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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 19

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Receipts

2,693 head

▼ 1,622 vs last sale 4,315▼ 815 vs year ago 3,508 · −23.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A lower undertone was noted on steers up to 900 lbs. Steers 900-1050 lbs. sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Heifers 800-1000 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good, with many large load lots in the heavier cattle in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 26th, expecting 3000 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 $134.88/cwt on 1,686 head.

Average price

$134.88

1,686 head · 864 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

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

$9.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.66

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	726	143.58	1,042	215
Medium and Large 1	884	133.60	1,181	1,471

One grade step is worth $9.98/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale1,686 hd

134.88

—

SD average5 barns · 5,684 hd

145.54

−10.66

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

Every lot

35 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	989	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	164.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	799	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	194.68/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,030	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	184.12/cwt	180.50–184.50	1,081	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,032	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	169.52/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,092	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	980	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	169.22/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,157	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	702	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,116	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	1,184	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,199	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	846	153.59/cwt	149.50–154.10	1,299	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	149.85/cwt	149.85–149.85	1,295	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	892	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,155	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	143.83/cwt	143.50–144.00	1,328	137
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,002	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,380	23
Steers	—	Large 1	1,042	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,459	104
Steers	—	Large 1	1,125	138.90/cwt	136.35–140.10	1,563	226
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,171	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,505	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	682	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	750	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	173.20/cwt	166.00–180.00	798	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	939	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	921	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	156.39/cwt	153.00–157.50	873	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	149.93/cwt	148.50–151.00	961	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	964	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,050	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	138.92/cwt	135.50–139.00	1,159	210
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	1,077	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	132.35/cwt	130.50–136.60	1,163	582
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	128.35/cwt	128.35–128.35	1,135	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	127.49/cwt	126.00–128.50	1,165	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	131.36/cwt	130.25–132.75	1,214	529
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,275	71

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 May 19, 2022

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

Receipts 2,693Last week 4,315Year ago 3,508

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	834	135.50–139.00	138.92
529	—	924	130.25–132.75	131.36
9	—	558	165.00	165.00
71	—	973	131.00	131.00
9	—	516	182.00	182.00
61	—	761	138.00	138.00
582	—	879	130.50–136.60	132.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	177.00	177.00
7	—	377	181.00	181.00
21	—	641	148.50–151.00	149.93
18	—	846	127.25	127.25
26	—	461	166.00–180.00	173.20
30	—	884	128.35	128.35
37	—	558	153.00–157.50	156.39
6	—	679	142.00	142.00
65	—	914	126.00–128.50	127.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	846	149.50–154.10	153.59
38	—	770	153.75	153.75
15	—	529	191.00–196.00	194.68
6	—	457	216.50	216.50
59	—	644	168.00–170.00	169.52
3	—	702	159.00	159.00
41	—	587	180.50–184.50	184.12
137	—	923	143.50–144.00	143.83
40	—	864	149.85	149.85
47	—	684	166.00–170.00	169.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,171	128.50	128.50
23	—	1,002	137.75	137.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	633	163.00	163.00
7	—	813	147.50	147.50
12	—	487	160.00–170.00	164.13
14	—	660	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
226	—	1,125	136.35–140.10	138.90
104	—	1,042	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	892	129.50	129.50

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.