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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 17

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 2 →

Receipts

5,036 head

▼ 1,511 vs last sale 6,547▼ 338 vs year ago 5,374 · −6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers up to 650 lbs. steers 650-900 lbs. were 2.00-8.00 higher, steers 950-1100 were steady to 7.00 higher. On heifers a higher undertone was noted on calves up to 650 lbs. heifers 650-800 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher, 800-850 were 2.00 lower. Heifers 850 lbs. and up were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good. Some load lots in the yearlings today. The first feeder cattle auction in 2021 will be on , Sat. Jan. 2nd, expecting 4000 head plus, starting at 9:00 am. Then on Jan. 7th we will start our Thursday auctions. "Merry Christmas" and Happy New Year!

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 $137.63/cwt on 2,466 head.

Average price

$137.63

2,466 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$337

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

$35.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.27

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	542	141.36	766	127
Medium and Large 1	734	137.76	1,011	2,313
Large 1	1,081	112.00	1,211	7thin
Large 1-2	1,044	105.63	1,103	19thin

One grade step is worth $35.73/cwt here — about −$337 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 sale2,466 hd

137.63

—

SD average8 barns · 11,520 hd

141.90

−4.27

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	183.86/cwt	171.00–197.00	511	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	190.56/cwt	189.00–195.00	642	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	635	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	192.23/cwt	185.00–197.50	734	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	174.34/cwt	164.00–183.00	743	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	462	192.00/cwt	190.00–192.50	887	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	183.72/cwt	178.00–188.00	854	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	175.10/cwt	170.50–184.25	919	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	153.78/cwt	145.50–167.00	827	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	554	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	947	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	154.65/cwt	150.00–161.50	872	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	165.55/cwt	157.00–173.00	957	275
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	148.17/cwt	147.00–150.50	920	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	155.79/cwt	149.00–158.75	974	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	149.49/cwt	145.50–155.00	1,011	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	944	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	147.08/cwt	142.00–149.75	1,046	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	134.17/cwt	133.50–135.50	955	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	145.40/cwt	140.00–152.25	1,122	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,030	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	142.25/cwt	136.50–144.50	1,178	169
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	138.82/cwt	135.25–142.00	1,220	254
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,114	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	133.94/cwt	133.10–135.25	1,307	82
Steers	—	Large 1	1,061	132.10/cwt	132.10–132.10	1,402	107
Steers	—	Large 1	1,105	128.64/cwt	113.50–130.75	1,421	152
Steers	—	Large 1	1,228	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,517	84
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,236	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,125	27
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,561	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,413	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	231	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	393	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	257	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	460	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	504	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	172.46/cwt	170.00–176.00	569	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	167.42/cwt	162.00–169.00	621	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	630	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	159.81/cwt	155.00–165.00	689	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	149.79/cwt	147.00–155.00	647	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	142.73/cwt	138.00–144.00	651	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	158.68/cwt	153.00–163.50	768	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	135.87/cwt	121.00–143.50	717	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	153.74/cwt	147.50–157.00	819	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	150.73/cwt	146.00–155.00	873	163
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	138.33/cwt	135.50–143.50	809	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	606	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	939	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	141.43/cwt	136.25–146.00	901	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	860	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	129.53/cwt	120.00–135.00	859	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	140.67/cwt	135.00–144.00	951	267
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	130.38/cwt	127.75–136.50	957	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	922	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	133.94/cwt	127.50–135.50	1,029	199
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,025	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	129.06/cwt	127.50–130.10	1,067	238
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	127.14/cwt	125.10–129.75	1,114	501
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	126.79/cwt	125.10–128.75	1,169	176
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	124.58/cwt	119.50–127.00	1,207	138
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,044	105.63/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,103	19
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,081	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,211	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	758	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	963	6

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 17, 2020

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

Receipts 5,036Last week 6,547Year ago 5,374

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,228	123.50	123.50
107	—	1,061	132.10	132.10
152	—	1,105	113.50–130.75	128.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,236	91.00	91.00
28	—	1,561	90.50	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
254	—	879	135.25–142.00	138.82
275	—	578	157.00–173.00	165.55
114	—	525	170.50–184.25	175.10
132	—	625	149.00–158.75	155.79
25	—	337	189.00–195.00	190.56
188	—	676	145.50–155.00	149.49
37	—	382	185.00–197.50	192.23
82	—	976	133.10–135.25	133.94
112	—	465	178.00–188.00	183.72
169	—	828	136.50–144.50	142.25
173	—	772	140.00–152.25	145.40
174	—	711	142.00–149.75	147.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	554	171.00	171.00
36	—	462	190.00–192.50	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	621	147.00–150.50	148.17
44	—	426	164.00–183.00	174.34
27	—	564	150.00–161.50	154.65
14	—	538	145.50–167.00	153.78
6	—	928	120.00	120.00
4	—	684	138.00	138.00
3	—	467	158.00	158.00
13	—	343	185.00	185.00
12	—	278	171.00–197.00	183.86
9	—	712	133.50–135.50	134.17
7	—	783	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	606	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	371	162.00–169.00	167.42
117	—	484	153.00–163.50	158.68
5	—	257	179.00	179.00
176	—	922	125.10–128.75	126.79
199	—	768	127.50–135.50	133.94
238	—	827	127.50–130.10	129.06
31	—	330	170.00–176.00	172.46
65	—	431	155.00–165.00	159.81
69	—	637	136.25–146.00	141.43
138	—	969	119.50–127.00	124.58
138	—	533	147.50–157.00	153.74
501	—	876	125.10–129.75	127.14
267	—	676	135.00–144.00	140.67
163	—	579	146.00–155.00	150.73
124	—	734	127.75–136.50	130.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,044	105.00–108.00	105.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	637	135.00	135.00
4	—	231	170.00	170.00
13	—	817	125.50	125.50
11	—	663	120.00–135.00	129.53
7	—	274	184.00	184.00
16	—	585	135.50–143.50	138.33
11	—	432	147.00–155.00	149.79
7	—	735	125.50	125.50
7	—	391	161.00	161.00
26	—	528	121.00–143.50	135.87
20	—	456	138.00–144.00	142.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	758	127.00	127.00

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.