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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Nov 3

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 3

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Receipts

2,868 head

▼ 3,478 vs last sale 6,346▼ 2,750 vs year ago 5,618 · −48.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: An unevenly steady undertone was noted on steers up to 850 lbs. Steers 850-900 were 2.00 higher, steers 900-1100 lbs. sold 2.00 lower. A lower undertone was noted on heifers up to 750 lbs. Heifers 800-900 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower, heifers 900-1000 lbs. sold 2.00 higher. Demand was good. Many large load lots in Yearlings today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 10th, expecting 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 $167.84/cwt on 1,498 head.

Average price

$167.84

1,498 head · 826 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$621

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

$12.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.06

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	568	172.14	978	112
Medium and Large 1	839	167.90	1,409	1,322
Large 1	1,005	159.15	1,599	64

One grade step is worth $12.99/cwt here — about −$621 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 sale1,498 hd

167.84

—

SD average11 barns · 17,787 hd

186.90

−19.06

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

Every lot

48 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	861	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	244.70/cwt	242.50–247.50	876	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	778	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	998	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	201.78/cwt	200.00–206.00	942	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	200.20/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,051	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,059	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	202.41/cwt	196.00–206.50	1,174	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	627	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,141	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	197.32/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,241	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	179.52/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,212	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,264	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	178.55/cwt	178.50–179.50	1,421	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	177.83/cwt	176.50–178.50	1,492	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,365	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	178.59/cwt	176.75–181.00	1,561	216
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	174.17/cwt	171.50–175.50	1,702	122
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,000	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,570	35
Steers	—	Large 1	1,032	170.35/cwt	170.35–170.35	1,758	66
Steers	—	Large 1	1,075	167.38/cwt	167.35–168.50	1,799	236
Steers	—	Large 1	1,171	166.15/cwt	166.10–166.25	1,946	135
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	805	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	865	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	208.53/cwt	206.00–212.00	776	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	855	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	772	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	171.18/cwt	163.00–186.00	811	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	189.11/cwt	186.00–195.50	915	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	184.14/cwt	180.00–186.50	963	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	929	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	170.00/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	406	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	861	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	987	25

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 Nov 3, 2022

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

Receipts 2,868Last week 6,346Year ago 5,618

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	522	189.00	189.00
8	—	406	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	235.00	235.00
7	—	339	237.50	237.50
21	—	523	180.00–186.50	184.14
33	—	484	186.00–195.50	189.11
50	—	818	167.25–167.75	167.43
85	—	719	176.25	176.25
163	—	768	172.10–173.75

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 3

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Receipts

2,868 head

▼ 3,478 vs last sale 6,346▼ 2,750 vs year ago 5,618 · −48.9%

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 $167.84/cwt on 1,498 head.

Average price

$167.84

1,498 head · 826 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$621

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

$12.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.06

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	568	172.14	978	112
Medium and Large 1	839	167.90	1,409	1,322
Large 1	1,005	159.15	1,599	64

One grade step is worth $12.99/cwt here — about −$621 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 sale1,498 hd

167.84

—

SD average11 barns · 17,787 hd

186.90

−19.06

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

Every lot

48 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	861	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	244.70/cwt	242.50–247.50	876	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	778	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	998	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	201.78/cwt	200.00–206.00	942	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	200.20/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,051	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,059	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	202.41/cwt	196.00–206.50	1,174	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	627	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,141	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	197.32/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,241	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	179.52/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,212	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,264	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	178.55/cwt	178.50–179.50	1,421	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	177.83/cwt	176.50–178.50	1,492	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,365	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	178.59/cwt	176.75–181.00	1,561	216
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	174.17/cwt	171.50–175.50	1,702	122
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,000	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,570	35
Steers	—	Large 1	1,032	170.35/cwt	170.35–170.35	1,758	66
Steers	—	Large 1	1,075	167.38/cwt	167.35–168.50	1,799	236
Steers	—	Large 1	1,171	166.15/cwt	166.10–166.25	1,946	135
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	805	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	865	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	208.53/cwt	206.00–212.00	776	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	855	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	772	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	171.18/cwt	163.00–186.00	811	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	189.11/cwt	186.00–195.50	915	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	184.14/cwt	180.00–186.50	963	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	929	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	170.00/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	406	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	861	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	987	25

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 Nov 3, 2022

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

Receipts 2,868Last week 6,346Year ago 5,618

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	522	189.00	189.00
8	—	406	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	235.00	235.00
7	—	339	237.50	237.50
21	—	523	180.00–186.50	184.14
33	—	484	186.00–195.50	189.11
50	—	818	167.25–167.75	167.43
85	—	719	176.25	176.25
163	—	768	172.10–173.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,001	159.50	159.50
3	—	1,087	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	540	170.00	170.00
6	—	859	158.00	158.00
30	—	657	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	372	206.00–212.00	208.53
22	—	474	163.00–186.00	171.18
7	—	559	170.00	170.00
10	—	816	136.00	136.00
49	—	633	165.00–170.00	169.06
4	—	424	182.00	182.00
6	—	540	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	467	200.00–206.00	201.78
7	—	785	165.00	165.00
5	—	856	159.50	159.50
5	—	360	216.00	216.00
16	—	543	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
236	—	1,075	167.35–168.50	167.38
135	—	1,171	166.10–166.25	166.15
66	—	1,032	170.35	170.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	629	193.00–198.00	197.32
80	—	796	178.50–179.50	178.55
69	—	525	197.00–205.00	200.20
27	—	683	185.00	185.00
23	—	580	196.00–206.50	202.41
12	—	430	232.00	232.00
216	—	874	176.75–181.00	178.59
122	—	977	171.50–175.50	174.17
7	—	358	242.50–247.50	244.70
3	—	348	247.50	247.50
75	—	839	176.50–178.50	177.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,000	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	627	180.00–184.00	182.04
46	—	675	178.00–183.00	179.52