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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 8

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 29 →

Receipts

6,957 head

▲ 1,991 vs last sale 4,966▼ 20 vs year ago 6,977 · −0.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 500-600 lbs. sold 8.00-9.00 higher, 650-950 lbs. sold 1.00-300 higher, steers 950-1150 lbs. sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-650 lbs. sold steady, 700-950 lbs. sold unevenly steady . Demand was good , buyers had many large load lots of heavy feeders to fill big pens with one persons feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec. 15th,, expecting 5000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am. NO Feeder cattle SALE on Dec.22nd,

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 $186.30/cwt on 3,669 head.

Average price

$186.30

3,669 head · 842 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$36.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.89

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	812	191.78	1,557	2,626
Medium and Large 1-2	678	178.08	1,207	261
Large 1	1,070	172.63	1,848	626
Medium and Large 2	567	165.59	939	114
Large 1-2	1,069	154.93	1,656	42

One grade step is worth $36.85/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale3,669 hd

186.30

—

SD average9 barns · 29,227 hd

201.20

−14.89

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

Every lot

82 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	754	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	841	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	394	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	678	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	991	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	844	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	229.23/cwt	223.50–236.00	1,073	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	212.45/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,013	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	150.00/cwt	145.00–162.00	765	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	943	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	223.27/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,217	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	217.39/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,239	277
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	207.56/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,220	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	201.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,192	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	601	191.41/cwt	191.00–191.50	1,150	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	155.91/cwt	152.00–160.00	973	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	195.58/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,236	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	164.61/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,093	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,063	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	196.30/cwt	191.75–198.75	1,354	277
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	706	153.98/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,087	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	182.93/cwt	180.00–188.25	1,306	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,319	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	747	175.26/cwt	161.00–179.75	1,309	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,298	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,431	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	806	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,209	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,366	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	828	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,408	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	183.64/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,537	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,275	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	862	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,491	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	182.59/cwt	181.00–183.50	1,585	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	165.32/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,516	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	185.78/cwt	183.50–187.00	1,731	439
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	181.47/cwt	175.50–185.25	1,757	768
Steers	—	Large 1Fancy	1,016	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,829	117
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,021	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,613	15
Steers	—	Large 1	1,037	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,820	161
Steers	—	Large 1	1,059	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,864	80
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,079	153.43/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,656	23
Steers	—	Large 1	1,115	164.87/cwt	160.00–166.75	1,838	185
Steers	—	Large 1Fancy	1,124	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	1,919	83
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,191	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,810	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	282	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	620	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	349	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	750	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	351	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	772	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	717	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	210.76/cwt	206.00–215.00	904	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	204.89/cwt	203.00–215.00	949	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	144.19/cwt	135.00–155.00	761	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	196.52/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,053	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	180.46/cwt	176.00–183.00

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 Dec 8, 2022

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

Receipts 6,957Last week 4,966Year ago 6,977

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,059	176.00	176.00
185	—	1,115	160.00–166.75	164.87
161	—	1,037	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	765	187.00	187.00
208	—	837	178.00–187.00	183.64
439	—	932	183.50–187.00	185.78
277	—	690	191.75–198.75	196.30
41	—	632	194.00–198.00	195.58
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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 8

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 29 →

Receipts

6,957 head

▲ 1,991 vs last sale 4,966▼ 20 vs year ago 6,977 · −0.3%

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 $186.30/cwt on 3,669 head.

Average price

$186.30

3,669 head · 842 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$99

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

$36.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.89

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	812	191.78	1,557	2,626
Medium and Large 1-2	678	178.08	1,207	261
Large 1	1,070	172.63	1,848	626
Medium and Large 2	567	165.59	939	114
Large 1-2	1,069	154.93	1,656	42

One grade step is worth $36.85/cwt here — about −$99 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 sale3,669 hd

