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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 22

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Receipts

1,986 head

▲ 449 vs last sale 1,537▼ 491 vs year ago 2,477 · −19.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Lower numbers today so trend not applicable. A higher undertone was noted on steers. A higher undertone was noted on heifers, heifers 900-950 lbs. were 2.00 higher. Demand was good. The next feeder auction will be Sept. 29th, expecting 2500-3000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.75/cwt on 1,231 head.

Average price

$170.75

1,231 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$32.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.23

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	772	172.65	1,332	968
Medium and Large 1-2	748	165.93	1,240	221
Large 1	1,057	156.37	1,653	32
Large 1-2	1,019	139.73	1,423	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.93/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale1,231 hd

170.75

—

SD average7 barns · 8,705 hd

172.98

−2.23

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	246.53/cwt	242.50–248.00	957	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,096	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	226.20/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,074	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	216.17/cwt	205.50–223.00	1,124	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,174	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	195.89/cwt	194.50–204.50	1,218	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	624	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,067	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,228	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	178.26/cwt	165.00–185.50	1,210	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,220	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	185.44/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,359	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	179.46/cwt	178.00–184.50	1,362	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,306	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	163.10/cwt	152.00–171.00	1,411	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,583	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	904	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,659	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,471	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,635	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,677	32
Steers	—	Large 1	1,119	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,891	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	703	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	199.37/cwt	187.00–208.00	815	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	898	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	953	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	174.75/cwt	174.00–178.00	907	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	987	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	967	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	179.88/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,110	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	179.26/cwt	176.00–184.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	548	193.89/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,063	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	694	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,124	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	811	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,318	15

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 Sep 22, 2022

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

Receipts 1,986Last week 1,537Year ago 2,477

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	759	178.00–184.50	179.46
32	—	978	171.50	171.50
5	—	442	248.00	248.00
26	—	388	242.50–248.00	246.53
13	—	475	221.00–235.00	226.20
3	—	660	186.00	186.00
61	—	937	174.50	174.50
95	—	520	205.50–223.00	216.17
53	—	733	175.00–192.00	185.44
28	—	622	194.50–204.50	195.89
14	—	888	178.25	178.25

Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 22

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Receipts

1,986 head

▲ 449 vs last sale 1,537▼ 491 vs year ago 2,477 · −19.8%

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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 $170.75/cwt on 1,231 head.

Average price

$170.75

1,231 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$32.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.23

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	772	172.65	1,332	968
Medium and Large 1-2	748	165.93	1,240	221
Large 1	1,057	156.37	1,653	32
Large 1-2	1,019	139.73	1,423	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.93/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale1,231 hd

170.75

—

SD average7 barns · 8,705 hd

172.98

−2.23

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	246.53/cwt	242.50–248.00	957	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,096	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	226.20/cwt	221.00–235.00	1,074	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	216.17/cwt	205.50–223.00	1,124	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,174	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	195.89/cwt	194.50–204.50	1,218	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	624	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,067	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,228	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	178.26/cwt	165.00–185.50	1,210	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,220	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	185.44/cwt	175.00–192.00	1,359	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	179.46/cwt	178.00–184.50	1,362	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,306	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	163.10/cwt	152.00–171.00	1,411	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,583	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	904	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,659	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,471	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,635	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,677	32
Steers	—	Large 1	1,119	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,891	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	309	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	703	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	199.37/cwt	187.00–208.00	815	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	898	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	953	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	174.75/cwt	174.00–178.00	907	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	987	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	967	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	179.88/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,110	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	179.26/cwt	176.00–184.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	548	193.89/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,063	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	694	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,124	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	811	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,318	15

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 Sep 22, 2022

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

Receipts 1,986Last week 1,537Year ago 2,477

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	759	178.00–184.50	179.46
32	—	978	171.50	171.50
5	—	442	248.00	248.00
26	—	388	242.50–248.00	246.53
13	—	475	221.00–235.00	226.20
3	—	660	186.00	186.00
61	—	937	174.50	174.50
95	—	520	205.50–223.00	216.17
53	—	733	175.00–192.00	185.44
28	—	622	194.50–204.50	195.89
14	—	888	178.25	178.25

Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,052	159.75	159.75
3	—	1,205	140.00	140.00
3	—	1,105	148.50	148.50
21	—	1,030	155.50–161.00	159.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,119	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	596	197.00	197.00
19	—	865	152.00–171.00	163.10
4	—	782	167.00	167.00
3	—	705	173.00	173.00
45	—	679	165.00–185.50	178.26
6	—	925	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	624	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,002	135.75	135.75
3	—	1,057	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	157.00	157.00
90	—	865	150.50–173.00	163.65
4	—	565	160.00	160.00
18	—	769	160.50–164.00	162.60
11	—	749	162.00	162.00
30	—	677	173.00–174.00	173.68
41	—	519	174.00–178.00	174.75
22	—	834	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	617	177.00–183.00	179.88
17	—	553	178.50	178.50
15	—	409	187.00–208.00	199.37
61	—	774	170.25–179.00	172.40
116	—	737	174.50–176.50	174.88
50	—	518	184.00	184.00
170	—	676	176.00–184.00	179.26
4	—	309	227.50	227.50
111	—	825	160.75–175.00	170.41
21	—	480	187.00	187.00
56	—	960	159.75–164.50	160.71
296	—	911	162.60–172.00	164.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	548	186.00–200.00	193.89
15	—	811	162.50	162.50
10	—	694	162.00	162.00