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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 10

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Feb 3Feb 10Feb 17 →

Receipts

6,756 head

▲ 3,223 vs last sale 3,533▲ 3,016 vs year ago 3,740 · +80.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers and heifers up to 650 lbs. Steers 650 -950 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher. Heifer 650-900 lbs. were steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good , some load lots in todays offering. There was alot of flesh on many of todays offering, witch affected the price. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb.17th, this will be there special auction featuring Hereford influenced cattle, expecting 4000-4500 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 $166.01/cwt on 3,894 head.

Average price

$166.01

3,894 head · 833 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$162

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$29.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	776	170.16	1,321	2,821
Medium and Large 1-2	724	168.16	1,217	288
Large 1	1,078	151.47	1,633	699
Large 2	1,052	140.97	1,483	86

One grade step is worth $29.19/cwt here — about −$162 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 sale3,894 hd

166.01

—

SD average7 barns · 17,682 hd

171.43

−5.42

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	706	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	967	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	215.84/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,066	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	187.79/cwt	181.00–197.00	980	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	206.34/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,094	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	198.91/cwt	193.00–202.50	1,142	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	178.30/cwt	172.00–189.00	1,034	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	175.52/cwt	168.00–176.50	1,074	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	192.06/cwt	184.00–193.50	1,189	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	641	180.86/cwt	179.75–185.50	1,159	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	183.91/cwt	175.50–189.75	1,229	233
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	172.19/cwt	167.50–176.50	1,171	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	173.71/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,199	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	173.81/cwt	163.50–178.50	1,251	276
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	163.36/cwt	159.25–167.00	1,194	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	741	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,338	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	742	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,247	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	755	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	1,365	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	166.08/cwt	162.00–169.50	1,267	378
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	155.81/cwt	154.50–156.50	1,204	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	776	160.65/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,247	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	162.44/cwt	159.25–165.50	1,361	464
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	160.09/cwt	154.50–164.75	1,404	467
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	889	154.47/cwt	154.00–154.50	1,373	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	160.63/cwt	155.50–163.00	1,476	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,447	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	965	153.10/cwt	153.10–153.10	1,477	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,438	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	157.69/cwt	152.75–159.35	1,528	63
Steers	—	Large 1	1,024	152.94/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,566	317
Steers	—	Large 2	1,052	140.97/cwt	139.25–143.25	1,483	86
Steers	—	Large 1	1,089	151.39/cwt	148.00–152.25	1,649	111
Steers	—	Large 1	1,118	148.78/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,663	161
Steers	—	Large 1	1,165	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,762	110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	202.68/cwt	197.50–208.00	869	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	865	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	192.76/cwt	190.00–197.00	898	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	848	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	162.38/cwt	158.00–176.00	835	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	178.88/cwt	178.00–182.00	943	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	174.50/cwt	170.00–180.00	984	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	162.25/cwt	159.50–166.00	954	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,006	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	169.92/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 Feb 10, 2022

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

Receipts 6,756Last week 3,533Year ago 3,740

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	226.00	226.00
233	—	668	175.50–189.75	183.91
378	—	763	162.00–169.50	166.08
32	—	494	212.00–222.00	215.84
467	—	877	154.50–164.75	160.09
105	—	919	155.50–163.00	160.63
81	—	574	193.00–202.50	198.91
63	—	969	152.75–159.35	157.69
29	—	530	202.00–218.00	206.34
74	—	619	184.00–193.50	192.06
464	—	838	159.25–165.50

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 10

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Feb 3Feb 10Feb 17 →

Receipts

6,756 head

▲ 3,223 vs last sale 3,533▲ 3,016 vs year ago 3,740 · +80.6%

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 $166.01/cwt on 3,894 head.

