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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 30

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Receipts

5,013 head

▲ 510 vs last sale 4,503▲ 876 vs year ago 4,137 · +21.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 700-900 lbs. sold 2.00-8.00 higher. A higher undertone was noted on steers over 1000 lbs. Feeder heifers 650-900 lbs. sold 4.00-7.00 higher, a higher undertone was noted on 900-1000 lbs. heifers. Demand was good . Many large load lots in todays offering. Sold many high quality heifers for replacements. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 6th, expecting 3500 plus starting at 9:00 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 $173.08/cwt on 3,252 head.

Average price

$173.08

3,252 head · 817 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$34.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.45

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	784	183.16	1,436	2,124
Large 1	1,039	162.05	1,683	52
Medium and Large 1-2	875	153.92	1,347	1,040
Medium and Large 2	734	148.17	1,087	36

One grade step is worth $34.99/cwt here — about $349 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 sale3,252 hd

173.08

—

SD average8 barns · 11,626 hd

190.54

−17.45

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

Every lot

74 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	881	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,016	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,050	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	228.62/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,047	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	225.45/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,159	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,220	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,062	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	237.34/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,393	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,344	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,338	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,134	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	201.26/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,328	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,514	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,405	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	948	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	715	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,384	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	206.90/cwt	186.00–213.00	1,483	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	763	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	1,677	278
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	197.40/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,520	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	205.20/cwt	199.50–215.00	1,584	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	782	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,439	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	194.26/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,610	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	842	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,431	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,511	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	190.35/cwt	183.50–193.00	1,683	609
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	884	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,551	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	186.63/cwt	176.50–189.75	1,719	378
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	182.92/cwt	181.50–184.50	1,776	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	976	172.00/cwt	170.70–173.00	1,679	35
Steers	—	Large 1	1,027	179.77/cwt	172.00–180.85	1,846	76
Steers	—	Large 1	1,109	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,960	19
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,892	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	229.86/cwt	226.00–235.00	942	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	977	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,147	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	203.06/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,084	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	929	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	569	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,243	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	200.32/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,168	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,211	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	192.56/cwt	179.00–211.00	1,180	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	194.81
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	892	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	938	154.44/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,449	9
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,018	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,563	17

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 Mar 30, 2023

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

Receipts 5,013Last week 4,503Year ago 4,137

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	715	193.50	193.50
17	—	782	184.00	184.00
10	—	930	170.00	170.00
35	—	976	170.70–173.00	172.00
29	—	884	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	770	197.00–198.00	197.40
18	—	514	205.00–232.00	225.45
17	—	660	198.00–208.00	201.26
12	—	611	219.00

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 30

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Receipts

5,013 head

▲ 510 vs last sale 4,503▲ 876 vs year ago 4,137 · +21.2%

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 $173.08/cwt on 3,252 head.

Average price

$173.08

3,252 head · 817 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$34.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.45

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	784	183.16	1,436	2,124
Large 1	1,039	162.05	1,683	52
Medium and Large 1-2	875	153.92	1,347	1,040
Medium and Large 2	734	148.17	1,087	36

One grade step is worth $34.99/cwt here — about $349 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 sale3,252 hd

173.08

—

SD average8 barns · 11,626 hd

190.54

−17.45

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

Every lot

74 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	881	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,016	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,050	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	228.62/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,047	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	225.45/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,159	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,220	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,062	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	237.34/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,393	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,344	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,338	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,134	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	201.26/cwt	198.00–208.00	1,328	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,514	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,405	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	948	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	715	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,384	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	206.90/cwt	186.00–213.00	1,483	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	763	219.75/cwt	219.75–219.75	1,677	278
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	197.40/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,520	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	205.20/cwt	199.50–215.00	1,584	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	782	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,439	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	194.26/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,610	202
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	842	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,431	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,511	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	190.35/cwt	183.50–193.00	1,683	609
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	884	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,551	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	186.63/cwt	176.50–189.75	1,719	378
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	930	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,581	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	182.92/cwt	181.50–184.50	1,776	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	976	172.00/cwt	170.70–173.00	1,679	35
Steers	—	Large 1	1,027	179.77/cwt	172.00–180.85	1,846	76
Steers	—	Large 1	1,109	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,960	19
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,892	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	229.86/cwt	226.00–235.00	942	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	977	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,147	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	203.06/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,084	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	929	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	569	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,243	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	200.32/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,168	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,211	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	192.56/cwt	179.00–211.00	1,180	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	194.81
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	892	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	938	154.44/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,449	9
Bulls	—	Large 1	1,018	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,563	17

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 Mar 30, 2023

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

Receipts 5,013Last week 4,503Year ago 4,137

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	715	193.50	193.50
17	—	782	184.00	184.00
10	—	930	170.00	170.00
35	—	976	170.70–173.00	172.00
29	—	884	175.50	175.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	770	197.00–198.00	197.40
18	—	514	205.00–232.00	225.45
17	—	660	198.00–208.00	201.26
12	—	611	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	613	185.00	185.00
19	—	842	170.00	170.00
8	—	713	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,109	176.75	176.75
76	—	1,027	172.00–180.85	179.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	664	228.00	228.00
23	—	600	224.00	224.00
51	—	587	230.00–240.00	237.34
378	—	921	176.50–189.75	186.63
118	—	717	186.00–213.00	206.90
99	—	772	199.50–215.00	205.20
609	—	884	183.50–193.00	190.35
6	—	517	236.00	236.00
120	—	971	181.50–184.50	182.92
202	—	829	191.00–199.00	194.26
5	—	408	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,305	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
278	—	763	219.75	219.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	569	218.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
370	—	833	172.00–184.25	179.47
14	—	410	226.00–235.00	229.86
330	—	876	172.10–180.25	175.33
153	—	727	181.25–190.50	185.24
12	—	526	218.00	218.00
251	—	670	185.00–202.75	195.06
200	—	756	185.75–187.00	186.49
78	—	916	171.75–174.85	173.78
68	—	630	192.00–200.50	194.81
39	—	961	169.00–169.50	169.42
16	—	588	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	875	151.00–168.00	164.16
77	—	782	178.50	178.50
7	—	641	188.00	188.00
5	—	699	170.00	170.00
58	—	748	167.50	167.50
29	—	923	162.00–164.00	162.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,038	162.10	162.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	540	172.00	172.00
17	—	749	143.00	143.00
5	—	938	131.00	131.00
4	—	898	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	829	148.00	148.00
7	—	877	154.00	154.00
7	—	534	198.00–210.00	203.06
18	—	583	199.00–201.00	200.32
5	—	997	158.00	158.00
3	—	748	178.00	178.00
51	—	756	170.50–177.00	175.92
3	—	472	207.00	207.00
26	—	686	155.00–177.50	172.05
14	—	613	179.00–211.00	192.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,056	161.25	161.25
3	—	1,002	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
901	—	901	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
221	—	784	188.75	188.75
18	—	748	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	214.00	214.00
9	—	938	154.00–155.00	154.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,018	153.50	153.50