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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, May 25

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 25

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Receipts

3,153 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 3,380▲ 582 vs year ago 2,571 · +22.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 850-1100 lbs. sold 8.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers up to 800 lbs. sold on a higher undertone, heifers 800-1000 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher Demand was good, wth many large load lots for buyers to fill large pens. The next feeder cattle auction will be June 1st, expecting 2000 head of feeders, 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 $193.02/cwt on 1,501 head.

Average price

$193.02

1,501 head · 849 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$202

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

$57.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.41

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	659	209.68	1,382	137
Medium and Large 1	867	191.52	1,661	1,358
Large 2	1,042	152.00	1,584	6thin

One grade step is worth $57.68/cwt here — about −$202 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 sale1,501 hd

193.02

—

SD average5 barns · 5,491 hd

207.43

−14.41

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,043	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,331	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,348	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,383	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	258.76/cwt	256.00–261.50	1,462	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	232.35/cwt	228.00–240.50	1,438	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	265.17/cwt	257.50–268.50	1,647	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	216.39/cwt	202.00–230.00	1,469	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	207.54/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,484	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	752	251.75/cwt	251.75–251.75	1,893	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	218.76/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,671	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	203.17/cwt	200.00–208.50	1,670	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	855	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,630	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	211.98/cwt	204.50–214.10	1,880	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	207.53/cwt	195.00–212.10	1,924	289
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	960	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,800	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,723	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,887	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,037	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,033	152
Steers	—	Large 1	1,074	190.37/cwt	185.00–193.35	2,045	209
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,077	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,820	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,148	185.75/cwt	185.75–185.75	2,132	55
Steers	—	Large 1	1,171	185.15/cwt	184.50–185.85	2,168	106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	234.39/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,106	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,270	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	230.94/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,187	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	233.14/cwt	232.00–233.50	1,380	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	214.02/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,288	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	1,523	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	217.69/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,535	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	189.04/cwt	181.00–215.00	1,393	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,568	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	182.72/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,403	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	767	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,450	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	845	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,487	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	919	170.93/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,571	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 May 25, 2023

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

Receipts 3,153Last week 3,380Year ago 2,571

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	845	176.00	176.00
6	—	767	189.00	189.00
9	—	919	165.00–174.00	170.93
9	—	561	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	978	165.75	165.75
62	—	899	176.00–182.50	181.66
72	—	917	172.10	172.10

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

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 25

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Receipts

3,153 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 3,380▲ 582 vs year ago 2,571 · +22.6%

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 $193.02/cwt on 1,501 head.

Average price

$193.02

1,501 head · 849 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$202

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

$57.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.41

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	659	209.68	1,382	137
Medium and Large 1	867	191.52	1,661	1,358
Large 2	1,042	152.00	1,584	6thin

One grade step is worth $57.68/cwt here — about −$202 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 sale1,501 hd

193.02

—

SD average5 barns · 5,491 hd

207.43

−14.41

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

Every lot

47 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,043	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,331	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,348	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,383	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	258.76/cwt	256.00–261.50	1,462	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	232.35/cwt	228.00–240.50	1,438	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	265.17/cwt	257.50–268.50	1,647	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	216.39/cwt	202.00–230.00	1,469	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	207.54/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,484	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	752	251.75/cwt	251.75–251.75	1,893	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	218.76/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,671	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	203.17/cwt	200.00–208.50	1,670	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	855	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,719	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,630	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	211.98/cwt	204.50–214.10	1,880	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	207.53/cwt	195.00–212.10	1,924	289
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	960	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,800	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,723	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,887	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,037	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,033	152
Steers	—	Large 1	1,074	190.37/cwt	185.00–193.35	2,045	209
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,077	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,820	3
Steers	—	Large 1	1,148	185.75/cwt	185.75–185.75	2,132	55
Steers	—	Large 1	1,171	185.15/cwt	184.50–185.85	2,168	106
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	234.39/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,106	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,270	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	230.94/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,187	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	233.14/cwt	232.00–233.50	1,380	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	214.02/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,288	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	234.25/cwt	234.25–234.25	1,523	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	217.69/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,535	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	189.04/cwt	181.00–215.00	1,393	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,568	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	182.72/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	561	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,403	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	767	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,450	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	845	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,487	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	919	170.93/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,571	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 May 25, 2023

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

Receipts 3,153Last week 3,380Year ago 2,571

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	845	176.00	176.00
6	—	767	189.00	189.00
9	—	919	165.00–174.00	170.93
9	—	561	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	978	165.75	165.75
62	—	899	176.00–182.50	181.66
72	—	917	172.10	172.10

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

15	—	602	200.00–230.00	214.02
23	—	830	181.00–194.00	182.72
9	—	514	221.00–236.00	230.94
37	—	592	232.00–233.50	233.14
13	—	472	230.00–238.00	234.39
40	—	737	181.00–215.00	189.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,042	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	510	249.00	249.00
95	—	837	189.50–191.00	189.82
138	—	966	175.00–183.60	182.26
119	—	650	234.25	234.25
414	—	924	184.10–187.50	186.16
92	—	705	212.50–218.00	217.69
305	—	870	184.25–190.00	186.70
11	—	780	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	887	204.50–214.10	211.98
28	—	565	256.00–261.50	258.76
289	—	927	195.00–212.10	207.53
11	—	512	260.00	260.00
62	—	770	240.00	240.00
40	—	621	257.50–268.50	265.17
12	—	980	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	752	251.75	251.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	228.00–240.50	232.35
24	—	715	194.00–215.00	207.54
3	—	968	178.00	178.00
22	—	679	202.00–230.00	216.39
3	—	533	253.00	253.00
8	—	822	200.00–208.50	203.17
7	—	376	277.50	277.50
13	—	764	215.00–222.00	218.76
3	—	553	250.00	250.00
14	—	881	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	1,037	196.00	196.00
106	—	1,171	184.50–185.85	185.15
55	—	1,148	185.75	185.75
209	—	1,074	185.00–193.35	190.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	201.00	201.00
15	—	960	187.50	187.50