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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Aug 25

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 8 →

Receipts

3,862 head

▲ 2,755 vs last sale 1,107▼ 262 vs year ago 4,124 · −6.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trend not applicable, a steady undertone was noted. Steers 1000-1100 lbs. sold 2.00 higher. Heifers 850-950 were 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good, with many large load lots in todays offering. The next regular feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 1st, 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 $175.22/cwt on 2,549 head.

Average price

$175.22

2,549 head · 975 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$228

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

$41.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.58

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	896	185.81	1,665	1,129
Medium and Large 1-2	767	183.71	1,410	147
Large 1	1,058	165.81	1,755	1,215
Large 1-2	1,308	144.72	1,892	58

One grade step is worth $41.09/cwt here — about −$228 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 sale2,549 hd

175.22

—

SD average7 barns · 9,759 hd

180.80

−5.58

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

Every lot

48 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	625	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	747	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	900	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,086	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,136	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,047	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,174	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,284	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	185.43/cwt	183.00–186.50	1,361	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	188.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,438	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	177.32/cwt	171.00–183.00	1,378	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	183.32/cwt	181.00–188.50	1,540	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	183.06/cwt	182.00–183.25	1,600	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	173.09/cwt	171.50–174.25	1,546	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	182.93/cwt	175.50–186.75	1,683	409
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	183.35/cwt	172.75–186.50	1,775	394
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	988	168.60/cwt	168.60–168.60	1,666	58
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	166.78/cwt	162.00–176.25	1,714	474
Steers	—	Large 1	1,078	165.19/cwt	164.75–165.60	1,781	741
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,194	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,743	19
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,363	144.10/cwt	144.10–144.10	1,964	39
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	242	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	617	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	237.41/cwt	235.00–242.50	698	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	860	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	916	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	890	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	879	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,029	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	973	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	984	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	167.21/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,110	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,221	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,228	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,196	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	169.75/cwt	167.75–171.00	1,292	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	177.15/cwt	169.50–184.00	1,405	132
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	166.98/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,398	166
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	156.99/cwt	140.00–163.50	1,358	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	884	179.25/cwt	179.25–179.25	1,585	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	167.75/cwt	161.75–178.75	1,490	219
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,294	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	160.24/cwt	159.00–167.50	1,471	214
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,044	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,697	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,081	152.93/cwt	149.75–155.25	1,653	124
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,156	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,702	23
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	829	11

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 Aug 25, 2022

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

Receipts 3,862Last week 1,107Year ago 4,124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	313	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	245	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	162.50	162.50
23	—	1,156	147.25	147.25
124	—	1,081	149.75–155.25	152.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	242	255.00	255.00
6	—	908	142.50	142.50
10	—	489	182.00	182.00
14	—	586	166.00	166.00
6	—	619	159.00	159.00
8	—	539	163.00	163.00
9	—	664	165.00–170.00	167.21
5	—	734	163.00	163.00
37	—	865	140.00–163.50	156.99
58	—	761	167.75–171.00	169.75
32	—	294	235.00–242.50	237.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	688	177.50	177.50
34	—	705	174.25	174.25
166	—	837	163.00–168.00	166.98
132	—	793	169.50–184.00	177.15
219	—	888	161.75–178.75	167.75
4	—	366	235.00	235.00
11	—	540	200.00	200.00
11	—	575	179.00	179.00
214	—	918	159.00–167.50	160.24
32	—	428	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	884	179.25	179.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
394	—	968	172.75–186.50	183.35
409	—	920	175.50–186.75	182.93
8	—	346	260.00	260.00
14	—	565	201.00	201.00
32	—	421	258.00	258.00
62	—	840	181.00–188.50	183.32
103	—	763	185.00–190.00	188.46
44	—	874	182.00–183.25	183.06
5	—	669	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,363	144.10	144.10
19	—	1,194	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	734	183.00–186.50	185.43
73	—	893	171.50–174.25	173.09
3	—	245	255.00	255.00
6	—	569	184.00	184.00
8	—	645	182.00	182.00
10	—	302	247.50	247.50
18	—	777	171.00–183.00	177.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	988	168.60	168.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
474	—	1,028	162.00–176.25	166.78
741	—	1,078	164.75–165.60	165.19

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.