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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Jun 18

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 18

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Receipts

1,473 head

▼ 7,242 vs last sale 8,715▼ 658 vs year ago 2,131 · −30.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; With light numbers today trend not applicable, on steers up to 1000 lbs. a unevenly steady under tone was noted. Steers over 1000 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers sold on a steady to lower under tone on heifers up to 850 lbs. Heifers over 850 lbs. sold 1.00-5.00 higher. Demand was good. Some load lots in todays offering. Some very nice replacement heifers were sold today. The next auction will be June 25th,starting at 10:00 am, expecting 2500 head of cattle.

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 $122.02/cwt on 803 head.

Average price

$122.02

803 head · 799 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

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

$40.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

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	639	130.22	833	56
Medium and Large 1	803	122.27	982	727
Large 1	1,093	89.90	983	20

One grade step is worth $40.32/cwt here — about −$150 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 sale803 hd

122.02

—

SD average5 barns · 4,976 hd

121.80

+0.22

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

Every lot

40 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	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	7
Steers	—	Large 2-3	492	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	546	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	868	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	158.17/cwt	156.00–161.00	900	19
Steers	—	Large 2	603	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	790	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	151.97/cwt	149.50–154.50	929	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	149.56/cwt	141.25–153.25	1,014	50
Steers	—	Large 2	716	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	938	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,052	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	129.96/cwt	129.25–131.50	1,047	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	126.22/cwt	126.00–126.25	1,111	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	122.72/cwt	118.00–125.50	1,136	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	113.46/cwt	111.85–121.75	1,121	67
Steers	—	Large 1	1,018	110.13/cwt	109.00–110.50	1,121	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,087	108.41/cwt	107.00–109.35	1,178	165
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	684	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	774	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	759	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	752	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	790	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	133.65/cwt	133.50–134.25	811	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	128.55/cwt	126.00–129.50	789	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50

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 Jun 18, 2020

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

Receipts 1,473Last week 8,715Year ago 2,131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	492	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	880	126.00–126.25	126.22
22	—	806	129.25–131.50	129.96
19	—	569	156.00–161.00	158.17
14	—	746	141.00	141.00
77	—	926	118.00–125.50	122.72
8	—	539	161.00	161.00
67	—	988	111.85–121.75	113.46
6	—

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 18

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Receipts

1,473 head

▼ 7,242 vs last sale 8,715▼ 658 vs year ago 2,131 · −30.9%

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 $122.02/cwt on 803 head.

Average price

$122.02

803 head · 799 lb average

Value per head Derived

$974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

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

$40.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

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	639	130.22	833	56
Medium and Large 1	803	122.27	982	727
Large 1	1,093	89.90	983	20

One grade step is worth $40.32/cwt here — about −$150 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 sale803 hd

122.02

—

SD average5 barns · 4,976 hd

121.80

+0.22

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

Every lot

40 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	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	7
Steers	—	Large 2-3	492	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	546	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	868	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	158.17/cwt	156.00–161.00	900	19
Steers	—	Large 2	603	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	790	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	151.97/cwt	149.50–154.50	929	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	149.56/cwt	141.25–153.25	1,014	50
Steers	—	Large 2	716	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	938	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	746	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,052	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	806	129.96/cwt	129.25–131.50	1,047	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	126.22/cwt	126.00–126.25	1,111	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	122.72/cwt	118.00–125.50	1,136	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	113.46/cwt	111.85–121.75	1,121	67
Steers	—	Large 1	1,018	110.13/cwt	109.00–110.50	1,121	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,087	108.41/cwt	107.00–109.35	1,178	165
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	544	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	684	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	774	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	759	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	752	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	790	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	133.65/cwt	133.50–134.25	811	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	128.55/cwt	126.00–129.50	789	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50

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 Jun 18, 2020

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

Receipts 1,473Last week 8,715Year ago 2,131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	492	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	880	126.00–126.25	126.22
22	—	806	129.25–131.50	129.96
19	—	569	156.00–161.00	158.17
14	—	746	141.00	141.00
77	—	926	118.00–125.50	122.72
8	—	539	161.00	161.00
67	—	988	111.85–121.75	113.46
6	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	795	123.00–123.75	123.63
62	—	871	123.75	123.75
9	—	901	117.75	117.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	603	131.00	131.00
28	—	716	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	390	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	1,087	107.00–109.35	108.41
12	—	1,018	109.00–110.50	110.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	799	118.50	118.50
145	—	922	110.10–115.60	112.72
7	—	472	164.00	164.00
117	—	607	133.50–134.25	133.65
5	—	326	167.00	167.00
43	—	821	117.00–121.75	118.47
31	—	681	129.25–130.25	129.38
27	—	721	124.75–134.00	129.70
11	—	430	157.00	157.00
180	—	886	112.25–117.75	115.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	105.00	105.00
9	—	793	113.00	113.00
3	—	493	154.00	154.00
8	—	444	154.00	154.00
7	—	673	128.50	128.50
6	—	592	133.50	133.50
5	—	537	140.00	140.00
4	—	825	113.00	113.00
11	—	614	126.00–129.50	128.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	832	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,136	81.00	81.00
8	—	1,029	103.25	103.25