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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Nov 10

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 10

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Receipts

2,968 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 2,868▼ 1,018 vs year ago 3,986 · −25.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers up to 900 lbs. Steers 950 and up were steady to 1.00 higher. A higher undertone was noted on heifers up to 850 lbs. Heifers 850- 1000 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good. Many large load lots in heavier feeders today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 17th, expecting 4000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am. The next feeder cattle auction after Nov. 17th will be Dec.1st.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.94/cwt on 1,846 head.

Average price

$175.94

1,846 head · 941 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.90

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	867	183.82	1,594	890
Medium and Large 1-2	682	180.92	1,234	129
Large 1	1,060	166.69	1,767	827

One grade step is worth $17.13/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale1,846 hd

175.94

—

SD average8 barns · 21,956 hd

199.84

−23.90

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	212.69/cwt	210.00–220.00	764	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	223.88/cwt	218.00–228.00	943	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	220.41/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,005	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	214.17/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,122	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,045	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,061	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	204.61/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,203	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,252	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	180.11/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,145	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	176.13/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,194	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	179.04/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,257	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,501	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,325	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	897	181.85/cwt	181.85–181.85	1,631	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	175.16/cwt	174.50–179.00	1,594	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	168.19/cwt	168.00–168.25	1,561	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	175.72/cwt	167.00–180.85	1,719	519
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,604	13
Steers	—	Large 1	1,029	166.40/cwt	164.60–168.25	1,712	381
Steers	—	Large 1	1,068	168.13/cwt	166.25–168.60	1,796	266
Steers	—	Large 1	1,113	165.16/cwt	160.00–166.50	1,838	180
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	206.87/cwt	194.00–211.00	749	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	185.45/cwt	185.00–186.00	783	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	820	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	188.56/cwt	187.50–189.00	896	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	184.83/cwt	181.00–186.00	893	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	189.56/cwt	188.00–193.00	997	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	972	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	190.77/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,076	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	172.05/cwt	163.00–180.00

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 10, 2022

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

Receipts 2,968Last week 2,868Year ago 3,986

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	626	200.00	200.00
59	—	524	210.00–215.00	214.17
51	—	897	181.85	181.85
12	—	456	213.00–223.00	220.41
83	—	910	174.50–179.00	175.16
38	—	588	201.00–205.00	204.61
69	—	820	183.00	183.00
519	—	978	167.00–180.85	175.72
4	—	321	242.50	242.50
39	—	421	218.00–228.00	223.88

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 10

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Receipts

2,968 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 2,868▼ 1,018 vs year ago 3,986 · −25.5%

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 $175.94/cwt on 1,846 head.

Average price

$175.94

1,846 head · 941 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.90

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	867	183.82	1,594	890
Medium and Large 1-2	682	180.92	1,234	129
Large 1	1,060	166.69	1,767	827

One grade step is worth $17.13/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale1,846 hd

175.94

—

SD average8 barns · 21,956 hd

199.84

−23.90

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	212.69/cwt	210.00–220.00	764	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	223.88/cwt	218.00–228.00	943	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	220.41/cwt	213.00–223.00	1,005	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	214.17/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,122	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,045	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,061	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	204.61/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,203	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,252	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	180.11/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,145	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	176.13/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,194	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	179.04/cwt	167.00–181.00	1,257	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,501	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,325	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	897	181.85/cwt	181.85–181.85	1,631	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	175.16/cwt	174.50–179.00	1,594	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	168.19/cwt	168.00–168.25	1,561	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	175.72/cwt	167.00–180.85	1,719	519
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,604	13
Steers	—	Large 1	1,029	166.40/cwt	164.60–168.25	1,712	381
Steers	—	Large 1	1,068	168.13/cwt	166.25–168.60	1,796	266
Steers	—	Large 1	1,113	165.16/cwt	160.00–166.50	1,838	180
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	206.87/cwt	194.00–211.00	749	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	185.45/cwt	185.00–186.00	783	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	820	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	188.56/cwt	187.50–189.00	896	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	184.83/cwt	181.00–186.00	893	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	189.56/cwt	188.00–193.00	997	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	972	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	190.77/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,076	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	172.05/cwt	163.00–180.00

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 10, 2022

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

Receipts 2,968Last week 2,868Year ago 3,986

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	626	200.00	200.00
59	—	524	210.00–215.00	214.17
51	—	897	181.85	181.85
12	—	456	213.00–223.00	220.41
83	—	910	174.50–179.00	175.16
38	—	588	201.00–205.00	204.61
69	—	820	183.00	183.00
519	—	978	167.00–180.85	175.72
4	—	321	242.50	242.50
39	—	421	218.00–228.00	223.88

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2

13	—	928	168.00–168.25	168.19
13	—	978	164.00	164.00
9	—	823	161.00	161.00
9	—	636	170.00–185.00	180.11
18	—	359	210.00–220.00	212.69
9	—	586	181.00	181.00
29	—	702	167.00–181.00	179.04
16	—	678	165.00–179.00	176.13
13	—	547	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
381	—	1,029	164.60–168.25	166.40
180	—	1,113	160.00–166.50	165.16
266	—	1,068	166.25–168.60	168.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	187.50–189.00	188.56
25	—	752	179.50	179.50
20	—	952	164.00	164.00
10	—	425	193.00	193.00
31	—	564	189.00–192.00	190.77
16	—	622	185.00	185.00
281	—	915	162.50–168.00	166.02
87	—	526	188.00–193.00	189.56
329	—	885	163.50–169.50	167.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	362	194.00–211.00	206.87
15	—	585	163.00–180.00	172.05
21	—	483	181.00–186.00	184.83
4	—	344	185.00	185.00
16	—	537	181.00	181.00
4	—	936	153.50	153.50
7	—	422	185.00–186.00	185.45
7	—	676	171.00	171.00
9	—	896	154.00	154.00
16	—	631	164.00–166.50	164.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	901	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,077	145.50	145.50
5	—	1,150	147.00	147.00
10	—	1,018	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	155.25	155.25
8	—	1,176	156.50	156.50