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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 3

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Receipts

3,533 head

▼ 977 vs last sale 4,510▼ 1,754 vs year ago 5,287 · −33.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher on 750-800 lbs. and 9.00 higher on 900-950 lbs. A higher undertone was noted on heifers up to 700 lbs. heifers 700-850 lbs. were 3.00-6.00 higher, a higher undertone was also noted on heifers 850-1000 lbs. Demand was very good. Some load lots in todays offering. House full of buyers. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 10th, expecting 4500 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 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 $154.61/cwt on 1,950 head.

Average price

$154.61

1,950 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$447

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

$32.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.44

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	615	159.29	980	83
Medium and Large 1	764	154.64	1,181	1,851
Large 1-2	1,122	127.09	1,426	16thin

One grade step is worth $32.20/cwt here — about −$447 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 sale1,950 hd

154.61

—

SD average6 barns · 8,307 hd

161.05

−6.44

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	205.51/cwt	199.00–212.00	980	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	494	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	939	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	197.33/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,028	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	191.03/cwt	183.00–193.50	1,114	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	608	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,161	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	162.83/cwt	154.00–178.00	998	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	183.51/cwt	180.00–186.50	1,138	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	648	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,134	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	672	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,156	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	170.28/cwt	159.00–177.50	1,151	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	179.91/cwt	174.00–187.00	1,225	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,113	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	721	159.34/cwt	158.50–160.25	1,149	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	169.59/cwt	166.00–172.50	1,238	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	754	172.51/cwt	172.10–173.75	1,301	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	166.93/cwt	162.00–170.75	1,292	252
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	162.46/cwt	155.50–166.00	1,352	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	157.35/cwt	157.35–157.35	1,377	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	157.67/cwt	154.50–158.35	1,466	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	970	154.62/cwt	154.50–154.75	1,500	75
Steers	—	Large 1	1,074	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,659	54
Steers	—	Large 1	1,130	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,633	16
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,182	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,501	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	399	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	734	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	177.61/cwt	170.00–180.00	764	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	182.22/cwt	180.00–186.00	860	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	172.40/cwt	169.00–176.00	900	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	167.18/cwt	165.25–168.50	948	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	961	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	152.88/cwt	138.00–155.75	966	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	162.07/cwt	160.00–163.50	1,031	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	159.31/cwt	151.50–162.25	1,064	223
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	156.10/cwt	150.50–163.25	1,122	516
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	748	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,096	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,183	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	768	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,227	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,167	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	151.47/cwt	148.25–153.00	1,253	370
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	149.23/cwt	145.50–150.00	1,310	298
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	145.60/cwt	140.50–149.00	1,340	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	959	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,381	100
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,108	128.26/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,421	11
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,154	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,437	5

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 Feb 3, 2022

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

Receipts 3,533Last week 4,510Year ago 5,287

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	748	146.50	146.50
6	—	628	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
223	—	668	151.50–162.25	159.31
30	—	522	169.00–176.00	172.40
95	—	636	160.00–163.50	162.07
22	—	472	180.00–186.00	182.22
67	—	920	140.50–149.00	145.60
100	—	959	144.00	144.00
370	—	827	148.25–153.00	151.47
7	—	766	154.50	154.50
79	—	567	165.25–168.50	167.18
298	—	878	145.50–150.00	149.23
516	—	719	150.50–163.25	156.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	430	170.00–180.00	177.61
10	—	399	184.00	184.00
37	—	632	138.00–155.75	152.88
23	—	786	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	768	159.75	159.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,154	124.50	124.50
11	—	1,108	125.00–131.00	128.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	730	166.00–172.50	169.59
66	—	583	183.00–193.50	191.03
140	—	930	154.50–158.35	157.67
75	—	970	154.50–154.75	154.62
90	—	832	155.50–166.00	162.46
25	—	477	199.00–212.00	205.51
16	—	521	197.00–198.00	197.33
252	—	774	162.00–170.75	166.93
70	—	620	180.00–186.50	183.51
84	—	875	157.35	157.35
131	—	681	174.00–187.00	179.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	608	191.00	191.00
139	—	754	172.10–173.75	172.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	676	159.00–177.50	170.28
11	—	613	154.00–178.00	162.83
3	—	700	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	494	190.00	190.00
16	—	648	175.00	175.00
8	—	672	172.00	172.00
23	—	721	158.50–160.25	159.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,074	154.50	154.50
16	—	1,130	144.50	144.50

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.