Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2024-02-15

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 15
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
4,471 head
▼ 1,280 vs last sale 5,751▼ 584 vs year ago 5,055 · −11.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 550-900 lbs. sold 3.00-5.00 higher, 900 lbs. and up sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers sold 2.00- 5.00 lower. Today was our Hereford influenced feeder sale. Quality was very good, compared to last year, feeders were clean and light fleshed. Many heifers brought top dollar going for replacement today. Demand was good. We had 11 consignors with over 150 head of cattle. Next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 22nd, expecting 5500-6000 head of feeders , starting at 9:30 am.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $257.85/cwt on 2,646 head.
Average price
$257.85
2,646 head · 775 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,999
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$230
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$82.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.76
vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2676266.421,801145
Medium and Large 1767260.441,9972,340
Medium and Large 2568252.801,43615thin
Large 11,026209.602,150139
Large 1-21,102184.292,0327thin
One grade step is worth $82.14/cwt here — about −$230 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 sale2,646 hd
257.85
—
SD average7 barns · 17,702 hd
259.62
−1.76
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

68 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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,4367
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy460367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,6919
Steers—Medium and Large 1469350.92/cwt349.00–355.001,64636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476325.38/cwt305.00–330.001,54918
Steers—Medium and Large 2494285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4086
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536312.21/cwt301.00–325.001,6739
Steers—Medium and Large 2542260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4093
Steers—Medium and Large 1544334.97/cwt324.00–339.001,82270
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy546350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,91114
Steers—Medium and Large 1576312.20/cwt307.00–320.001,798109
Steers—Medium and Large 1621297.61/cwt273.00–311.501,84891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625281.73/cwt276.00–298.001,76126
Steers—Medium and Large 2630212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3363
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy633320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,02663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667261.18/cwt255.00–264.001,74213
Steers—Medium and Large 2680222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5103
Steers—Medium and Large 1681279.54/cwt270.00–284.001,904325
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy691266.71/cwt265.50–269.001,843120
Steers—Medium and Large 1714267.68/cwt260.75–273.501,911192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728247.66/cwt245.00–255.001,80331
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy755278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,09929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8416
Steers—Medium and Large 1768258.71/cwt252.50–264.501,987241
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy786244.16/cwt240.00–251.251,919158
Steers—Medium and Large 1813245.38/cwt231.00–252.001,995218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2843219.84/cwt200.00–224.001,85317
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy846219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,85320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2859213.66/cwt211.00–215.001,83518
Steers—Medium and Large 1863242.25/cwt242.25–242.252,091121
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy883216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,90739
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy933208.85/cwt200.00–210.751,94971
Steers—Medium and Large 1935220.98/cwt214.50–224.002,066208
Steers—Medium and Large 1983214.70/cwt212.75–219.002,111206
Steers—Large 11,016211.70/cwt203.50–218.102,151115
Steers—Large 1-21,018186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8934
Steers—Large 11,058200.67/cwt200.00–203.502,12321
Steers—Large 11,185191.50/cwt191.50–191.502,2693
Steers—Large 1-21,215182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,2113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,10513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431275.33/cwt267.50–283.001,18734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,3433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477267.43/cwt237.50–276.001,27637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2492241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515270.66/cwt265.00–278.001,39455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523247.30/cwt233.00–256.001,29337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570258.08/cwt251.00–262.001,47199
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577243.32/cwt231.00–248.001,40453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement614256.85/cwt255.00–259.001,57754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640243.22/cwt240.00–248.001,557105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2641223.71/cwt220.00–235.001,43436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2652190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668245.15/cwt236.00–249.001,638205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement673269.51/cwt260.00–280.001,814153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674228.75/cwt228.75–228.751,54224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement701247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,73538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713230.51/cwt229.00–232.001,64482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738212.35/cwt212.00–213.001,56714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy744224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,66740
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753188.45/cwt181.00–204.001,41916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762219.84/cwt216.00–225.001,67547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1821216.37/cwt211.75–221.001,776164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1869211.25/cwt210.85–213.501,836108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy875203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,77629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1921207.29/cwt201.00–215.751,909170
Heifers—Medium and Large 1999196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,9588
Heifers—Large 21,139170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9365
Heifers—Large 1Fleshy1,303171.50/cwt171.50–171.502,23514
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4855

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.