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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 27

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Receipts

4,218 head

▲ 266 vs last sale 3,952▼ 371 vs year ago 4,589 · −8.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers up to 750 lbs. sold on a steady to higher undertone, 750-1000 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 lower, 1000-1100 lbs. sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Heifers up to 850 lbs. had a unevenly steady undertone, 850-950 lbs. were 1.00-2.00 higher. Many large load lots in todays offering buyers could fill large pens with one mans cattle. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 4th, expecting 3000 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 $185.18/cwt on 2,411 head.

Average price

$185.18

2,411 head · 830 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$32.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.01

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	657	200.80	1,320	178
Medium and Large 1	845	184.06	1,555	2,215
Medium and Large 2	655	168.38	1,103	18thin

One grade step is worth $32.42/cwt here — about $216 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 sale2,411 hd

185.18

—

SD average7 barns · 9,320 hd

202.18

−17.01

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,041	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,142	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	237.93/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,125	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	511	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,375	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	251.99/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,371	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	227.28/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,309	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	243.01/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,429	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	242.89/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,516	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	633	209.56/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,327	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	639	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,438	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,355	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,432	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	1,639	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	704	215.38/cwt	213.50–217.50	1,516	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	234.88/cwt	233.50–237.50	1,675	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	214.38/cwt	211.50–217.25	1,661	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,541	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,730	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	194.39/cwt	194.00–194.50	1,711	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	884	189.25/cwt	189.25–189.25	1,673	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	190.37/cwt	186.75–191.50	1,769	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,834	247
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	990	180.47/cwt	179.25–181.60	1,787	96
Steers	—	Large 1	1,008	184.66/cwt	180.75–186.25	1,861	329
Steers	—	Large 1	1,076	179.08/cwt	170.00–180.60	1,927	145
Steers	—	Large 1	1,174	173.85/cwt	173.85–173.85	2,041	57
Steers	—	Large 2	1,182	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,814	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	884	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	265.56/cwt	252.50–275.00	999	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,028	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,132	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	230.65/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,209	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	210.23/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,129	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,217	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	199.89/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,137	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,026	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	216.00/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,068	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,271	9

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 Apr 27, 2023

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

Receipts 4,218Last week 3,952Year ago 4,589

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	283.00	283.00
11	—	513	240.00	240.00
20	—	782	197.00	197.00
9	—	657	218.00	218.00
3	—	642	211.00	211.00
13	—	448	255.00	255.00
15	—	473	230.00–243.00	237.93
18	—	576	223.00–232.00	227.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,182	153.50

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 27

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Receipts

4,218 head

▲ 266 vs last sale 3,952▼ 371 vs year ago 4,589 · −8.1%

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 $185.18/cwt on 2,411 head.

Average price

$185.18

2,411 head · 830 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,537

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$32.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.01

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	657	200.80	1,320	178
Medium and Large 1	845	184.06	1,555	2,215
Medium and Large 2	655	168.38	1,103	18thin

One grade step is worth $32.42/cwt here — about $216 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 sale2,411 hd

185.18

—

SD average7 barns · 9,320 hd

202.18

−17.01

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

Every lot

59 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,041	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,142	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	237.93/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,125	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	511	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,375	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	251.99/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,371	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	227.28/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,309	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	243.01/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,429	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	242.89/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,516	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	633	209.56/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,327	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	639	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,438	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,355	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,432	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	1,639	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	704	215.38/cwt	213.50–217.50	1,516	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	234.88/cwt	233.50–237.50	1,675	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	214.38/cwt	211.50–217.25	1,661	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,541	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,730	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	194.39/cwt	194.00–194.50	1,711	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	884	189.25/cwt	189.25–189.25	1,673	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	190.37/cwt	186.75–191.50	1,769	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,834	247
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	990	180.47/cwt	179.25–181.60	1,787	96
Steers	—	Large 1	1,008	184.66/cwt	180.75–186.25	1,861	329
Steers	—	Large 1	1,076	179.08/cwt	170.00–180.60	1,927	145
Steers	—	Large 1	1,174	173.85/cwt	173.85–173.85	2,041	57
Steers	—	Large 2	1,182	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,814	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	884	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	265.56/cwt	252.50–275.00	999	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,028	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,132	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	230.65/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,209	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	210.23/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,129	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,217	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	199.89/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,137	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,026	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	216.00/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	434	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,068	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,271	9

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 Apr 27, 2023

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

Receipts 4,218Last week 3,952Year ago 4,589

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	283.00	283.00
11	—	513	240.00	240.00
20	—	782	197.00	197.00
9	—	657	218.00	218.00
3	—	642	211.00	211.00
13	—	448	255.00	255.00
15	—	473	230.00–243.00	237.93
18	—	576	223.00–232.00	227.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,182	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	624	234.00–244.00	242.89
133	—	929	186.75–191.50	190.37
12	—	588	242.00–244.00	243.01
247	—	986	186.00	186.00
114	—	775	211.50–217.25	214.38
56	—	691	237.25	237.25
49	—	820	211.00	211.00
35	—	713	233.50–237.50	234.88
46	—	880	194.00–194.50	194.39
42	—	544	247.50–257.50	251.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	202.50–215.00	209.56
46	—	884	189.25	189.25
17	—	704	213.50–217.50	215.38
96	—	990	179.25–181.60	180.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	639	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	511	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
329	—	1,008	180.75–186.25	184.66
145	—	1,076	170.00–180.60	179.08
57	—	1,174	173.85	173.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	640	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	778	177.50–181.00	180.09
99	—	878	177.85	177.85
22	—	679	203.00	203.00
11	—	638	204.00	204.00
10	—	821	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
462	—	818	179.50–200.00	180.61
56	—	709	210.00–212.00	210.69
27	—	561	217.00	217.00
56	—	788	182.00–195.00	188.26
726	—	864	178.75–189.10	184.46
22	—	602	216.00	216.00
126	—	969	174.75–179.60	177.05
36	—	524	225.00–238.00	230.65
423	—	921	177.75–179.10	178.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	946	168.00	168.00
20	—	569	194.00–206.00	199.89
34	—	803	177.25	177.25
7	—	331	267.00	267.00
34	—	883	173.50	173.50
10	—	376	252.50–275.00	265.56
12	—	423	243.00	243.00
6	—	661	194.00	194.00
14	—	492	230.00	230.00
25	—	642	192.00	192.00
12	—	537	209.00–214.00	210.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	732	155.00	155.00
8	—	675	166.00–172.00	168.24
6	—	578	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	543	234.00	234.00
9	—	434	246.00	246.00