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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Sep 16

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 16

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Receipts

2,380 head

▼ 1,012 vs last sale 3,392▼ 213 vs year ago 2,593 · −8.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 850-1050 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 750 and up were 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand was fair, with many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 23rd, 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.63/cwt on 1,126 head.

Average price

$144.63

1,126 head · 944 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$12.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.72

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	910	149.93	1,364	594
Medium and Large 1-2	729	144.48	1,053	115
Large 1	1,052	137.13	1,443	417

One grade step is worth $12.81/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale1,126 hd

144.63

—

SD average7 barns · 7,533 hd

166.35

−21.72

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	808	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	147.20/cwt	133.00–152.50	945	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	130.65/cwt	126.00–133.00	904	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,047	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	147.99/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,151	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,168	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	158.48/cwt	155.50–159.25	1,325	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	151.09/cwt	149.50–155.50	1,319	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	150.72/cwt	144.50–157.10	1,376	361
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,329	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	140.16/cwt	140.10–140.50	1,385	77
Steers	—	Large 1	1,018	139.18/cwt	137.35–141.10	1,417	223
Steers	—	Large 1	1,089	134.97/cwt	133.75–135.50	1,470	190
Steers	—	Large 1	1,240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,550	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	765	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	141.51/cwt	141.51–141.51	832	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	967	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	143.35/cwt	143.00–143.50	1,032	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,111	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	139.78/cwt	136.50–143.50	1,101	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	799	146.42/cwt	146.00–146.60	1,170	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	143.58/cwt	140.35–149.50	1,199	371
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,099	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	143.52/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 Sep 16, 2021

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

Receipts 2,380Last week 3,392Year ago 2,593

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	836	155.50–159.25	158.48
77	—	988	140.10–140.50	140.16
117	—	873	149.50–155.50	151.09
361	—	913	144.50–157.10	150.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	831	140.50	140.50
9	—	722	145.00	145.00
24	—	778	146.00–150.00	147.99
44	—	642	133.00–152.50	147.20
5	—	518	156.00	156.00
17	—	953	139.50

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 16

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Receipts

2,380 head

▼ 1,012 vs last sale 3,392▼ 213 vs year ago 2,593 · −8.2%

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 $144.63/cwt on 1,126 head.

Average price

$144.63

1,126 head · 944 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$12.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.72

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	910	149.93	1,364	594
Medium and Large 1-2	729	144.48	1,053	115
Large 1	1,052	137.13	1,443	417

One grade step is worth $12.81/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale1,126 hd

144.63

—

SD average7 barns · 7,533 hd

166.35

−21.72

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	808	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	147.20/cwt	133.00–152.50	945	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	130.65/cwt	126.00–133.00	904	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,047	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	147.99/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,151	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,168	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	158.48/cwt	155.50–159.25	1,325	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	151.09/cwt	149.50–155.50	1,319	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	150.72/cwt	144.50–157.10	1,376	361
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,329	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	988	140.16/cwt	140.10–140.50	1,385	77
Steers	—	Large 1	1,018	139.18/cwt	137.35–141.10	1,417	223
Steers	—	Large 1	1,089	134.97/cwt	133.75–135.50	1,470	190
Steers	—	Large 1	1,240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,550	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	765	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	141.51/cwt	141.51–141.51	832	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	967	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	143.35/cwt	143.00–143.50	1,032	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	748	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,111	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	139.78/cwt	136.50–143.50	1,101	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	799	146.42/cwt	146.00–146.60	1,170	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	143.58/cwt	140.35–149.50	1,199	371
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,099	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	143.52/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 Sep 16, 2021

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

Receipts 2,380Last week 3,392Year ago 2,593

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	836	155.50–159.25	158.48
77	—	988	140.10–140.50	140.16
117	—	873	149.50–155.50	151.09
361	—	913	144.50–157.10	150.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	831	140.50	140.50
9	—	722	145.00	145.00
24	—	778	146.00–150.00	147.99
44	—	642	133.00–152.50	147.20
5	—	518	156.00	156.00
17	—	953	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	125.00	125.00
190	—	1,089	133.75–135.50	134.97
223	—	1,018	137.35–141.10	139.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,107	131.60	131.60
38	—	1,030	131.75–134.60	134.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	748	148.50	148.50
143	—	931	138.75–140.75	139.77
73	—	636	152.00	152.00
99	—	799	146.00–146.60	146.42
122	—	985	137.00–139.50	138.98
371	—	835	140.35–149.50	143.58
66	—	869	142.00–147.25	143.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	842	130.50	130.50
46	—	788	136.50–143.50	139.78
3	—	940	122.00	122.00
26	—	720	143.00–143.50	143.35
9	—	533	143.50	143.50
3	—	588	141.51	141.51