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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 11

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Receipts

3,851 head

▼ 1,768 vs last sale 5,619▲ 107 vs year ago 3,744 · +2.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 650-700 lbs. sold 2.00 higher, steers 750 lbs. and up sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 600 lbs. and up sold steady to 3.00 lower. There were some top red angus replacement heifers in todays auction. Demand was good, with some load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 18th, expecting 5500 head of 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 $133.35/cwt on 2,221 head.

Average price

$133.35

2,221 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$452

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

$27.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.23

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	562	148.58	836	33
Medium and Large 1	825	135.09	1,114	1,881
Large 1	1,064	121.05	1,288	307

One grade step is worth $27.53/cwt here — about −$452 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 sale2,221 hd

133.35

—

SD average8 barns · 16,165 hd

142.58

−9.23

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	572	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	788	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	817	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	511	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	920	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	172.09/cwt	168.50–177.00	919	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	937	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	157.75/cwt	153.00–161.00	973	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	871	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	651	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	905	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	150.02/cwt	145.50–154.50	1,007	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	923	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	139.64/cwt	133.00–141.60	1,024	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	768	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	996	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	138.50/cwt	132.00–142.85	1,076	462
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	130.58/cwt	123.50–133.35	1,068	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	130.80/cwt	127.50–134.85	1,150	464
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	127.43/cwt	124.75–128.25	1,176	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	125.00/cwt	122.75–127.85	1,220	243
Steers	—	Large 1	1,005	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,246	130
Steers	—	Large 1	1,075	120.60/cwt	120.60–120.60	1,296	60
Steers	—	Large 1	1,119	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,323	112
Steers	—	Large 1	1,213	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	1,362	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	588	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	159.06/cwt	157.50–161.00	611	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	158.31/cwt	157.00–164.00	638	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	157.89/cwt	153.00–161.50	742	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	157.65/cwt	156.00–160.00	836	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	143.39/cwt	141.00–150.50	813	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	599	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	821	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	136.24/cwt	132.75–139.50	869	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	824	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	132.93/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	347	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	697	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	768	4

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 Mar 11, 2021

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

Receipts 3,851Last week 5,619Year ago 3,744

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	638	132.75–139.50	136.24
159	—	725	127.50–134.75	130.64
143	—	817	120.60–122.50	122.03
59	—	567	141.00–150.50	143.39
22	—	403	157.00–164.00	158.31
7	—	340	173.00	173.00
18	—	950	115.00	115.00
78	—	942	115.00–120.25	118.27
166	—	665	128.50–137.00	132.93
238	—	865	120.60–124.85	122.92
18	—	470	153.00–161.50	157.89
267

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 11

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Receipts

3,851 head

▼ 1,768 vs last sale 5,619▲ 107 vs year ago 3,744 · +2.9%

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 $133.35/cwt on 2,221 head.

Average price

$133.35

2,221 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$452

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

$27.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.23

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	562	148.58	836	33
Medium and Large 1	825	135.09	1,114	1,881
Large 1	1,064	121.05	1,288	307

One grade step is worth $27.53/cwt here — about −$452 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 sale2,221 hd

133.35

—

SD average8 barns · 16,165 hd

142.58

−9.23

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	572	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	788	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	817	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	511	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	920	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	172.09/cwt	168.50–177.00	919	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	937	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	157.75/cwt	153.00–161.00	973	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	871	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	651	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	905	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	150.02/cwt	145.50–154.50	1,007	148
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	923	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	139.64/cwt	133.00–141.60	1,024	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	768	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	996	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	138.50/cwt	132.00–142.85	1,076	462
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	130.58/cwt	123.50–133.35	1,068	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	130.80/cwt	127.50–134.85	1,150	464
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	127.43/cwt	124.75–128.25	1,176	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	125.00/cwt	122.75–127.85	1,220	243
Steers	—	Large 1	1,005	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,246	130
Steers	—	Large 1	1,075	120.60/cwt	120.60–120.60	1,296	60
Steers	—	Large 1	1,119	118.25/cwt	118.25–118.25	1,323	112
Steers	—	Large 1	1,213	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	1,362	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	588	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	159.06/cwt	157.50–161.00	611	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	158.31/cwt	157.00–164.00	638	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	157.89/cwt	153.00–161.50	742	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	157.65/cwt	156.00–160.00	836	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	143.39/cwt	141.00–150.50	813	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	599	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	821	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	136.24/cwt	132.75–139.50	869	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	824	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	132.93/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	347	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	697	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	768	4

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 Mar 11, 2021

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

Receipts 3,851Last week 5,619Year ago 3,744

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	638	132.75–139.50	136.24
159	—	725	127.50–134.75	130.64
143	—	817	120.60–122.50	122.03
59	—	567	141.00–150.50	143.39
22	—	403	157.00–164.00	158.31
7	—	340	173.00	173.00
18	—	950	115.00	115.00
78	—	942	115.00–120.25	118.27
166	—	665	128.50–137.00	132.93
238	—	865	120.60–124.85	122.92
18	—	470	153.00–161.50	157.89
267

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	875	131.50	131.50
14	—	808	145.50	145.50
35	—	907	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,072	106.25	106.25
7	—	1,119	100.50–108.50	103.98
46	—	1,043	106.00–109.50	106.75
6	—	1,171	106.50	106.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	646	127.50	127.50
10	—	836	118.25	118.25
13	—	384	157.50–161.00	159.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	712	122.00	122.00
15	—	930	105.25	105.25
18	—	599	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	534	168.50–177.00	172.09
9	—	563	166.50	166.50
175	—	818	123.50–133.35	130.58
148	—	671	145.50–154.50	150.02
42	—	617	153.00–161.00	157.75
34	—	733	133.00–141.60	139.64
6	—	433	182.00	182.00
5	—	455	179.50	179.50
464	—	879	127.50–134.85	130.80
179	—	923	124.75–128.25	127.43
243	—	976	122.75–127.85	125.00
462	—	777	132.00–142.85	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	511	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,075	120.60	120.60
5	—	1,213	112.25	112.25
130	—	1,005	124.00	124.00
112	—	1,119	118.25	118.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	629	138.50	138.50
9	—	311	184.00	184.00
7	—	724	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	651	139.00	139.00
71	—	768	129.75	129.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	179.00	179.00
5	—	347	201.00	201.00