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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Sat, Jan 2

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 17Jan 2Jan 7 →

Receipts

5,204 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 5,036▲ 501 vs year ago 4,703 · +10.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last auction, Dec.17th : Steers 500-700 lbs. were 1.00-4.00 higher, steers 700 lbs. and up were steady to 1.00 lower. A higher undertone was noted on heifers up to 500 lbs. Heifers 500 lbs. and up were steady , instances 6.00 higher on heifers 700-750 lbs. and 2.00 higher on heifers 800-850 lbs. Demand was good. Many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 7th, expecting 5000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 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 $143.15/cwt on 2,635 head.

Average price

$143.15

2,635 head · 847 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$220

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

$33.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.77

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	639	151.39	968	86
Medium and Large 1	760	148.20	1,126	1,776
Large 1	1,070	130.73	1,399	768
Large 1-2	1,006	118.00	1,187	5thin

One grade step is worth $33.39/cwt here — about −$220 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 sale2,635 hd

143.15

—

SD average3 barns · 3,766 hd

140.38

+2.77

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	187.18/cwt	186.00–187.50	825	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	170.43/cwt	165.00–178.00	794	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	177.61/cwt	175.50–186.00	881	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	176.23/cwt	173.25–184.00	941	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	166.57/cwt	166.00–167.00	903	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	170.57/cwt	161.00–171.50	967	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	875	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	159.11/cwt	152.00–163.50	986	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	150.60/cwt	145.10–154.25	1,020	256
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	146.18/cwt	142.00–148.75	1,070	243
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	136.65/cwt	135.50–138.50	1,033	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	144.08/cwt	140.00–147.75	1,130	186
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	139.57/cwt	135.25–141.25	1,132	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	139.24/cwt	133.25–140.85	1,217	415
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,150	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	136.43/cwt	136.00–136.60	1,274	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	135.02/cwt	133.00–135.35	1,327	114
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,006	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,187	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,022	131.09/cwt	127.50–131.60	1,340	198
Steers	—	Large 1	1,066	132.35/cwt	128.50–134.25	1,411	352
Steers	—	Large 1	1,120	127.77/cwt	125.85–128.50	1,431	218
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	564	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	679	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	166.98/cwt	166.00–167.25	810	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	148.06/cwt	145.00–149.50	720	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	734	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	153.72/cwt	147.00–155.50	824	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	150.28/cwt	148.00–152.50	842	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	805	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	130.42/cwt	113.00–136.50	803	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	141.89/cwt	138.75–145.00	895	156
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	140.50/cwt	136.00–143.25	941	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	135.40/cwt	121.50–137.00	914	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	136.60/cwt	131.00–138.25	1,000	170
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	134.27/cwt	131.50–137.25	1,030	326
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	131.17/cwt	127.00–134.75	1,080	291
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	932	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	841	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,060	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	852	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,022	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,109	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	897	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,121	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	126.82/cwt	123.25–129.10	1,176	671
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,081	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	946	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,180	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,039	124.13/cwt	122.60–125.10	1,290	145
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,095	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,350	53

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

Sat Jan 2, 2021

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

Receipts 5,204Last week 5,036Year ago 4,703

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,095	123.25	123.25
145	—	1,039	122.60–125.10	124.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	536	147.00–155.50	153.72
143	—	560	148.00–152.50	150.28
170	—	732	131.00–138.25	136.60
671	—	927	123.25–129.10	126.82
156	—	631	138.75–145.00	141.89
326	—	767	131.50–137.25	134.27
27	—	485	166.00–167.25	166.98
71	—	897	125.00	125.00
291	—	823	127.00–134.75	131.17
103	—	670	136.00–143.25	140.50
5	—	409	166.00	166.00
4	—	326	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	880	126.00	126.00
5	—	940	115.00	115.00
30	—	675	121.50–137.00	135.40
7	—	827	112.75	112.75
6	—	526	139.50	139.50
24	—	616	113.00–136.50	130.42
12	—	486	145.00–149.50	148.06
14	—	563	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	841	126.00	126.00
6	—	852	120.00	120.00
12	—	946	124.75	124.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
198	—	1,022	127.50–131.60	131.09
218	—	1,120	125.85–128.50	127.77
352	—	1,066	128.50–134.25	132.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,006	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	567	161.00–171.50	170.57
186	—	784	140.00–147.75	144.08
156	—	620	152.00–163.50	159.11
243	—	732	142.00–148.75	146.18
20	—	496	175.50–186.00	177.61
70	—	534	173.25–184.00	176.23
113	—	934	136.00–136.60	136.43
415	—	874	133.25–140.85	139.24
114	—	983	133.00–135.35	135.02
14	—	441	186.00–187.50	187.18
256	—	677	145.10–154.25	150.60
59	—	811	135.25–141.25	139.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	580	155.00	155.00
23	—	542	166.00–167.00	166.57
14	—	878	131.00	131.00
9	—	613	142.75	142.75
13	—	756	135.50–138.50	136.65
7	—	466	165.00–178.00	170.43

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.