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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 14

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Receipts

3,364 head

▼ 497 vs last sale 3,861▼ 322 vs year ago 3,686 · −8.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 750-850 lbs, sold 3.00-5.00 higher, steers 900-1000 lbs. sold 1.00-2.00 higher, a steady to higher undertone was noted on steers over 1000 lbs. 650-1000 lbs. heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher with instances 5.00 higher on 800-850 lbs. Demand was good with many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 21st, expecting 3500 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.95/cwt on 1,855 head.

Average price

$143.95

1,855 head · 817 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$384

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

$12.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.78

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	706	146.04	1,031	43
Medium and Large 1	809	144.35	1,168	1,736
Large 1	1,060	133.58	1,416	76

One grade step is worth $12.46/cwt here — about −$384 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 sale1,855 hd

143.95

—

SD average7 barns · 8,282 hd

150.73

−6.78

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	690	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	901	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	991	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	973	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,065	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,157	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,014	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	658	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,102	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,062	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	172.17/cwt	166.75–176.25	1,178	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	166.78/cwt	165.50–169.00	1,212	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	163.98/cwt	156.00–167.25	1,279	260
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	150.32/cwt	148.50–152.50	1,177	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	162.28/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,334	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	147.59/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,215	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	880	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,214	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	147.30/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,376	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	146.88/cwt	146.50–147.75	1,438	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	980	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,382	16
Steers	—	Large 1	1,009	145.39/cwt	139.50–148.00	1,467	222
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,022	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,395	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,080	140.71/cwt	137.25–143.85	1,520	64
Steers	—	Large 1	1,185	136.78/cwt	135.00–137.25	1,621	19
Steers	—	Large 1	1,235	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,689	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	399	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	764	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	811	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	889	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	166.12/cwt	162.00–168.50	940	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	157.94/cwt	154.00–158.75	1,004	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	993	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	158.39/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,069	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	151.93/cwt	146.00–155.85	1,101	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	145.32/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	911	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	981	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	682	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,067	3

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 Apr 14, 2022

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

Receipts 3,364Last week 3,861Year ago 3,686

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	823	146.00–149.00	147.59
11	—	683	155.50	155.50
4	—	636	159.50	159.50
8	—	354	195.00	195.00
17	—	783	148.50–152.50	150.32
5	—	483	186.50	186.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	727	165.50–169.00	166.78
19	—	574	185.50	185.50
5	—	523	186.00

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 14

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Receipts

3,364 head

▼ 497 vs last sale 3,861▼ 322 vs year ago 3,686 · −8.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.95/cwt on 1,855 head.

Average price

$143.95

1,855 head · 817 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$384

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

$12.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.78

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	706	146.04	1,031	43
Medium and Large 1	809	144.35	1,168	1,736
Large 1	1,060	133.58	1,416	76

One grade step is worth $12.46/cwt here — about −$384 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 sale1,855 hd

143.95

—

SD average7 barns · 8,282 hd

150.73

−6.78

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	690	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	901	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	991	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	973	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,065	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,157	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,014	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	658	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,102	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,062	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	172.17/cwt	166.75–176.25	1,178	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	166.78/cwt	165.50–169.00	1,212	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	163.98/cwt	156.00–167.25	1,279	260
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	150.32/cwt	148.50–152.50	1,177	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	162.28/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,334	180
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	147.59/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,215	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	880	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,214	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	147.30/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,376	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	146.88/cwt	146.50–147.75	1,438	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	980	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,382	16
Steers	—	Large 1	1,009	145.39/cwt	139.50–148.00	1,467	222
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,022	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,395	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,080	140.71/cwt	137.25–143.85	1,520	64
Steers	—	Large 1	1,185	136.78/cwt	135.00–137.25	1,621	19
Steers	—	Large 1	1,235	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,689	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	399	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	764	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	811	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	889	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	166.12/cwt	162.00–168.50	940	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	157.94/cwt	154.00–158.75	1,004	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	993	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	158.39/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,069	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	151.93/cwt	146.00–155.85	1,101	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	145.32/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	911	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	981	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	682	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,067	3

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 Apr 14, 2022

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

Receipts 3,364Last week 3,861Year ago 3,686

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	823	146.00–149.00	147.59
11	—	683	155.50	155.50
4	—	636	159.50	159.50
8	—	354	195.00	195.00
17	—	783	148.50–152.50	150.32
5	—	483	186.50	186.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	727	165.50–169.00	166.78
19	—	574	185.50	185.50
5	—	523	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	880	138.00	138.00
5	—	658	167.50	167.50
16	—	980	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,080	137.25–143.85	140.71
7	—	1,235	136.75	136.75
19	—	1,185	135.00–137.25	136.78
222	—	1,009	139.50–148.00	145.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,038	128.00–131.00	128.92
6	—	1,152	129.75	129.75
54	—	1,056	134.75–135.75	135.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	167.50	167.50
113	—	725	146.00–155.85	151.93
167	—	832	135.00–142.10	141.12
64	—	566	162.00–168.50	166.12
110	—	968	135.25–136.75	135.72
192	—	866	132.50–139.75	137.51
437	—	912	134.75–137.50	136.56
109	—	636	154.00–158.75	157.94
360	—	773	142.50–148.00	145.32
140	—	675	155.00–161.00	158.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	824	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	168.00	168.00
4	—	901	114.50	114.50
3	—	427	162.00	162.00
5	—	399	191.50	191.50
28	—	787	137.50–140.00	138.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	188.00	188.00
3	—	682	156.50	156.50
3	—	482	189.00	189.00