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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 19

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Receipts

5,914 head

▲ 2,411 vs last sale 3,503▲ 2,950 vs year ago 2,964 · +99.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A lower undertone was noted on steers up to 550 lbs. a higher undertone was noted on steers 550-700 lbs. steers 850-900 lbs. were 3.00 higher steers 900-1100 lbs. were 1.00-5.00 lower. A higher undertone was noted on heifers up 500 lbs. a lower undertone was noted on heifers 500-700 lbs. heifers 800-1000 lbs. were 6.00-11.00 lower, a lower undertone was noted on heifers over 1000 lbs. Demand was good. Many load lots on heavy cattle. No auction next week due to Thanksgiving. The next auction will be on Dec. 3rd, expecting 4000-5000 head of cattle, starting at 9:00 am. "Happy Thanksgiving".

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 $141.35/cwt on 3,432 head.

Average price

$141.35

3,432 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.52

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	806	144.78	1,167	2,555
Medium and Large 1-2	693	139.92	970	242
Large 1	1,055	128.08	1,351	635

One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale3,432 hd

141.35

—

SD average9 barns · 26,761 hd

154.87

−13.52

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

Every lot

62 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	166.33/cwt	162.00–175.00	546	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	642	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	171.37/cwt	169.00–173.00	632	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	705	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	175.07/cwt	172.00–186.00	739	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	173.33/cwt	163.00–180.00	832	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	507	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	902	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	151.99/cwt	150.50–157.50	777	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	164.30/cwt	157.75–172.50	868	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	154.24/cwt	150.50–159.00	867	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	161.89/cwt	160.25–164.00	920	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	151.33/cwt	146.50–155.00	938	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	140.36/cwt	130.50–141.50	904	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.50	952	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	141.97/cwt	135.25–143.60	980	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	149.10/cwt	149.10–149.10	1,030	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	920	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	145.40/cwt	141.50–147.75	1,059	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,160	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	134.15/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,053	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,119	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	856	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,147	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	129.11/cwt	121.75–134.00	1,118	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	145.24/cwt	140.25–147.75	1,262	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,129	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	138.29/cwt	131.25–143.00	1,285	845
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	941	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,214	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,058	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	133.16/cwt	129.75–141.75	1,298	422
Steers	—	Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,011	138.10/cwt	138.10–138.10	1,396	52
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	128.56/cwt	126.85–129.75	1,322	276
Steers	—	Large 1	1,066	129.28/cwt	125.75–131.35	1,378	173
Steers	—	Large 1	1,114	121.64/cwt	117.10–125.10	1,355	134
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	483	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	165.67/cwt	165.00–167.00	537	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	157.52/cwt	155.00–159.00	595	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	622	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	648	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	162.55/cwt	156.00–165.00	704	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	156.47/cwt	149.00–163.00	767	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	739	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	148.34/cwt	139.00–154.00

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 Nov 19, 2020

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

Receipts 5,914Last week 3,503Year ago 2,964

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	324	165.00–167.00	165.67
484	—	866	124.00–129.25	125.53
315	—	980	114.00–122.10	117.44
83	—	573	137.50–145.00	140.75
79	—	433	156.00–165.00	162.55
9	—	771	130.00–131.00	130.54
148	—	828	126.25–128.75	127.39
58	—	658	132.50	132.50
55	—	609	132.50–135.00	133.78
21	—	379	164.00

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 19

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Receipts

5,914 head

▲ 2,411 vs last sale 3,503▲ 2,950 vs year ago 2,964 · +99.5%

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 $141.35/cwt on 3,432 head.

