Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2021-06-24

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 24
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
5,859 head
▲ 2,823 vs last sale 3,036▲ 2,307 vs year ago 3,552 · +64.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 750-800 lbs. were steady, steers 900-1000 lbs. sold 3.00 higher, a much higher undertone was noted on steers over 1000 lbs. Heifers 700-800 lbs. were 4.00 higher, heifers 800-950 were 7.00-10.00 higher, a higher undertone was noted on heifers 950 lbs. and up. Demand was very good, with many large lots in todays offering. Buyers could fill large pens today with one man feeder cattle. There will be no auction next week on July 1st, next feeder cattle auction will be July 8th, expecting 3500 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am. Have a safe and happy 4th of July.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.78/cwt on 3,027 head.
Average price
$140.78
3,027 head · 958 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,349
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$97
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$37.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.26
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1880146.081,2851,523
Medium and Large 1-2704144.791,01982
Large 11,057134.961,4261,418
Large 1-21,274108.501,3824thin
One grade step is worth $37.58/cwt here — about −$97 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 sale3,027 hd
140.78
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SD average5 barns · 13,928 hd
145.05
−4.26
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

55 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376183.00/cwt183.00–183.006884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437181.00/cwt181.00–181.007915
Steers—Medium and Large 1458197.00/cwt197.00–197.0090211
Steers—Medium and Large 1521182.73/cwt177.50–184.0095246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581169.00/cwt169.00–169.009824
Steers—Medium and Large 1590172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,01827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624157.76/cwt151.00–164.5098410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686138.73/cwt128.00–153.009527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716141.19/cwt140.50–143.501,01127
Steers—Medium and Large 1726154.36/cwt150.00–160.001,12157
Steers—Medium and Large 1785150.26/cwt145.50–152.101,180173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0486
Steers—Medium and Large 1819147.72/cwt141.00–149.501,21053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821120.00/cwt120.00–120.009857
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed840155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,302128
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2851125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0645
Steers—Medium and Large 1884142.17/cwt136.25–144.501,257288
Steers—Medium and Large 1915140.29/cwt137.75–141.751,284103
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy936134.75/cwt134.75–134.751,26131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2941133.75/cwt133.75–133.751,2597
Steers—Medium and Large 1972140.61/cwt132.25–142.101,367606
Steers—Large 11,040135.43/cwt129.75–137.101,408387
Steers—Large 11,062134.84/cwt129.00–137.001,4321,022
Steers—Large 11,183128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,5209
Steers—Large 1-21,274108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,3824
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370172.00/cwt172.00–172.006365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433164.80/cwt162.00–169.0071422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477163.50/cwt163.50–163.507805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482157.28/cwt148.00–159.0075833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526161.00/cwt161.00–161.008474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532147.64/cwt147.50–148.0078540
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572146.50/cwt146.50–146.5083816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623153.22/cwt150.25–155.50955186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635146.45/cwt146.00–147.5093037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663137.45/cwt136.00–138.0091125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668144.61/cwt142.00–145.5096648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729142.69/cwt138.00–144.751,040163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783138.63/cwt137.00–139.751,08561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2792120.00/cwt120.00–120.009506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1812137.08/cwt133.50–139.001,113334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement816140.10/cwt140.10–140.101,14373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2872120.71/cwt106.00–129.001,05311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1882132.94/cwt131.25–134.351,173459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920133.40/cwt129.75–135.501,227493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,1156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1975125.96/cwt121.00–128.001,22858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy979111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0874
Heifers—Large 11,027125.47/cwt121.00–127.251,289217
Heifers—Large 1-21,06190.00/cwt90.00–90.009554
Heifers—Large 11,065122.70/cwt117.00–123.501,307219
Heifers—Large 11,231120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,4834
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1947119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1276
Bulls—Medium and Large 1962112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0826
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 2872117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,02527

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.