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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 9

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Receipts

6,977 head

▲ 2,460 vs last sale 4,517▲ 430 vs year ago 6,547 · +6.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-650 lbs. sold 4.00 higher,700-750 sold 1.00 higher, 1000-1100 lbs. sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 650-700 lbs. sold 4.00 higher, 750-800 steady, 800-900 lbs. sold 1.00 higher 900-950 1.00 lower. Demand was good. Today we had three major consignments of over 1725 total, This made for buyers to fill big pens with one mans feeders of 850-1200 lbs. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec.16th, expecting 4500-5000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 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 $162.39/cwt on 4,322 head.

Average price

$162.39

4,322 head · 940 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$30.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.70

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	838	167.24	1,401	2,377
Large 1	1,088	157.27	1,711	1,749
Medium and Large 1-2	764	155.23	1,186	133
Large 1-2	1,084	136.62	1,481	63

One grade step is worth $30.62/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 sale4,322 hd

162.39

—

SD average9 barns · 21,297 hd

177.09

−14.70

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	865	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	202.48/cwt	201.00–213.00	974	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	196.62/cwt	188.00–205.00	1,036	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	180.76/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,066	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,036	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	178.30/cwt	174.00–181.50	1,150	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	676	168.13/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,137	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,107	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	169.92/cwt	163.50–172.50	1,240	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	157.89/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,153	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,214	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	149.20/cwt	146.00–153.50	1,165	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,258	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,176	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	812	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,273	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	162.81/cwt	159.00–165.25	1,355	169
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	163.03/cwt	157.50–169.35	1,428	662
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	908	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,562	283
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	158.90/cwt	153.75–163.25	1,481	563
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,385	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	167.16/cwt	155.50–168.00	1,605	132
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,036	142.30/cwt	128.00–151.50	1,474	23
Steers	—	Large 1	1,038	160.00/cwt	155.50–162.10	1,661	336
Steers	—	Large 1	1,069	158.15/cwt	148.25–162.85	1,691	771
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,074	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,557	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,087	138.15/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,502	19
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,125	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,406	14
Steers	—	Large 1	1,130	155.66/cwt	154.35–156.50	1,759	530
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,150	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,576	7
Steers	—	Large 1	1,171	150.90/cwt	147.50–154.50	1,767	107
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	181.46/cwt	179.00–183.00	675	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	181.09/cwt	176.00–185.00	746	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	172.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	814	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	848	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	157.01/cwt	151.00–158.00	876	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,019	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	634	152.62/cwt	151.50–154.50	968	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	151.76/cwt	150.00–154.00	976	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	160.41/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 Dec 9, 2021

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

Receipts 6,977Last week 4,517Year ago 6,547

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,125	125.00	125.00
23	—	1,036	128.00–151.50	142.30
19	—	1,087	128.00–140.00	138.15
7	—	1,150	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	745	163.00	163.00
44	—	676	167.00–169.00	168.13
12	—	812	156.75	156.75

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

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 9

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Receipts

6,977 head

▲ 2,460 vs last sale 4,517▲ 430 vs year ago 6,547 · +6.6%

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 $162.39/cwt on 4,322 head.

Average price

$162.39

4,322 head · 940 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$30.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.70

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	838	167.24	1,401	2,377
Large 1	1,088	157.27	1,711	1,749
Medium and Large 1-2	764	155.23	1,186	133
Large 1-2	1,084	136.62	1,481	63

One grade step is worth $30.62/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 sale4,322 hd

162.39

—

SD average9 barns · 21,297 hd

177.09

−14.70

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	865	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	202.48/cwt	201.00–213.00	974	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	196.62/cwt	188.00–205.00	1,036	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	180.76/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,066	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,036	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	178.30/cwt	174.00–181.50	1,150	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	676	168.13/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,137	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,107	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	169.92/cwt	163.50–172.50	1,240	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	157.89/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,153	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,214	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	149.20/cwt	146.00–153.50	1,165	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,258	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,176	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	812	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,273	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	162.81/cwt	159.00–165.25	1,355	169
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	163.03/cwt	157.50–169.35	1,428	662
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	908	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,562	283
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	158.90/cwt	153.75–163.25	1,481	563
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,385	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	167.16/cwt	155.50–168.00	1,605	132
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,036	142.30/cwt	128.00–151.50	1,474	23
Steers	—	Large 1	1,038	160.00/cwt	155.50–162.10	1,661	336
Steers	—	Large 1	1,069	158.15/cwt	148.25–162.85	1,691	771
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,074	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,557	5
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,087	138.15/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,502	19
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,125	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,406	14
Steers	—	Large 1	1,130	155.66/cwt	154.35–156.50	1,759	530
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,150	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,576	7
Steers	—	Large 1	1,171	150.90/cwt	147.50–154.50	1,767	107
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	181.46/cwt	179.00–183.00	675	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	181.09/cwt	176.00–185.00	746	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	172.72/cwt	170.00–175.00	814	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	848	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	870	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	157.01/cwt	151.00–158.00	876	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,019	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	634	152.62/cwt	151.50–154.50	968	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	151.76/cwt	150.00–154.00	976	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	160.41/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 Dec 9, 2021

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

Receipts 6,977Last week 4,517Year ago 6,547

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,125	125.00	125.00
23	—	1,036	128.00–151.50	142.30
19	—	1,087	128.00–140.00	138.15
7	—	1,150	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	745	163.00	163.00
44	—	676	167.00–169.00	168.13
12	—	812	156.75	156.75

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,024	141.00	141.00
31	—	1,103	141.00–144.50	142.58

79	—	590	180.00–181.00	180.76
33	—	481	201.00–213.00	202.48
132	—	960	155.50–168.00	167.16
563	—	932	153.75–163.25	158.90
12	—	786	160.00	160.00
169	—	832	159.00–165.25	162.81
84	—	527	188.00–205.00	196.62
662	—	876	157.50–169.35	163.03
123	—	645	174.00–181.50	178.30
13	—	408	212.00	212.00
164	—	730	163.50–172.50	169.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	800	147.00	147.00
58	—	730	155.00–159.00	157.89
11	—	592	175.00	175.00
6	—	692	160.00	160.00
26	—	781	146.00–153.50	149.20
20	—	936	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
530	—	1,130	154.35–156.50	155.66
771	—	1,069	148.25–162.85	158.15
336	—	1,038	155.50–162.10	160.00
107	—	1,171	147.50–154.50	150.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
283	—	908	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	833	148.75	148.75
16	—	544	160.00	160.00
34	—	643	150.00–154.00	151.76
4	—	734	148.00	148.00
3	—	887	145.00	145.00
11	—	372	179.00–183.00	181.46
6	—	948	138.00	138.00
14	—	774	141.00–149.50	147.58
30	—	695	131.00–150.50	147.92
66	—	558	151.00–158.00	157.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
231	—	924	145.00–150.85	148.75
193	—	959	143.00–150.25	148.57
92	—	610	167.00	167.00
6	—	502	169.00	169.00
356	—	774	154.00–160.50	157.80
216	—	689	155.00–164.60	160.41
178	—	840	152.00–155.50	153.20
474	—	869	151.25–156.00	153.95
47	—	471	170.00–175.00	172.72
45	—	711	159.00	159.00
7	—	412	176.00–185.00	181.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	971	133.00–135.75	134.93
27	—	868	135.00–146.00	142.91
12	—	741	147.00–148.00	147.33
52	—	634	151.50–154.50	152.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,106	149.60	149.60