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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 17

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Receipts

4,492 head

▲ 1,524 vs last sale 2,968▲ 187 vs year ago 4,305 · +4.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A higher undertone was noted on steers and heifers up to 500 lbs. steers 500-850 lbs. had a steady to lower undertone, 850-1000 lbs. were unevenly steady, steers 1050-1100 lbs. sold 3.00 lower. Heifers 500-800 lbs. sold on a lower undertone, heifers 850-950 lbs. were 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand was good, with many large load lots in the heavier feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec. 1st,expecting 5000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am. This Friday night Nov, 18th at the Moose in Mitchell SD from 5:00-11:00 pm. there will be a greet and meet the new owners of the Mitchell Sale Barn. Have a safe and " Happy Thanksgiving " from Mitchell Livestock.

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 $182.78/cwt on 2,147 head.

Average price

$182.78

2,147 head · 812 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$690

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

$37.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.86

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	793	186.36	1,477	1,645
Medium and Large 1-2	587	186.29	1,093	182
Large 1	1,075	163.31	1,756	299
Medium and Large 2	528	149.05	788	21

One grade step is worth $37.31/cwt here — about $690 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 sale2,147 hd

182.78

—

SD average8 barns · 16,889 hd

202.64

−19.86

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

Every lot

66 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	652	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	204.04/cwt	197.00–209.00	867	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	228.69/cwt	228.00–231.00	977	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	203.20/cwt	194.00–205.50	937	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,088	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	811	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	189.84/cwt	187.00–192.00	974	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	204.27/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,095	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	552	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	756	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	203.16/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,156	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,052	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	195.17/cwt	187.25–204.00	1,212	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	166.94/cwt	162.00–182.00	1,042	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	638	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,014	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	186.35/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,241	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	177.65/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,196	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,221	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	182.00/cwt	175.50–187.50	1,318	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,254	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	183.76/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,422	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	182.59/cwt	180.00–183.50	1,464	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	808	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,422	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	184.01/cwt	174.50–187.50	1,590	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	168.32/cwt	165.00–170.50	1,478	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	916	185.69/cwt	185.60–185.75	1,701	287
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	173.77/cwt	169.00–177.75	1,593	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,565	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	170.72/cwt	165.25–173.75	1,665	260
Steers	—	Large 1	1,038	157.90/cwt	156.00–165.25	1,639	62
Steers	—	Large 1	1,085	164.73/cwt	158.25–168.25	1,787	237
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	202.65/cwt	200.00–205.00	796	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	797	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	204.53/cwt	195.00–225.00	898	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	181.96/cwt	180.00–186.00	848	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	196.97/cwt	194.50–200.00	955	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	147.86/cwt	147.00–152.00	720	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	181.91/cwt	179.00–186.00	948	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	175.26/cwt	165.00–177.50	924	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	172.40/cwt	156.00–178.00	974	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,136	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,000	16

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 17, 2022

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

Receipts 4,492Last week 2,968Year ago 4,305

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	513	187.00–192.00	189.84
27	—	461	194.00–205.50	203.20
3	—	348	235.00	235.00
27	—	425	197.00–209.00	204.04
16	—	710	172.00	172.00
16	—	624	162.00–182.00	166.94
15	—	878	165.00–170.50	168.32
13	—	760	165.00	165.00
7	—	969	161.50	161.50
4	—

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 17

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Receipts

4,492 head

▲ 1,524 vs last sale 2,968▲ 187 vs year ago 4,305 · +4.3%

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 $182.78/cwt on 2,147 head.

