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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Mar 17

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 17

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Receipts

6,559 head

▲ 636 vs last sale 5,923▲ 3,857 vs year ago 2,702 · +142.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-750 lbs. were steady to 5.00 lower, steers 750-900 lbs. were steady to 6.00 higher, steers 900 lbs. and up were unevenly steady. Heifers 650 lbs. and up were unevenly steady. Demand was good, with many large load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 24th, expecting 3500 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 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 $154.02/cwt on 3,793 head.

Average price

$154.02

3,793 head · 860 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$30.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.87

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	823	157.77	1,298	2,679
Medium and Large 1-2	705	154.19	1,087	388
Large 1	1,091	141.49	1,544	653
Large 1-2	1,016	134.00	1,361	6thin
Large 2	945	126.96	1,199	67

One grade step is worth $30.82/cwt here — about $99 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 sale3,793 hd

154.02

—

SD average7 barns · 14,796 hd

159.89

−5.87

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,014	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	965	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	833	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	188.72/cwt	183.50–194.25	1,059	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	175.25/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,044	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	601	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,142	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	179.50/cwt	178.00–192.00	1,140	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	636	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,102	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	158.03/cwt	151.00–164.50	1,040	225
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	172.88/cwt	167.00–180.50	1,165	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,081	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	166.84/cwt	161.25–172.00	1,221	341
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	743	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,193	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	160.23/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,239	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	782	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,126	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	151.42/cwt	143.50–153.00	1,190	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	804	164.35/cwt	164.35–164.35	1,321	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	141.01/cwt	140.75–144.50	1,158	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	157.05/cwt	148.50–163.00	1,300	717
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	151.92/cwt	144.00–154.50	1,307	251
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,165	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	144.86/cwt	138.00–147.25	1,331	273
Steers	—	Large 2	929	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,166	28
Steers	—	Large 2	956	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,224	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	143.55/cwt	141.75–147.00	1,404	464
Steers	—	Large 1	1,004	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,431	125
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,016	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,361	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,069	139.92/cwt	136.00–141.50	1,496	225
Steers	—	Large 1	1,144	142.23/cwt	138.50–143.85	1,627	303
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	850	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	803	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	891	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	154.84/cwt	151.00–158.50	833	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	164.65/cwt	164.00–165.00	939	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	167.32/cwt	167.00–169.00	969	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	162.45/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,023	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	641	166.00/cwt	165.75–166.25	1,064	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	155.59/cwt	151.00–156.25	1,004	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	160.52/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 Mar 17, 2022

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

Receipts 6,559Last week 5,923Year ago 2,702

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
717	—	828	148.50–163.00	157.05
83	—	674	167.00–180.50	172.88
273	—	919	138.00–147.25	144.86
7	—	441	230.00	230.00
91	—	635	178.00–192.00	179.50
251	—	860	144.00–154.50	151.92
91	—	561	183.50–194.25	188.72
10	—	490	197.00	197.00
464	—	978	141.75–147.00	143.55
135	—	773	154.00–164.00	160.23
341	—	732	161.25–172.00	166.84

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 17

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Receipts

6,559 head

▲ 636 vs last sale 5,923▲ 3,857 vs year ago 2,702 · +142.7%

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 $154.02/cwt on 3,793 head.

Average price

$154.02

3,793 head · 860 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,324

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$30.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.87

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	823	157.77	1,298	2,679
Medium and Large 1-2	705	154.19	1,087	388
Large 1	1,091	141.49	1,544	653
Large 1-2	1,016	134.00	1,361	6thin
Large 2	945	126.96	1,199	67

One grade step is worth $30.82/cwt here — about $99 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 sale3,793 hd

154.02

—

SD average7 barns · 14,796 hd

159.89

−5.87

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,014	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	965	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	833	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	188.72/cwt	183.50–194.25	1,059	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	175.25/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,044	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	601	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,142	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	179.50/cwt	178.00–192.00	1,140	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	636	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,102	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	158.03/cwt	151.00–164.50	1,040	225
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	172.88/cwt	167.00–180.50	1,165	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,081	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	166.84/cwt	161.25–172.00	1,221	341
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	743	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,193	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	160.23/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,239	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	782	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,126	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	151.42/cwt	143.50–153.00	1,190	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	804	164.35/cwt	164.35–164.35	1,321	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	141.01/cwt	140.75–144.50	1,158	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	157.05/cwt	148.50–163.00	1,300	717
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	151.92/cwt	144.00–154.50	1,307	251
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,165	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	144.86/cwt	138.00–147.25	1,331	273
Steers	—	Large 2	929	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,166	28
Steers	—	Large 2	956	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,224	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	143.55/cwt	141.75–147.00	1,404	464
Steers	—	Large 1	1,004	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,431	125
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,016	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,361	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,069	139.92/cwt	136.00–141.50	1,496	225
Steers	—	Large 1	1,144	142.23/cwt	138.50–143.85	1,627	303
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	850	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	803	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	891	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	154.84/cwt	151.00–158.50	833	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	164.65/cwt	164.00–165.00	939	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	167.32/cwt	167.00–169.00	969	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	162.45/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,023	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	641	166.00/cwt	165.75–166.25	1,064	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	155.59/cwt	151.00–156.25	1,004	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	160.52/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 Mar 17, 2022

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

Receipts 6,559Last week 5,923Year ago 2,702

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
717	—	828	148.50–163.00	157.05
83	—	674	167.00–180.50	172.88
273	—	919	138.00–147.25	144.86
7	—	441	230.00	230.00
91	—	635	178.00–192.00	179.50
251	—	860	144.00–154.50	151.92
91	—	561	183.50–194.25	188.72
10	—	490	197.00	197.00
464	—	978	141.75–147.00	143.55
135	—	773	154.00–164.00	160.23
341	—	732	161.25–172.00	166.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,016	133.00–135.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
225	—	658	151.00–164.50	158.03
10	—	702	154.00	154.00
78	—	821	140.75–144.50	141.01
48	—	786	143.50–153.00	151.42
4	—	889	131.00	131.00
7	—	514	162.00	162.00
16	—	596	173.00–176.00	175.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	956	128.00	128.00
28	—	929	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	804	164.35	164.35
7	—	601	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,004	142.50	142.50
225	—	1,069	136.00–141.50	139.92
303	—	1,144	138.50–143.85	142.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,063	137.75	137.75
88	—	1,114	139.75	139.75
79	—	1,216	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	699	147.25	147.25
12	—	857	132.00	132.00
56	—	835	132.50–134.00	132.66
3	—	763	139.00	139.00
7	—	721	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	645	151.00–156.25	155.59
9	—	767	136.50	136.50
39	—	538	151.00–158.50	154.84
38	—	674	149.00–162.25	160.09
5	—	812	126.00	126.00
15	—	734	142.50	142.50
9	—	471	170.50	170.50
9	—	959	131.50	131.50
12	—	570	164.00–165.00	164.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
256	—	761	133.00–146.50	144.13
96	—	734	143.50–155.50	146.31
49	—	672	154.00–165.25	160.52
153	—	910	136.00–137.25	137.18
4	—	509	175.00	175.00
215	—	830	135.50–141.50	138.45
55	—	579	167.00–169.00	167.32
7	—	457	186.00	186.00
63	—	986	135.75	135.75
140	—	630	159.00–171.00	162.45
859	—	867	133.00–140.85	136.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,207	118.00	118.00
10	—	1,004	119.50	119.50

29	—	743	160.50	160.50
5	—	782	144.00	144.00
40	—	636	173.25	173.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	746	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	641	165.75–166.25	166.00