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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 13

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Receipts

3,167 head

▲ 894 vs last sale 2,273▼ 250 vs year ago 3,417 · −7.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 850-900 lbs. sold 3.00 higher, A higher undertone was noted on steers over 900 lbs. An unevenly steady market was noted on heifers up to 800 lbs. Heifers 800-950 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher. Grain markets moved lower today. Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 20th, expecting 3000 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 $121.76/cwt on 2,305 head.

Average price

$121.76

2,305 head · 861 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$394

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

$9.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

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	668	125.17	836	133
Medium and Large 1	869	121.65	1,057	2,137
Large 1	1,066	115.43	1,230	35

One grade step is worth $9.74/cwt here — about −$394 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 sale2,305 hd

121.76

—

SD average6 barns · 8,968 hd

129.22

−7.47

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

Every lot

41 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	556	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	912	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	147.13/cwt	143.00–150.00	874	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	151.69/cwt	150.00–153.00	942	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	962	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	140.96/cwt	139.00–144.50	1,004	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	134.92/cwt	134.00–136.00	971	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,061	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	131.28/cwt	131.00–131.50	1,041	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	133.15/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,120	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	131.79/cwt	130.00–132.50	1,151	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	122.57/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,084	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	125.83/cwt	123.25–129.00	1,182	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,039	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	125.48/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,227	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	992	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,193	11
Steers	—	Large 1	1,074	123.85/cwt	123.85–123.85	1,330	58
Steers	—	Large 1	1,122	117.54/cwt	110.00–119.35	1,319	42
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	750	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	762	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	128.20/cwt	126.50–133.00	787	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	143.19/cwt	137.50–143.50	904	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	652	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	795	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	126.83/cwt	125.00–128.00	854	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	105.99/cwt	104.50–107.50	778	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	126.59/cwt	120.50–129.85	939	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	861	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	123.05/cwt	121.00–124.50	966	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	802	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	950	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	120.34/cwt	117.50–121.75	1,006	286
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	858	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	965	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	120.48/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,063	754
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	908	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	967	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	101.99/cwt	100.50–103.00	932	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	120.21/cwt	117.50–120.85	1,112	291
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	118.66/cwt	117.25–119.85	1,150	391
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,046	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,213	30
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,186	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,328	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	646	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	743	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	704	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	929	15

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 May 13, 2021

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

Receipts 3,167Last week 2,273Year ago 3,417

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,122	110.00–119.35	117.54
58	—	1,074	123.85	123.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	750	141.50	141.50
25	—	621	150.00–153.00	151.69
57	—	841	130.00–135.50	133.15
178	—	939	123.25–129.00	125.83
7	—	556	164.00	164.00
110	—	873	130.00–132.50	131.79
23	—	712	139.00–144.50	140.96
124	—	978	122.00–130.00	125.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	940	110.50	110.50
9	—	793	131.00–131.50	131.28
22	—	594	143.00–150.00	147.13
7	—	697	138.00	138.00
21	—	884	122.00–123.00	122.57
14	—	720	134.00–136.00	134.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	992	120.25	120.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,186	112.00	112.00
30	—	1,046	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	785	121.00–124.50	123.05
391	—	969	117.25–119.85	118.66
286	—	836	117.50–121.75	120.34
3	—	565	141.00	141.00
144	—	742	120.50–129.85	126.59
291	—	925	117.50–120.85	120.21
754	—	882	117.00–122.00	120.48
94	—	631	137.50–143.50	143.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	673	125.00–128.00	126.83
10	—	734	104.50–107.50	105.99
14	—	536	140.00	140.00
10	—	914	100.50–103.00	101.99
11	—	573	133.00	133.00
15	—	614	126.50–133.00	128.20
3	—	752	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	652	122.00	122.00
3	—	802	118.50	118.50
4	—	775	119.00	119.00
6	—	858	112.50	112.50
6	—	908	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	646	115.00	115.00
15	—	704	132.00	132.00

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.