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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 28

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Receipts

4,589 head

▼ 917 vs last sale 5,506▲ 689 vs year ago 3,900 · +17.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs too lightly tested for comparison, over 700 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower with instances to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs not well tested for comparison, 650-750 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 750 lbs steady to instances of 1.00 higher. Demand was more moderate this week after last week's bearish Cattle On Feed report. A large offering of high quality, backgrounded steers and heifers with many full loads and multiple load lots in this week's auction line-up. Cattle feeders are faced with high costs of gain, corn prices moved back above 8.00 this week which is adding more pressure to the feeder cattle market, and are really hesitant to buy anything that looks like it would be a less efficient gainer. The market was active on the loads and attractive fleshed cattle, slow on cattle that aren't front end quality or packing too much flesh. More losses again today in the Live Cattle contracts is only adding to cattle feeders' defensive approach to the feeder market.

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 $137.80/cwt on 2,283 head.

Average price

$137.80

2,283 head · 886 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$16.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.91

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	734	140.92	1,034	61
Medium and Large 1	867	138.95	1,205	1,913
Large 1	1,053	130.65	1,375	281
Medium and Large 2	805	124.50	1,002	28

One grade step is worth $16.42/cwt here — about $32 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 sale2,283 hd

137.80

—

SD average8 barns · 11,222 hd

147.71

−9.91

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

Every lot

52 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	499	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	1,055	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,051	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	892	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,111	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	661	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,031	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	168.96/cwt	168.75–169.25	1,122	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	172.86/cwt	165.75–174.50	1,220	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,075	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	717	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,050	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	967	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	152.44/cwt	145.50–157.50	1,203	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,081	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	151.90/cwt	149.35–159.50	1,271	226
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,210	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	154.22/cwt	153.50–155.00	1,337	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,250	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	911	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,111	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	145.53/cwt	142.00–146.75	1,358	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,290	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	141.77/cwt	140.00–142.75	1,368	389
Steers	—	Large 1	1,036	137.74/cwt	133.50–139.25	1,427	189
Steers	—	Large 2	1,079	125.53/cwt	122.00–126.50	1,354	23
Steers	—	Large 1	1,080	136.80/cwt	135.10–139.10	1,477	333
Steers	—	Large 1	1,104	137.43/cwt	137.10–137.75	1,517	168
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,120	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,462	8
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,122	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,498	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	180.43/cwt	180.00–181.00	913	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	854	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	873	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	593	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,070	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,005	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	149.15/cwt	148.50–149.50	1,011	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	998	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	142.88/cwt	141.75–144.50	1,046	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	752	125.18/cwt	123.00–126.00	941	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,075	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,094	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	803	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,048	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	140.79/cwt	136.00–143.25	1,153	457
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	834	132.73/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,107	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	872	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,230	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	136.25/cwt	134.60–139.00	1,200	274
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	922	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,157	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	134.95/cwt	134.00–135.50	1,251	673
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	955	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,313	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	966	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,236	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	132.84/cwt	130.75–134.75	1,302	167
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	998	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,218	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,030	131.12/cwt	129.85–131.60	1,351	207
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,072	127.00/cwt	124.50–128.50	1,361	16
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,128	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,466	58

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 Apr 28, 2022

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

Receipts 4,589Last week 5,506Year ago 3,900

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	803	130.50	130.50
18	—	966	128.00	128.00
20	—	555	155.00	155.00
5	—	922	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,128	130.00	130.00
207	—	1,030	129.85–131.60	131.12
16	—	1,072	124.50–128.50	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	872	141.00	141.00
68	—	955	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	980	130.75–134.75	132.84
23	—	506	180.00–181.00	180.43
10	—	784	139.50	139.50
30	—	627	160.25	160.25
673	—	927	134.00–135.50	134.95
55	—	732	141.75–144.50	142.88
49	—	678	148.50–149.50	149.15
32	—	593	180.50	180.50
457	—	819	136.00–143.25	140.79
274	—	881	134.60–139.00	136.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	998	122.00	122.00
22	—	752	123.00–126.00	125.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	779	138.00	138.00
9	—	710	140.50	140.50
27	—	834	132.00–134.00	132.73
9	—	567	154.00	154.00
7	—	534	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
226	—	837	149.35–159.50	151.90
134	—	789	145.50–157.50	152.44
6	—	499	211.50	211.50
389	—	965	140.00–142.75	141.77
8	—	504	208.50	208.50
19	—	644	172.50	172.50
140	—	867	153.50–155.00	154.22
218	—	706	165.75–174.50	172.86
27	—	664	168.75–169.25	168.96
77	—	933	142.00–146.75	145.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	842	143.75	143.75
6	—	707	152.00	152.00
7	—	938	137.50	137.50
39	—	891	140.25	140.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,122	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,079	122.00–126.50	125.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	156.00	156.00
4	—	911	122.00	122.00
19	—	825	131.00	131.00
17	—	783	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
333	—	1,080	135.10–139.10	136.80
189	—	1,036	133.50–139.25	137.74
168	—	1,104	137.10–137.75	137.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	661	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,120	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	717	146.50	146.50

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.