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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, May 18

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 18

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← May 11May 18May 25 →

Receipts

3,380 head

▲ 1,516 vs last sale 1,864▲ 687 vs year ago 2,693 · +25.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A steady to higher undertone was noted on steers up to 900 lbs. Steers 900-1000 lbs. were steady to 2.00 higher, steers 1000 lbs. and up had a higher undertone. A higher undertone was noted on heifers up to 800 lbs. heifers 800-1000 lbs. were steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was really good on heavier weights. Many large load lots today in heavy feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be May 25th, expecting 2500-3000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

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 $203.94/cwt on 1,659 head.

Average price

$203.94

1,659 head · 907 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$554

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

$59.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.54

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	562	246.08	1,383	79
Medium and Large 1	828	214.79	1,778	853
Large 1	1,038	186.64	1,937	727

One grade step is worth $59.44/cwt here — about −$554 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 sale1,659 hd

203.94

—

SD average4 barns · 8,365 hd

212.48

−8.54

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,123	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,253	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,173	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	284.61/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,452	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	261.96/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,394	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	261.37/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,519	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	258.18/cwt	253.00–260.50	1,590	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	232.26/cwt	231.00–234.50	1,466	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	218.50/cwt	207.00–229.00	1,462	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	240.32/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,610	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	225.38/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,632	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,653	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	199.15/cwt	197.00–208.00	1,633	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	195.16/cwt	193.50–199.00	1,684	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	199.32/cwt	189.50–205.10	1,876	240
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,916	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	977	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,842	129
Steers	—	Large 1	1,019	187.69/cwt	180.00–195.35	1,913	606
Steers	—	Large 1	1,090	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,033	58
Steers	—	Large 1	1,171	176.64/cwt	173.00–179.60	2,068	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	267.92/cwt	263.00–270.00	892	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	870	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,174	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	231.96/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,199	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	245.25/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,383	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,287	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	226.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,381	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,293	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	212.36/cwt	206.50–215.25	1,442	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	194.00/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	437	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	983	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	562	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,315	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	695	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,480	13

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 May 18, 2023

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

Receipts 3,380Last week 1,864Year ago 2,693

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	562	234.00	234.00
13	—	695	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	163.00	163.00

Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 18

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← May 11May 18May 25 →

Receipts

3,380 head

▲ 1,516 vs last sale 1,864▲ 687 vs year ago 2,693 · +25.5%

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 $203.94/cwt on 1,659 head.

Average price

$203.94

1,659 head · 907 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$554

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

$59.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.54

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	562	246.08	1,383	79
Medium and Large 1	828	214.79	1,778	853
Large 1	1,038	186.64	1,937	727

One grade step is worth $59.44/cwt here — about −$554 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 sale1,659 hd

203.94

—

SD average4 barns · 8,365 hd

212.48

−8.54

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

Every lot

46 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,123	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,253	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,173	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	284.61/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,452	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	261.96/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,394	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	261.37/cwt	256.00–264.00	1,519	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	258.18/cwt	253.00–260.50	1,590	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	232.26/cwt	231.00–234.50	1,466	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	218.50/cwt	207.00–229.00	1,462	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	240.32/cwt	232.00–244.00	1,610	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	225.38/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,632	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,653	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	199.15/cwt	197.00–208.00	1,633	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	195.16/cwt	193.50–199.00	1,684	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	199.32/cwt	189.50–205.10	1,876	240
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,916	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	977	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,842	129
Steers	—	Large 1	1,019	187.69/cwt	180.00–195.35	1,913	606
Steers	—	Large 1	1,090	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	2,033	58
Steers	—	Large 1	1,171	176.64/cwt	173.00–179.60	2,068	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	267.92/cwt	263.00–270.00	892	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	870	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,174	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	231.96/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,199	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	245.25/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,383	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,287	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	226.81/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,381	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,293	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	212.36/cwt	206.50–215.25	1,442	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	194.00/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	437	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	983	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	562	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,315	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	695	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,480	13

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 May 18, 2023

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

Receipts 3,380Last week 1,864Year ago 2,693

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	562	234.00	234.00
13	—	695	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	437	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	163.00	163.00

Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	222.50	222.50
23	—	517	231.00–235.00	231.96
48	—	840	168.00–178.00	175.83
8	—	679	194.00	194.00
25	—	704	185.00	185.00
4	—	572	225.00	225.00
3	—	767	172.00	172.00
5	—	623	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	778	186.00–190.00	187.45
43	—	710	208.00–211.00	208.53
432	—	830	184.00–196.85	188.25
302	—	870	185.25–188.25	186.94
29	—	679	206.50–215.25	212.36
281	—	914	180.50–185.50	183.15
47	—	466	252.00	252.00
10	—	333	263.00–270.00	267.92
151	—	962	171.50–179.25	176.57
73	—	609	220.00–230.00	226.81
56	—	564	243.00–246.00	245.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,136	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	724	222.50–230.00	225.38
51	—	670	232.00–244.00	240.32
40	—	510	273.00–288.00	284.61
59	—	963	199.00	199.00
76	—	863	193.50–199.00	195.16
14	—	789	209.50	209.50
37	—	581	256.00–264.00	261.37
240	—	941	189.50–205.10	199.32
7	—	432	290.00	290.00
53	—	820	197.00–208.00	199.15
77	—	616	253.00–260.50	258.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	250.00	250.00
19	—	669	207.00–229.00	218.50
5	—	401	280.00	280.00
8	—	631	231.00–234.50	232.26
31	—	532	247.50–265.00	261.96
6	—	575	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	977	188.50	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,090	186.50	186.50
606	—	1,019	180.00–195.35	187.69
63	—	1,171	173.00–179.60	176.64