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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 21

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Receipts

4,680 head

▼ 1,291 vs last sale 5,971▼ 1,623 vs year ago 6,303 · −25.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers up to 550 lbs. steers 550-700 lbs. were steady to 3.00 higher, steers 700 and up were 1.00-4.00 higher. An unevenly steady undertone was noted on heifers up to 550 lbs. heifers 550-900 lbs. were steady to 2.00 higher, heifers 900-950 lbs. were 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Some load lots in yearling heifers today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 28th, 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.38/cwt on 2,383 head.

Average price

$131.38

2,383 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$58

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

$41.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.95

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	711	133.75	951	2,070
Medium and Large 1-2	635	131.99	838	180
Large 1	1,065	113.13	1,204	8thin
Large 1-2	1,093	92.33	1,009	125

One grade step is worth $41.42/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale2,383 hd

131.38

—

SD average8 barns · 12,769 hd

137.32

−5.95

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	186.99/cwt	183.00–189.00	593	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	197.12/cwt	188.00–206.50	733	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	722	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	188.58/cwt	183.00–190.50	807	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	739	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	181.75/cwt	172.50–188.50	849	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	165.02/cwt	156.00–168.00	820	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	938	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	166.98/cwt	166.00–169.00	877	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	160.88/cwt	151.00–167.00	925	239
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	855	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	149.53/cwt	141.00–158.50	891	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	151.47/cwt	145.00–156.00	945	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	140.49/cwt	138.50–142.25	891	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	639	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	899	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	143.45/cwt	138.00–149.50	973	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	881	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	699	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,059	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	701	145.10/cwt	145.10–145.10	1,017	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	942	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	140.99/cwt	137.50–145.50	1,025	327
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	134.44/cwt	130.50–136.75	1,043	350
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	132.89/cwt	128.50–136.50	1,094	274
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	131.59/cwt	127.50–133.35	1,151	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	125.65/cwt	122.00–127.25	1,145	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	124.34/cwt	120.00–125.75	1,196	38
Steers	—	Large 1	1,033	120.57/cwt	117.25–124.35	1,245	82
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	179.33/cwt	177.00–181.00	638	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	162.62/cwt	158.00–170.00	597	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	149.50/cwt	148.00–151.00	629	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	160.41/cwt	156.00–165.50	685	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	152.65/cwt	151.00–156.00	733	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	151.90/cwt	143.50–153.50	797	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	137.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	742	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	144.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	825	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	137.29/cwt	136.00–137.75	800	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	136.24/cwt	134.25–139.00	847	331
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	913	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	135.18/cwt	127.25–138.00	918	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	828	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	129.19/cwt	125.50–133.50	935	233
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	728	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	932	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	123.26/cwt	120.50–124.50	897	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	746	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,026	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	767	125.43/cwt	125.00–126.00	962	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	127.49/cwt	125.00–131.00	985	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	801	128.35/cwt	128.35–128.35	1,028	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	122.75/cwt	120.25–123.50	1,004	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	972	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	869	122.97/cwt	121.00–123.50	1,069	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	122.04/cwt	120.00–123.85	1,076	373
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	121.26/cwt	114.50–124.60	1,137	184
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	984	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	96.25/cwt	96.25–96.25	937	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,018	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,166	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,081	91.49/cwt	91.25–97.50	989	104
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,111	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	1,242	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,152	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,112	21

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 Jan 21, 2021

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

Receipts 4,680Last week 5,971Year ago 6,303

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	962	120.00–125.75	124.34
9	—	525	166.00–169.00	166.98
327	—	727	137.50–145.50	140.99
239	—	575	151.00–167.00	160.88
181	—	875	127.50–133.35	131.59
101	—	624	145.00–156.00	151.47
12	—	428	183.00–190.50	188.58
27	—	372	188.00–206.50	197.12
350	—	776	130.50–136.75	134.44
141	—	678	138.00–149.50	143.45
274	—	823	128.50–136.50	132.89
107	—	467	172.50–188.50	181.75
52	—	911	122.00–127.25	125.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	701	145.10	145.10
24	—	699	151.50	151.50
18	—	510	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	639	140.75	140.75
8	—	592	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,033	117.25–124.35	120.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	317	183.00–189.00	186.99
14	—	497	156.00–168.00	165.02
13	—	596	141.00–158.50	149.53
5	—	688	128.00	128.00
7	—	448	165.00	165.00
6	—	388	186.00	186.00
7	—	707	133.25	133.25
34	—	634	138.50–142.25	140.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	938	114.50–124.60	121.26
117	—	573	140.00–150.00	144.06
112	—	480	151.00–156.00	152.65
77	—	427	156.00–165.50	160.41
171	—	679	127.25–138.00	135.18
145	—	525	143.50–153.50	151.90
38	—	773	125.00–131.00	127.49
17	—	356	177.00–181.00	179.33
233	—	724	125.50–133.50	129.19
113	—	818	120.25–123.50	122.75
373	—	882	120.00–123.85	122.04
331	—	622	134.25–139.00	136.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	728	120.50–124.50	123.26
15	—	942	104.50	104.50
9	—	853	114.00	114.00
33	—	367	158.00–170.00	162.62
17	—	973	96.25	96.25
8	—	679	122.00	122.00
8	—	421	148.00–151.00	149.50
34	—	583	136.00–137.75	137.29
30	—	541	130.00–139.00	137.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	801	128.35	128.35
26	—	650	140.50	140.50
20	—	746	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,152	96.50	96.50
104	—	1,081	91.25–97.50	91.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	111.75	111.75
4	—	1,018	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	767	125.00–126.00	125.43
29	—	869	121.00–123.50	122.97
10	—	728	128.00	128.00

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.