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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 6

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Receipts

4,743 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 4,869▲ 4,743 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers up to 850 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 higher, steers over 850 sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers up to 650 lbs. sold 1.00-3.00 higher, heifers over 650 sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good. Fair amount of load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 13th, expecting 5000 head of cattle, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.25/cwt on 2,467 head.

Average price

$151.25

2,467 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$489

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

$30.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

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	571	159.68	911	69
Medium and Large 1	717	152.16	1,091	2,277
Large 1	1,082	129.38	1,400	121

One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about −$489 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 sale2,467 hd

151.25

—

SD average7 barns · 10,448 hd

153.38

−2.12

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

Every lot

53 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	737	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	181.00/cwt	177.50–189.00	854	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	173.19/cwt	171.00–174.00	821	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	178.97/cwt	173.75–181.00	911	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	914	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	168.70/cwt	166.25–174.00	982	417
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	918	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	161.20/cwt	156.50–165.50	1,016	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	968	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	155.30/cwt	150.75–159.25	1,056	449
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	684	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,023	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	147.05/cwt	142.75–153.75	1,060	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	136.41/cwt	127.00–140.00	996	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	741	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,006	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	144.96/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,128	194
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	791	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,068	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	139.45/cwt	137.75–140.75	1,153	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	832	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,107	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	137.06/cwt	133.25–140.50	1,187	245
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	875	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,122	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	132.45/cwt	128.00–133.75	1,249	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	943	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,153	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	992	130.11/cwt	129.50–130.25	1,291	75
Steers	—	Large 1	1,078	129.86/cwt	122.25–130.50	1,400	117
Steers	—	Large 1	1,206	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,390	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	644	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	578	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	709	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	153.99/cwt	152.00–158.00	678	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	161.40/cwt	151.00–166.00	751	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	727	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	721	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	140.94/cwt	131.00–146.50	730	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	150.97/cwt	147.00–158.50	794	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	147.54/cwt

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 Feb 6, 2020

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

Receipts 4,743Last week 4,869Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	384	192.00	192.00
108	—	943	128.00–133.75	132.45
95	—	509	173.75–181.00	178.97
449	—	680	150.75–159.25	155.30
191	—	721	142.75–153.75	147.05
138	—	827	137.75–140.75	139.45
75	—	992	129.50–130.25	130.11
23	—	472	177.50–189.00	181.00
417	—	582	166.25–174.00	168.70
245	—	866	133.25–140.50	137.06
196	—	630	156.50–165.50	161.20
194	—

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 6

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 30Feb 6Feb 13 →

Receipts

4,743 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 4,869▲ 4,743 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.25/cwt on 2,467 head.

Average price

$151.25

2,467 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$489

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

$30.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

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	571	159.68	911	69
Medium and Large 1	717	152.16	1,091	2,277
Large 1	1,082	129.38	1,400	121

One grade step is worth $30.31/cwt here — about −$489 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 sale2,467 hd

151.25

—

SD average7 barns · 10,448 hd

153.38

−2.12

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

Every lot

53 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	737	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	181.00/cwt	177.50–189.00	854	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	173.19/cwt	171.00–174.00	821	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	178.97/cwt	173.75–181.00	911	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	914	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	168.70/cwt	166.25–174.00	982	417
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	918	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	161.20/cwt	156.50–165.50	1,016	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	968	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	155.30/cwt	150.75–159.25	1,056	449
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	684	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,023	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	147.05/cwt	142.75–153.75	1,060	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	136.41/cwt	127.00–140.00	996	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	741	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,006	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	144.96/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,128	194
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	791	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,068	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	139.45/cwt	137.75–140.75	1,153	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	832	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,107	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	137.06/cwt	133.25–140.50	1,187	245
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	875	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,122	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	132.45/cwt	128.00–133.75	1,249	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	943	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,153	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	992	130.11/cwt	129.50–130.25	1,291	75
Steers	—	Large 1	1,078	129.86/cwt	122.25–130.50	1,400	117
Steers	—	Large 1	1,206	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,390	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	644	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	578	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	709	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	153.99/cwt	152.00–158.00	678	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	161.40/cwt	151.00–166.00	751	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	727	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	721	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	140.94/cwt	131.00–146.50	730	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	150.97/cwt	147.00–158.50	794	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	147.54/cwt

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 Feb 6, 2020

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

Receipts 4,743Last week 4,869Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	384	192.00	192.00
108	—	943	128.00–133.75	132.45
95	—	509	173.75–181.00	178.97
449	—	680	150.75–159.25	155.30
191	—	721	142.75–153.75	147.05
138	—	827	137.75–140.75	139.45
75	—	992	129.50–130.25	130.11
23	—	472	177.50–189.00	181.00
417	—	582	166.25–174.00	168.70
245	—	866	133.25–140.50	137.06
196	—	630	156.50–165.50	161.20
194	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	115.25	115.25
117	—	1,078	122.25–130.50	129.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	730	127.00–140.00	136.41
13	—	544	168.00	168.00
6	—	665	145.50	145.50
4	—	645	141.00	141.00
3	—	592	155.00	155.00
29	—	474	171.00–174.00	173.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	684	149.50	149.50
64	—	832	133.00	133.00
18	—	791	135.00	135.00
16	—	741	135.75	135.75
15	—	875	128.25	128.25
6	—	943	122.25	122.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	947	118.00	118.00
4	—	858	122.50	122.50
25	—	518	131.00–146.50	140.94
23	—	440	152.00–158.00	153.99
8	—	816	122.50	122.50
11	—	579	122.00–134.50	125.41
6	—	492	146.50	146.50
6	—	366	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
342	—	683	131.50–137.50	134.88
223	—	837	125.00–131.00	128.29
194	—	627	138.50–145.25	142.18
114	—	864	127.00–132.35	130.30
89	—	465	151.00–166.00	161.40
70	—	526	147.00–158.50	150.97
51	—	925	124.25	124.25
20	—	360	179.00	179.00
338	—	570	141.00–154.00	147.54
251	—	772	125.50–131.75	129.07
6	—	418	169.50	169.50
151	—	733	127.50–133.25	131.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	927	113.75	113.75
7	—	891	123.50	123.50
5	—	488	149.00	149.00
12	—	848	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	623	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,094	121.00	121.00
40	—	1,039	112.00–117.00	116.12