Average price

$166.01

3,894 head · 833 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$162

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$29.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	776	170.16	1,321	2,821
Medium and Large 1-2	724	168.16	1,217	288
Large 1	1,078	151.47	1,633	699
Large 2	1,052	140.97	1,483	86

One grade step is worth $29.19/cwt here — about −$162 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 sale3,894 hd

166.01

—

SD average7 barns · 17,682 hd

171.43

−5.42

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	706	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	967	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	215.84/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,066	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	187.79/cwt	181.00–197.00	980	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	206.34/cwt	202.00–218.00	1,094	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	198.91/cwt	193.00–202.50	1,142	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	178.30/cwt	172.00–189.00	1,034	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	175.52/cwt	168.00–176.50	1,074	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	192.06/cwt	184.00–193.50	1,189	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	641	180.86/cwt	179.75–185.50	1,159	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	183.91/cwt	175.50–189.75	1,229	233
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	172.19/cwt	167.50–176.50	1,171	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	173.71/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,199	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	173.81/cwt	163.50–178.50	1,251	276
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	163.36/cwt	159.25–167.00	1,194	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	741	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,338	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	742	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,247	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	755	180.75/cwt	180.75–180.75	1,365	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	166.08/cwt	162.00–169.50	1,267	378
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	155.81/cwt	154.50–156.50	1,204	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	776	160.65/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,247	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	162.44/cwt	159.25–165.50	1,361	464
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	160.09/cwt	154.50–164.75	1,404	467
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	889	154.47/cwt	154.00–154.50	1,373	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	160.63/cwt	155.50–163.00	1,476	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	944	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,447	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	965	153.10/cwt	153.10–153.10	1,477	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,438	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	157.69/cwt	152.75–159.35	1,528	63
Steers	—	Large 1	1,024	152.94/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,566	317
Steers	—	Large 2	1,052	140.97/cwt	139.25–143.25	1,483	86
Steers	—	Large 1	1,089	151.39/cwt	148.00–152.25	1,649	111
Steers	—	Large 1	1,118	148.78/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,663	161
Steers	—	Large 1	1,165	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,762	110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	202.68/cwt	197.50–208.00	869	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	865	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	192.76/cwt	190.00–197.00	898	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	848	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	162.38/cwt	158.00–176.00	835	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	178.88/cwt	178.00–182.00	943	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	174.50/cwt	170.00–180.00	984	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	162.25/cwt	159.50–166.00	954	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,006	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	169.92/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 Feb 10, 2022

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

Receipts 6,756Last week 3,533Year ago 3,740

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	226.00	226.00
233	—	668	175.50–189.75	183.91
378	—	763	162.00–169.50	166.08
32	—	494	212.00–222.00	215.84
467	—	877	154.50–164.75	160.09
105	—	919	155.50–163.00	160.63
81	—	574	193.00–202.50	198.91
63	—	969	152.75–159.35	157.69
29	—	530	202.00–218.00	206.34
74	—	619	184.00–193.50	192.06
464	—	838	159.25–165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	124.00	124.00
5	—	1,100	130.50	130.50
3	—	1,048	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
317	—	1,024	151.00–153.00	152.94
161	—	1,118	145.00–150.00	148.78
110	—	1,165	151.25	151.25
111	—	1,089	148.00–152.25	151.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	773	154.50–156.50	155.81
36	—	612	168.00–176.50	175.52
21	—	522	181.00–197.00	187.79
3	—	298	237.00	237.00
42	—	731	159.25–167.00	163.36
23	—	967	148.75	148.75
79	—	680	167.50–176.50	172.19
27	—	580	172.00–189.00	178.30
48	—	944	153.25	153.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	965	153.10	153.10
98	—	641	179.75–185.50	180.86
65	—	776	159.00–161.00	160.65
70	—	742	168.00	168.00
61	—	889	154.00–154.50	154.47
84	—	690	169.00–174.00	173.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,052	139.25–143.25	140.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	755	180.75	180.75
80	—	741	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	514	158.00–176.00	162.38
24	—	724	146.50	146.50
17	—	684	153.00–155.00	153.94
19	—	775	146.25	146.25
3	—	892	141.00	141.00
4	—	499	170.00	170.00
4	—	448	193.00	193.00
60	—	632	157.50–159.00	158.10
17	—	588	159.50–166.00	162.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	733	151.50–152.25	151.90
59	—	819	147.00–148.00	147.66
63	—	595	169.00	169.00
49	—	633	160.50	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
249	—	677	156.50–166.00	160.84
53	—	527	178.00–182.00	178.88
403	—	776	149.10–155.50	153.52
21	—	466	190.00–197.00	192.76
14	—	429	197.50–208.00	202.68
201	—	877	146.00–149.50	148.67
571	—	718	154.00–162.25	159.09
124	—	564	170.00–180.00	174.50
46	—	935	146.00	146.00
164	—	819	146.00–156.00	150.56
256	—	624	163.00–174.00	169.92