Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2022-11-10

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 10
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
2,968 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 2,868▼ 1,018 vs year ago 3,986 · −25.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers up to 900 lbs. Steers 950 and up were steady to 1.00 higher. A higher undertone was noted on heifers up to 850 lbs. Heifers 850- 1000 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good. Many large load lots in heavier feeders today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 17th, expecting 4000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am. The next feeder cattle auction after Nov. 17th will be Dec.1st.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $175.94/cwt on 1,846 head.
Average price
$175.94
1,846 head · 941 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$17.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.90
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1867183.821,594890
Medium and Large 1-2682180.921,234129
Large 11,060166.691,767827
One grade step is worth $17.13/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale1,846 hd
175.94
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SD average8 barns · 21,956 hd
199.84
−23.90
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

47 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1321242.50/cwt242.50–242.507784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2359212.69/cwt210.00–220.0076418
Steers—Medium and Large 1421223.88/cwt218.00–228.0094339
Steers—Medium and Large 1456220.41/cwt213.00–223.001,00512
Steers—Medium and Large 1524214.17/cwt210.00–215.001,12259
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2547191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,04513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0619
Steers—Medium and Large 1588204.61/cwt201.00–205.001,20338
Steers—Medium and Large 1626200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,25216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636180.11/cwt170.00–185.001,1459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678176.13/cwt165.00–179.001,19416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2702179.04/cwt167.00–181.001,25729
Steers—Medium and Large 1820183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,50169
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3259
Steers—Medium and Large 1897181.85/cwt181.85–181.851,63151
Steers—Medium and Large 1910175.16/cwt174.50–179.001,59483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2928168.19/cwt168.00–168.251,56113
Steers—Medium and Large 1978175.72/cwt167.00–180.851,719519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2978164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,60413
Steers—Large 11,029166.40/cwt164.60–168.251,712381
Steers—Large 11,068168.13/cwt166.25–168.601,796266
Steers—Large 11,113165.16/cwt160.00–166.501,838180
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2344185.00/cwt185.00–185.006364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362206.87/cwt194.00–211.0074929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422185.45/cwt185.00–186.007837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425193.00/cwt193.00–193.0082010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475188.56/cwt187.50–189.0089620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483184.83/cwt181.00–186.0089321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526189.56/cwt188.00–193.0099787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537181.00/cwt181.00–181.0097216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564190.77/cwt189.00–192.001,07631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585172.05/cwt163.00–180.001,00615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,15116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631164.92/cwt164.00–166.501,04116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1752179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,35025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885167.71/cwt163.50–169.501,484329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2896154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3809
Heifers—Large 2901132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1915166.02/cwt162.50–168.001,519281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2936153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,4374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1952164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,56120
Heifers—Large 1Fleshy1,018145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,47610
Heifers—Large 11,025155.25/cwt155.25–155.251,5918
Heifers—Large 1Fleshy1,077145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,5675
Heifers—Large 1Fleshy1,150147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,6915
Heifers—Large 11,176156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,8408

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.