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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

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

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Receipts

2,702 head

▼ 1,149 vs last sale 3,851▲ 2,022 vs year ago 680 · +297.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 650-800 lbs. sold unevenly steady, steers 800 lbs. and up sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 -750 lbs. sold unevenly steady, heifers 750 lbs. and up sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Had some load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. In this area we had 6-12 inches of wet snow over the weekend. causing many to cancel for todays auction. Many feeders were caring alot of mud. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 25th, expecting 5500 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 $137.61/cwt on 1,585 head.

Average price

$137.61

1,585 head · 853 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$370

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

$18.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.95

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	662	146.45	969	10thin
Medium and Large 1	813	139.61	1,135	1,298
Large 1	1,046	127.93	1,339	277

One grade step is worth $18.52/cwt here — about −$370 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 sale1,585 hd

137.61

—

SD average6 barns · 8,940 hd

147.56

−9.95

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	813	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	885	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	181.14/cwt	170.00–185.00	924	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	168.69/cwt	167.50–172.50	985	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	908	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	151.62/cwt	147.50–159.00	966	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	151.48/cwt	148.50–155.00	1,039	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	143.80/cwt	139.50–150.25	1,041	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	737	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,002	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	137.15/cwt	131.50–140.00	1,071	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	136.89/cwt	130.75–139.35	1,124	199
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,060	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	135.14/cwt	133.85–136.25	1,188	346
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	130.99/cwt	128.00–133.75	1,227	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	998	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,282	53
Steers	—	Large 1	1,030	127.17/cwt	127.00–127.35	1,310	108
Steers	—	Large 1	1,057	128.41/cwt	126.00–130.50	1,357	169
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	740	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	742	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	731	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	145.26/cwt	142.50–155.50	771	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	764	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	140.77/cwt	134.50–146.50	804	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	791	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	138.19/cwt	137.75–138.50	871	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	646	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	869	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	677	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	949	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	135.35/cwt	132.50–137.00	918	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	716	140.54/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,006	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	127.59/cwt	121.75–131.75	934	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	122.32/cwt	113.50–124.50	954	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	130.67/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,027	176
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	798	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,065	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	825	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,068	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	126.82/cwt	126.50–128.50	1,054	110
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	125.17/cwt	124.00–125.50	1,101	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	124.30/cwt	124.25–125.25	1,163	92
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,033	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,191	3

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 Mar 18, 2021

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

Receipts 2,702Last week 3,851Year ago 680

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,030	127.00–127.35	127.17
169	—	1,057	126.00–130.50	128.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	737	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	510	170.00–185.00	181.14
86	—	724	139.50–150.25	143.80
6	—	486	182.00	182.00
53	—	998	128.50	128.50
107	—	686	148.50–155.00	151.48
168	—	937	128.00–133.75	130.99
56	—	584	167.50–172.50	168.69
208	—	781	131.50–140.00	137.15
199	—	821	130.75–139.35	136.89
346	—	879	133.85–136.25	135.14
4	—	391	208.00	208.00
32	—	637	147.50–159.00	151.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	586	155.00	155.00
3	—	838	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	115.25	115.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	646	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	175.00	175.00
92	—	936	124.25–125.25	124.30
102	—	678	132.50–137.00	135.35
87	—	630	137.75–138.50	138.19
150	—	732	121.75–131.75	127.59
46	—	571	134.50–146.50	140.77
54	—	531	142.50–155.50	145.26
176	—	786	128.00–140.00	130.67
110	—	831	126.50–128.50	126.82
7	—	474	156.50	156.50
32	—	880	124.00–125.50	125.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	798	133.50	133.50
85	—	716	135.00–142.00	140.54
18	—	677	140.25	140.25
14	—	825	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	542	141.00	141.00
6	—	478	153.00	153.00
15	—	780	113.50–124.50	122.32
5	—	595	133.00	133.00

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.