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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Oct 3

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 3

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Receipts

3,084 head

▲ 1,287 vs last sale 1,797▲ 3,084 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-850 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher, steers 900-1200 lbs. sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-1000 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher, heifers 1000 lbs. and up sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was very good. The price of feeder cattle kept getting a little higher as the sale went on. The next feeder cattle sale will be Oct. 10th, expecting 1500-2000 head of feeder cattle, starting at 10:00 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 $135.62/cwt on 1,961 head.

Average price

$135.62

1,961 head · 817 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$299

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

$32.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	611	139.27	851	252
Medium and Large 1	830	136.66	1,135	1,578
Large 1	1,055	118.70	1,252	103
Large 1-2	1,075	107.00	1,150	28

One grade step is worth $32.27/cwt here — about −$299 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 sale1,961 hd

135.62

—

SD average9 barns · 11,626 hd

135.11

+0.51

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	150.01/cwt	147.00–153.00	888	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	994	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	852	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	144.04/cwt	142.00–145.00	982	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	139.03/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,002	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,138	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	148.97/cwt	143.00–149.25	1,160	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,165	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,145	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,192	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	141.08/cwt	135.50–145.50	1,291	221
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	137.23/cwt	135.10–138.00	1,327	258
Steers	—	Large 1	1,036	133.57/cwt	130.75–136.50	1,384	91
Steers	—	Large 1	1,062	130.04/cwt	129.00–131.10	1,381	113
Steers	—	Large 1	1,152	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,319	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	501	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	149.69/cwt	149.50–151.00	606	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	819	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	144.03/cwt	141.00–144.50	843	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	134.60/cwt	134.00–136.50	825	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	146.91/cwt	139.00–147.50	951	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	146.63/cwt	145.35–149.00	1,007	369
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	990	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	140.79/cwt	136.50–141.50	1,074	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	135.71/cwt	133.25–142.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	286	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	493	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	170.34/cwt	167.00–171.00	620	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	439	150.13/cwt	150.00–151.00	659	29

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 Oct 3, 2019

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

Receipts 3,084Last week 1,797Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	735	134.75	134.75
13	—	613	134.00–136.50	134.60
11	—	961	117.00	117.00
79	—	585	141.00–144.50	144.03
50	—	918	111.50–121.75	118.72
44	—	405	149.50–151.00	149.69
36	—	322	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,075	107.00	107.00

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 3

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 26Oct 3Oct 10 →

Receipts

3,084 head

▲ 1,287 vs last sale 1,797▲ 3,084 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $135.62/cwt on 1,961 head.

Average price

$135.62

1,961 head · 817 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$299

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

$32.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	611	139.27	851	252
Medium and Large 1	830	136.66	1,135	1,578
Large 1	1,055	118.70	1,252	103
Large 1-2	1,075	107.00	1,150	28

One grade step is worth $32.27/cwt here — about −$299 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 sale1,961 hd

135.62

—

SD average9 barns · 11,626 hd

135.11

+0.51

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

Every lot

37 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	150.01/cwt	147.00–153.00	888	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	994	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	852	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	144.04/cwt	142.00–145.00	982	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	139.03/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,002	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,138	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	148.97/cwt	143.00–149.25	1,160	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,165	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,145	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,192	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	141.08/cwt	135.50–145.50	1,291	221
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	137.23/cwt	135.10–138.00	1,327	258
Steers	—	Large 1	1,036	133.57/cwt	130.75–136.50	1,384	91
Steers	—	Large 1	1,062	130.04/cwt	129.00–131.10	1,381	113
Steers	—	Large 1	1,152	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,319	28
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	501	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	149.69/cwt	149.50–151.00	606	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	819	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	144.03/cwt	141.00–144.50	843	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	134.60/cwt	134.00–136.50	825	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	146.91/cwt	139.00–147.50	951	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	146.63/cwt	145.35–149.00	1,007	369
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	990	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	140.79/cwt	136.50–141.50	1,074	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	135.71/cwt	133.25–142.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	286	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	493	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	170.34/cwt	167.00–171.00	620	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	439	150.13/cwt	150.00–151.00	659	29

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 Oct 3, 2019

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

Receipts 3,084Last week 1,797Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	735	134.75	134.75
13	—	613	134.00–136.50	134.60
11	—	961	117.00	117.00
79	—	585	141.00–144.50	144.03
50	—	918	111.50–121.75	118.72
44	—	405	149.50–151.00	149.69
36	—	322	155.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,075	107.00	107.00

251	—	986	122.25–132.00	128.31
194	—	826	133.25–142.00	135.71
181	—	881	127.00–139.50	130.76
96	—	647	139.00–147.50	146.91
87	—	763	136.50–141.50	140.79
369	—	687	145.35–149.00	146.63
6	—	546	150.00	150.00
263	—	914	125.00–126.25	125.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,041	112.50–119.00	118.65
50	—	1,070	118.75	118.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	895	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,036	130.75–136.50	133.57
28	—	1,152	114.50	114.50
113	—	1,062	129.00–131.10	130.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
221	—	915	135.50–145.50	141.08
68	—	779	143.00–149.25	148.97
36	—	746	152.50	152.50
20	—	625	159.00	159.00
9	—	801	145.50	145.50
258	—	967	135.10–138.00	137.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	721	136.00–141.00	139.03
10	—	592	147.00–153.00	150.01
9	—	682	142.00–145.00	144.04
6	—	631	135.00	135.00
3	—	893	133.50	133.50
16	—	824	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	364	167.00–171.00	170.34
29	—	439	150.00–151.00	150.13
18	—	286	172.50	172.50