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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 29

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Receipts

3,900 head

▲ 857 vs last sale 3,043▲ 432 vs year ago 3,468 · +12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A lower undertone was noted on steers up to 850 lbs. Steers 850-1000 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 lower, steers 1100-1150 lbs. sold up 3.00. A unevenly steady undertone was noted on heifers up to 750 lbs. heifers 750-950 lbs. sold unevenly steady. Todays auction consisted of many light feeders going to grass. Many load lots of the heavy feeders. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 6th, expecting 3000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.68/cwt on 2,091 head.

Average price

$129.68

2,091 head · 746 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$242

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

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

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	529	139.83	740	133
Medium and Large 1	761	128.99	982	1,958

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about −$242 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 sale2,091 hd

129.68

—

SD average6 barns · 7,698 hd

132.35

−2.67

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

Every lot

55 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	704	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	759	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	788	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	167.58/cwt	165.50–170.00	893	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	889	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	545	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	877	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	808	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	162.06/cwt	154.50–167.00	932	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	153.95/cwt	153.50–154.50	964	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.50	920	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	632	142.66/cwt	138.00–149.00	902	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	138.38/cwt	137.50–142.00	931	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	150.66/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,020	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	146.16/cwt	140.50–151.00	1,073	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	136.45/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,014	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	123.39/cwt	123.00–124.00	941	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	136.35/cwt	135.50–140.50	1,050	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	914	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	814	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,140	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	128.45/cwt	122.50–134.50	1,061	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	128.04/cwt	122.50–130.75	1,122	259
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	126.71/cwt	116.00–129.50	1,190	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	121.42/cwt	118.25–123.50	1,175	100
Steers	—	Large 1	1,039	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	1,223	34
Steers	—	Large 1	1,064	119.47/cwt	115.00–120.25	1,271	82
Steers	—	Large 1	1,107	119.90/cwt	119.90–119.90	1,327	195
Steers	—	Large 1	1,368	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	1,522	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	516	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	655	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	705	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	150.87/cwt	143.00–152.00	661	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	156.97/cwt	153.00–161.00	758	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	488	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	732	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	748	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	148.00/cwt	140.00–153.50	777	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	137.95/cwt

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 29, 2021

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

Receipts 3,900Last week 3,043Year ago 3,468

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
259	—	876	122.50–130.75	128.04
95	—	677	147.00–153.00	150.66
26	—	475	175.00	175.00
54	—	533	165.50–170.00	167.58
173	—	575	154.50–167.00	162.06
37	—	826	122.50–134.50	128.45
13	—	359	196.00	196.00
208	—	939	116.00–129.50	126.71
6	—	436	174.00	174.00
67	—	770	135.50–140.50	136.35
37	—	626	153.50–154.50

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 29

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Receipts

3,900 head

▲ 857 vs last sale 3,043▲ 432 vs year ago 3,468 · +12.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.68/cwt on 2,091 head.

Average price

$129.68

2,091 head · 746 lb average

Value per head Derived

$968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$242

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

$10.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

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	529	139.83	740	133
Medium and Large 1	761	128.99	982	1,958

One grade step is worth $10.83/cwt here — about −$242 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 sale2,091 hd

129.68

—

SD average6 barns · 7,698 hd

132.35

−2.67

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

Every lot

55 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	704	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	759	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	788	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	167.58/cwt	165.50–170.00	893	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	889	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	545	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	877	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	808	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	162.06/cwt	154.50–167.00	932	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	153.95/cwt	153.50–154.50	964	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.50	920	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	632	142.66/cwt	138.00–149.00	902	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	138.38/cwt	137.50–142.00	931	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	150.66/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,020	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	146.16/cwt	140.50–151.00	1,073	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	136.45/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,014	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	123.39/cwt	123.00–124.00	941	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	136.35/cwt	135.50–140.50	1,050	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	809	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	914	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	814	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,140	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	128.45/cwt	122.50–134.50	1,061	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	128.04/cwt	122.50–130.75	1,122	259
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	126.71/cwt	116.00–129.50	1,190	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	121.42/cwt	118.25–123.50	1,175	100
Steers	—	Large 1	1,039	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	1,223	34
Steers	—	Large 1	1,064	119.47/cwt	115.00–120.25	1,271	82
Steers	—	Large 1	1,107	119.90/cwt	119.90–119.90	1,327	195
Steers	—	Large 1	1,368	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	1,522	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	516	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	655	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	705	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	150.87/cwt	143.00–152.00	661	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	156.97/cwt	153.00–161.00	758	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	488	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	732	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	748	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	148.00/cwt	140.00–153.50	777	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	137.95/cwt

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 29, 2021

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

Receipts 3,900Last week 3,043Year ago 3,468

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
259	—	876	122.50–130.75	128.04
95	—	677	147.00–153.00	150.66
26	—	475	175.00	175.00
54	—	533	165.50–170.00	167.58
173	—	575	154.50–167.00	162.06
37	—	826	122.50–134.50	128.45
13	—	359	196.00	196.00
208	—	939	116.00–129.50	126.71
6	—	436	174.00	174.00
67	—	770	135.50–140.50	136.35
37	—	626	153.50–154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	814	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	545	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	138.00–149.00	142.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,039	117.75	117.75
82	—	1,064	115.00–120.25	119.47
195	—	1,107	119.90	119.90
3	—	1,368	111.25	111.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	629	145.00–147.50	146.21
4	—	569	142.00	142.00
4	—	461	171.00	171.00
4	—	809	113.00	113.00
53	—	743	131.00–137.00	136.45
21	—	763	123.00–124.00	123.39
49	—	673	137.50–142.00	138.38
7	—	542	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
232	—	786	124.00–126.50	125.54
68	—	960	114.00–115.50	115.41
74	—	525	140.00–153.50	148.00
39	—	483	153.00–161.00	156.97
208	—	921	113.75–118.00	116.33
5	—	422	167.00	167.00
69	—	567	137.00–147.00	142.76
196	—	628	136.00–145.00	140.68
375	—	868	117.00–121.10	119.16
254	—	721	124.00–133.75	129.39
4	—	268	192.50	192.50
75	—	673	126.00–135.00	132.68
12	—	372	176.00	176.00
83	—	839	113.75–123.00	119.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	767	135.00–137.00	135.83
48	—	734	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	131.00	131.00
13	—	488	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	589	137.00	137.00
8	—	690	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	172.00	172.00
3	—	492	152.00	152.00
3	—	715	120.50	120.50
54	—	533	126.00–143.00	137.95
5	—	764	113.00	113.00
30	—	438	143.00–152.00	150.87
34	—	574	126.00–140.00	133.85