186.30

—

SD average9 barns · 29,227 hd

201.20

−14.89

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

Every lot

82 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	754	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	349	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	841	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	773	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	394	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	678	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	991	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	844	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	229.23/cwt	223.50–236.00	1,073	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	212.45/cwt	212.00–213.00	1,013	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	150.00/cwt	145.00–162.00	765	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	943	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	545	223.27/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,217	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	217.39/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,239	277
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	207.56/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,220	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	201.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,192	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	601	191.41/cwt	191.00–191.50	1,150	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	155.91/cwt	152.00–160.00	973	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	195.58/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,236	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	164.61/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,093	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,063	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	196.30/cwt	191.75–198.75	1,354	277
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	706	153.98/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,087	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	182.93/cwt	180.00–188.25	1,306	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,319	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	747	175.26/cwt	161.00–179.75	1,309	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,298	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,431	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	806	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,209	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,366	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	828	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,408	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	183.64/cwt	178.00–187.00	1,537	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,275	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	862	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,491	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	182.59/cwt	181.00–183.50	1,585	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	917	165.32/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,516	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	185.78/cwt	183.50–187.00	1,731	439
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	181.47/cwt	175.50–185.25	1,757	768
Steers	—	Large 1Fancy	1,016	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,829	117
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,021	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,613	15
Steers	—	Large 1	1,037	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,820	161
Steers	—	Large 1	1,059	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,864	80
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,079	153.43/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,656	23
Steers	—	Large 1	1,115	164.87/cwt	160.00–166.75	1,838	185
Steers	—	Large 1Fancy	1,124	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	1,919	83
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,191	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,810	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	282	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	620	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	349	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	750	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	351	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	772	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	717	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	210.76/cwt	206.00–215.00	904	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	204.89/cwt	203.00–215.00	949	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	144.19/cwt	135.00–155.00	761	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	196.52/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,053	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	180.46/cwt	176.00–183.00

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 Dec 8, 2022

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

Receipts 6,957Last week 4,966Year ago 6,977

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,059	176.00	176.00
185	—	1,115	160.00–166.75	164.87
161	—	1,037	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	765	187.00	187.00
208	—	837	178.00–187.00	183.64
439	—	932	183.50–187.00	185.78
277	—	690	191.75–198.75	196.30
41	—	632	194.00–198.00	195.58
14	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	856	149.00	149.00
10	—	349	241.00	241.00
9	—	477	212.00–213.00	212.45
23	—	624	152.00–160.00	155.91
21	—	745	177.00	177.00
7	—	818	167.00	167.00
43	—	591	200.00–205.00	201.64
11	—	530	178.00	178.00
63	—	664	163.00–168.00	164.61
50	—	917	163.00–166.00	165.32
11	—	368	210.00	210.00
8	—	761	170.50	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,079	152.00–154.00	153.43
15	—	1,021	158.00	158.00
4	—	1,191	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	1,016	180.00	180.00
83	—	1,124	170.75	170.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	806	150.00	150.00
13	—	706	147.00–160.00	153.98
10	—	328	230.00	230.00
33	—	510	145.00–162.00	150.00
12	—	433	195.00	195.00
11	—	394	172.00	172.00
18	—	673	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	747	161.00–179.75	175.26
10	—	828	170.00	170.00
9	—	862	173.00	173.00
32	—	588	206.00–208.00	207.56
16	—	601	191.00–191.50	191.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,068	147.00–156.00	151.73
154	—	1,026	151.00–169.75	165.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
171	—	733	173.00–178.00	175.49
47	—	665	172.00–176.00	174.82
26	—	463	203.00–215.00	204.89
116	—	536	192.00–203.00	196.52
756	—	922	160.00–175.60	173.42
31	—	569	188.00–194.00	189.72
161	—	782	169.00–173.00	172.02
11	—	351	220.00	220.00
5	—	349	215.00	215.00
177	—	952	168.00–168.50	168.18
177	—	632	174.00–182.75	181.60
475	—	882	164.00–170.00	167.73
28	—	429	206.00–215.00	210.76
284	—	828	166.00–174.50	171.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	629	166.50	166.50
19	—	569	168.00–175.00	173.13
6	—	955	151.00	151.00
16	—	682	152.00	152.00
14	—	711	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	933	123.00	123.00
72	—	556	135.00	135.00
17	—	465	146.00	146.00
14	—	771	123.00	123.00
35	—	677	151.00–155.00	152.76
9	—	282	220.00	220.00
15	—	647	133.50	133.50
15	—	528	135.00–155.00	144.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	538	176.00–183.00	180.46
7	—	355	202.00	202.00
21	—	598	160.00–172.00	170.29
17	—	826	158.00–164.00	162.93
32	—	627	165.00–169.50	167.32
5	—	926	142.00	142.00
13	—	788	153.00	153.00
41	—	715	150.00–168.00	162.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,171	137.00	137.00