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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 1

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Receipts

6,019 head

▲ 2,377 vs last sale 3,642▲ 3,319 vs year ago 2,700 · +122.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 650-700 lbs. were 4.00 lower, steers 750-800 lbs. were 1.00 lower, 800-850 lbs. were 1.00 higher, steers 900-1150 were steady to 2.00 lower. A higher undertone was noted on heifers up to 700 lbs. 700-750 lbs. were 3.00 higher, heifers 800-900 lbs. were steady, Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 8th, starting at 8:30 am, expecting 3500 head of feeders.

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 $143.69/cwt on 3,105 head.

Average price

$143.69

3,105 head · 829 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$37.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.51

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	798	146.84	1,171	2,514
Medium and Large 1-2	694	144.16	1,000	153
Large 1	1,057	125.78	1,330	428
Large 1-2	1,095	109.00	1,194	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.84/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale3,105 hd

143.69

—

SD average7 barns · 13,364 hd

150.20

−6.51

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

Every lot

64 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	768	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	213.10/cwt	210.00–215.00	812	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	207.37/cwt	206.00–210.00	898	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	898	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	194.19/cwt	191.00–200.00	944	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	182.07/cwt	173.00–194.00	963	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	175.24/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,013	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	151.94/cwt	141.00–156.00	898	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	164.99/cwt	160.50–171.25	1,026	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	156.39/cwt	156.00–158.00	979	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,026	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	156.85/cwt	149.75–166.00	1,051	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	152.26/cwt	145.00–157.75	1,105	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	131.98/cwt	121.50–134.50	1,025	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	145.39/cwt	138.00–148.10	1,140	384
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	953	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	141.66/cwt	135.00–148.75	1,152	308
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	839	131.74/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,105	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	131.37/cwt	129.50–138.00	1,169	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	123.94/cwt	123.50–124.50	1,140	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	131.57/cwt	127.00–134.10	1,238	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	129.80/cwt	122.50–133.50	1,260	663
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,117	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,031	127.73/cwt	116.50–129.85	1,317	227
Steers	—	Large 1	1,073	123.58/cwt	110.50–125.75	1,326	110
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,095	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,194	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,103	123.59/cwt	121.25–123.75	1,363	91
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	659	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	173.92/cwt	168.00–177.00	677	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	172.68/cwt	171.00–174.00	720	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	164.85/cwt	163.00–168.00	694	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	163.42/cwt	155.00–168.00	776	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	159.93/cwt	151.00–164.25	856	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	160.91/cwt	160.00–161.00	901	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	138.84/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	852	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	169.79/cwt	168.00–172.00	881	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	634	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,021	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	946	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	811	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,075	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	934	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	981	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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Receipts 6,019Last week 3,642Year ago 2,700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	356	185.00	185.00
359	—	716	130.75–141.25	138.42
333	—	836	124.00–130.25	126.95
50	—	475	155.00–168.00	163.42
19	—	967	119.50–123.75	122.63
306	—	931	113.60–124.85	121.34
293	—	777	124.50–131.50	129.74
135	—	627	147.00–154.75	151.58
71	—	585	148.50–158.00	151.64
7	—	417	171.00–174.00	172.68
229	—	683	132.00–139.85	137.92

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 1

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Receipts

6,019 head

▲ 2,377 vs last sale 3,642▲ 3,319 vs year ago 2,700 · +122.9%

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 $143.69/cwt on 3,105 head.

