Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-04-21

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 21
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
5,506 head
▲ 2,142 vs last sale 3,364▲ 2,463 vs year ago 3,043 · +80.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers up to 750 lbs. and steers over 1050 lbs. Steers 750-1050 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 higher. A higher undertone

was noted on heifers up to 650 lbs. heifers 650-1000 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good with many large load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 28th, expecting 3000 head plus, 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 $155.21/cwt on 2,824 head.
Average price
$155.21
2,824 head · 945 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,467
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$492
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2
$47.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.93
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1803167.731,3471,311
Medium and Large 1-2775153.031,187126
Large 11,097144.131,5811,310
Large 1-21,103135.171,49071
Large 2712120.008546thin
One grade step is worth $47.73/cwt here — about $492 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 sale2,824 hd
155.21
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SD average5 barns · 7,001 hd
158.14
−2.93
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

69 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382200.00/cwt200.00–200.007645
Steers—Medium and Large 1418224.36/cwt217.00–227.0093834
Steers—Medium and Large 1531205.14/cwt203.50–206.501,08963
Steers—Medium and Large 1576197.37/cwt191.00–200.001,13750
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned607173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,05317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621158.00/cwt158.00–158.0098110
Steers—Medium and Large 1633189.34/cwt186.50–189.501,199110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy635155.00/cwt155.00–155.009846
Steers—Medium and Large 1655179.28/cwt177.00–181.001,17414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2696162.11/cwt146.00–167.501,12816
Steers—Medium and Large 1707172.43/cwt165.50–174.501,21951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy708131.00/cwt131.00–131.009274
Steers—Large 2Fleshy712120.00/cwt120.00–120.008546
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned736153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780150.49/cwt147.00–153.501,17427
Steers—Medium and Large 1783164.59/cwt160.25–171.751,289122
Steers—Medium and Large 1842163.29/cwt156.50–164.601,375337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2844151.88/cwt151.75–152.001,28235
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy867151.25/cwt146.25–153.001,31147
Steers—Medium and Large 1869159.46/cwt157.00–162.001,386176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy890135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2025
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy904137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2387
Steers—Medium and Large 1918157.22/cwt147.00–158.851,44387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2931144.43/cwt143.50–145.001,34518
Steers—Medium and Large 1987150.27/cwt146.50–155.001,483189
Steers—Large 1Fleshy1,013138.75/cwt138.75–138.751,40656
Steers—Large 11,023146.14/cwt139.00–148.001,495367
Steers—Large 1-21,046137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,43313
Steers—Large 11,070145.06/cwt143.35–148.751,552239
Steers—Large 1-21,089134.25/cwt134.25–134.251,46213
Steers—Large 1-21,102135.75/cwt135.75–135.751,49639
Steers—Large 11,128146.76/cwt146.35–147.251,655269
Steers—Large 11,158140.48/cwt136.00–143.501,627314
Steers—Large 1-21,228125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,5353
Steers—Large 11,244139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,73516
Steers—Large 11,258141.25/cwt141.25–141.251,77749
Steers—Large 1-21,288133.75/cwt133.75–133.751,7233
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2351170.00/cwt170.00–170.005974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423174.76/cwt174.00–175.0073921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488173.50/cwt173.50–173.5084717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned516161.50/cwt161.50–161.5083314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518170.50/cwt170.50–170.5088315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567168.19/cwt167.00–171.0095420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586156.75/cwt146.00–158.5091937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611163.31/cwt162.50–166.7599886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621150.50/cwt144.00–155.0093519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy658136.00/cwt136.00–136.008955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662157.50/cwt152.50–161.001,043103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,0364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1711150.55/cwt146.00–152.001,070180
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2729141.81/cwt141.50–142.001,0348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2776135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,0518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777146.13/cwt142.00–150.501,135347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1832139.73/cwt135.00–142.101,163360
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy858125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,0773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1869137.76/cwt133.85–139.251,197332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement893142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,26831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy913129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,17811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1919135.09/cwt132.25–136.251,241184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1964133.12/cwt131.00–133.851,283514
Heifers—Large 11,009130.32/cwt128.60–133.001,315102
Heifers—Large 1-21,034120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2414
Heifers—Large 1-21,068126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3466
Heifers—Large 11,112131.84/cwt131.75–132.001,46629
Heifers—Large 1-21,130122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3793
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420197.00/cwt197.00–197.008275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635156.00/cwt156.00–156.009919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1821138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1337
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,155111.50/cwt111.50–111.501,2884

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.