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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 20

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Receipts

3,508 head

▲ 341 vs last sale 3,167▲ 125 vs year ago 3,383 · +3.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers up to 900 lbs. Steers 900-1000 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 higher, a lower undertone was noted on steers over 1000 lbs. Heifers 700-800 lbs. sold 2.00-6.00 higher, 850-950 lbs. sold unevenly steady. Many load lots for todays auction. Demand was good. The next cattle auction will be May 27th, expecting 3000 head of cattle, 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 $124.37/cwt on 1,879 head.

Average price

$124.37

1,879 head · 816 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,015

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$328

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

$12.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.80

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	687	124.83	858	133
Medium and Large 1	819	124.71	1,021	1,693
Large 1	1,053	112.65	1,186	53

One grade step is worth $12.18/cwt here — about −$328 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 sale1,879 hd

124.37

—

SD average6 barns · 6,766 hd

129.18

−4.80

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	729	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	162.47/cwt	161.00–165.00	920	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	155.35/cwt	153.00–158.00	903	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	147.73/cwt	146.00–148.50	910	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	158.28/cwt	153.50–166.50	1,046	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	142.29/cwt	140.50–145.50	978	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	139.22/cwt	138.00–141.50	1,005	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	145.88/cwt	143.50–147.75	1,123	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	136.99/cwt	135.50–139.00	1,082	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	138.28/cwt	132.50–139.25	1,138	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	134.28/cwt	132.50–134.75	1,174	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	130.11/cwt	126.50–132.10	1,210	273
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,148	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,132	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	126.75/cwt	125.75–127.50	1,252	173
Steers	—	Large 1	1,014	123.87/cwt	120.50–124.25	1,256	88
Steers	—	Large 1	1,096	122.52/cwt	121.60–122.75	1,343	273
Steers	—	Large 1	1,155	118.83/cwt	116.75–119.50	1,372	164
Steers	—	Large 1	1,204	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	1,358	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,283	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,411	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	657	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	773	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	733	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	140.19/cwt	139.00–141.50	819	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	852	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	124.68/cwt	121.50–126.00	827	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	132.36/cwt	129.25–138.00	897	209
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	128.74/cwt	126.50–131.75	935	286
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	772	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,046	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	129.22/cwt	123.00–132.75	998	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	118.09/cwt	115.25–123.00	916	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	954	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	851	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,083	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	120.49/cwt	116.25–124.00	1,064	446
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	118.51/cwt	115.50–119.25	1,083	396
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	940	123.46/cwt	123.00–123.50	1,161	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	964	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,111	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,041	112.85/cwt	112.85–112.85	1,175	19
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,059	112.54/cwt	111.00–113.50	1,192	34
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	945	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,096	57

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 20, 2021

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

Receipts 3,508Last week 3,167Year ago 3,383

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,041	112.85	112.85
34	—	1,059	111.00–113.50	112.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	772	135.50	135.50
68	—	940	123.00–123.50	123.46
16	—	851	127.25	127.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	560	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
286	—	726	126.50–131.75	128.74
396	—	914	115.50–119.25	118.51
209	—	678	129.25–138.00	132.36
195	—	772	123.00–132.75	129.22
31	—	623	135.00–140.00	136.73
17	—	964	115.25	115.25
15	—	584	139.00–141.50	140.19
446	—	883	116.25–124.00	120.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	438	150.00	150.00
13	—	548	141.00	141.00
52	—	776	115.25–123.00	118.09
9	—	844	113.00	113.00
41	—	663	121.50–126.00	124.68
10	—	564	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,283	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,204	112.75	112.75
164	—	1,155	116.75–119.50	118.83
88	—	1,014	120.50–124.25	123.87
273	—	1,096	121.60–122.75	122.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	661	153.50–166.50	158.28
60	—	770	143.50–147.75	145.88
273	—	930	126.50–132.10	130.11
68	—	823	132.50–139.25	138.28
8	—	566	161.00–165.00	162.47
82	—	874	132.50–134.75	134.28
173	—	988	125.75–127.50	126.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	687	140.50–145.50	142.29
35	—	790	135.50–139.00	136.99
17	—	616	146.00–148.50	147.73
4	—	949	121.00	121.00
9	—	496	147.00	147.00
62	—	722	138.00–141.50	139.22
30	—	581	153.00–158.00	155.35
4	—	972	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	945	116.00	116.00

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.