Average price

$143.69

3,105 head · 829 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$37.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.51

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	798	146.84	1,171	2,514
Medium and Large 1-2	694	144.16	1,000	153
Large 1	1,057	125.78	1,330	428
Large 1-2	1,095	109.00	1,194	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.84/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale3,105 hd

143.69

—

SD average7 barns · 13,364 hd

150.20

−6.51

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

Every lot

64 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	768	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	213.10/cwt	210.00–215.00	812	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	207.37/cwt	206.00–210.00	898	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	898	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	194.19/cwt	191.00–200.00	944	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	182.07/cwt	173.00–194.00	963	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	175.24/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,013	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	151.94/cwt	141.00–156.00	898	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	164.99/cwt	160.50–171.25	1,026	218
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	156.39/cwt	156.00–158.00	979	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,026	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	156.85/cwt	149.75–166.00	1,051	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	152.26/cwt	145.00–157.75	1,105	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	131.98/cwt	121.50–134.50	1,025	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	145.39/cwt	138.00–148.10	1,140	384
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	953	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	141.66/cwt	135.00–148.75	1,152	308
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	839	131.74/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,105	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	131.37/cwt	129.50–138.00	1,169	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	123.94/cwt	123.50–124.50	1,140	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	131.57/cwt	127.00–134.10	1,238	244
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	129.80/cwt	122.50–133.50	1,260	663
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,117	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,031	127.73/cwt	116.50–129.85	1,317	227
Steers	—	Large 1	1,073	123.58/cwt	110.50–125.75	1,326	110
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,095	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,194	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,103	123.59/cwt	121.25–123.75	1,363	91
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	659	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	173.92/cwt	168.00–177.00	677	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	172.68/cwt	171.00–174.00	720	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	164.85/cwt	163.00–168.00	694	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	163.42/cwt	155.00–168.00	776	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	159.93/cwt	151.00–164.25	856	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	160.91/cwt	160.00–161.00	901	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	138.84/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	852	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	169.79/cwt	168.00–172.00	881	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	634	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,021	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	946	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	811	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,075	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	934	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	981	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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Receipts 6,019Last week 3,642Year ago 2,700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	356	185.00	185.00
359	—	716	130.75–141.25	138.42
333	—	836	124.00–130.25	126.95
50	—	475	155.00–168.00	163.42
19	—	967	119.50–123.75	122.63
306	—	931	113.60–124.85	121.34
293	—	777	124.50–131.50	129.74
135	—	627	147.00–154.75	151.58
71	—	585	148.50–158.00	151.64
7	—	417	171.00–174.00	172.68
229	—	683	132.00–139.85	137.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	725	125.50–128.50	126.90
39	—	485	139.00	139.00
12	—	389	168.00–177.00	173.92
69	—	564	125.00–139.50	138.84
31	—	661	128.50–135.50	134.79
25	—	530	139.00	139.00
9	—	788	110.00–119.00	113.01
8	—	421	163.00–168.00	164.85
14	—	613	130.00–132.25	131.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	560	160.00–161.00	160.91
34	—	708	141.25	141.25
84	—	660	155.25	155.25
29	—	602	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,048	121.25	121.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	690	128.50	128.50
12	—	747	129.25	129.25
39	—	642	139.00–139.50	139.13
21	—	900	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	890	129.50–138.00	131.37
97	—	529	173.00–194.00	182.07
29	—	433	206.00–210.00	207.37
61	—	486	191.00–200.00	194.19
218	—	622	160.50–171.25	164.99
167	—	670	149.75–166.00	156.85
663	—	971	122.50–133.50	129.80
175	—	726	145.00–157.75	152.26
308	—	813	135.00–148.75	141.66
22	—	381	210.00–215.00	213.10
384	—	784	138.00–148.10	145.39
76	—	578	171.00–180.00	175.24
244	—	941	127.00–134.10	131.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	839	128.00–134.00	131.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,095	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
227	—	1,031	116.50–129.85	127.73
110	—	1,073	110.50–125.75	123.58
91	—	1,103	121.25–123.75	123.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	804	118.50	118.50
40	—	591	141.00–156.00	151.94
30	—	626	156.00–158.00	156.39
3	—	658	156.00	156.00
9	—	920	123.50–124.50	123.94
51	—	777	121.50–134.50	131.98
3	—	483	186.00	186.00
5	—	971	115.00	115.00
5	—	380	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	811	132.50	132.50
6	—	634	161.00	161.00
4	—	678	139.50	139.50
4	—	934	105.00	105.00
5	—	476	179.00	179.00
11	—	519	168.00–172.00	169.79