Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-01-27

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 27
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
4,510 head
▼ 239 vs last sale 4,749▼ 316 vs year ago 4,826 · −6.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-950 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 lower. Heifers 600-850 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher. Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 3rd, expecting 4500 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $163.38/cwt on 2,219 head.
Average price
$163.38
2,219 head · 766 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,252
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$39.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.51
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2676167.981,136108
Medium and Large 1748165.291,2371,940
Large 11,025150.751,54567
Large 1-21,089134.811,46844
Large 2980128.131,25660
One grade step is worth $39.85/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale2,219 hd
163.38
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SD average8 barns · 13,513 hd
170.88
−7.51
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

54 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1426207.76/cwt205.00–214.0088522
Steers—Medium and Large 1474205.08/cwt200.00–210.0097219
Steers—Medium and Large 1519192.44/cwt186.00–202.0099984
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed572194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,11014
Steers—Medium and Large 1572187.81/cwt181.75–191.001,07469
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587178.01/cwt172.00–179.001,04559
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy598172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0324
Steers—Medium and Large 1630179.49/cwt172.50–184.501,131234
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed659176.25/cwt176.25–176.251,16146
Steers—Medium and Large 1677175.58/cwt172.00–178.001,18966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689164.01/cwt161.00–169.501,13028
Steers—Medium and Large 1719165.56/cwt163.25–171.501,190334
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy730158.83/cwt153.50–160.501,15922
Steers—Medium and Large 1787156.69/cwt155.00–161.501,233124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795152.75/cwt152.75–152.751,2146
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy799151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,2104
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy801152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2227
Steers—Medium and Large 1820156.81/cwt153.50–160.351,286588
Steers—Medium and Large 1879152.94/cwt150.00–156.001,344141
Steers—Medium and Large 1915150.54/cwt145.00–154.601,377151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2916140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2974143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,39310
Steers—Large 2980128.13/cwt128.00–128.251,25660
Steers—Medium and Large 1996143.75/cwt143.75–143.751,43211
Steers—Large 11,025150.75/cwt150.75–150.751,54567
Steers—Large 1-21,028136.75/cwt136.75–136.751,40633
Steers—Large 1-21,271129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,64011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323255.00/cwt255.00–255.008243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372181.00/cwt181.00–181.006735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424181.00/cwt181.00–181.0076710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434191.36/cwt189.00–193.0083110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466184.38/cwt184.00–185.0085911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487172.00/cwt172.00–172.008383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528173.02/cwt170.00–179.0091477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2546158.50/cwt158.50–158.508657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569161.38/cwt160.25–164.5091898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620161.37/cwt155.00–165.001,000278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645148.50/cwt148.50–148.5095822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669156.14/cwt153.50–159.001,04586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675149.99/cwt149.50–151.001,01212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement679162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,10014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727143.10/cwt143.10–143.101,04029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728149.67/cwt144.75–155.501,090345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776148.54/cwt143.00–150.251,153551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement784151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,18421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1812148.16/cwt143.50–150.751,203203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy819139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,1434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873143.80/cwt143.10–145.001,25591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2899141.85/cwt141.85–141.851,27542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1906143.95/cwt142.35–144.601,304141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1961142.10/cwt142.10–142.101,36653
Heifers—Large 11,005130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3075
Heifers—Large 11,258128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,6173
Heifers—Large 11,383122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,6873

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.