Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2023-03-02

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 2
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
8,184 head
▲ 3,129 vs last sale 5,055▲ 837 vs year ago 7,347 · +11.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: The undertone on feeder steers and heifers up to 600 lbs. was higher. Feeder steers 600-900 lbs. sold 2.00 higher, feeder heifers 600-900 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher. A higher undertone was noted on steers over 1000 lbs. Demand was very good. Today we had many very large consignment, so buyers could fill large feed lot pens with one mans feeders, witch brought top dollar. Next feeder cattle auction will be Mar.10th, expecting 5000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $195.41/cwt on 5,028 head.
Average price
$195.41
5,028 head · 800 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,562
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$436
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$52.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.34
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2605207.271,254141
Medium and Large 1773198.611,5364,323
Large 11,056170.431,800439
Large 2968163.251,58061
Large 1-21,090155.091,69064
One grade step is worth $52.18/cwt here — about −$436 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 sale5,028 hd
195.41
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SD average7 barns · 13,876 hd
197.74
−2.34
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

59 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2399240.00/cwt240.00–240.0095822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437220.00/cwt220.00–220.009613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477228.25/cwt227.00–235.001,08932
Steers—Medium and Large 1487247.37/cwt241.00–251.001,2058
Steers—Medium and Large 1511245.71/cwt235.00–249.001,256227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,22412
Steers—Medium and Large 1592234.13/cwt233.00–237.001,38649
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed607231.50/cwt231.50–231.501,405161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2889
Steers—Medium and Large 1627218.58/cwt212.00–225.001,370218
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,43030
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668188.90/cwt180.00–206.001,26227
Steers—Medium and Large 1681202.04/cwt196.50–216.501,376414
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy691193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3346
Steers—Medium and Large 1731196.88/cwt190.50–203.001,439176
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy755191.59/cwt181.50–195.501,44765
Steers—Medium and Large 1767199.95/cwt184.00–206.001,5341,127
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2785169.82/cwt163.00–182.001,33320
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy817169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,38129
Steers—Medium and Large 1822189.30/cwt182.00–196.851,556655
Steers—Medium and Large 1868188.99/cwt180.25–195.101,640613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2887173.47/cwt162.00–178.501,53913
Steers—Medium and Large 1924178.30/cwt177.10–180.751,647259
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy956172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,6495
Steers—Large 2968163.25/cwt163.25–163.251,58061
Steers—Medium and Large 1972173.63/cwt171.25–176.001,688281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6563
Steers—Large 11,022172.20/cwt170.75–173.101,760205
Steers—Large 11,067172.70/cwt171.25–173.251,843124
Steers—Large 1-21,090155.09/cwt150.00–156.001,69064
Steers—Large 11,107164.58/cwt164.35–164.601,822110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363211.18/cwt198.00–216.0076712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416199.50/cwt169.00–217.5083035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421234.00/cwt234.00–234.0098522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484222.42/cwt217.00–227.001,077118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488213.50/cwt213.50–213.501,04210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522218.36/cwt210.00–223.001,14028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2543204.75/cwt204.75–204.751,11213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576202.83/cwt200.50–207.501,16887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579187.74/cwt169.00–196.501,08736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy602180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,08418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630193.01/cwt186.50–196.001,216158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673187.07/cwt180.00–191.501,259426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2689172.02/cwt163.00–179.001,18556
Heifers—Large 2710148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement712188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,34214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714168.56/cwt163.50–173.501,20410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729181.51/cwt178.25–186.501,323306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2779179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,39417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1779178.60/cwt171.00–182.001,391220
Heifers—Large 2780142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,10811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823177.56/cwt171.00–179.001,461374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy860164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,41016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1871171.91/cwt163.00–177.601,497435
Heifers—Large 2884156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,38337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1926168.24/cwt164.00–171.101,558450
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy949161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1975165.06/cwt164.75–165.251,60989
Heifers—Large 11,208145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,75813

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.