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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 16

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 9Dec 16Dec 30 →

Receipts

4,871 head

▼ 2,106 vs last sale 6,977▼ 165 vs year ago 5,036 · −3.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-900 lbs. sold 1.00-3.00 lower, steers 1050 - 1100 lbs. sold 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 650-850 lbs. sold 3.00-7.00 lower, heifers 900-950 lbs. sold steady. Demand was good. NO SALE next week, the next feeder cattle auction will be Dec. 30th, expecting 6000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.75/cwt on 2,169 head.

Average price

$167.75

2,169 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$509

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.87

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	171.58	1,202	1,551
Medium and Large 1-2	610	165.40	1,009	220
Large 1	1,110	154.11	1,711	398

One grade step is worth $17.47/cwt here — about −$509 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 sale2,169 hd

167.75

—

SD average7 barns · 16,706 hd

175.62

−7.87

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	636	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	222.31/cwt	222.00–223.00	867	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	887	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	196.19/cwt	194.00–199.00	824	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	203.88/cwt	201.00–206.00	987	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	850	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	193.24/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,028	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	171.02/cwt	168.25–180.25	939	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	173.03/cwt	172.00–174.00	993	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	184.81/cwt	178.00–189.25	1,063	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	175.14/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,091	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	159.99/cwt	142.00–169.00	998	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	171.75/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,171	328
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	683	161.62/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,104	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	152.20/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,049	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	168.26/cwt	163.50–174.25	1,223	230
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	737	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,161	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,150	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	766	155.60/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,192	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	162.04/cwt	157.00–168.50	1,259	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	799	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,175	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	160.92/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,320	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	151.12/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,242	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	160.26/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,394	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,246	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	921	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,243	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	975	140.29/cwt	140.00–140.50	1,368	17
Steers	—	Large 1	1,095	155.58/cwt	142.50–158.85	1,704	323
Steers	—	Large 1	1,175	147.78/cwt	127.00–152.50	1,736	75
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	643	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	170.81/cwt	169.00–171.00	702	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	174.97/cwt	170.00–176.00	805	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	156.95/cwt	146.00–165.50	727	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	167.96/cwt	163.00–171.00	877	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	154.53/cwt	146.00–161.00	821	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	165.73/cwt	163.25–175.00	943	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	152.03/cwt	151.50–153.00	882	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	159.51/cwt	153.00–163.25	1,000	317
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	148.68/cwt	140.50–152.00	944	107
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	154.77/cwt	152.00–160.25	1,032	377
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	149.01/cwt	146.50–151.50	994	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	684	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	889	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	152.35/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,106	236
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,008	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	150.05/cwt	147.25–152.50	1,160	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	149.76/cwt	147.75–150.75	1,249	294
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,317	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	924	129.11/cwt	127.50–132.00	1,193	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	148.36/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,375	173
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,037	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,265	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,128	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,545	16
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,162	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,406	14

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 Dec 16, 2021

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

Receipts 4,871Last week 6,977Year ago 5,036

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	684	130.00	130.00
20	—	924	127.50–132.00	129.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,128	137.00	137.00
14	—	1,162	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	667	146.50–151.50	149.01
6	—	736	137.00	137.00
32	—	411	169.00–171.00	170.81
34	—	580	151.50–153.00	152.03
7	—	378	170.00	170.00
107	—	635	140.50–152.00	148.68
32	—	463	146.00–165.50	156.95
75	—	531	146.00–161.00	154.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
377	—	667	152.00–160.25	154.77
46	—	460	170.00–176.00	174.97
294	—	834	147.75–150.75	149.76
236	—	726	149.00–157.00	152.35
317	—	627	153.00–163.25	159.51
78	—	522	163.00–171.00	167.96
5	—	878	150.00	150.00
173	—	927	144.00–151.00	148.36
101	—	773	147.25–152.50	150.05
108	—	569	163.25–175.00	165.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,037	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
178	—	777	157.00–168.50	162.04
230	—	727	163.50–174.25	168.26
29	—	405	219.00	219.00
328	—	682	166.00–178.00	171.75
140	—	623	169.00–183.00	175.14
16	—	390	222.00–223.00	222.31
115	—	870	156.00–162.00	160.26
78	—	532	191.00–199.00	193.24
111	—	575	178.00–189.25	184.81
47	—	484	201.00–206.00	203.88
173	—	820	155.00–166.00	160.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	574	172.00–174.00	173.03
20	—	822	146.00–154.00	151.12
25	—	420	194.00–199.00	196.19
6	—	903	138.00	138.00
17	—	487	174.50	174.50
26	—	549	168.25–180.25	171.02
23	—	689	140.00–161.00	152.20
52	—	624	142.00–169.00	159.99
7	—	747	154.00	154.00
9	—	799	147.00	147.00
8	—	383	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	975	140.00–140.50	140.29
32	—	766	155.00–156.00	155.60
35	—	683	158.00–165.00	161.62
5	—	921	135.00	135.00
17	—	737	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,175	127.00–152.50	147.78
323	—	1,095	142.50–158.85	155.58

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.