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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 24

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Receipts

5,356 head

▼ 1,203 vs last sale 6,559▲ 1,714 vs year ago 3,642 · +47.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers up to 600 lbs. sold on a higher undertone, steers 600-850 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher, steers 850 lbs. and up sold unevenly steady. Heifers up to 600 lbs. sold on a higher undertone ,heifers 600-800 lbs. sold 4.00-9.00 higher, heifers 800 lbs. and up were unevenly steady. Demand was good. Many large load lots in todays offering, witch brought top dollar. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 31st, expecting 3500-4000 head of headers, starting at 9:00 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 $157.10/cwt on 3,058 head.

Average price

$157.10

3,058 head · 832 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$37.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.48

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	814	158.95	1,294	2,605
Medium and Large 1-2	752	155.98	1,172	175
Large 1	1,048	141.63	1,484	263
Large 1-2	1,103	121.08	1,336	15thin

One grade step is worth $37.87/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale3,058 hd

157.10

—

SD average5 barns · 11,441 hd

162.59

−5.48

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	914	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	215.85/cwt	212.00–219.50	1,021	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	204.12/cwt	187.00–206.00	1,104	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	186.51/cwt	176.00–196.00	1,035	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	196.58/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,136	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	182.25/cwt	179.25–186.00	1,126	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	641	172.79/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,108	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	669	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,117	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	173.38/cwt	168.25–180.00	1,193	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	153.55/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,063	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,134	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	165.93/cwt	161.00–169.50	1,206	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	160.87/cwt	153.50–164.00	1,260	629
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	144.83/cwt	141.00–149.50	1,134	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	159.27/cwt	153.00–161.85	1,292	431
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	835	148.28/cwt	143.50–149.75	1,238	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,197	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	854	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,243	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	138.72/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,225	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	148.42/cwt	146.50–149.50	1,315	281
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	145.81/cwt	141.75–146.85	1,341	234
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	145.23/cwt	143.00–147.35	1,412	397
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	141.87/cwt	141.00–142.75	1,458	144
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,030	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,287	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,072	141.33/cwt	139.75–142.75	1,515	119
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,152	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,365	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	205.48/cwt	205.00–206.00	879	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	195.23/cwt	182.00–200.50	964	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	189.03/cwt	186.00–194.00	968	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	547	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	875	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	562	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	877	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	160.28/cwt	157.50–167.00	918	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	180.50/cwt	169.00–186.50	1,038	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	169.05/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,062	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	165.08/cwt	163.50–166.25	1,123	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	682	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,030	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,007	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	155.22/cwt	143.00–161.50	1,121	270
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	757	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,240	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,036	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	149.98/cwt	139.00–158.50	1,155	202
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,064	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	139.07/cwt	134.75–140.75	1,157	323
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,049	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	138.09/cwt	133.75–139.50	1,214	582
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,026	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	136.14/cwt	134.00–136.75	1,272	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	132.43/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,290	131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	742	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,039	6
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,051	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,282	8

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 Mar 24, 2022

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

Receipts 5,356Last week 6,559Year ago 3,642

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,072	139.75–142.75	141.33
144	—	1,028	141.00–142.75	141.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
281	—	886	146.50–149.50	148.42
23	—	473	212.00–219.50	215.85
21	—	578	191.00–200.00	196.58
234	—	920	141.75–146.85	145.81
103	—	618	179.25–186.00	182.25
431	—	811	153.00–161.85	159.27
397	—	972	143.00–147.35	145.23
244	—	688	168.25–180.00	173.38
39	—	541	187.00–206.00	204.12
98	—	727	161.00–169.50	165.93
629	—	783	153.50–164.00	160.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	883	132.00–142.00	138.72
18	—	692	145.00–156.00	153.55
13	—	837	143.00	143.00
5	—	429	213.00	213.00
46	—	555	176.00–196.00	186.51
3	—	713	159.00	159.00
11	—	783	141.00–149.50	144.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	835	143.50–149.75	148.28
22	—	641	170.00–174.50	172.79
4	—	854	145.50	145.50
14	—	669	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,030	120.00–130.00	124.95
9	—	1,152	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	800	133.00	133.00
3	—	853	123.00	123.00
5	—	924	111.00	111.00
42	—	573	157.50–167.00	160.28
8	—	712	141.50	141.50
14	—	762	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	156.00	156.00
9	—	682	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	628	159.00–171.00	169.05
6	—	428	205.00–206.00	205.48
270	—	722	143.00–161.50	155.22
143	—	934	134.00–136.75	136.14
24	—	494	182.00–200.50	195.23
78	—	575	169.00–186.50	180.50
36	—	512	186.00–194.00	189.03
92	—	680	163.50–166.25	165.08
131	—	974	131.00–134.50	132.43
582	—	879	133.75–139.50	138.09
202	—	770	139.00–158.50	149.98
323	—	832	134.75–140.75	139.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	757	163.75	163.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,051	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	742	140.00	140.00

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.