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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 17

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Receipts

3,036 head

▼ 5,070 vs last sale 8,106▲ 1,563 vs year ago 1,473 · +106.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers up to 750 lbs. Steers 750-1000 lbs. sold 3.00-7.00 higher, a steady undertone was noted on steers over 1000 lbs. Heifers 650-750 lbs. sold 2.00-7.00 higher, Heifers 750-950 lbs. sold unevenly steady. Heifers 950-1000 lbs. sold 4.00 higher. Demand was good, with many load lots in todays offering. Live futures at 1.22 gave support of the feeder cattle market . Grain prices drop again today. The next feeder cattle auction will be June 24th, 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 $130.83/cwt on 1,873 head.

Average price

$130.83

1,873 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	844	131.28	1,108	1,711
Medium and Large 1-2	705	130.96	923	93
Large 1	1,036	119.52	1,238	69

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale1,873 hd

130.83

—

SD average5 barns · 6,621 hd

129.90

+0.93

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	819	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	941	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	165.22/cwt	160.25–176.50	1,014	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,002	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	162.69/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,084	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	141.77/cwt	136.00–143.50	951	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	149.18/cwt	149.00–149.50	1,110	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,011	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	150.02/cwt	145.75–152.75	1,155	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	145.03/cwt	141.00–147.25	1,208	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,124	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	134.62/cwt	132.50–135.50	1,170	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	136.40/cwt	127.50–138.60	1,269	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,114	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	136.89/cwt	133.00–137.60	1,318	236
Steers	—	Large 1	1,010	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,257	17
Steers	—	Large 1	1,081	125.67/cwt	125.50–126.00	1,358	57
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,112	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,168	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,193	117.86/cwt	116.50–118.00	1,406	52
Steers	—	Large 1	1,318	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,542	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	145.16/cwt	143.00–148.00	672	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	141.33/cwt	133.00–147.00	823	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	154.23/cwt	153.00–157.50	961	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	137.64/cwt	134.00–139.50	870	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	150.27/cwt	146.00–150.50	1,001	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	129.14/cwt	128.50–129.50	892	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	911	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	138.24/cwt	130.50–142.00	1,004	252
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	124.87/cwt	122.50–128.00	968	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	132.81/cwt	125.50–136.50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	771	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,022	11
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,053	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,011	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,259	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,190	12
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	971	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,029	27

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 Jun 17, 2021

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

Receipts 3,036Last week 8,106Year ago 1,473

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	117.00	117.00
57	—	1,081	125.50–126.00	125.67
52	—	1,193	116.50–118.00	117.86
17	—	1,010	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	770	145.75–152.75	150.02
236	—	963	133.00–137.60	136.89
17	—	869	132.50–135.50	134.62
202	—	833	141.00–147.25	145.03

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 17

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Receipts

3,036 head

▼ 5,070 vs last sale 8,106▲ 1,563 vs year ago 1,473 · +106.1%

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 $130.83/cwt on 1,873 head.

Average price

$130.83

1,873 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	844	131.28	1,108	1,711
Medium and Large 1-2	705	130.96	923	93
Large 1	1,036	119.52	1,238	69

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale1,873 hd

130.83

—

SD average5 barns · 6,621 hd

129.90

+0.93

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	819	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	941	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	165.22/cwt	160.25–176.50	1,014	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,002	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	162.69/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,084	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	141.77/cwt	136.00–143.50	951	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	149.18/cwt	149.00–149.50	1,110	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,011	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	150.02/cwt	145.75–152.75	1,155	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	145.03/cwt	141.00–147.25	1,208	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,124	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	134.62/cwt	132.50–135.50	1,170	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	136.40/cwt	127.50–138.60	1,269	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,114	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	136.89/cwt	133.00–137.60	1,318	236
Steers	—	Large 1	1,010	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,257	17
Steers	—	Large 1	1,081	125.67/cwt	125.50–126.00	1,358	57
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,112	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,168	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,193	117.86/cwt	116.50–118.00	1,406	52
Steers	—	Large 1	1,318	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,542	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	145.16/cwt	143.00–148.00	672	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	141.33/cwt	133.00–147.00	823	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	154.23/cwt	153.00–157.50	961	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	137.64/cwt	134.00–139.50	870	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	150.27/cwt	146.00–150.50	1,001	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	129.14/cwt	128.50–129.50	892	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	911	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	138.24/cwt	130.50–142.00	1,004	252
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	124.87/cwt	122.50–128.00	968	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	132.81/cwt	125.50–136.50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	771	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,022	11
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,053	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,011	5
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,259	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,190	12
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 2	971	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,029	27

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 Jun 17, 2021

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

Receipts 3,036Last week 8,106Year ago 1,473

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,318	117.00	117.00
57	—	1,081	125.50–126.00	125.67
52	—	1,193	116.50–118.00	117.86
17	—	1,010	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	770	145.75–152.75	150.02
236	—	963	133.00–137.60	136.89
17	—	869	132.50–135.50	134.62
202	—	833	141.00–147.25	145.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	936	119.00	119.00
18	—	845	133.00	133.00
25	—	671	136.00–143.50	141.77
7	—	479	171.00	171.00
16	—	766	132.00	132.00
5	—	642	156.00	156.00
6	—	581	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	884	121.50–128.00	125.75
93	—	623	153.00–157.50	154.23
120	—	969	124.50	124.50
252	—	726	130.50–142.00	138.24
116	—	827	122.50–131.00	126.92
143	—	790	125.50–136.50	132.81
765	—	925	122.10–128.50	125.45
118	—	666	146.00–150.50	150.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	463	143.00–148.00	145.16
8	—	908	123.75	123.75
18	—	834	122.00	122.00
5	—	702	129.75	129.75
11	—	691	128.50–129.50	129.14
9	—	632	134.00–139.50	137.64
12	—	582	133.00–147.00	141.33
18	—	775	122.50–128.00	124.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,050	118.50	118.50
47	—	1,029	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,053	96.00	96.00
12	—	1,259	94.50	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	129.00	129.00
11	—	771	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	971	106.00	106.00