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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Dec 29

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 29

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 8Dec 29Jan 7 →

Receipts

7,173 head

▲ 216 vs last sale 6,957▲ 437 vs year ago 6,736 · +6.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale three weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 5.00 to 10.00 lower, 600-850 lbs mostly steady, over 850 lbs steady to 2.00 lower with instances of 5.00 lower on 900-950 lbs. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 10.00 to 20.00 lower, over 600 lbs 2.00 to 5.00 lower. A very large offering this week after the auction being canceled for the last two weeks due to snow storms and -20 degree temps. Feeder cattle producers were anxious to get cattle shipped to town and sold as the extreme weather has created such difficult conditions for them to feed and care for their cattle. Flesh condition varied greatly, as did the market activity and was dependent fully on that flesh condition. Some consignments showed the full effects of the tough weather and looked a little rough, while those on higher energy rations were carrying plenty of flesh. Many long strings including full loads and multiple load lots, with a string of 630 head of yearling steers and a string of 675 head of calves. Next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 5, 2023 expecting 6,000 feeders, then another sale will be held on Saturday Jan. 7, 2023 expecting 3,500.

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 $184.26/cwt on 4,103 head.

Average price

$184.26

4,103 head · 819 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$481

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

$36.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

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	636	189.83	1,208	198
Medium and Large 1	750	187.73	1,407	2,993
Large 1	1,097	173.31	1,902	808
Medium 1	847	167.58	1,419	40
Large 1-2	1,100	153.50	1,689	64

One grade step is worth $36.33/cwt here — about −$481 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 sale4,103 hd

184.26

—

SD average3 barns · 5,236 hd

188.51

−4.25

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	879	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	878	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	210.20/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,036	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	204.72/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,073	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	205.80/cwt	204.00–211.50	1,095	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	205.58/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,182	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,139	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	190.74/cwt	190.50–192.50	1,165	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	196.78/cwt	193.50–201.50

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 29, 2022

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

Receipts 7,173Last week 6,957Year ago 6,736

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	592	167.00	167.00
21	—	488	165.00–169.00	167.10
137	—	931	163.25–165.75	164.95
33	—	609	169.50–171.00	170.35
56	—	660	164.00–170.00	167.76
33	—	723	165.00–170.50	166.97

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Dec 29

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 8Dec 29Jan 7 →

Receipts

7,173 head

▲ 216 vs last sale 6,957▲ 437 vs year ago 6,736 · +6.5%

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 $184.26/cwt on 4,103 head.

Average price

$184.26

4,103 head · 819 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$481

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

$36.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

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	636	189.83	1,208	198
Medium and Large 1	750	187.73	1,407	2,993
Large 1	1,097	173.31	1,902	808
Medium 1	847	167.58	1,419	40
Large 1-2	1,100	153.50	1,689	64

One grade step is worth $36.33/cwt here — about −$481 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 sale4,103 hd

184.26

—

SD average3 barns · 5,236 hd

188.51

−4.25

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

Every lot

58 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	879	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	878	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	210.20/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,036	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	204.72/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,073	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	205.80/cwt	204.00–211.50	1,095	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	205.58/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,182	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,139	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	190.74/cwt	190.50–192.50	1,165	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	196.78/cwt	193.50–201.50

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 29, 2022

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

Receipts 7,173Last week 6,957Year ago 6,736

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	592	167.00	167.00
21	—	488	165.00–169.00	167.10
137	—	931	163.25–165.75	164.95
33	—	609	169.50–171.00	170.35
56	—	660	164.00–170.00	167.76
33	—	723	165.00–170.50	166.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
187	—	712	167.50–173.25	170.75
357	—	614	170.50–180.00	174.77
232	—	764	167.50–174.00	170.42
16	—	480	174.50–186.00	180.77
57	—	986	163.75	163.75
238	—	934	165.85–170.10	166.91
142	—	813	167.00–169.50	168.80
544	—	675	170.00–177.25	175.07
154	—	578	174.50–183.00	177.31
58	—	511	174.00–182.50	179.26
189	—	871	163.25–168.00	165.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
290	—	1,034	172.25–174.75	173.55
135	—	1,091	169.00–175.10	171.88
52	—	1,137	173.75	173.75
311	—	1,156	174.00–174.25	174.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	879	173.50–174.25	173.84
79	—	943	167.50–173.00	171.56
63	—	774	171.50–177.00	173.99
10	—	680	175.00	175.00
102	—	633	185.00–193.00	191.01
37	—	747	180.00–184.00	183.35

Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	180.77/cwt	174.50–186.00	868	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	827	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	167.10/cwt	165.00–169.00	815	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	179.26/cwt	174.00–182.50	916	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	881	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	902	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	177.31/cwt	174.50–183.00	1,025	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	989	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	609	170.35/cwt	169.50–171.00	1,037	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	174.77/cwt	170.50–180.00	1,073	357
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	167.76/cwt	164.00–170.00	1,107	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	169.15/cwt	168.50–170.00	1,121	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	664	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,129	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	175.07/cwt	170.00–177.25	1,182	544
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	170.75/cwt	167.50–173.25	1,216	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	723	166.97/cwt	165.00–170.50	1,207	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	170.42/cwt	167.50–174.00	1,302	232
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	169.50/cwt	158.00–170.75	1,332	79
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	168.80/cwt	167.00–169.50	1,372	142
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	165.16/cwt	163.25–168.00	1,439	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,455	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	931	164.95/cwt	163.25–165.75	1,536	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	166.91/cwt	165.85–170.10	1,559	238
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,615	57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	664	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	172.00	172.00
21	—	663	168.50–170.00	169.15
13	—	898	162.00	162.00
19	—	555	162.50	162.50
79	—	786	158.00–170.75	169.50
14	—	520	169.50	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	493	204.00–214.00	210.20
333	—	665	182.00–204.50	195.98
479	—	725	185.00–200.25	193.55
188	—	628	193.50–201.50	196.78
555	—	779	176.75–188.75	181.94
132	—	532	204.00–211.50	205.80
61	—	575	205.00–207.00	205.58
318	—	824	180.00–186.50	183.24
389	—	865	175.75–185.75	179.66
135	—	923	176.25–179.75	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,100	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	684	175.00–176.00	175.68
20	—	524	203.00–208.00	204.72
19	—	575	198.00	198.00
8	—	420	209.00	209.00
23	—	810	176.25	176.25
14	—	921	166.00	166.00
7	—	384	229.00	229.00
85	—	611	190.50–192.50	190.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	832	169.50	169.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	718	184.00	184.00
38	—	628	193.50	193.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	886	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,043	166.50	166.50