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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 19

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 12Jan 19Jan 26 →

Receipts

4,254 head

▼ 4,180 vs last sale 8,434▼ 495 vs year ago 4,749 · −10.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-850 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 lower, with break out of 700-750 lbs. 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550-750 lbs. sold 1.00-3.00 lower, 750-950 sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good. Top dollar came with the larger consignments, of weaned calves and shots in calves. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 26th, expecting 7000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am.

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 $167.96/cwt on 2,133 head.

Average price

$167.96

2,133 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$241

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

$49.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.19

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	749	168.33	1,261	1,954
Medium and Large 1-2	593	167.70	995	142
Medium and Large 2	490	160.09	784	22
Large 1	1,000	151.00	1,510	7thin
Large 1-2	1,262	119.00	1,502	8thin

One grade step is worth $49.33/cwt here — about −$241 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 sale2,133 hd

167.96

—

SD average7 barns · 12,108 hd

177.15

−9.19

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

Every lot

67 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	321	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	226.13/cwt	225.00–227.00	803	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	970	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	886	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,017	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	830	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,081	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	217.41/cwt	213.00–227.00	1,146	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	203.04/cwt	201.00–203.50	1,105	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	204.05/cwt	196.50–210.00	1,147	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,079	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	191.15/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,130	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	193.51/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,146	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	185.58/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,156	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	192.87/cwt	185.00–196.25	1,217	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	930	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,188	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	189.86/cwt	183.00–193.50	1,268	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	187.48/cwt	179.50–189.75	1,322	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	725	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,185	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,263	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	177.51/cwt	170.00–180.60	1,377	294
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,295	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	176.14/cwt	174.35–177.75	1,437	198
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	177.70/cwt	161.00–180.35	1,486	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	837	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,423	12
Steers	—	Large 2	888	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,296	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	168.42/cwt	168.00–168.50	1,501	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,562	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	920	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,550	41
Steers	—	Large 1	1,042	158.95/cwt	156.50–160.25	1,656	23
Steers	—	Large 1	1,118	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,772	42
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	727	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	793	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	752	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	826	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	806	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	947	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	906	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	160.09/cwt	159.00–162.00	784	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	513	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	980	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	174.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,049	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,107	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	726	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,143	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	826	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,280	7

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 Jan 19, 2023

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

Receipts 4,254Last week 8,434Year ago 4,749

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	671	165.00	165.00
7	—	826	155.00	155.00
9	—	726	157.50	157.50
4	—	630	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	496	218.00	218.00
7	—	355	225.00–227.00	226.13
4	—	321	230.00	230.00
77	—	730	173.00	173.00
50	—	623	183.00–187.00	185.58

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 19

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 12Jan 19Jan 26 →

Receipts

4,254 head

▼ 4,180 vs last sale 8,434▼ 495 vs year ago 4,749 · −10.4%

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 $167.96/cwt on 2,133 head.

Average price

$167.96

2,133 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$241

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

$49.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.19

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	749	168.33	1,261	1,954
Medium and Large 1-2	593	167.70	995	142
Medium and Large 2	490	160.09	784	22
Large 1	1,000	151.00	1,510	7thin
Large 1-2	1,262	119.00	1,502	8thin

One grade step is worth $49.33/cwt here — about −$241 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 sale2,133 hd

167.96

—

SD average7 barns · 12,108 hd

177.15

−9.19

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

Every lot

67 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	321	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	226.13/cwt	225.00–227.00	803	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	970	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	886	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,017	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	830	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,081	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	217.41/cwt	213.00–227.00	1,146	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	544	203.04/cwt	201.00–203.50	1,105	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	204.05/cwt	196.50–210.00	1,147	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,079	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	191.15/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,130	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	193.51/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,146	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	185.58/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,156	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	192.87/cwt	185.00–196.25	1,217	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	637	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	930	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,188	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	189.86/cwt	183.00–193.50	1,268	151
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	187.48/cwt	179.50–189.75	1,322	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	725	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,185	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,263	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	177.51/cwt	170.00–180.60	1,377	294
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,295	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	176.14/cwt	174.35–177.75	1,437	198
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	177.70/cwt	161.00–180.35	1,486	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	837	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,423	12
Steers	—	Large 2	888	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,296	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	168.42/cwt	168.00–168.50	1,501	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,562	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	920	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,550	41
Steers	—	Large 1	1,042	158.95/cwt	156.50–160.25	1,656	23
Steers	—	Large 1	1,118	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,772	42
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	727	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	793	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	752	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	826	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	806	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	947	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	906	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	160.09/cwt	159.00–162.00	784	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	513	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	980	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	517	174.00
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,049	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,107	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	726	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,143	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	826	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,280	7

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 Jan 19, 2023

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

Receipts 4,254Last week 8,434Year ago 4,749

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	671	165.00	165.00
7	—	826	155.00	155.00
9	—	726	157.50	157.50
4	—	630	166.50	166.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	496	218.00	218.00
7	—	355	225.00–227.00	226.13
4	—	321	230.00	230.00
77	—	730	173.00	173.00
50	—	623	183.00–187.00	185.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	162.50	162.50
50	—	732	163.25	163.25
7	—	564	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	637	146.00	146.00
6	—	491	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	920	168.50	168.50
12	—	837	170.00	170.00
10	—	780	166.00	166.00
12	—	592	192.00–194.00	193.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	891	168.00–168.50	168.42
106	—	527	213.00–227.00	217.41
3	—	420	231.00	231.00
151	—	668	183.00–193.50	189.86
82	—	562	196.50–210.00	204.05
144	—	705	179.50–189.75	187.48
70	—	903	173.00	173.00
3	—	460	221.00	221.00
294	—	776	170.00–180.60	177.51
202	—	631	185.00–196.25	192.87
198	—	816	174.35–177.75	176.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	642	185.00	185.00
15	—	725	163.50	163.50
33	—	544	201.00–203.50	203.04
20	—	568	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,118	158.50	158.50
23	—	1,042	156.50–160.25	158.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	671	150.00	150.00
8	—	517	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	482	188.00	188.00
4	—	376	200.00	200.00
47	—	613	155.00–164.00	159.67
3	—	753	140.00	140.00
11	—	535	173.50	173.50
5	—	857	139.00	139.00
7	—	405	199.00	199.00
5	—	326	223.00	223.00
22	—	575	158.00–164.50	162.41
26	—	715	153.00–161.50	159.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	490	159.00–162.00	160.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	773	163.75–166.50	165.18
6	—	462	205.00	205.00
255	—	625	169.00–176.25	172.75
505	—	927	153.25–164.00	160.01
85	—	670	164.50–172.00	168.58
169	—	585	167.00–179.00	175.83
97	—	873	156.50–164.25	161.40
5	—	405	204.00	204.00
79	—	527	175.00–186.25	181.68
403	—	723	165.50–173.75	170.89
7	—	376	211.00	211.00
143	—	833	164.75–165.10	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,000	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,262	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	513	191.00	191.00