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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 18

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Receipts

4,305 head

▲ 319 vs last sale 3,986▼ 1,609 vs year ago 5,914 · −27.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers up to 700 lbs. Steers 900-950 lbs. were 1.00 higher. Steers over 1000 lbs. sold on a higher undertone. A higher undertone was noted on heifers up to 600 lbs. and heifers over 1000 lbs. Heifers 850-950 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good, with some load lots in yearlings. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec. 2nd , expecting 4000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am. "HAPPY THANKSGIVING"

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 $150.92/cwt on 2,397 head.

Average price

$150.92

2,397 head · 781 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$176

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

$21.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	780	151.95	1,185	2,159
Medium and Large 1-2	616	144.17	889	144
Large 1	1,049	138.30	1,451	87
Large 1-2	1,043	130.50	1,361	7thin

One grade step is worth $21.45/cwt here — about −$176 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 sale2,397 hd

150.92

—

SD average8 barns · 14,767 hd

153.31

−2.38

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

Every lot

42 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	768	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	929	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	184.05/cwt	177.00–186.00	948	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	158.44/cwt	151.00–170.00	841	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	179.70/cwt	170.00–184.75	1,005	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	157.60/cwt	155.00–163.00	920	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	156.65/cwt	153.00–158.00	984	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	169.22/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,083	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	167.43/cwt	161.50–170.50	1,103	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	146.25/cwt	131.00–156.00	1,002	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	158.66/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,122	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	161.21/cwt	158.25–163.75	1,243	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	158.49/cwt	155.00–161.75	1,308	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	896	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,411	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	162.16/cwt	152.50–162.75	1,476	252
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	140.09/cwt	135.75–145.00	1,287	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,474	72
Steers	—	Large 1	1,025	155.87/cwt	145.50–157.10	1,598	67
Steers	—	Large 1	1,105	152.36/cwt	150.50–152.75	1,684	214
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	171.88/cwt	170.00–175.00	638	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	172.72/cwt	169.00–178.00	826	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	143.01/cwt	139.00–145.50	752	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	163.66/cwt	157.00–169.50	864	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	892	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	144.63/cwt	143.00–149.00	813	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	153.35/cwt	151.00–155.25	948	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	139.91/cwt	130.00–146.50	877	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	139.45/cwt	136.00–145.00	945	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	155.20/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,069	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	717	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,018	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	154.68/cwt	151.00–155.50	1,138	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	152.82/cwt	147.50–155.25	1,184	565
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	138.80/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,133	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	151.03/cwt	149.10–154.75	1,248	379
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	150.05/cwt	147.25–153.10	1,314	323
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	145.86/cwt	140.75–147.25	1,339	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	139.84/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,354	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,221	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	994	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,332	46
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,043	140.13/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,462	72
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,043	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,361	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,077	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,395	15

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 18, 2021

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

Receipts 4,305Last week 3,986Year ago 5,914

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	717	142.00	142.00
46	—	994	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,077	129.50	129.50
72	—	1,043	140.00–142.00	140.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	561	159.00	159.00
154	—	918	140.75–147.25	145.86
323	—	876	147.25–153.10	150.05
189	—	689	148.00–156.00	155.20
134	—	618	151.00–155.25	153.35
379	—	826	149.10–154.75	151.03
121	—	528	157.00–169.50	163.66
86	—	736	151.00–155.50	154.68
74	—	968	139.00–148.00	139.84
43	—	478	169.00–178.00	172.72
565	—	775	147.50–155.25	152.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	816	133.00–142.00	138.80
24	—	627	130.00–146.50	139.91
18	—	526	139.00–145.50	143.01
13	—	371	170.00–175.00	171.88
10	—	678	136.00–145.00	139.45
4	—	969	126.00	126.00
49	—	562	143.00–149.00	144.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,043	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
213	—	825	155.00–161.75	158.49
252	—	910	152.50–162.75	162.16
5	—	494	188.00	188.00
70	—	771	158.25–163.75	161.21
72	—	951	155.00	155.00
85	—	896	157.50	157.50
162	—	640	162.50–172.50	169.22
213	—	559	170.00–184.75	179.70
119	—	659	161.50–170.50	167.43
43	—	515	177.00–186.00	184.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	584	155.00–163.00	157.60
21	—	919	135.75–145.00	140.09
38	—	531	151.00–170.00	158.44
5	—	389	197.50	197.50
12	—	707	158.00–159.00	158.66
15	—	628	153.00–158.00	156.65
13	—	685	131.00–156.00	146.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	1,025	145.50–157.10	155.87
214	—	1,105	150.50–152.75	152.36

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.