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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Jul 23

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jul 23

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Receipts

4,017 head

▲ 1,808 vs last sale 2,209▼ 1,155 vs year ago 5,172 · −22.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 800-950 lbs. sold 1.00-2.00 higher, feeder steers 950 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers up to 750 lbs sold on a steady to higher undertone, heifers 750 lbs. and up sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good. Many load lots in todays offering. We sold ring full after ring full. The next feeder cattle auction will be July 30th, expecting 3500 head of cattle. Starting at 10:00 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 $135.70/cwt on 2,534 head.

Average price

$135.70

2,534 head · 913 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	903	136.66	1,234	2,406
Medium and Large 1-2	770	127.92	985	13thin
Large 1	1,133	116.54	1,321	115

One grade step is worth $20.11/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale2,534 hd

135.70

—

SD average3 barns · 3,448 hd

129.21

+6.49

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

Every lot

29 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	541	177.31/cwt	174.00–178.00	959	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,002	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,027	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	146.09/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,058	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,025	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	142.51/cwt	140.75–142.85	1,122	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	954	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	140.35/cwt	140.35–140.35	1,182	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	136.58/cwt	136.50–136.75	1,202	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	136.94/cwt	135.50–137.75	1,256	1,552
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	954	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,169	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	126.68/cwt	125.25–132.00	1,239	367
Steers	—	Large 1	1,065	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,270	26
Steers	—	Large 1	1,153	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	1,335	89
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	856	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	813	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	134.31/cwt	134.00–135.00	833	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	143.01/cwt	141.50–144.00	947	302
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	124.91/cwt	124.00–127.00	904	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	132.89/cwt	131.50–133.75	977	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	135.17/cwt	131.00–135.75	1,042	218
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,069	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	855	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,009	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	124.52/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 Jul 23, 2020

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

Receipts 4,017Last week 2,209Year ago 5,172

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	822	130.00	130.00
351	—	914	114.75–124.50	122.35
9	—	542	158.00	158.00
302	—	662	141.50–144.00	143.01
7	—	557	146.00	146.00
218	—	771	131.00–135.75	135.17
157	—	879	123.00–126.00	124.52
74	—	966	115.50–122.00	120.99
52	—	735	131.50–133.75	132.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jul 23

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Receipts

4,017 head

▲ 1,808 vs last sale 2,209▼ 1,155 vs year ago 5,172 · −22.3%

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 $135.70/cwt on 2,534 head.

Average price

$135.70

2,534 head · 913 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.49

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	903	136.66	1,234	2,406
Medium and Large 1-2	770	127.92	985	13thin
Large 1	1,133	116.54	1,321	115

One grade step is worth $20.11/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale2,534 hd

135.70

—

SD average3 barns · 3,448 hd

129.21

+6.49

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

Every lot

29 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	541	177.31/cwt	174.00–178.00	959	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,002	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,027	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	146.09/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,058	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,025	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	142.51/cwt	140.75–142.85	1,122	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	954	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	140.35/cwt	140.35–140.35	1,182	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	136.58/cwt	136.50–136.75	1,202	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	136.94/cwt	135.50–137.75	1,256	1,552
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	954	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,169	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	126.68/cwt	125.25–132.00	1,239	367
Steers	—	Large 1	1,065	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	1,270	26
Steers	—	Large 1	1,153	115.75/cwt	115.75–115.75	1,335	89
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	856	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	813	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	134.31/cwt	134.00–135.00	833	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	143.01/cwt	141.50–144.00	947	302
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	124.91/cwt	124.00–127.00	904	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	132.89/cwt	131.50–133.75	977	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	135.17/cwt	131.00–135.75	1,042	218
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,069	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	855	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,009	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	124.52/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 Jul 23, 2020

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

Receipts 4,017Last week 2,209Year ago 5,172

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	822	130.00	130.00
351	—	914	114.75–124.50	122.35
9	—	542	158.00	158.00
302	—	662	141.50–144.00	143.01
7	—	557	146.00	146.00
218	—	771	131.00–135.75	135.17
157	—	879	123.00–126.00	124.52
74	—	966	115.50–122.00	120.99
52	—	735	131.50–133.75	132.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,055	104.00–111.00	109.73
73	—	1,006	116.75	116.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	620	134.00–135.00	134.31
10	—	724	124.00–127.00	124.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	689	149.00	149.00
152	—	842	140.35	140.35
136	—	880	136.50–136.75	136.58
81	—	787	140.75–142.85	142.51
29	—	541	174.00–178.00	177.31
28	—	615	163.00	163.00
1,552	—	917	135.50–137.75	136.94
27	—	724	141.00–150.00	146.09
367	—	978	125.25–132.00	126.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	954	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	802	119.00	119.00
4	—	754	136.00	136.00
4	—	745	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,153	115.75	115.75
26	—	1,065	119.25	119.25