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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 29

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Receipts

7,235 head

▲ 3,626 vs last sale 3,609▲ 628 vs year ago 6,607 · +9.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A steady to higher undertone was noted on steers up to 850 lbs. steers 850 and up were steady to 5.00 higher. An unevenly steady undertone was noted on heifers up to 800 lbs. heifers 800 and up were unevenly steady. Demand was very good with a house full of buyers, and many load lots in the offering. The next feeder cattle sale will be Nov.5th, starting at 10:00 am, expecting 2500 head of cattle.

heifers

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 $142.41/cwt on 4,172 head.

Average price

$142.41

4,172 head · 831 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$484

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

$19.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.09

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	627	147.78	927	243
Medium and Large 1	792	144.93	1,147	3,264
Large 1	1,102	128.06	1,411	665

One grade step is worth $19.72/cwt here — about −$484 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 sale4,172 hd

142.41

—

SD average11 barns · 22,831 hd

152.50

−10.09

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

Every lot

60 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	580	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	188.81/cwt	181.00–195.00	687	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	677	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	174.83/cwt	174.00–176.00	755	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	164.15/cwt	159.00–169.00	709	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	147.14/cwt	136.00–154.00	692	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	173.34/cwt	170.00–181.00	823	261
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	835	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	161.72/cwt	156.00–164.50	852	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	152.18/cwt	139.50–156.50	881	308
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	152.02/cwt	150.25–154.25	943	214
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	145.00/cwt	144.50–146.00	912	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	868	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	148.82/cwt	142.75–151.00	1,012	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	138.82/cwt	124.00–140.75	977	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	151.71/cwt	147.00–152.35	1,104	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	142.85/cwt	142.85–142.85	1,124	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	819	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,188	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	135.23/cwt	134.00–136.85	1,124	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	854	144.35/cwt	144.35–144.35	1,233	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	136.42/cwt	129.50–139.00	1,205	540
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,107	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	136.39/cwt	131.75–141.10	1,248	296
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	136.50/cwt	129.50–138.75	1,325	836
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	979	115.52/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,131	22
Steers	—	Large 1	1,022	131.88/cwt	128.75–136.75	1,348	143
Steers	—	Large 1	1,084	125.07/cwt	120.50–127.00	1,356	150
Steers	—	Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,116	136.10/cwt	136.10–136.10	1,519	112
Steers	—	Large 1	1,118	127.99/cwt	127.75–128.75	1,431	201
Steers	—	Large 1	1,256	111.40/cwt	107.85–114.00	1,399	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	482	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	537	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	153.40/cwt	148.00–158.00	577	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	153.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	645	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	602	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	146.93/cwt	140.00–150.50	704	202
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	145.33/cwt	134.00–152.50	754	218
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	124.54/cwt	124.00–125.00	677	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	140.22/cwt	138.25–143.50	802	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	130.00/cwt	129.00–130.50	771	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	141.58/cwt	139.00–143.35	862	202
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	743	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	128.75/cwt	121.00–130.50	881	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	895	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	135.85/cwt	135.85–135.85	1,007	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	787	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	131.26/cwt	129.00–133.10	1,036	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	118.83/cwt	100.00–123.00	984	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	131.31/cwt	128.50–133.00	1,090	456
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	853	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	725	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	125.00/cwt	118.75–130.35	1,104	245
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	911	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,177	218
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	123.03/cwt	112.50–125.50	1,155	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	119.66/cwt	112.50–121.50	1,156	130
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,030	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,262	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,121	109.91/cwt	106.25–112.25	1,232	72
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,181	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,258	104
Heifers	—	Large 1Full	1,269	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,237	38

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 29, 2020

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

Receipts 7,235Last week 3,609Year ago 6,607

heifers

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	376	148.00–158.00	153.40
245	—	883	118.75–130.35	125.00
218	—	519	134.00–152.50	145.33
202	—	609	139.00–143.35	141.58
202	—	479	140.00–150.50	146.93
147	—	789	129.00–133.10	131.26
134	—	572	138.25–143.50	140.22
130	—	966	112.50–121.50	119.66
76	—	421	150.00–160.00	153.31
27	—	686	130.50	130.50
26	—	939	112.50–125.50	123.03
4	—	285	169.00	169.00
456	—	830	128.50–133.00	131.31
48	—	741	135.85	135.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,030	122.50	122.50
104	—	1,181	106.50	106.50
72	—	1,121	106.25–112.25	109.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,269	97.50	97.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
218	—	911	129.25	129.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	457	130.00–135.00	131.62
24	—	593	129.00–130.50	130.00
13	—	544	124.00–125.00	124.54
11	—	280	155.00	155.00
3	—	787	100.00	100.00
5	—	373	144.00	144.00
4	—	609	122.00	122.00
73	—	828	100.00–123.00	118.83
33	—	684	121.00–130.50	128.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	853	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	620	150.25–154.25	152.02
191	—	831	134.00–136.85	135.23
57	—	787	142.85	142.85
33	—	364	181.00–195.00	188.81
261	—	475	170.00–181.00	173.34
130	—	680	142.75–151.00	148.82
112	—	728	147.00–152.35	151.71
74	—	527	156.00–164.50	161.72
17	—	432	174.00–176.00	174.83
14	—	310	187.00	187.00
296	—	915	131.75–141.10	136.39
540	—	883	129.50–139.00	136.42
308	—	579	139.50–156.50	152.18
836	—	971	129.50–138.75	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	1,022	128.75–136.75	131.88
59	—	1,256	107.85–114.00	111.40
150	—	1,084	120.50–127.00	125.07
201	—	1,118	127.75–128.75	127.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	1,116	136.10	136.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	819	145.00	145.00
132	—	854	144.35	144.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	128.00	128.00
18	—	629	144.50–146.00	145.00
14	—	805	125.00	125.00
26	—	704	124.00–140.75	138.82
8	—	470	136.00–154.00	147.14
8	—	389	174.00	174.00
84	—	512	163.00	163.00
32	—	432	159.00–169.00	164.15
25	—	887	124.75	124.75
22	—	979	100.00–120.00	115.52

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.