Average price

$182.78

2,147 head · 812 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,484

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$690

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

$37.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.86

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	793	186.36	1,477	1,645
Medium and Large 1-2	587	186.29	1,093	182
Large 1	1,075	163.31	1,756	299
Medium and Large 2	528	149.05	788	21

One grade step is worth $37.31/cwt here — about $690 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 sale2,147 hd

182.78

—

SD average8 barns · 16,889 hd

202.64

−19.86

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

Every lot

66 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	652	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	832	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	204.04/cwt	197.00–209.00	867	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	228.69/cwt	228.00–231.00	977	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	203.20/cwt	194.00–205.50	937	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	230.50/cwt	230.50–230.50	1,088	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	811	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	189.84/cwt	187.00–192.00	974	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	204.27/cwt	198.00–212.00	1,095	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	552	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	756	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	203.16/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,156	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,052	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	195.17/cwt	187.25–204.00	1,212	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	166.94/cwt	162.00–182.00	1,042	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	638	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,014	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	186.35/cwt	179.00–191.00	1,241	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	177.65/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,196	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,221	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	182.00/cwt	175.50–187.50	1,318	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,254	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	183.76/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,422	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	182.59/cwt	180.00–183.50	1,464	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	808	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,422	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	184.01/cwt	174.50–187.50	1,590	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	168.32/cwt	165.00–170.50	1,478	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	916	185.69/cwt	185.60–185.75	1,701	287
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	173.77/cwt	169.00–177.75	1,593	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,565	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	170.72/cwt	165.25–173.75	1,665	260
Steers	—	Large 1	1,038	157.90/cwt	156.00–165.25	1,639	62
Steers	—	Large 1	1,085	164.73/cwt	158.25–168.25	1,787	237
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	202.65/cwt	200.00–205.00	796	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	797	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	204.53/cwt	195.00–225.00	898	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	181.96/cwt	180.00–186.00	848	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	196.97/cwt	194.50–200.00	955	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	147.86/cwt	147.00–152.00	720	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	181.91/cwt	179.00–186.00	948	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	175.26/cwt	165.00–177.50	924	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	172.40/cwt	156.00–178.00	974	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	1,136	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,000	16

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 17, 2022

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

Receipts 4,492Last week 2,968Year ago 4,305

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	513	187.00–192.00	189.84
27	—	461	194.00–205.50	203.20
3	—	348	235.00	235.00
27	—	425	197.00–209.00	204.04
16	—	710	172.00	172.00
16	—	624	162.00–182.00	166.94
15	—	878	165.00–170.50	168.32
13	—	760	165.00	165.00
7	—	969	161.50	161.50
4	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,152	160.50	160.50
21	—	1,138	148.50	148.50
6	—	1,096	158.50	158.50
77	—	1,013	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,038	156.00–165.25	157.90
237	—	1,085	158.25–168.25	164.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	536	198.00–212.00	204.27
38	—	472	230.50	230.50
192	—	864	174.50–187.50	184.01
117	—	917	169.00–177.75	173.77
166	—	774	175.00–186.00	183.76
142	—	569	194.00–210.00	203.16
94	—	621	187.25–204.00	195.17
87	—	724	175.50–187.50	182.00
260	—	975	165.25–173.75	170.72
37	—	427	228.00–231.00	228.69
28	—	802	180.00–183.50	182.59
126	—	666	179.00–191.00	186.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
287	—	916	185.60–185.75	185.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	808	176.00	176.00
3	—	578	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	507	160.00	160.00
10	—	552	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,136	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	711	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	843	163.50–164.00	163.59
25	—	679	150.00–166.00	157.19
25	—	626	157.50–167.00	162.42
11	—	799	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,165	141.00–141.50	141.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	130.00	130.00
22	—	487	147.00–152.00	147.86
5	—	566	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	521	179.00–186.00	181.91
154	—	621	171.00–181.50	176.88
78	—	439	195.00–225.00	204.53
42	—	579	178.50–183.00	179.80
37	—	959	157.50–166.50	162.34
31	—	671	177.25–178.00	177.65
632	—	887	164.00–175.35	169.73
229	—	917	167.25–167.75	167.62
200	—	829	158.50–175.00	170.91
54	—	783	177.50	177.50
48	—	485	194.50–200.00	196.97
43	—	746	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	187.00	187.00
4	—	651	161.00	161.00
56	—	565	156.00–178.00	172.40
49	—	738	151.00–167.50	164.74
44	—	527	165.00–177.50	175.26
25	—	955	153.00–155.00	153.25
17	—	393	200.00–205.00	202.65
15	—	466	180.00–186.00	181.96