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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 8

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Receipts

3,544 head

▼ 2,475 vs last sale 6,019▲ 1,621 vs year ago 1,923 · +84.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers up to 700 lbs. Steers 700-1100 lbs. were 1.00-5 00 higher, instances 8.00-9.00 on higher on steers 750-800 lbs. and 850-900 lbs. A lower undertone was noted on heifers up to 650 lbs. Heifers 650- 950 lbs. were 2.00-6.00 higher. Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 15th, expecting 3500 head of feeder cattle, 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 $143.79/cwt on 2,324 head.

Average price

$143.79

2,324 head · 857 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$361

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

$15.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

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	714	145.90	1,041	59
Medium and Large 1	836	145.22	1,215	2,037
Large 1	1,075	130.45	1,402	228

One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about −$361 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 sale2,324 hd

143.79

—

SD average5 barns · 9,084 hd

144.63

−0.84

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

Every lot

42 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	802	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	764	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	894	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,000	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	176.79/cwt	176.50–177.25	1,029	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	159.27/cwt	157.00–161.00	981	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	167.46/cwt	161.00–173.00	1,035	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	163.25/cwt	154.00–169.25	1,082	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	153.82/cwt	150.00–155.50	1,126	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,043	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	153.61/cwt	146.50–155.00	1,169	258
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	144.77/cwt	137.25–148.50	1,206	461
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	140.47/cwt	134.50–142.60	1,231	393
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	134.79/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,235	273
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,188	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	135.25/cwt	132.25–137.25	1,311	309
Steers	—	Large 1	1,075	130.45/cwt	128.50–133.50	1,402	228
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	658	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	685	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	165.69/cwt	163.00–167.00	810	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	812	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	149.67/cwt	147.00–152.50	877	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	139.76/cwt	138.00–143.25	871	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	148.25/cwt	146.00–150.00	934	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	638	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	880	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	140.49/cwt	134.00–145.50	948	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	128.40/cwt	125.00–132.00	872	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	693	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,012	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	139.17/cwt	133.00–141.50	985	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	127.07/cwt	124.00–128.50	926	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	132.77/cwt	128.50–139.25	1,022	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	795	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,103	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	131.30/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,075	165
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	128.37/cwt	126.00–128.85	1,114	285
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	127.85/cwt	125.50–128.35	1,167	102
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,005	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,176	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,040	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,061	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,179	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,297	5

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 Apr 8, 2021

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

Receipts 3,544Last week 6,019Year ago 1,923

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,005	117.00	117.00
5	—	1,179	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	125.00	125.00
6	—	638	138.00	138.00
6	—	835	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	795	138.75	138.75
61	—	693	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	913	125.50–128.35	127.85
112	—	675	134.00–145.50	140.49
165	—	819	124.00–134.00	131.30
3	—	517	157.00	157.00
19	—	489	163.00–167.00	165.69
31	—	630	146.00–150.00	148.25
285	—	868	126.00–128.85	128.37
41	—	708	133.00–141.50	139.17
57	—	586	147.00–152.50	149.67
85	—	770	128.50–139.25	132.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	623	138.00–143.25	139.76
4	—	420	163.00	163.00
4	—	469	154.00	154.00
15	—	679	125.00–132.00	128.40
21	—	374	176.00	176.00
22	—	729	124.00–128.50	127.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
228	—	1,075	128.50–133.50	130.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
309	—	969	132.25–137.25	135.25
393	—	876	134.50–142.60	140.47
461	—	833	137.25–148.50	144.77
24	—	582	176.50–177.25	176.79
82	—	618	161.00–173.00	167.46
88	—	663	154.00–169.25	163.25
3	—	382	210.00	210.00
8	—	548	182.50	182.50
138	—	732	150.00–155.50	153.82
258	—	761	146.50–155.00	153.61
273	—	916	130.00–138.00	134.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	181.00	181.00
7	—	616	157.00–161.00	159.27
7	—	921	129.00	129.00
33	—	749	139.25	139.25
3	—	505	177.00	177.00
3	—	860	126.00	126.00

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.