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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 4

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Receipts

5,618 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 5,641▲ 2,649 vs year ago 2,969 · +89.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 900-1000 lbs. sold 5.00-10.00 higher, many load lots in the yearlings. Today was the first week of large numbers of spring calves. Very few last week to make trend. Heifers 850-1000 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher, demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov.11th, expecting 3000 head of feeders, will have both yearlings and spring calves, expecting 3000 head, 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 $149.83/cwt on 2,706 head.

Average price

$149.83

2,706 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

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

$37.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.77

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	749	150.39	1,126	2,374
Medium and Large 1-2	565	146.42	827	326
Large 1-2	1,108	112.50	1,247	6thin

One grade step is worth $37.89/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale2,706 hd

149.83

—

SD average10 barns · 18,925 hd

155.60

−5.77

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	563	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	182.37/cwt	178.00–184.00	688	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	203.19/cwt	202.00–206.00	772	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	186.65/cwt	176.00–200.00	799	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	169.18/cwt	166.00–170.50	736	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	164.10/cwt	148.50–182.00	781	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	183.01/cwt	181.00–185.00	888	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	175.85/cwt	170.00–185.50	923	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	160.72/cwt	126.00–168.50	844	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	165.29/cwt	156.00–169.75	942	345
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	575	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,025	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	153.05/cwt	151.00–155.50	906	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	159.25/cwt	158.00–161.00	979	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	170.63/cwt	160.50–177.00	1,054	229
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	149.90/cwt	142.50–155.50	962	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	980	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	664	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,135	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	166.26/cwt	161.25–171.75	1,111	316
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	161.44/cwt	153.00–167.50	1,161	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,186	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	153.06/cwt	151.00–153.75	1,186	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	799	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,202	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,213	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	827	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,199	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	149.75/cwt	146.50–152.00	1,297	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,488	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	162.74/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,567	429
Steers	—	Large 1	1,037	147.19/cwt	146.50–147.50	1,526	151
Steers	—	Large 1	1,081	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,535	26
Steers	—	Large 1	1,121	142.99/cwt	137.00–143.25	1,603	119
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	622	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	157.65/cwt	157.50–158.00	591	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	162.35/cwt	159.00–163.00	695	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	151.23/cwt	143.75–155.50	658	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	156.72/cwt	154.50–159.00	735	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	148.60/cwt	143.00–155.00	703	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	143.16/cwt	140.00–151.00	736	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	155.02/cwt	152.00–157.50	814	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	146.67/cwt	145.00–148.50	780	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	149.99/cwt	143.50–158.00	844	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	155.96/cwt	150.10–158.50	884	265
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	881	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	151.87/cwt	140.00–154.50	943	286
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	142.29/cwt	138.00–147.50	884	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	149.54/cwt	146.00–151.50	994	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	701	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	981	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	979	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,019	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,193	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	150.61/cwt	147.25–154.25	1,224	475
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,225	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	146.37/cwt	143.50–147.75	1,270	153
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	144.25/cwt	141.00–146.25	1,305	358
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,090	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	952	151.16/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,439	260
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	971	139.63/cwt	138.75–140.50	1,356	114
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,108	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,247	6

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 Nov 4, 2021

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Receipts 5,618Last week 5,641Year ago 2,969

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	380	202.00–206.00	203.19
124	—	719	153.00–167.50	161.44
130	—	913	163.00	163.00
345	—	570	156.00–169.75	165.29
5	—	268	210.00	210.00
229	—	618	160.50–177.00	170.63
429	—	963	154.00–164.00	162.74
9	—	753	157.50	157.50
316	—	668	161.25–171.75	166.26
32	—	428	176.00–200.00	186.65
144	—	525	170.00–185.50	175.85
136	—	485	181.00–185.00	183.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	827	145.00	145.00
8	—	799	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	866	146.50–152.00	149.75
21	—	642	142.50–155.50	149.90
19	—	377	178.00–184.00	182.37
6	—	803	151.00	151.00
8	—	662	148.00	148.00
84	—	525	126.00–168.50	160.72
19	—	435	166.00–170.50	169.18
16	—	775	151.00–153.75	153.06
11	—	592	151.00–155.50	153.05
49	—	476	148.50–182.00	164.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	1,037	146.50–147.50	147.19
26	—	1,081	142.00	142.00
119	—	1,121	137.00–143.25	142.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	615	158.00–161.00	159.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	664	171.00	171.00
73	—	575	178.25	178.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	192.00	192.00
54	—	514	140.00–151.00	143.16
13	—	375	157.50–158.00	157.65
57	—	563	143.50–158.00	149.99
5	—	920	118.50	118.50
46	—	621	138.00–147.50	142.29
26	—	848	144.50	144.50
17	—	435	143.75–155.50	151.23
13	—	704	139.00	139.00
11	—	784	130.00	130.00
79	—	473	143.00–155.00	148.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	728	140.00	140.00
114	—	971	138.75–140.50	139.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
260	—	952	150.00–151.50	151.16
358	—	905	141.00–146.25	144.25
475	—	813	147.25–154.25	150.61
15	—	790	151.00	151.00
286	—	621	140.00–154.50	151.87
265	—	567	150.10–158.50	155.96
60	—	665	146.00–151.50	149.54
153	—	868	143.50–147.75	146.37
131	—	469	154.50–159.00	156.72
36	—	428	159.00–163.00	162.35
11	—	355	175.00	175.00
148	—	525	152.00–157.50	155.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,108	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	532	145.00–148.50	146.67
15	—	588	149.75	149.75
11	—	701	140.00	140.00

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.