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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 2

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Receipts

4,517 head

▲ 212 vs last sale 4,305▼ 572 vs year ago 5,089 · −11.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 550-850 lbs. sold steady to 6.00 higher. A higher undertone was noted on steers over 1000 lbs. Heifers 600-950 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good with many large lots in yearlings. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec. 9th, expecting 4500 yearlings and 3000 head of spring calves, starting at 8:00 am. Also Dec.9th Mitchell Livestock is having their Special Appreciation BBQ lunch at noon.

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 $169.57/cwt on 2,206 head.

Average price

$169.57

2,206 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$40.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

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	521	180.77	941	93
Medium and Large 1	659	175.77	1,159	1,390
Large 1	1,055	158.46	1,672	615
Large 1-2	1,026	144.92	1,487	75
Large 2	465	140.00	651	33

One grade step is worth $40.77/cwt here — about $290 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 sale2,206 hd

169.57

—

SD average6 barns · 10,349 hd

172.10

−2.53

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

Every lot

59 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 1-2	342	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	728	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	196.25/cwt	186.00–209.00	695	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	217.95/cwt	217.00–220.00	830	19
Steers	—	Large 2	421	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	589	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	761	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	214.41/cwt	208.00–218.00	922	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	205.20/cwt	203.00–209.00	958	86
Steers	—	Large 2	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	187.58/cwt	180.00–189.00	923	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	194.33/cwt	185.50–198.00	1,014	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	179.70/cwt	177.50–184.00	1,046	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	976	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	598	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	993	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	174.07/cwt	165.25–178.75	1,081	314
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	168.93/cwt	163.50–171.75	1,145	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	168.57/cwt	164.00–174.50	1,224	254
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,180	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,191	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	167.63/cwt	161.50–169.75	1,319	211
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	161.28/cwt	158.50–163.50	1,348	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,397	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,272	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	924	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,386	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	998	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,452	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,026	144.92/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,487	75
Steers	—	Large 1	1,027	162.70/cwt	153.00–163.85	1,671	257
Steers	—	Large 1	1,073	155.72/cwt	153.75–161.00	1,671	339
Steers	—	Large 1	1,116	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,674	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	174.01/cwt	170.00–180.00	559	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	680	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	662	7
Heifers	—	Large 2	419	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	524	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	173.71/cwt	173.50–174.00	735	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Large 2	456	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	570	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	173.41/cwt	172.50–175.00	806	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	164.22/cwt	153.00–175.00	792	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	157.55/cwt	156.50–158.00

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 Dec 2, 2021

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

Receipts 4,517Last week 4,305Year ago 5,089

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	179.00	179.00
6	—	902	141.00	141.00
6	—	342	213.00	213.00
8	—	733	161.00	161.00
7	—	761	156.50	156.50
6	—	588	166.00	166.00
18	—	354	186.00–209.00	196.25
30	—	492	180.00–189.00	187.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
339	—	1,073	153.75–161.00

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 2

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Receipts

4,517 head

▲ 212 vs last sale 4,305▼ 572 vs year ago 5,089 · −11.2%

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 $169.57/cwt on 2,206 head.

Average price

$169.57

2,206 head · 773 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$40.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

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	521	180.77	941	93
Medium and Large 1	659	175.77	1,159	1,390
Large 1	1,055	158.46	1,672	615
Large 1-2	1,026	144.92	1,487	75
Large 2	465	140.00	651	33

One grade step is worth $40.77/cwt here — about $290 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 sale2,206 hd

169.57

—

SD average6 barns · 10,349 hd

172.10

−2.53

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

Every lot

59 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 1-2	342	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	728	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	196.25/cwt	186.00–209.00	695	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	217.95/cwt	217.00–220.00	830	19
Steers	—	Large 2	421	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	589	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	761	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	214.41/cwt	208.00–218.00	922	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	205.20/cwt	203.00–209.00	958	86
Steers	—	Large 2	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	187.58/cwt	180.00–189.00	923	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	194.33/cwt	185.50–198.00	1,014	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	179.70/cwt	177.50–184.00	1,046	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	976	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	598	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	993	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	174.07/cwt	165.25–178.75	1,081	314
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	168.93/cwt	163.50–171.75	1,145	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	168.57/cwt	164.00–174.50	1,224	254
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,180	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,191	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	167.63/cwt	161.50–169.75	1,319	211
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	161.28/cwt	158.50–163.50	1,348	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,397	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,272	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	924	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,386	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	998	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,452	4
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,026	144.92/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,487	75
Steers	—	Large 1	1,027	162.70/cwt	153.00–163.85	1,671	257
Steers	—	Large 1	1,073	155.72/cwt	153.75–161.00	1,671	339
Steers	—	Large 1	1,116	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,674	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	174.01/cwt	170.00–180.00	559	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	680	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	662	7
Heifers	—	Large 2	419	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	524	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	173.71/cwt	173.50–174.00	735	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Large 2	456	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	570	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	173.41/cwt	172.50–175.00	806	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	164.22/cwt	153.00–175.00	792	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	157.55/cwt	156.50–158.00

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 Dec 2, 2021

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

Receipts 4,517Last week 4,305Year ago 5,089

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	425	179.00	179.00
6	—	902	141.00	141.00
6	—	342	213.00	213.00
8	—	733	161.00	161.00
7	—	761	156.50	156.50
6	—	588	166.00	166.00
18	—	354	186.00–209.00	196.25
30	—	492	180.00–189.00	187.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
339	—	1,073	153.75–161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	487	140.00	140.00
11	—	421	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
127	—	522	185.50–198.00	194.33
31	—	891	156.75	156.75
86	—	467	203.00–209.00	205.20
314	—	621	165.25–178.75	174.07
254	—	726	164.00–174.50	168.57
152	—	678	163.50–171.75	168.93
14	—	430	208.00–218.00	214.41
211	—	787	161.50–169.75	167.63
120	—	582	177.50–184.00	179.70
41	—	836	158.50–163.50	161.28
19	—	381	217.00–220.00	217.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,026	130.00–147.00	144.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	598	166.00	166.00
7	—	924	150.00	150.00
4	—	998	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	657	165.25	165.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	685	141.00–154.50	148.55
14	—	836	132.00–146.00	143.00
7	—	392	169.00	169.00
9	—	738	136.00–142.00	139.37
15	—	321	170.00–180.00	174.01
50	—	871	126.00–145.00	138.94
29	—	515	156.50–158.00	157.55
12	—	603	154.50	154.50
38	—	586	157.50–159.00	158.24
41	—	482	153.00–175.00	164.22
3	—	427	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	125.00	125.00
18	—	456	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	923	142.00–153.50	150.66
199	—	624	152.00–166.75	158.34
93	—	465	172.50–175.00	173.41
206	—	576	162.50–172.00	167.02
56	—	529	164.00–172.00	166.61
23	—	380	179.00	179.00
131	—	670	152.00–158.50	156.10
112	—	729	150.00–158.25	155.15
61	—	818	148.00–153.50	151.53
28	—	423	173.50–174.00	173.71
6	—	972	146.00	146.00
167	—	785	150.25–154.35	152.67
410	—	886	149.00–155.25	152.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	923	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,055	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,146	136.00	136.00
5	—	1,080	148.00	148.00