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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 3

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Receipts

2,696 head

▼ 862 vs last sale 3,558▲ 1,134 vs year ago 1,562 · +72.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 850-1100 lbs. sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 800-950 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher. An unevenly steady undertone was noted on heifers over 950 lbs. Many load lots in todays offering Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be June 10th, expecting 6000 head of feeders, starting at 8:00 am. This auction will be Mitchell Livestocks special BBQ APPRECIATION DAY to all sellers and buyers.

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 $127.13/cwt on 1,448 head.

Average price

$127.13

1,448 head · 864 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,098

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$386

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

$22.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

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	613	138.79	851	49
Medium and Large 1	831	129.08	1,072	1,151
Large 1	1,068	115.80	1,237	248

One grade step is worth $22.99/cwt here — about −$386 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 sale1,448 hd

127.13

—

SD average4 barns · 3,543 hd

129.70

−2.57

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	694	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	809	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	815	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	167.39/cwt	163.50–171.50	964	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	930	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,032	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	971	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	156.67/cwt	156.00–156.75	1,073	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	137.80/cwt	137.50–138.00	1,010	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,095	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,122	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	810	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,181	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	138.96/cwt	136.00–140.75	1,134	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	135.96/cwt	133.50–137.75	1,195	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	135.96/cwt	135.25–136.75	1,235	168
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	129.58/cwt	127.50–130.85	1,252	135
Steers	—	Large 1	1,011	126.63/cwt	123.75–127.00	1,280	132
Steers	—	Large 1	1,062	124.74/cwt	121.75–126.75	1,325	186
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,073	115.34/cwt	106.00–117.50	1,238	16
Steers	—	Large 1	1,139	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,310	7
Steers	—	Large 1	1,168	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,378	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,275	114.87/cwt	114.50–115.00	1,465	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	605	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	179.04/cwt	164.00–181.00	782	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	786	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	738	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	880	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	803	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	142.94/cwt	140.50–146.50	895	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	925	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	136.21/cwt	131.50–139.25	992	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	991	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	132.71/cwt	125.25–139.50	1,039	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,000	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	126.55/cwt	122.25–130.00	1,062	159
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	125.27/cwt	118.25–127.25	1,096	318
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	899	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	1,054	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	121.90/cwt	120.75–122.85	1,130	176
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	987	117.51/cwt	116.25–118.75	1,160	156
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,032	116.61/cwt	116.50–117.10	1,203	153
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,075	112.91/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,214	46
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,135	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	1,280	14
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,191	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	1,396	35
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 2	739	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	765	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 Jun 3, 2021

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

Receipts 2,696Last week 3,558Year ago 1,562

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	734	149.25	149.25
44	—	685	156.00–156.75	156.67
135	—	966	127.50–130.85	129.58
168	—	908	135.25–136.75	135.96
9	—	796	141.00	141.00
5	—	639	161.50	161.50
110	—	816	136.00–140.75	138.96
181	—	879	133.50–137.75	135.96
20	—	576	163.50–171.50	167.39
12	—	453	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	656	148.00	148.00
5	—	484	166.00	166.00
11	—	614	151.50	151.50
3	—	558	146.00	146.00
5	—	373	186.00	186.00
10	—	733	137.50–138.00	137.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	1,011	123.75–127.00	126.63
7	—	1,139	115.00	115.00
186	—	1,062	121.75–126.75	124.74
19	—	1,275	114.50–115.00	114.87
4	—	1,168	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,073	106.00–117.50	115.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	810	145.75	145.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	132.00	132.00
18	—	376	161.00	161.00
6	—	899	117.25	117.25
10	—	830	120.50	120.50
5	—	744	133.25	133.25
4	—	551	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	987	116.25–118.75	117.51
318	—	875	118.25–127.25	125.27
8	—	564	156.00	156.00
176	—	927	120.75–122.85	121.90
24	—	437	164.00–181.00	179.04
104	—	626	140.50–146.50	142.94
159	—	839	122.25–130.00	126.55
12	—	673	137.50	137.50
3	—	507	155.00	155.00
92	—	783	125.25–139.50	132.71
78	—	728	131.50–139.25	136.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	415	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	1,032	116.50–117.10	116.61
46	—	1,075	112.00–113.00	112.91
35	—	1,191	117.25	117.25
14	—	1,135	112.75	112.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	739	103.50	103.50

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.