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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 29

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Receipts

2,631 head

▲ 645 vs last sale 1,986▲ 227 vs year ago 2,404 · +9.4%

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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 steers up to 600 lbs. steers 650-1000 lbs. a steady to higher undertone was noted. Heifers up to 750 lbs. a higher undertone was noted, On heifers 750-1000 lbs. a steady to lower undertone was noted. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 6th, expecting 2500 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 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 $166.19/cwt on 1,318 head.

Average price

$166.19

1,318 head · 821 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,364

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$252

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

$27.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

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	671	170.41	1,143	217
Medium and Large 1	834	167.12	1,395	1,010
Large 1	1,114	151.50	1,687	32
Large 2	978	142.67	1,395	59

One grade step is worth $27.74/cwt here — about −$252 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 sale1,318 hd

166.19

—

SD average6 barns · 5,326 hd

168.27

−2.08

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	234.84/cwt	225.00–242.00	998	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	972	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	219.29/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,085	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,102	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,106	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,239	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,291	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	179.03/cwt	177.75–181.50	1,466	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	896	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,622	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	165.70/cwt	160.00–167.75	1,514	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,702	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	167.44/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,601	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	180.33/cwt	179.50–181.00	1,731	322
Steers	—	Large 1	1,018	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,588	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,064	165.19/cwt	155.50–166.00	1,758	157
Steers	—	Large 1	1,137	161.00/cwt	155.50–166.85	1,831	170
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,160	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,653	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	396	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	843	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	194.58/cwt	188.00–202.00	858	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	934	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	911	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	950	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,009	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,008	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	168.76/cwt	160.50–173.50	1,166	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	181.85/cwt	181.85–181.85	1,275	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	167.60/cwt	167.60–167.60	1,279	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,344	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,251	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	162.94/cwt	162.10–164.00	1,409	345
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	156.76/cwt	150.50–162.25	1,372	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	907	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,460	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	154.12/cwt	149.00–156.75	1,415	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	164.02/cwt	162.25–170.25	1,525	76
Heifers	—	Large 2	978	142.67/cwt	138.00–143.10	1,395	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	160.39/cwt	159.75–169.00	1,573	141
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	995	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,545	57
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,082	154.13/cwt	151.75–159.50	1,668	16
Heifers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,092	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,654	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,177	147.30/cwt	147.00–147.50	1,734	10

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 Sep 29, 2022

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

Receipts 2,631Last week 1,986Year ago 2,404

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,092	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	907	161.00	161.00
57	—	995	155.25	155.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,177	147.00–147.50	147.30
16	—	1,082	151.75–159.50	154.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	534	189.00	189.00
34	—	494	189.00	189.00
75	—	805	167.00	167.00
345	—	865	162.10–164.00	162.94
90	—	763	167.60	167.60
9	—	396	213.00	213.00
15	—	441	188.00–202.00	194.58
76	—	930	162.25–170.25	164.02
141	—	981	159.75–169.00	160.39
92	—	701	181.85	181.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	184.00	184.00
25	—	593	170.00	170.00
43	—	511	186.00	186.00
6	—	823	152.00	152.00
13	—	875	150.50–162.25	156.76
15	—	918	149.00–156.75	154.12
111	—	691	160.50–173.50	168.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	978	138.00–143.10	142.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	550	201.00	201.00
20	—	425	225.00–242.00	234.84
29	—	694	186.00	186.00
35	—	539	204.50	204.50
117	—	896	181.00	181.00
39	—	495	216.00–223.00	219.29
322	—	960	179.50–181.00	180.33
108	—	819	177.75–181.50	179.03
114	—	935	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	914	160.00–167.75	165.70
14	—	677	183.00	183.00
7	—	450	216.00	216.00
23	—	956	160.00–169.00	167.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	1,137	155.50–166.85	161.00
3	—	1,018	156.00	156.00
157	—	1,064	155.50–166.00	165.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	142.50	142.50

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.