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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 10

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Receipts

6,547 head

▲ 1,458 vs last sale 5,089▲ 413 vs year ago 6,134 · +6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: An unevenly steady undertone was noted on steers up to 750 lbs. steers 750 -1000 lbs. were2.00-7.00 lower, a much lower undertone was noted on steers over 1000 lbs. An unevenly steady undertone was noted on heifers up to 800 lbs., heifers 800lbs. and up were 1.00-6.00 lower. Demand was good. Many load lots in todays offering on the yearlings, The next auction will be Dec. 17th, expecting 5000 plus feeders ,starting at 8:30 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 $138.43/cwt on 3,596 head.

Average price

$138.43

3,596 head · 856 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$159

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.11

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	840	140.14	1,177	3,085
Medium and Large 1-2	794	134.21	1,065	235
Large 1	1,088	122.81	1,336	276

One grade step is worth $17.33/cwt here — about −$159 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 sale3,596 hd

138.43

—

SD average8 barns · 23,537 hd

152.54

−14.11

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	473	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	632	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	705	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	183.74/cwt	180.00–187.00	788	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	176.59/cwt	172.50–181.50	848	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	168.41/cwt	163.00–175.00	893	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	807	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	159.77/cwt	153.00–166.00	915	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	858	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	155.50/cwt	150.75–160.50	958	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	956	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	137.68/cwt	123.00–140.00	910	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	142.72/cwt	139.50–146.75	980	220
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	140.82/cwt	135.50–144.25	1,017	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	130.56/cwt	125.50–134.00	956	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	941	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	137.00/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,060	276
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	136.94/cwt	130.75–138.10	1,152	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	130.07/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,096	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	845	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,065	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	136.00/cwt	134.00–139.35	1,193	834
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	126.28/cwt	123.75–128.00	1,120	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	128.44/cwt	121.00–128.75	1,168	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	133.60/cwt	130.50–135.00	1,240	256
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	135.25/cwt	128.35–137.85	1,327	893
Steers	—	Large 1	1,020	124.43/cwt	123.60–126.00	1,269	43
Steers	—	Large 1	1,073	124.99/cwt	122.85–126.85	1,341	181
Steers	—	Large 1	1,104	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,314	16
Steers	—	Large 1	1,151	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	1,298	9
Steers	—	Large 1	1,264	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	1,406	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	170.93/cwt	169.00–172.50	463	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	302	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	513	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	168.05/cwt	164.00–171.00	634	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	158.39/cwt	154.00–166.00	673	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	155.92/cwt	153.00–159.00	738	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	148.71/cwt	144.00–150.50	784	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	134.64/cwt	134.00–137.00	718	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	147.72/cwt	146.00–148.75	845	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	140.15/cwt	138.25–146.50	884	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	125.63/cwt	116.00–128.50

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 Dec 10, 2020

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

Receipts 6,547Last week 5,089Year ago 6,134

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,032	105.00	105.00
8	—	1,078	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,116	114.35	114.35
192	—	1,025	120.10–124.25	121.96
44	—	1,258	105.50	105.50
21	—	1,090	108.75–110.50	109.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
194

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 10

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Receipts

6,547 head

▲ 1,458 vs last sale 5,089▲ 413 vs year ago 6,134 · +6.7%

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 $138.43/cwt on 3,596 head.

Average price

$138.43

3,596 head · 856 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$159

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.11

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	840	140.14	1,177	3,085
Medium and Large 1-2	794	134.21	1,065	235
Large 1	1,088	122.81	1,336	276

One grade step is worth $17.33/cwt here — about −$159 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 sale3,596 hd

138.43

—

SD average8 barns · 23,537 hd

152.54

−14.11

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	473	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	632	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	705	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	183.74/cwt	180.00–187.00	788	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	176.59/cwt	172.50–181.50	848	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	827	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	168.41/cwt	163.00–175.00	893	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	807	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	159.77/cwt	153.00–166.00	915	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	858	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	155.50/cwt	150.75–160.50	958	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	956	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	137.68/cwt	123.00–140.00	910	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	142.72/cwt	139.50–146.75	980	220
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	140.82/cwt	135.50–144.25	1,017	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	130.56/cwt	125.50–134.00	956	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	941	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	137.00/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,060	276
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	136.94/cwt	130.75–138.10	1,152	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	130.07/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,096	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	845	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,065	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	136.00/cwt	134.00–139.35	1,193	834
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	126.28/cwt	123.75–128.00	1,120	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	128.44/cwt	121.00–128.75	1,168	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	133.60/cwt	130.50–135.00	1,240	256
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	981	135.25/cwt	128.35–137.85	1,327	893
Steers	—	Large 1	1,020	124.43/cwt	123.60–126.00	1,269	43
Steers	—	Large 1	1,073	124.99/cwt	122.85–126.85	1,341	181
Steers	—	Large 1	1,104	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,314	16
Steers	—	Large 1	1,151	112.75/cwt	112.75–112.75	1,298	9
Steers	—	Large 1	1,264	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	1,406	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	170.93/cwt	169.00–172.50	463	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	302	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	513	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	168.05/cwt	164.00–171.00	634	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	158.39/cwt	154.00–166.00	673	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	155.92/cwt	153.00–159.00	738	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	148.71/cwt	144.00–150.50	784	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	134.64/cwt	134.00–137.00	718	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	147.72/cwt	146.00–148.75	845	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	140.15/cwt	138.25–146.50	884	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	125.63/cwt	116.00–128.50

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 Dec 10, 2020

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

Receipts 6,547Last week 5,089Year ago 6,134

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,032	105.00	105.00
8	—	1,078	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,116	114.35	114.35
192	—	1,025	120.10–124.25	121.96
44	—	1,258	105.50	105.50
21	—	1,090	108.75–110.50	109.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
194

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	780	125.50	125.50
17	—	683	115.00–132.50	124.12
7	—	271	169.00–172.50	170.93
9	—	978	110.00	110.00
12	—	917	115.25	115.25
4	—	728	120.00	120.00
18	—	533	134.00–137.00	134.64
28	—	638	116.00–128.50	125.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	835	121.50–129.25	127.09
64	—	904	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	616	150.75–160.50	155.50
103	—	722	135.50–144.25	140.82
12	—	385	183.00	183.00
834	—	877	134.00–139.35	136.00
120	—	841	130.75–138.10	136.94
276	—	774	131.00–140.00	137.00
893	—	981	128.35–137.85	135.25
220	—	687	139.50–146.75	142.72
75	—	573	153.00–166.00	159.77
125	—	530	163.00–175.00	168.41
26	—	429	180.00–187.00	183.74
63	—	480	172.50–181.50	176.59
256	—	928	130.50–135.00	133.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	732	125.50–134.00	130.56
19	—	547	147.50	147.50
3	—	263	180.00	180.00
4	—	495	167.00	167.00
27	—	887	123.75–128.00	126.28
22	—	661	123.00–140.00	137.68
5	—	580	148.00	148.00
5	—	753	125.00	125.00
103	—	909	121.00–128.75	128.44
5	—	635	150.50	150.50
6	—	359	176.00	176.00
26	—	843	128.00–131.00	130.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,151	112.75	112.75
43	—	1,020	123.60–126.00	124.43
181	—	1,073	122.85–126.85	124.99
27	—	1,264	111.25	111.25
16	—	1,104	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	126.00	126.00