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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 26

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Receipts

7,623 head

▲ 3,369 vs last sale 4,254▲ 3,113 vs year ago 4,510 · +69.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-700 lbs. sold 6.00-12.00 higher,750-800 lbs. were 9.00 higher, 800 lbs. and up had a higher undertone. Heifers 550-600 lbs. sold 8.00 higher, 600-950 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Demand was very good. We had a large amount of large load lots in all weight class today for buyers to fill large pens of top quality feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 2nd, expecting 5000 plus head of feeders starting at 8:30 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 $169.54/cwt on 4,198 head.

Average price

$169.54

4,198 head · 757 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$119

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

$44.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.41

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	759	171.23	1,300	3,707
Medium and Large 1-2	629	165.32	1,040	333
Large 1	1,088	143.82	1,565	99
Medium and Large 2	505	133.66	675	29
Large 1-2	1,116	127.16	1,419	30

One grade step is worth $44.07/cwt here — about −$119 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 sale4,198 hd

169.54

—

SD average9 barns · 15,554 hd

176.95

−7.41

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

Every lot

67 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	871	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	227.29/cwt	221.00–229.00	839	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	935	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	223.88/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,039	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,021	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	521	230.00/cwt	225.00–230.50	1,198	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	210.14/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,128	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,227	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	203.88/cwt	197.00–216.00	1,174	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	206.06/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,280	279
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	176.37/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,102	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	196.32/cwt	191.25–200.00	1,327	259
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	177.56/cwt	175.00–179.50	1,229	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,290	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	189.13/cwt	186.00–193.50	1,371	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	735	195.25/cwt	195.25–195.25	1,435	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	744	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,302	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	756	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,402	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	187.01/cwt	180.50–193.25	1,438	575
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,379	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	137.25/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,125	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	176.11/cwt	172.00–183.75	1,449	366
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	176.69/cwt	172.50–183.00	1,541	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	169.35/cwt	169.35–169.35	1,507	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,463	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	172.91/cwt	165.00–175.50	1,575	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	168.69/cwt	165.00–170.25	1,645	139
Steers	—	Large 1	1,047	160.85/cwt	160.85–160.85	1,684	62
Steers	—	Large 1	1,061	163.07/cwt	152.50–165.00	1,730	40
Steers	—	Large 1	1,130	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,788	56
Steers	—	Large 1	1,244	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,760	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	200.37/cwt	199.00–203.00	761	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	187.91/cwt	183.00–197.00	799	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	199.41/cwt	199.00–200.00	867	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	211.21/cwt	207.00–212.00	972	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	612	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	908	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	177.57/cwt	175.00–179.00	916	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	184.66/cwt	182.00–190.00	975	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	170.10/cwt	159.00–178.50	990	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	183.97/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,074	250
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	154.70/cwt	153.00–160.00	954	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	886	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	176.55/cwt	170.00–181.50	1,105	415
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,055	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	171.13/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,164	383
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,157	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,061	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	172.27/cwt	168.50–175.10	1,246	666
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	736	168.00/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,236	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	159.28/cwt	157.50–164.75	1,225	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	167.89/cwt	165.50–170.00	1,311	408
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,243	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	168.57/cwt	162.10–173.50	1,399	537
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	166.22/cwt	159.50–169.00	1,456	521
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	163.06/cwt	162.35–163.85	1,502	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,233	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	163.11/cwt	160.50–164.00	1,600	249
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,005	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,256	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,027	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,446	63
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,053	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,327	5
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,129	126.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,432	11
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,156	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,584	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,171	152.94/cwt	151.75–153.50	1,791	31
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	1,286	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,582	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,343	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,692	5

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 Jan 26, 2023

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

Receipts 7,623Last week 4,254Year ago 4,510

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	493	207.00	207.00
10	—	797	173.00	173.00
9	—	909	161.00	161.00
29	—	625	174.00–181.00	176.37
14	—	692	175.00–179.50	177.56
38	—	890	169.35	169.35
8	—	433	216.00	216.00
15	—	369	221.00–229.00	227.29
8	—	709	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	475	175.00	175.00
22	—	820	136.00–139.00	137.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	576	197.00–216.00	203.88
139	—	975	165.00–170.25	168.69
3	—	360	242.00	242.00
213	—	872	172.50–183.00	176.69
178	—	725	186.00–193.50	189.13
59	—	911	165.00–175.50	172.91
38	—	537	207.00–218.00	210.14
366	—	823	172.00–183.75	176.11
259	—	676	191.25–200.00	196.32
575	—	769	180.50–193.25	187.01
279	—	621	196.00–210.00	206.06
37	—	464	214.00–228.00	223.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,061	152.50–165.00	163.07
56	—	1,130	158.25	158.25
10	—	1,244	141.50	141.50
62	—	1,047	160.85	160.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	735	195.25	195.25
6	—	550	223.00	223.00
44	—	521	225.00–230.50	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	756	185.50	185.50
12	—	744	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
383	—	680	161.00–176.00	171.13
666	—	723	168.50–175.10	172.27
24	—	435	199.00–200.00	199.41
25	—	460	207.00–212.00	211.21
250	—	584	175.00–187.00	183.97
249	—	981	160.50–164.00	163.11
415	—	626	170.00–181.50	176.55
521	—	876	159.50–169.00	166.22
537	—	830	162.10–173.50	168.57
137	—	921	162.35–163.85	163.06
68	—	528	182.00–190.00	184.66
408	—	781	165.50–170.00	167.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,129	125.00–130.00	126.80
6	—	1,005	125.00	125.00
5	—	1,053	126.00	126.00
4	—	1,286	123.00	123.00
4	—	1,156	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	425	183.00–197.00	187.91
12	—	380	199.00–203.00	200.37
5	—	963	128.00	128.00
43	—	769	157.50–164.75	159.28
89	—	582	159.00–178.50	170.10
44	—	712	149.00	149.00
37	—	617	153.00–160.00	154.70
3	—	697	166.00	166.00
25	—	516	175.00–179.00	177.57
31	—	823	151.00	151.00
25	—	499	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,027	140.75	140.75
31	—	1,171	151.75–153.50	152.94
5	—	1,343	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	168.00	168.00
18	—	736	166.00–169.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	467	131.00	131.00
7	—	624	142.00	142.00

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.