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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 3

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Receipts

5,089 head

▼ 825 vs last sale 5,914▼ 1,164 vs year ago 6,253 · −18.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago week: Steer calves 2.00 to 5.00 higher, except 650-750 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 higher, instances to 10.00 higher on 1000-1050 lbs. Yearling heifers 3.00 to 6.00 higher, instances to 10.00 higher. Moderate to good demand for this large offering of calves, most fully preconditioned and a good amount of them weaned. Flesh condition was uneven as the calves off the cow were in light flesh, while the weaned calves were carrying more flesh condition. However, all the calves were clean and open haired making them very appealing regardless of their weaning status. The weather has been very mild and dry, making it very easy for these weaned calves to put a little extra condition yet still stay clean. Very good demand for the large offering of yearlings. Many longs strings, from plain to very attractive, offered in full loads and multiple load lots, which made for a great selection for buyers to enter the market at a wide variety of price points. Flesh on the yearlings was light to moderate plus. The market was very active as the supply of these cattle are dwindling rapidly and buyers want to get these cattle bought while they are still available. Next week, Dec. 10, will be the BBQ special sale expecting 5,000 plus feeders and starting at 8:30 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 $144.07/cwt on 2,612 head.

Average price

$144.07

2,612 head · 837 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$23.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	751	149.50	1,122	1,570
Medium and Large 1-2	853	136.09	1,161	438
Large 1	1,053	135.86	1,430	595
Medium and Large 2	784	126.25	990	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.25/cwt here — about $133 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 sale2,612 hd

144.07

—

SD average6 barns · 12,074 hd

149.41

−5.35

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

Every lot

57 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 1-2	347	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	645	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	188.29/cwt	185.00–191.00	721	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	183.97/cwt	181.00–187.00	780	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	826	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	175.27/cwt	174.00–178.00	861	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	524	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	865	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	169.37/cwt	166.25–173.50	899	207
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	161.83/cwt	154.25–167.00	921	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	152.76/cwt	148.00–157.75	955	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	937	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	147.91/cwt	144.00–149.50	982	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	988	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	144.54/cwt	142.25–149.50	1,038	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	727	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,051	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	138.93/cwt	137.00–140.50	1,075	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	141.47/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,099	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	784	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	990	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	827	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,123	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	137.96/cwt	136.75–139.25	1,153	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,137	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	129.74/cwt	129.50–131.00	1,118	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	138.70/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,219	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	140.93/cwt	133.50–144.25	1,308	449
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	937	129.56/cwt	122.50–132.00	1,214	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	134.24/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,278	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,348	55
Steers	—	Large 1	1,026	137.96/cwt	132.50–138.85	1,415	453
Steers	—	Large 1	1,056	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,434	72
Steers	—	Large 1	1,130	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,444	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,153	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,433	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,246	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,514	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	159.24/cwt	153.00–164.00	661	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	620	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	153.25/cwt	146.00–158.50	723	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	151.19/cwt	143.50–157.00	788	260
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	144.26/cwt	139.00–147.75	842	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	803	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	138.83/cwt	135.75–141.25	869	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	137.26/cwt	135.50–137.50	913	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	134.63/cwt	133.50–135.25	961	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	123.95/cwt	117.50–127.00	906	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	134.50/cwt	132.25–138.00	1,025	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,018	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	778	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,008	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	133.77/cwt	132.50–138.00	1,109	381
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,100	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	131.01/cwt	130.00–133.25	1,153	372
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	131.38/cwt	130.40–133.00	1,197	219
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	119.93/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,133	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	951	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,179	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	130.70/cwt	126.00–131.25	1,272	141
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,029	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,302	16
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,066	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,221	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,167	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,284	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	790	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	648	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	940	9

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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Receipts 5,089Last week 5,914Year ago 6,253

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	774	137.00–140.50	138.93
21	—	836	136.00	136.00
9	—	483	171.00	171.00
102	—	952	124.00–135.00	134.24
44	—	862	129.50–131.00	129.74
116	—	937	122.50–132.00	129.56
9	—	347	186.00	186.00
7	—	708	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	879	135.00–144.00	138.70
38	—	424	181.00–187.00	183.97
31	—	777	141.00–143.50	141.47
25	—	491	174.00–178.00	175.27
189	—	625	148.00–157.75	152.76
449	—	928	133.50–144.25	140.93
207	—	531	166.25–173.50	169.37
88	—	836	136.75–139.25	137.96
55	—	980	137.50	137.50
84	—	569	154.25–167.00	161.83
67	—	718	142.25–149.50	144.54
9	—	383	185.00–191.00	188.29
85	—	664	144.00–149.50	147.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	727	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,246	121.50	121.50
12	—	1,153	124.25	124.25
5	—	1,130	127.75	127.75
72	—	1,056	135.75	135.75
453	—	1,026	132.50–138.85	137.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	827	135.75	135.75
26	—	524	165.00	165.00
23	—	645	145.25	145.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	784	126.25	126.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
381	—	829	132.50–138.00	133.77
141	—	973	126.00–131.25	130.70
34	—	472	146.00–158.50	153.25
23	—	762	132.25–138.00	134.50
219	—	911	130.40–133.00	131.38
135	—	626	135.75–141.25	138.83
32	—	415	153.00–164.00	159.24
68	—	665	135.50–137.50	137.26
37	—	714	133.50–135.25	134.63
135	—	584	139.00–147.75	144.26
372	—	880	130.00–133.25	131.01
260	—	521	143.50–157.00	151.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	731	117.50–127.00	123.95
26	—	945	113.00–122.00	119.93
31	—	858	128.25	128.25
6	—	416	149.00	149.00
18	—	951	124.00	124.00
17	—	773	131.75	131.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	725	131.00	131.00
10	—	588	136.50	136.50
13	—	778	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,029	126.50	126.50
7	—	1,167	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,066	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	166.00	166.00
9	—	648	145.00	145.00

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.