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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Feb 24

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 24

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Receipts

3,849 head

▼ 1,967 vs last sale 5,816▼ 4,576 vs year ago 8,425 · −54.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 650-900 lbs. were 2.00- 7.00 lower, instances 11.00 12.00 higher on load lot, thin fleshed steers 550-600 & 700-750 lbs. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs. sold 4.00-5.00 lower, heifers 700-900 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good, many load lots in the heavy end of feeders. Flesh again set price on many feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 3rd, expecting 7000-7500 head of feeders, starting at 8:00 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 $167.57/cwt on 2,169 head.

Average price

$167.57

2,169 head · 818 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$264

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.18

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	775	170.95	1,325	1,768
Medium and Large 1-2	706	162.96	1,151	55
Large 1	1,053	151.01	1,590	346

One grade step is worth $19.95/cwt here — about −$264 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 sale2,169 hd

167.57

—

SD average6 barns · 10,457 hd

178.75

−11.18

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

Every lot

49 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	328	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	861	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,021	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,067	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,043	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	194.66/cwt	194.50–197.00	1,096	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	584	208.80/cwt	206.50–210.50	1,219	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,078	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,183	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,003	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	178.43/cwt	170.50–181.00	1,204	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	693	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,168	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,149	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	715	186.04/cwt	183.00–186.85	1,330	172
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	165.93/cwt	162.50–170.50	1,198	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	733	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,165	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,150	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	167.51/cwt	161.25–181.00	1,295	280
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	795	156.07/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,241	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	818	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,252	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,265	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	158.55/cwt	154.00–161.50	1,305	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	152.67/cwt	150.00–153.75	1,337	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	905	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,303	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,263	7
Steers	—	Large 1	923	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,417	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	151.92/cwt	149.75–152.25	1,430	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	152.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,492	246
Steers	—	Large 1	1,037	150.32/cwt	149.00–151.50	1,559	117
Steers	—	Large 1	1,068	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,599	18
Steers	—	Large 1	1,121	150.60/cwt	147.00–151.50	1,688	146
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	804	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	915	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	853	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	944	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	176.74/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,029	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	147.05/cwt	141.00–156.50	909	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	163.27/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,024	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	159.75/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,075	180
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	155.77/cwt	150.00–158.10	1,104	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	732	149.75/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 24, 2022

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

Receipts 3,849Last week 5,816Year ago 8,425

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	861	144.25	144.25
9	—	732	149.75	149.75
25	—	813	146.75	146.75
5	—	799	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,077	134.50–137.25	136.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	164.00	164.00

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 24

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 3 →

Receipts

3,849 head

▼ 1,967 vs last sale 5,816▼ 4,576 vs year ago 8,425 · −54.3%

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 $167.57/cwt on 2,169 head.

Average price

$167.57

2,169 head · 818 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$264

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.18

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	775	170.95	1,325	1,768
Medium and Large 1-2	706	162.96	1,151	55
Large 1	1,053	151.01	1,590	346

One grade step is worth $19.95/cwt here — about −$264 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 sale2,169 hd

167.57

—

SD average6 barns · 10,457 hd

178.75

−11.18

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

Every lot

49 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	328	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	861	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	233.75/cwt	233.75–233.75	1,021	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,067	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,043	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	194.66/cwt	194.50–197.00	1,096	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	584	208.80/cwt	206.50–210.50	1,219	153
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,078	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,183	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,003	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	178.43/cwt	170.50–181.00	1,204	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	693	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,168	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,149	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	715	186.04/cwt	183.00–186.85	1,330	172
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	165.93/cwt	162.50–170.50	1,198	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	733	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,165	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,150	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	167.51/cwt	161.25–181.00	1,295	280
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	795	156.07/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,241	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	818	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,252	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,265	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	158.55/cwt	154.00–161.50	1,305	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	152.67/cwt	150.00–153.75	1,337	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	905	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,303	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	912	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,263	7
Steers	—	Large 1	923	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,417	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	151.92/cwt	149.75–152.25	1,430	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	152.60/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,492	246
Steers	—	Large 1	1,037	150.32/cwt	149.00–151.50	1,559	117
Steers	—	Large 1	1,068	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,599	18
Steers	—	Large 1	1,121	150.60/cwt	147.00–151.50	1,688	146
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	804	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	915	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	853	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	944	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	176.74/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,029	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	147.05/cwt	141.00–156.50	909	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	163.27/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,024	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	159.75/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,075	180
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	155.77/cwt	150.00–158.10	1,104	150
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	732	149.75/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 24, 2022

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

Receipts 3,849Last week 5,816Year ago 8,425

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	861	144.25	144.25
9	—	732	149.75	149.75
25	—	813	146.75	146.75
5	—	799	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,077	134.50–137.25	136.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	346	232.50	232.50
381	—	876	138.50–149.25	145.85
150	—	709	150.00–158.10	155.77
62	—	756	149.00–155.25	152.25
15	—	474	193.00	193.00
31	—	582	176.00–177.00	176.74
97	—	627	161.00–166.00	163.27
221	—	916	139.00–148.00	144.96
127	—	817	144.50–149.50	147.54
15	—	544	173.50	173.50
180	—	673	155.00–164.00	159.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
280	—	773	161.25–181.00	167.51
41	—	605	195.50	195.50
49	—	563	194.50–197.00	194.66
113	—	722	162.50–170.50	165.93
228	—	876	150.00–153.75	152.67
53	—	941	149.75–152.25	151.92
8	—	328	262.50	262.50
31	—	472	226.00	226.00
246	—	978	150.00–154.00	152.60
25	—	437	233.75	233.75
81	—	675	170.50–181.00	178.43
187	—	823	154.00–161.50	158.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	149.00	149.00
5	—	586	184.00	184.00
4	—	820	154.25	154.25
7	—	912	138.50	138.50
3	—	543	192.00	192.00
25	—	694	165.50	165.50
8	—	619	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	584	206.50–210.50	208.80
172	—	715	183.00–186.85	186.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,037	149.00–151.50	150.32
65	—	923	153.50	153.50
18	—	1,068	149.75	149.75
146	—	1,121	147.00–151.50	150.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	693	168.50	168.50
24	—	795	153.00–159.00	156.07
19	—	733	159.00	159.00
33	—	905	144.00	144.00
6	—	818	153.00	153.00