Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2021-07-15

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jul 15

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Receipts

2,635 head

▼ 3,974 vs last sale 6,609▲ 426 vs year ago 2,209 · +19.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers up to 850 lbs. steers 850-900 lbs. sold steady, steers 1100-1150 lbs. sold 1.00 lower. A higher undertone was noted on heifers up to 800 lbs. heifers 800-950 lbs. sold steady to 1.00 higher. Demand was good, with some load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be July 22nd, 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 $139.69/cwt on 1,252 head.

Average price

$139.69

1,252 head · 841 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$354

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

$29.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.40

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	635	147.49	937	60
Medium and Large 1	849	139.49	1,184	1,181
Large 1-2	1,093	118.02	1,291	11thin

One grade step is worth $29.47/cwt here — about −$354 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 sale1,252 hd

139.69

—

SD average6 barns · 6,631 hd

144.09

−4.40

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

Every lot

38 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	458	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	921	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	948	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	935	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	174.84/cwt	174.25–177.00	1,070	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,120	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	166.47/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,180	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,282	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	146.31/cwt	136.50–149.50	1,138	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,285	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	134.24/cwt	125.00–146.00	1,134	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	129.86/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,134	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	149.84/cwt	145.35–156.75	1,338	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	133.43/cwt	131.00–133.75	1,225	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	147.58/cwt	145.00–148.75	1,362	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,350	15
Steers	—	Large 1	1,031	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,363	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,120	131.60/cwt	130.50–132.10	1,474	206
Steers	—	Large 1	1,181	129.66/cwt	129.35–129.85	1,531	349
Steers	—	Large 1	1,225	129.39/cwt	129.25–129.50	1,585	184
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	643	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	777	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	858	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	889	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	594	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	968	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	162.07/cwt	161.00–162.25	1,000	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	154.04/cwt	151.50–156.50	1,055	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	911	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,068	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	988	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,046	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	140.10/cwt	135.75–142.85	1,156	320
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	137.02/cwt	132.00–138.60	1,209	663
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	137.04/cwt	136.50–137.35	1,251	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,219	6
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,034	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,210	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,082	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,282	4
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,188	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,411	3

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 Jul 15, 2021

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

Receipts 2,635Last week 6,609Year ago 2,209

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
206	—	1,120	130.50–132.10	131.60
349	—	1,181	129.35–129.85	129.66
6	—	1,031	132.25	132.25
184	—	1,225	129.25–129.50	129.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	184.00	184.00
15	—	829	155.00	155.00
20	—	458	201.00	201.00
15	—	971	139.00	139.00
19	—	612	174.25–177.00	174.84
58	—	778	164.75	164.75
75	—	923	145.00–148.75	147.58
31	—	709	165.00–167.00	166.47
129	—	893	145.35–156.75	149.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	873	128.00–135.00	129.86
16	—	778	136.50–149.50	146.31
16	—	845	125.00–146.00	134.24
3	—	580	151.00	151.00
62	—	918	131.00–133.75	133.43
4	—	525	178.00	178.00
6	—	683	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	118.75	118.75
4	—	1,034	117.00	117.00
4	—	1,082	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	913	136.50–137.35	137.04
663	—	882	132.00–138.60	137.02
16	—	685	151.50–156.50	154.04
9	—	461	168.50	168.50
9	—	517	166.00	166.00
17	—	707	151.00	151.00
28	—	617	161.00–162.25	162.07
320	—	825	135.75–142.85	140.10
9	—	594	163.00	163.00
10	—	754	138.75	138.75
6	—	975	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	693	131.50	131.50
29	—	708	139.50	139.50
6	—	323	199.00	199.00
15	—	581	153.00	153.00

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.