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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, May 5

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 5

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Receipts

3,599 head

▼ 990 vs last sale 4,589▲ 1,326 vs year ago 2,273 · +58.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers up to 900 lbs. sold on an unevenly steady undertone. Steers 900-1000 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 higher, steers 1000-1150 lbs. sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Heifers up to 850 lbs. sold on an unevenly steady undertone. Heifers 850-1000 lbs. sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good with many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 12th, expecting 3000 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 $143.43/cwt on 2,266 head.

Average price

$143.43

2,266 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$196

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

$22.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.30

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	819	143.70	1,177	2,167
Medium and Large 1-2	732	142.55	1,044	55
Large 1	1,026	136.32	1,399	29
Large 1-2	1,133	121.30	1,374	15thin

One grade step is worth $22.40/cwt here — about −$196 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 sale2,266 hd

143.43

—

SD average5 barns · 4,696 hd

148.73

−5.30

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

Every lot

53 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	432	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	933	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	985	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,065	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	903	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	189.81/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,105	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	634	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,217	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	184.06/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,172	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,089	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	653	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,179	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	164.09/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,116	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	154.50/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,054	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	158.68/cwt	157.75–159.00	1,163	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	153.05/cwt	152.50–154.50	1,123	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,125	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,017	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	157.60/cwt	152.00–163.50	1,214	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	157.03/cwt	154.00–159.50	1,291	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	141.24/cwt	138.50–148.25	1,165	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,290	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	151.71/cwt	148.75–153.00	1,346	52
Steers	—	Large 2	896	125.05/cwt	123.50–127.50	1,120	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	149.89/cwt	148.25–151.75	1,401	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	150.33/cwt	142.75–152.25	1,455	203
Steers	—	Large 1	1,038	148.80/cwt	145.00–149.75	1,545	152
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,048	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,396	8
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,065	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,456	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,071	151.07/cwt	147.75–152.35	1,618	78
Steers	—	Large 1	1,117	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,606	56
Steers	—	Large 1	1,158	144.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,672	129
Steers	—	Large 1	1,229	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,678	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	749	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	824	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	875	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	880	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	549	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	829	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	165.06/cwt	160.00–166.50	942	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	156.94/cwt	154.50–162.50	987	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	145.03/cwt	144.00–146.00	912	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	146.43/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 May 5, 2022

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

Receipts 3,599Last week 4,589Year ago 2,273

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	770	152.00–163.50	157.60
28	—	680	163.00–166.00	164.09
10	—	432	216.00	216.00
23	—	733	157.75–159.00	158.68
70	—	822	154.00–159.50	157.03
6	—	456	216.00	216.00
203	—	968	142.75–152.25	150.33
97	—	935	148.25–151.75	149.89
32	—	637	173.00–186.00	184.06
52	—	887	148.75–153.00	151.71
3	—	517	206.00	206.00

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 5

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Receipts

3,599 head

▼ 990 vs last sale 4,589▲ 1,326 vs year ago 2,273 · +58.3%

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 $143.43/cwt on 2,266 head.

Average price

$143.43

2,266 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$196

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

$22.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.30

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	819	143.70	1,177	2,167
Medium and Large 1-2	732	142.55	1,044	55
Large 1	1,026	136.32	1,399	29
Large 1-2	1,133	121.30	1,374	15thin

One grade step is worth $22.40/cwt here — about −$196 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 sale2,266 hd

143.43

—

SD average5 barns · 4,696 hd

148.73

−5.30

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

Every lot

53 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	432	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	933	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	985	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,065	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	903	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	189.81/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,105	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	634	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,217	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	184.06/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,172	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,089	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	653	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,179	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	164.09/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,116	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	154.50/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,054	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	158.68/cwt	157.75–159.00	1,163	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	153.05/cwt	152.50–154.50	1,123	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,125	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,017	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	157.60/cwt	152.00–163.50	1,214	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	157.03/cwt	154.00–159.50	1,291	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	141.24/cwt	138.50–148.25	1,165	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,290	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	151.71/cwt	148.75–153.00	1,346	52
Steers	—	Large 2	896	125.05/cwt	123.50–127.50	1,120	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	149.89/cwt	148.25–151.75	1,401	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	150.33/cwt	142.75–152.25	1,455	203
Steers	—	Large 1	1,038	148.80/cwt	145.00–149.75	1,545	152
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,048	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,396	8
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,065	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,456	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,071	151.07/cwt	147.75–152.35	1,618	78
Steers	—	Large 1	1,117	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,606	56
Steers	—	Large 1	1,158	144.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,672	129
Steers	—	Large 1	1,229	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,678	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	749	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	824	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	875	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	880	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	549	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	829	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	165.06/cwt	160.00–166.50	942	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	156.94/cwt	154.50–162.50	987	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	145.03/cwt	144.00–146.00	912	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	146.43/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 May 5, 2022

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

Receipts 3,599Last week 4,589Year ago 2,273

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	770	152.00–163.50	157.60
28	—	680	163.00–166.00	164.09
10	—	432	216.00	216.00
23	—	733	157.75–159.00	158.68
70	—	822	154.00–159.50	157.03
6	—	456	216.00	216.00
203	—	968	142.75–152.25	150.33
97	—	935	148.25–151.75	149.89
32	—	637	173.00–186.00	184.06
52	—	887	148.75–153.00	151.71
3	—	517	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	863	149.50	149.50
10	—	760	148.00	148.00
9	—	544	166.00	166.00
11	—	734	152.50–154.50	153.05
20	—	682	153.00–163.00	154.50
7	—	637	171.00	171.00
35	—	825	138.50–148.25	141.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	765	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	653	180.50	180.50
10	—	634	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,038	145.00–149.75	148.80
78	—	1,071	147.75–152.35	151.07
12	—	1,229	136.50	136.50
129	—	1,158	142.00–147.00	144.40
56	—	1,117	143.75	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,065	136.75	136.75
8	—	1,048	133.25	133.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	896	123.50–127.50	125.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	178.00	178.00
18	—	913	133.00	133.00
14	—	668	146.00–147.00	146.43
10	—	629	144.00–146.00	145.03
6	—	783	138.00	138.00
4	—	530	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,147	116.50–122.50	120.00
3	—	1,075	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	571	160.00–166.50	165.06
400	—	922	135.25–143.00	138.82
174	—	974	135.75–138.00	137.03
285	—	743	142.50–151.25	147.55
121	—	629	154.50–162.50	156.94
12	—	497	176.00	176.00
7	—	423	177.00	177.00
287	—	826	136.50–141.50	140.63
38	—	530	166.00	166.00
417	—	881	136.50–142.25	139.35
46	—	669	149.00–154.00	152.92
330	—	772	139.50–150.85	145.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	151.00	151.00
18	—	684	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,026	135.00–138.25	136.32