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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 20

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Receipts

4,749 head

▼ 3,477 vs last sale 8,226▲ 69 vs year ago 4,680 · +1.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-700 lbs. were steady to 1.00 lower, steers 700-850 lbs. sold steady to 1.00 higher, steers 900-950 lbs. were 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 550-600 lbs. were 2.00 higher, heifers 600-950 lbs. sold steady. Some load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 27th, expecting 5500 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 $164.10/cwt on 2,815 head.

Average price

$164.10

2,815 head · 796 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,306

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$481

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

$16.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.89

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	645	170.34	1,099	227
Medium and Large 1	773	165.14	1,276	2,219
Large 1	1,026	154.00	1,580	369

One grade step is worth $16.34/cwt here — about −$481 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 sale2,815 hd

164.10

—

SD average8 barns · 21,917 hd

171.98

−7.89

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	911	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	208.88/cwt	201.00–212.00	900	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	207.23/cwt	196.00–214.00	964	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	196.34/cwt	195.00–197.00	944	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	196.02/cwt	191.00–207.00	1,039	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	998	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	187.41/cwt	186.00–188.50	1,068	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	172.38/cwt	164.00–177.00	983	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	181.53/cwt	172.25–189.50	1,133	250
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	166.54/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,058	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	165.02/cwt	150.75–169.50	1,078	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	654	162.53/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,063	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	169.78/cwt	167.50–174.00	1,158	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	165.28/cwt	158.50–170.00	1,190	188
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	157.28/cwt	157.00–157.50	1,159	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,132	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	162.31/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,269	361
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	795	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,212	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	821	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,252	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	160.17/cwt	153.75–162.75	1,320	410
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	153.84/cwt	153.00–154.50	1,332	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,321	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	907	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,320	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	153.46/cwt	151.75–156.75	1,415	453
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,374	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,408	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	153.21/cwt	152.00–155.25	1,521	48
Steers	—	Large 1	1,023	154.24/cwt	151.35–156.50	1,578	349
Steers	—	Large 1	1,058	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,595	16
Steers	—	Large 1	1,152	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,682	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	184.34/cwt	183.00–185.00	813	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	821	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	174.63/cwt	173.00–177.00	850	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	166.08/cwt	163.00–167.00	870	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	170.20/cwt	168.00–174.00	912	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	168.96/cwt	165.00–174.00	966	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	158.02/cwt	152.00–159.00	904	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	149.80/cwt	148.00–151.00	912	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	159.19/cwt	153.50–165.00	993	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	155.69/cwt	152.00–160.50	1,042	336
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	149.93/cwt	146.00–153.50	1,076	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,099	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	148.16/cwt	145.75–150.00	1,148	264
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,079	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	146.99/cwt	146.00–147.85	1,238	380
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	146.89/cwt	143.75–147.75	1,281	214
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,376	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,357	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	129.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,265	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,056	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,399	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,128	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,427	4

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 Jan 20, 2022

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

Receipts 4,749Last week 8,226Year ago 4,680

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,056	132.50	132.50
4	—	1,128	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	210.00	210.00
71	—	939	146.50	146.50
12	—	487	173.00–177.00	174.63
113	—	718	146.00–153.50	149.93
336	—	669	152.00–160.50	155.69
121	—	624	153.50–165.00	159.19
101	—	572	165.00–174.00	168.96
57	—	536	168.00–174.00	170.20
4	—	969	140.00	140.00
380	—	842	146.00–147.85	146.99
264	—	775	145.75–150.00	148.16
214	—	872	143.75–147.75	146.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	170.00	170.00
9	—	978	125.00–135.00	129.32
20	—	609	148.00–151.00	149.80
3	—	808	133.50	133.50
3	—	758	145.00	145.00
39	—	572	152.00–159.00	158.02
15	—	441	183.00–185.00	184.34
31	—	524	163.00–167.00	166.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
250	—	624	172.25–189.50	181.53
361	—	782	157.50–167.50	162.31
188	—	720	158.50–170.00	165.28
244	—	682	167.50–174.00	169.78
47	—	570	186.00–188.50	187.41
48	—	993	152.00–155.25	153.21
70	—	530	191.00–207.00	196.02
21	—	465	196.00–214.00	207.23
5	—	396	230.00	230.00
410	—	824	153.75–162.75	160.17
453	—	922	151.75–156.75	153.46
11	—	431	201.00–212.00	208.88
47	—	866	153.00–154.50	153.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	635	160.00–172.50	166.54
69	—	544	183.50	183.50
9	—	878	150.50	150.50
28	—	653	150.75–169.50	165.02
11	—	737	157.00–157.50	157.28
19	—	935	147.00	147.00
4	—	971	145.00	145.00
15	—	772	145.00–150.00	146.62
14	—	570	164.00–177.00	172.38
22	—	481	195.00–197.00	196.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	907	145.50	145.50
13	—	795	152.50	152.50
29	—	821	152.50	152.50
15	—	654	162.00–163.00	162.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
349	—	1,023	151.35–156.50	154.24
16	—	1,058	150.75	150.75
4	—	1,152	146.00	146.00

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.