
6	—	572	141.00	141.00
5	—	600	150.00	150.00
15	—	476	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,198	111.00	111.00
12	—	1,356	105.25	105.25
27	—	1,038	131.25	131.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	756	151.25	151.25
22	—	826	146.25	146.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	747	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	141.00	141.00
570	—	870	128.00–133.00	130.68
15	—	966	126.75–130.00	128.24
19	—	788	134.25	134.25
32	—	915	130.75–132.00	130.91
48	—	837	133.00	133.00
75	—	574	139.00	139.00
83	—	656	139.60	139.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	929	110.00	110.00
4	—	518	139.00	139.00
22	—	963	100.00	100.00
4	—	705	120.00	120.00
7	—	762	123.00	123.00
8	—	446	146.50	146.50
12	—	618	135.00	135.00
21	—	822	115.00–122.00	118.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,194	106.00	106.00
38	—	1,058	111.10	111.10
3	—	1,038	116.50	116.50
4	—	1,115	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	956	101.50	101.50

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.