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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-18

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 18

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Feb 11Feb 18Feb 25 →

Receipts

3,692 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 3,740▼ 2,017 vs year ago 5,709 · −35.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-700 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher, steers 750-900 lbs. sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500-700 lbs. sold 2.00-6.00 higher, heifers 700-800 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good. Sold many good Hereford and Hereford influenced feeders today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 25th, expecting 6000 head of feeders, 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 $147.92/cwt on 2,434 head.

Average price

$147.92

2,434 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

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

$2.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.04

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	596	150.76	899	28
Medium and Large 1	746	147.89	1,103	2,406

One grade step is worth $2.87/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale2,434 hd

147.92

—

SD average7 barns · 11,298 hd

145.89

+2.04

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

Every lot

43 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 1-2	435	168.85/cwt	164.00–175.00	734	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	736	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	170.02/cwt	161.00–177.00	898	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	167.08/cwt	156.50–171.00	949	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	894	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	630	165.35/cwt	165.35–165.35	1,042	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	157.88/cwt	150.50–162.00	995	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	153.92/cwt	142.25–157.75	1,027	310
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	961	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	709	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,085	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	147.36/cwt	142.50–151.00	1,076	326
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	145.43/cwt	139.00–149.50	1,121	576
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	783	136.20/cwt	130.00–137.75	1,066	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	799	145.10/cwt	145.10–145.10	1,159	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	807	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,098	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	140.21/cwt	131.25–142.60	1,157	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	831	143.10/cwt	143.10–143.10	1,189	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,093	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	137.20/cwt	128.00–139.75	1,200	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	132.14/cwt	128.00–135.75	1,214	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	127.13/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,224	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	629	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	690	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	157.88/cwt	155.50–160.00	729	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	152.49/cwt	145.00–156.00	779	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	151.24/cwt	147.50–152.00	794	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	148.05/cwt	142.75–150.50	845	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	137.09/cwt	132.50–139.50	784	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	138.76/cwt	137.50–139.00	795	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	141.97/cwt	136.50–146.50	876	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	749	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	132.60/cwt	129.50–134.50	888	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	139.45/cwt	135.50–151.50	937	206
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	722	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	892	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	130.87/cwt	126.50–134.00	955	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	129.91/cwt	126.25–130.25	1,000	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	786	136.00/cwt	135.25–137.00	1,069	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	930	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	123.82/cwt	121.50–129.00	1,035	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	899	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,135	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	949	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,082	4

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 Feb 18, 2021

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

Receipts 3,692Last week 3,740Year ago 5,709

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	831	143.10	143.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	783	130.00–137.75	136.20
3	—	807	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	799	145.10	145.10
14	—	709	153.00	153.00
85	—	630	165.35	165.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	528	161.00–177.00	170.02
100	—	825	131.25–142.60	140.21
177	—	875	128.00–139.75	137.20
310	—	667	142.25–157.75	153.92
187	—	919	128.00–135.75	132.14
326	—	730	142.50–151.00	147.36
576	—	771	139.00–149.50	145.43
3	—	465	179.00	179.00
184	—	630	150.50–162.00	157.88
73	—	568	156.50–171.00	167.08
27	—	963	125.00–127.50	127.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	703	136.75	136.75
3	—	573	156.00	156.00
4	—	841	130.00	130.00
3	—	457	161.00	161.00
9	—	435	164.00–175.00	168.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	722	123.50	123.50
4	—	949	114.00	114.00
50	—	573	137.50–139.00	138.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	511	145.00–156.00	152.49
7	—	411	168.00	168.00
98	—	571	142.75–150.50	148.05
19	—	462	155.50–160.00	157.88
47	—	770	126.25–130.25	129.91
32	—	899	126.25	126.25
206	—	672	135.50–151.50	139.45
104	—	730	126.50–134.00	130.87
187	—	617	136.50–146.50	141.97
42	—	836	121.50–129.00	123.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	786	135.25–137.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	572	132.50–139.50	137.09
3	—	373	168.50	168.50
7	—	450	145.00	145.00
25	—	670	129.50–134.50	132.60
40	—	525	147.50–152.00	151.24
4	—	834	111.50	111.50
6	—	619	121.00	121.00

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.