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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 29

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jun 15Jun 29Jul 13 →

Receipts

4,122 head

▲ 599 vs last sale 3,523▲ 2,316 vs year ago 1,806 · +128.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold on a very good higher undertone, some very thin fleshed steers brought top dollars today. Steers 1000 lbs. and over sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers up to 850 lbs. sold on a much higher undertone. heifers 850-1000 lbs. sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was very good, Many large load lots in todays offering. There will be no sale next week, July 6th, The next feeder cattle auction will be July 13th, expecting 3000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am. " Have a safe and happy 4th of July, From Mitchell Livestock"

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 $238.39/cwt on 2,080 head.

Average price

$238.39

2,080 head · 866 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$71.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.24

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	819	250.08	2,049	1,226
Medium and Large 1-2	771	232.96	1,795	270
Large 1	1,037	218.61	2,268	509
Medium and Large 2	766	204.42	1,567	65
Large 1-2	1,090	179.00	1,951	10thin

One grade step is worth $71.08/cwt here — about $98 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 sale2,080 hd

238.39

—

SD average4 barns · 5,312 hd

227.15

+11.24

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,317	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	299.08/cwt	292.50–306.00	1,409	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,112	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	290.84/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,530	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,644	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	268.73/cwt	262.00–271.50	1,830	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	243.80/cwt	243.00–249.50	1,672	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,747	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	747	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,647	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	245.26/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,940	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,156	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	226.89/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,826	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	808	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,608	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	242.34/cwt	236.00–244.50	2,004	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	856	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,307	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,117	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	220.11/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,946	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	203.50/cwt	190.50–210.00	1,836	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	913	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,566	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	220.98/cwt	215.00–221.75	2,075	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	205.99/cwt	189.00–208.50	1,971	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	213.26/cwt	210.50–217.00	2,081	190
Steers	—	Large 1	1,024	223.14/cwt	205.50–228.00	2,285	367
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,039	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,057	32
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,071	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,013	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,081	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,265	110
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,109	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,885	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	276.93/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,207	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,076	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,417	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	604	205.66/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,242	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	229.28/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,435	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	242.84/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,603	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,532	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	224.84/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,621	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	211.00/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,247	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 Jun 29, 2023

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

Receipts 4,122Last week 3,523Year ago 1,806

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	215.00	215.00
34	—	747	220.50	220.50
3	—	808	199.00	199.00
19	—	913	171.50	171.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	864	245.00	245.00
40	—	583	282.00	282.00
129	—	939	215.00–221.75	220.98
92	—	681	262.00–271.50	268.73

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jun 29

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jun 15Jun 29Jul 13 →

Receipts

4,122 head

▲ 599 vs last sale 3,523▲ 2,316 vs year ago 1,806 · +128.2%

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 $238.39/cwt on 2,080 head.

Average price

$238.39

2,080 head · 866 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$71.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.24

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	819	250.08	2,049	1,226
Medium and Large 1-2	771	232.96	1,795	270
Large 1	1,037	218.61	2,268	509
Medium and Large 2	766	204.42	1,567	65
Large 1-2	1,090	179.00	1,951	10thin

One grade step is worth $71.08/cwt here — about $98 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 sale2,080 hd

238.39

—

SD average4 barns · 5,312 hd

227.15

+11.24

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,317	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	299.08/cwt	292.50–306.00	1,409	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,112	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	290.84/cwt	286.00–295.00	1,530	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,644	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	268.73/cwt	262.00–271.50	1,830	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	243.80/cwt	243.00–249.50	1,672	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,747	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	747	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,647	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	245.26/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,940	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	800	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,156	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	226.89/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,826	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	808	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,608	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	242.34/cwt	236.00–244.50	2,004	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	856	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	2,307	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,117	181
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	884	220.11/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,946	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	203.50/cwt	190.50–210.00	1,836	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	913	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,566	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	220.98/cwt	215.00–221.75	2,075	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	205.99/cwt	189.00–208.50	1,971	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	213.26/cwt	210.50–217.00	2,081	190
Steers	—	Large 1	1,024	223.14/cwt	205.50–228.00	2,285	367
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,039	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,057	32
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,071	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	2,013	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,081	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,265	110
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,109	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,885	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	276.93/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,207	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,076	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,417	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	604	205.66/cwt	205.00–206.00	1,242	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	229.28/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,435	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	242.84/cwt	226.00–248.00	1,603	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,532	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	224.84/cwt	223.00–226.00	1,621	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	211.00/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,247	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 Jun 29, 2023

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

Receipts 4,122Last week 3,523Year ago 1,806

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	215.00	215.00
34	—	747	220.50	220.50
3	—	808	199.00	199.00
19	—	913	171.50	171.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	864	245.00	245.00
40	—	583	282.00	282.00
129	—	939	215.00–221.75	220.98
92	—	681	262.00–271.50	268.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,109	170.00	170.00
5	—	1,071	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	884	219.00–221.00	220.11
15	—	902	190.50–210.00	203.50
14	—	439	300.00	300.00
88	—	686	243.00–249.50	243.80
85	—	805	224.00–227.00	226.89
31	—	957	189.00–208.50	205.99
17	—	721	242.25	242.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
191	—	856	269.50	269.50
71	—	800	269.50	269.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
367	—	1,024	205.50–228.00	223.14
110	—	1,081	209.50	209.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,039	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,046	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	970	175.00	175.00
7	—	918	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	898	195.75	195.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,022	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	856	173.00–199.50	196.51
35	—	733	211.00	211.00
29	—	436	265.00–290.00	276.93
18	—	693	221.00	221.00
11	—	626	228.00–230.00	229.28
10	—	782	202.00	202.00
7	—	515	225.00	225.00
5	—	989	183.00	183.00
25	—	819	177.00–199.00	191.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	943	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	604	205.00–206.00	205.66
7	—	489	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	603	235.00	235.00
360	—	920	188.50–207.50	195.64
339	—	880	194.75–216.50	204.53
268	—	769	201.50–224.50	210.13
116	—	660	226.00–248.00	242.84
8	—	721	223.00–226.00	224.84
5	—	955	189.00	189.00
435	—	817	211.00–220.60	217.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,173	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	292.00	292.00