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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 17

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Receipts

5,816 head

▼ 940 vs last sale 6,756▲ 2,124 vs year ago 3,692 · +57.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Feeder Cattle Sale featuring Hereford and Hereford Influenced Cattle. Compared to last week, feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, with the exception of those weighing 650 lb to 750 lb that sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers overall sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Buyer demand was good for a moderate sale supply, consisting of a heavy offering of Hereford influenced cattle.

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 $168.23/cwt on 3,224 head.

Average price

$168.23

3,224 head · 797 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$217

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.43

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	769	171.10	1,316	2,576
Medium and Large 1-2	685	166.64	1,142	199
Large 1	1,006	152.46	1,533	449

One grade step is worth $18.64/cwt here — about −$217 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 sale3,224 hd

168.23

—

SD average7 barns · 18,214 hd

173.66

−5.43

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

Every lot

63 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	909	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	180.06/cwt	175.00–188.00	839	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	207.34/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,006	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	212.52/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,114	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,083	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	982	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	568	208.72/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,186	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	594	197.00/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,170	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	197.75/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,206	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	170.82/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,069	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	674	182.90/cwt	175.00–186.50	1,233	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	181.38/cwt	171.00–186.50	1,226	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	169.06/cwt	166.00–174.50	1,168	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	721	178.83/cwt	173.00–181.50	1,289	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	160.17/cwt	151.00–168.50	1,161	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	173.56/cwt	163.00–179.50	1,264	537
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	169.34/cwt	160.50–177.85	1,306	372
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	780	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,269	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	163.19/cwt	151.25–169.10	1,338	332
Steers	—	Large 1	832	163.04/cwt	160.00–163.50	1,356	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	842	160.92/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,355	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	846	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,337	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	139.69/cwt	138.25–141.00	1,201	21
Steers	—	Large 1Value Added	876	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,345	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	156.96/cwt	150.50–159.75	1,389	381
Steers	—	Large 1	901	149.88/cwt	147.50–151.50	1,350	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	152.35/cwt	146.50–156.50	1,421	267
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	941	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,186	18
Steers	—	Large 1	974	152.07/cwt	147.00–153.60	1,481	86
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,011	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,441	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,019	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,579	46
Steers	—	Large 1	1,108	144.36/cwt	143.25–149.25	1,600	72
Steers	—	Large 1Fancy	1,161	151.10/cwt	151.10–151.10	1,754	97
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	302	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	634	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	753	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	168.86/cwt	158.00–172.00	802	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	898	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	178.71/cwt	178.00–180.00	956	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	554	173.54/cwt	167.00–174.00	961	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	171.33/cwt	164.00–181.00	980	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	162.64/cwt	153.00–168.00	934	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,052	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	167.69/cwt	160.50–172.00	1,065	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	160.41/cwt	142.00–168.00	1,019	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	165.61/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,113	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	161.99/cwt	142.00–169.00	1,090	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	160.30/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,138	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	155.59/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,136	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	743	168.97/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,255	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,176	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	769	170.88/cwt	169.10–174.00	1,314	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	151.55/cwt	149.25–157.50	1,193	262
Heifers	—	Large 1	815	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,194	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	819	151.85/cwt	146.50–153.10	1,244	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	147.62/cwt	144.00–149.75	1,212	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	147.85/cwt	146.25–148.50	1,267	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	878	147.20/cwt	146.50–147.75	1,292	237
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,269	17
Heifers	—	Large 1	959	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,391	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	145.16/cwt	144.00–145.50	1,396	82
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,014	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,475	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,125	125.39/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,411	8
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,226	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,790	7

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 17, 2022

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

Receipts 5,816Last week 6,756Year ago 3,692

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,019	155.00	155.00
86	—	974	147.00–153.60	152.07
79	—	832	160.00–163.50	163.04
72	—	1,108	143.25–149.25	144.36
52	—	901	147.50–151.50	149.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,011	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,161	151.10	151.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	780	162.75	162.75
49	—	721	173.00–181.50	178.83
144	—	674	175.00–186.50	182.90
25	—	842	160.00–161.00	160.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	402	226.00	226.00
381	—	885	150.50–159.75	156.96
22	—	524	207.00–221.00	212.52
537	—	728	163.00–179.50	173.56
267	—	933	146.50–156.50	152.35
332	—	820	151.25–169.10	163.19
157	—	676	171.00–186.50	181.38
193	—	610	185.00–201.00	197.75
9	—	485	206.00–209.00	207.34
15	—	594	192.00–199.00	197.00
372	—	771	160.50–177.85	169.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	543	199.50	199.50
21	—	846	158.00	158.00
18	—	941	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	691	166.00–174.50	169.06
25	—	466	175.00–188.00	180.06
6	—	555	177.00	177.00
21	—	860	138.25–141.00	139.69
33	—	626	165.00–177.50	170.82
17	—	725	151.00–168.50	160.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	876	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	568	206.00–212.00	208.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	635	160.50–172.00	167.69
121	—	730	153.00–157.50	155.59
27	—	535	178.00–180.00	178.71
11	—	409	184.00	184.00
6	—	302	210.00	210.00
262	—	787	149.25–157.50	151.55
82	—	962	144.00–145.50	145.16
62	—	857	146.25–148.50	147.85
83	—	572	164.00–181.00	171.33
62	—	821	144.00–149.75	147.62
187	—	672	158.00–170.00	165.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,226	146.00	146.00
4	—	1,014	145.50	145.50
32	—	815	146.50	146.50
21	—	959	145.00	145.00
8	—	1,125	123.00–130.00	125.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	769	169.10–174.00	170.88
47	—	743	165.00–176.00	168.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	754	156.00	156.00
67	—	710	155.00–162.50	160.30
31	—	475	158.00–172.00	168.86
21	—	574	153.00–168.00	162.64
17	—	928	136.75	136.75
6	—	522	172.00	172.00
145	—	673	142.00–169.00	161.99
69	—	635	142.00–168.00	160.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	608	173.00	173.00
237	—	878	146.50–147.75	147.20
69	—	819	146.50–153.10	151.85
45	—	554	167.00–174.00	173.54

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.