Average price

$141.35

3,432 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$185

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.52

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	806	144.78	1,167	2,555
Medium and Large 1-2	693	139.92	970	242
Large 1	1,055	128.08	1,351	635

One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about −$185 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 sale3,432 hd

141.35

—

SD average9 barns · 26,761 hd

154.87

−13.52

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

Every lot

62 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	166.33/cwt	162.00–175.00	546	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	642	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	171.37/cwt	169.00–173.00	632	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	705	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	175.07/cwt	172.00–186.00	739	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	173.33/cwt	163.00–180.00	832	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	507	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	902	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	151.99/cwt	150.50–157.50	777	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	164.30/cwt	157.75–172.50	868	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	154.24/cwt	150.50–159.00	867	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	161.89/cwt	160.25–164.00	920	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	151.33/cwt	146.50–155.00	938	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	140.36/cwt	130.50–141.50	904	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	144.52/cwt	144.00–145.50	952	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	141.97/cwt	135.25–143.60	980	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	149.10/cwt	149.10–149.10	1,030	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	920	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	145.40/cwt	141.50–147.75	1,059	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	1,160	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	134.15/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,053	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,119	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	856	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,147	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	129.11/cwt	121.75–134.00	1,118	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	145.24/cwt	140.25–147.75	1,262	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	914	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,129	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	138.29/cwt	131.25–143.00	1,285	845
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	941	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,214	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,058	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	133.16/cwt	129.75–141.75	1,298	422
Steers	—	Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,011	138.10/cwt	138.10–138.10	1,396	52
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	128.56/cwt	126.85–129.75	1,322	276
Steers	—	Large 1	1,066	129.28/cwt	125.75–131.35	1,378	173
Steers	—	Large 1	1,114	121.64/cwt	117.10–125.10	1,355	134
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	289	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	483	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	165.67/cwt	165.00–167.00	537	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	157.52/cwt	155.00–159.00	595	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	622	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	648	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	162.55/cwt	156.00–165.00	704	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	156.47/cwt	149.00–163.00	767	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	739	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	148.34/cwt	139.00–154.00

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 Nov 19, 2020

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

Receipts 5,914Last week 3,503Year ago 2,964

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	324	165.00–167.00	165.67
484	—	866	124.00–129.25	125.53
315	—	980	114.00–122.10	117.44
83	—	573	137.50–145.00	140.75
79	—	433	156.00–165.00	162.55
9	—	771	130.00–131.00	130.54
148	—	828	126.25–128.75	127.39
58	—	658	132.50	132.50
55	—	609	132.50–135.00	133.78
21	—	379	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	1,059	114.35	114.35
178	—	1,020	116.60–116.75	116.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	671	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	289	167.00	167.00
32	—	725	126.00	126.00
12	—	499	148.00	148.00
19	—	378	155.00–159.00	157.52
4	—	609	125.50	125.50
36	—	790	115.00–124.75	116.60
28	—	878	119.50–119.75	119.61
41	—	536	131.00–140.75	139.35
5	—	325	151.00	151.00
16	—	595	136.50	136.50
16	—	429	150.00–152.00	150.98
18	—	905	107.75	107.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	507	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	384	183.50	183.50
77	—	691	149.10	149.10
36	—	772	150.25	150.25
422	—	975	129.75–141.75	133.16
29	—	422	172.00–186.00	175.07
196	—	728	141.50–147.75	145.40
63	—	528	157.75–172.50	164.30
181	—	869	140.25–147.75	145.24
79	—	568	160.25–164.00	161.89
217	—	620	146.50–155.00	151.33
11	—	345	186.00	186.00
184	—	480	163.00–180.00	173.33
845	—	929	131.25–143.00	138.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
276	—	1,028	126.85–129.75	128.56
134	—	1,114	117.10–125.10	121.64
173	—	1,066	125.75–131.35	129.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,011	138.10	138.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	941	129.00	129.00
98	—	690	135.25–143.60	141.97
53	—	856	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	644	130.50–141.50	140.36
24	—	511	150.50–157.50	151.99
23	—	659	144.00–145.50	144.52
41	—	785	132.00–140.00	134.15
30	—	866	121.75–134.00	129.11
21	—	829	135.00	135.00
11	—	702	131.00	131.00
9	—	328	162.00–175.00	166.33
7	—	562	150.50–159.00	154.24
10	—	962	110.00	110.00
10	—	369	169.00–173.00	171.37
5	—	914	123.50	123.50
3	—	447	165.00	165.00