Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-10-06

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 6
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
2,357 head
▼ 274 vs last sale 2,631▼ 135 vs year ago 2,492 · −5.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light numbers today so trend not applicable. A higher undertone was noted on steers 800-900 lbs. Steers 1050-1100 lbs. were 3.00 lower. A higher undertone was noted on heifers up to 800 lbs. Heifers 800-1000 lbs. sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Many load lots in larger weight cattle today. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct.13th, expecting 2500 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.95/cwt on 1,203 head.
Average price
$165.95
1,203 head · 895 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,486
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$745
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$34.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.89
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2451177.8480238
Medium and Large 1896166.591,4931,082
Large 11,088152.461,65980
Large 1-21,082143.001,5473thin
One grade step is worth $34.84/cwt here — about −$745 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 sale1,203 hd
165.95
—
SD average9 barns · 9,169 hd
171.84
−5.89
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

29 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578182.73/cwt171.50–187.001,05626
Steers—Medium and Large 1605187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672170.74/cwt168.50–175.001,14734
Steers—Medium and Large 1753191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,43882
Steers—Medium and Large 1832192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,59759
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed855190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,625176
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2867155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3443
Steers—Medium and Large 1875183.25/cwt183.25–183.251,60369
Steers—Medium and Large 1924173.10/cwt173.10–173.101,59967
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2956165.50/cwt165.50–165.501,58233
Steers—Large 11,081161.68/cwt156.75–167.501,748234
Steers—Large 11,177154.42/cwt153.75–155.101,81881
Steers—Large 1-21,306128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,67216
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382189.00/cwt189.00–189.0072210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434177.09/cwt173.00–179.0076912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474178.00/cwt178.00–178.0084411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579157.00/cwt157.00–157.009095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,30073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1849170.17/cwt169.50–170.251,44575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1863170.07/cwt166.25–171.351,468344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1916162.01/cwt160.00–163.601,484354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1985162.81/cwt160.00–165.001,604236
Heifers—Large 11,042158.26/cwt150.00–160.001,64934
Heifers—Large 1-21,082143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5473
Heifers—Large 11,088151.38/cwt150.50–155.001,64720
Heifers—Large 11,129148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,67119
Heifers—Large 11,204139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,6807
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466180.00/cwt180.00–180.008397

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.