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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 28

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Receipts

5,641 head

▲ 2,970 vs last sale 2,671▼ 1,594 vs year ago 7,235 · −22.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 900-1000 lbs. sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Steers 1050-1100 lbs. sold 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750-1050 lbs. sold unevenly steady. Demand was good, with many large load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 4th, expecting 5000 head , 2000 yearlings, 3000 spring calves, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.51/cwt on 2,774 head.

Average price

$147.51

2,774 head · 861 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$11.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.73

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	866	148.28	1,284	2,359
Medium and Large 1-2	678	146.80	995	256
Large 1	1,077	137.20	1,477	159

One grade step is worth $11.08/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale2,774 hd

147.51

—

SD average12 barns · 21,270 hd

159.24

−11.73

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

Every lot

33 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	158.24/cwt	157.00–160.50	915	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	147.94/cwt	145.00–151.50	1,013	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	157.27/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,158	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	164.21/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,281	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	153.72/cwt	143.00–156.75	1,276	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	159.38/cwt	157.25–163.25	1,345	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	155.50/cwt	152.00–162.50	1,372	355
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	147.29/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,315	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,341	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	944	158.05/cwt	153.00–161.75	1,492	379
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	151.00/cwt	149.00–152.75	1,493	298
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,028	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,408	15
Steers	—	Large 1	1,044	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,584	40
Steers	—	Large 1	1,083	151.33/cwt	140.00–154.25	1,639	781
Steers	—	Large 1	1,160	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,572	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	784	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	144.73/cwt	144.00–149.00	907	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	148.91/cwt	135.00–154.50	1,007	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	156.45/cwt	155.75–158.00	1,126	251
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	145.43/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,047	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	151.69/cwt	148.00–154.75	1,174	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,121	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	150.37/cwt	145.85–153.75	1,233	380
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	862	144.00

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 Oct 28, 2021

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

Receipts 5,641Last week 2,671Year ago 7,235

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
379	—	944	153.00–161.75	158.05
68	—	844	157.25–163.25	159.38
152	—	780	161.00–166.00	164.21
298	—	989	149.00–152.75	151.00
355	—	882	152.00–162.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,160	135.50	135.50
781	—	1,083	140.00–154.25	151.33
40	—	1,044	151.75	151.75

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 28

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Receipts

5,641 head

▲ 2,970 vs last sale 2,671▼ 1,594 vs year ago 7,235 · −22.0%

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 $147.51/cwt on 2,774 head.

Average price

$147.51

2,774 head · 861 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$193

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$11.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.73

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	866	148.28	1,284	2,359
Medium and Large 1-2	678	146.80	995	256
Large 1	1,077	137.20	1,477	159

One grade step is worth $11.08/cwt here — about −$193 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 sale2,774 hd

147.51

—

SD average12 barns · 21,270 hd

159.24

−11.73

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

Every lot

33 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	158.24/cwt	157.00–160.50	915	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	147.94/cwt	145.00–151.50	1,013	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	157.27/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,158	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	164.21/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,281	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	153.72/cwt	143.00–156.75	1,276	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	844	159.38/cwt	157.25–163.25	1,345	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	155.50/cwt	152.00–162.50	1,372	355
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	147.29/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,315	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,341	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	944	158.05/cwt	153.00–161.75	1,492	379
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	151.00/cwt	149.00–152.75	1,493	298
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,028	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,408	15
Steers	—	Large 1	1,044	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,584	40
Steers	—	Large 1	1,083	151.33/cwt	140.00–154.25	1,639	781
Steers	—	Large 1	1,160	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,572	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	784	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	144.73/cwt	144.00–149.00	907	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	148.91/cwt	135.00–154.50	1,007	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	156.45/cwt	155.75–158.00	1,126	251
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	145.43/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,047	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	151.69/cwt	148.00–154.75	1,174	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,121	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	150.37/cwt	145.85–153.75	1,233	380
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	862	144.00

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 Oct 28, 2021

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

Receipts 5,641Last week 2,671Year ago 7,235

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
379	—	944	153.00–161.75	158.05
68	—	844	157.25–163.25	159.38
152	—	780	161.00–166.00	164.21
298	—	989	149.00–152.75	151.00
355	—	882	152.00–162.50	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,160	135.50	135.50
781	—	1,083	140.00–154.25	151.33
40	—	1,044	151.75	151.75

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

16	—	500	150.00	150.00
13	—	685	145.00–151.50	147.94
22	—	830	143.00–156.75	153.72
16	—	925	145.00	145.00
19	—	893	146.00–150.00	147.29
26	—	578	157.00–160.50	158.24
24	—	736	154.00–160.00	157.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,028	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	862	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,079	138.75	138.75
55	—	1,019	135.50–139.00	137.32
56	—	1,131	135.75	135.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	774	148.00–154.75	151.69
251	—	720	155.75–158.00	156.45
380	—	820	145.85–153.75	150.37
967	—	878	144.25–149.85	145.96
503	—	957	143.10–151.00	147.51
117	—	929	142.75–144.50	143.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	627	144.00–149.00	144.73
67	—	720	143.00–149.00	145.43
118	—	676	135.00–154.50	148.91
6	—	888	135.50	135.50
7	—	781	143.50	143.50
14	—	530	148.00	148.00
4	—	565	147.00	147.00