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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Sep 24

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 24

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Receipts

1,888 head

▼ 705 vs last sale 2,593▲ 91 vs year ago 1,797 · +5.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A steady undertone was noted on steers up to 1000 lbs. Steers 1000-1150 lbs. sold 5.00-6.00 higher. The sale barn had one consignment of 600 head of 1000 lbs. plus steers. Buyers could fill pens with one mans uniform cattle. A steady to higher undertone was noted on heifers up to 850 lbs. Heifers 850-900 lbs. sold steady. Heifers over 900 lbs. were on a week test. The next feeder cattle sale will be Oct. 1st, expecting 2000 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 $131.72/cwt on 1,009 head.

Average price

$131.72

1,009 head · 1,025 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$34.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	824	143.43	1,182	270
Medium and Large 1-2	811	132.98	1,078	21
Large 1	1,106	127.63	1,412	704
Large 1-2	1,121	109.31	1,225	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale1,009 hd

131.72

—

SD average6 barns · 8,227 hd

136.80

−5.08

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

Every lot

35 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	943	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	154.56/cwt	145.00–155.85	1,121	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	148.47/cwt	146.75–149.25	1,119	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	147.20/cwt	142.75–148.75	1,197	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	135.39/cwt	134.00–139.50	1,103	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	138.20/cwt	132.50–139.75	1,189	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,102	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,250	48
Steers	—	Large 1	1,011	134.07/cwt	114.00–134.50	1,355	194
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,068	111.04/cwt	110.00–111.50	1,186	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,073	124.56/cwt	124.25–125.50	1,337	20
Steers	—	Large 1	1,124	128.37/cwt	122.75–128.85	1,443	405
Steers	—	Large 1	1,194	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	1,328	20
Steers	—	Large 1	1,226	111.81/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,371	46
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,252	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,315	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,359	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,427	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	781	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	827	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	898	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	699	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,007	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	137.91/cwt	136.75–139.00	1,077	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,084	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	139.39/cwt	138.00–139.50	1,122	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	126.07/cwt	123.25–129.25

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 Sep 24, 2020

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

Receipts 1,888Last week 2,593Year ago 1,797

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
196	—	884	122.25–123.00	122.67
5	—	965	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	614	146.25	146.25
68	—	805	138.00–139.50	139.39
22	—	937	122.00–129.00	126.57
10	—	524	149.00	149.00
7	—	699	144.00	144.00
181	—	871	123.25–129.25	126.07

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 24

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Receipts

1,888 head

▼ 705 vs last sale 2,593▲ 91 vs year ago 1,797 · +5.1%

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 $131.72/cwt on 1,009 head.

Average price

$131.72

1,009 head · 1,025 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$34.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	824	143.43	1,182	270
Medium and Large 1-2	811	132.98	1,078	21
Large 1	1,106	127.63	1,412	704
Large 1-2	1,121	109.31	1,225	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale1,009 hd

131.72

—

SD average6 barns · 8,227 hd

136.80

−5.08

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

Every lot

35 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	943	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	154.56/cwt	145.00–155.85	1,121	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	754	148.47/cwt	146.75–149.25	1,119	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	147.20/cwt	142.75–148.75	1,197	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	135.39/cwt	134.00–139.50	1,103	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	138.20/cwt	132.50–139.75	1,189	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,102	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,250	48
Steers	—	Large 1	1,011	134.07/cwt	114.00–134.50	1,355	194
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,068	111.04/cwt	110.00–111.50	1,186	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,073	124.56/cwt	124.25–125.50	1,337	20
Steers	—	Large 1	1,124	128.37/cwt	122.75–128.85	1,443	405
Steers	—	Large 1	1,194	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	1,328	20
Steers	—	Large 1	1,226	111.81/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,371	46
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,252	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,315	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,359	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,427	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	781	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	827	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	898	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	699	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,007	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	137.91/cwt	136.75–139.00	1,077	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	794	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,084	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	139.39/cwt	138.00–139.50	1,122	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	126.07/cwt	123.25–129.25

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 Sep 24, 2020

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

Receipts 1,888Last week 2,593Year ago 1,797

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
196	—	884	122.25–123.00	122.67
5	—	965	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	614	146.25	146.25
68	—	805	138.00–139.50	139.39
22	—	937	122.00–129.00	126.57
10	—	524	149.00	149.00
7	—	699	144.00	144.00
181	—	871	123.25–129.25	126.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	740	134.00	134.00
11	—	685	132.00	132.00
11	—	608	136.00	136.00
4	—	794	136.50	136.50
28	—	882	122.75	122.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,060	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,102	106.75	106.75
15	—	1,242	103.00	103.00
15	—	1,032	103.00–124.25	116.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	1,011	114.00–134.50	134.07
46	—	1,226	102.00–113.00	111.81
20	—	1,194	111.25	111.25
20	—	1,073	124.25–125.50	124.56
19	—	1,359	105.00	105.00
405	—	1,124	122.75–128.85	128.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	940	133.00	133.00
29	—	754	146.75–149.25	148.47
28	—	813	142.75–148.75	147.20
97	—	860	132.50–139.75	138.20
68	—	725	145.00–155.85	154.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	815	134.00–139.50	135.39
5	—	918	120.00	120.00
4	—	664	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,068	110.00–111.50	111.04
4	—	1,252	105.00	105.00