Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-09-15

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 15
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
1,537 head
▼ 4,151 vs last sale 5,688▼ 843 vs year ago 2,380 · −35.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Lower numbers today, so trend not applicable, a lower undertone was noted. On heifers 800-950 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Sept.22nd, expecting 2500 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.83/cwt on 974 head.
Average price
$162.83
974 head · 884 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,439
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$171
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2
$26.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.06
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2721166.881,204131
Medium and Large 1889164.721,465706
Large 11,057160.351,69560
Large 2978140.521,37577
One grade step is worth $26.36/cwt here — about −$171 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 sale974 hd
162.83
—
SD average7 barns · 6,457 hd
171.89
−9.06
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

39 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1418225.00/cwt225.00–225.009415
Steers—Medium and Large 1465212.00/cwt212.00–212.009867
Steers—Medium and Large 1504207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,0435
Steers—Medium and Large 1583211.50/cwt211.50–211.501,2336
Steers—Medium and Large 1649202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3117
Steers—Large 2654153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0016
Steers—Large 2719149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,07117
Steers—Medium and Large 1734185.01/cwt178.50–189.501,35857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737173.89/cwt172.00–176.001,28217
Steers—Large 2766146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1188
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2874163.78/cwt157.00–171.001,43132
Steers—Medium and Large 1883175.92/cwt174.00–182.501,55387
Steers—Medium and Large 1939168.40/cwt168.25–171.001,58156
Steers—Medium and Large 1959170.30/cwt169.50–174.001,63375
Steers—Large 1-21,073161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7283
Steers—Large 11,097154.75/cwt154.75–154.751,69812
Steers—Large 11,167154.25/cwt154.25–154.251,80033
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511181.00/cwt181.00–181.009259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1604188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,13611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1279
Heifers—Large 2657154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1699178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739163.12/cwt162.50–163.501,20531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740173.88/cwt171.00–176.501,28715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759164.27/cwt148.00–165.501,24758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810174.71/cwt169.00–176.001,415132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2832172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,43110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2866141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873168.50/cwt168.50–168.501,47111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy891156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,39043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1914161.84/cwt159.25–171.501,479403
Heifers—Large 2947140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,32614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1966161.61/cwt159.00–174.001,56187
Heifers—Large 2996139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3845
Heifers—Large 11,018162.93/cwt161.00–165.001,65927
Heifers—Large 21,022139.25/cwt139.25–139.251,42352
Heifers—Large 11,071161.45/cwt160.00–162.501,72929
Heifers—Large 1Fleshy1,224135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,6524

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.