Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2021-06-10

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 10
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
8,106 head
▲ 5,410 vs last sale 2,696▼ 609 vs year ago 8,715 · −7.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Much larger offering of feeder cattle this week, steers under 800 lbs not well tested last week to offer a comparison, over 800 lbs steady to 1.00 higher with an instance of 4.00 higher on 950-1000 lbs. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher with an instance of 4.00 higher on 800-850 lbs. Very good demand for this large offering of feeder cattle. Many long strings of backgrounded yearling steers and heifers offered in full loads and multiple load lots. Flesh condition was uneven as there were light fleshed cattle while also plenty of cattle in a much heavier flesh condition, however there were plenty of buyers for all as Oct, Dec and Feb Live Cattle are much higher than the spot month on the board. Weighing conditions were attractive for buyers as many cattle came in overnight and the very hot weather had cattle carrying less fill. Corn prices rose back towards 7.00 but the market was very active as buyers wanted to get these strings of cattle bought while they can. Drought conditions remain, temps in the high 90s all week, with no relief in the forecast is keeping concern high that feed costs could rise further.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.07/cwt on 4,014 head.
Average price
$137.07
4,014 head · 889 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,219
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$214
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$20.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.37
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2772141.541,093470
Medium and Large 1841141.081,1872,522
Medium and Large 2542141.0076421
Large 11,072124.851,339988
Large 1-21,078121.251,30713thin
One grade step is worth $20.29/cwt here — about −$214 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 sale4,014 hd
137.07
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SD average5 barns · 13,845 hd
145.44
−8.37
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

52 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1436188.77/cwt186.00–191.5082316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441179.50/cwt179.50–179.507927
Steers—Medium and Large 1475197.00/cwt197.00–197.0093631
Steers—Medium and Large 1535178.00/cwt178.00–178.009523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540164.81/cwt156.50–173.0089066
Steers—Medium and Large 2542141.00/cwt141.00–141.0076421
Steers—Medium and Large 1579174.60/cwt167.50–180.001,011116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580155.89/cwt150.50–160.0090419
Steers—Medium and Large 1618159.99/cwt157.50–161.0098932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637151.84/cwt149.00–155.0096717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,01614
Steers—Medium and Large 1679156.04/cwt149.50–169.001,060258
Steers—Medium and Large 1735146.09/cwt144.00–151.501,074169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed757145.25/cwt145.25–145.251,10059
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,06231
Steers—Medium and Large 1771144.96/cwt140.00–147.001,118204
Steers—Medium and Large 1821137.94/cwt134.50–139.251,132158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838132.39/cwt130.50–135.501,10976
Steers—Medium and Large 1865136.01/cwt134.25–139.251,176319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2887131.60/cwt131.60–131.601,167161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2906131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,18720
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed916138.35/cwt138.35–138.351,26759
Steers—Medium and Large 1929133.43/cwt128.00–137.251,240570
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full941128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,20412
Steers—Medium and Large 1963130.96/cwt128.35–134.751,261575
Steers—Large 11,024125.96/cwt124.00–128.601,290146
Steers—Large 11,069125.40/cwt122.50–127.351,341676
Steers—Large 1-21,078121.25/cwt121.25–121.251,30713
Steers—Large 11,126121.81/cwt121.25–122.601,372155
Steers—Large 11,151119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,37511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441156.00/cwt156.00–156.006886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476158.49/cwt158.00–159.007548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479143.00/cwt143.00–143.0068514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2503139.00/cwt139.00–139.0069911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533158.25/cwt149.75–162.0084379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569155.06/cwt151.25–156.7588254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1639146.70/cwt145.00–148.0093787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667132.16/cwt132.00–132.5088216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676142.41/cwt134.75–150.25963234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy690126.50/cwt126.50–126.5087314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724122.50/cwt122.50–122.5088718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735136.34/cwt133.50–137.001,002180
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778133.24/cwt130.85–138.601,037393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1818129.23/cwt124.25–134.101,057710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2822117.00/cwt117.00–117.0096231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870126.27/cwt122.00–130.251,099799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915121.25/cwt121.25–121.251,10916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1916122.58/cwt121.60–123.751,123588
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy934120.75/cwt120.75–120.751,12867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1978119.93/cwt118.50–121.001,173266
Heifers—Large 1Fleshy1,099117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,29133
Heifers—Large 1Fleshy1,184114.50/cwt114.50–114.501,35618

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.