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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Aug 3

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Aug 3

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Receipts

1,995 head

▲ 730 vs last sale 1,265▼ 366 vs year ago 2,361 · −15.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Few comparable weights of steers and heifers, as this week had nearly twice as many offered as last week, instances of 4.00 to 8.00 higher on steers and 5.00 higher on heifers. Very good demand for this nice offering of yearling steers and heifers, many full loads and multiple load lots. The market was very active, especially so on the steers as the quality was high and the flesh was light and attractive. The heifers were more uneven in their flesh condition, as there were more carrying a moderate plus to even heavy flesh condition. Weighing condition was favorable for buyers as the weather has been hot and muggy. Next week's sale will start at 9:30 am with 2,000 feeder cattle expected.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.00/cwt on 966 head.

Average price

$224.00

966 head · 857 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$607

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

$30.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.56

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	685	236.71	1,621	42
Medium and Large 1	863	223.55	1,930	917
Large 1	1,079	206.50	2,228	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.21/cwt here — about −$607 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 sale966 hd

224.00

—

SD average5 barns · 3,539 hd

234.55

−10.56

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,315	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,568	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,514	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,859	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	799	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,005	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,041	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,730	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	241.89/cwt	233.50–243.50	2,126	210
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	2,171	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	982	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,332	132
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,003	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,202	7
Steers	—	Large 2	1,007	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,095	57
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,019	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,135	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,079	236.39/cwt	235.00–237.10	2,551	324
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,183	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,425	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	531	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,428	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	548	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,337	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,321	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,467	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	245.53/cwt	243.50–247.50	1,635	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	236.66/cwt	234.00–240.75	1,739	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,864	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,900	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy

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 Aug 3, 2023

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

Receipts 1,995Last week 1,265Year ago 2,361

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	931	214.75–216.25	215.39
100	—	828	228.00	228.00
162	—	874	217.35–219.00	218.13
5	—	548	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	252.00	252.00
33	—	795	234.50	234.50
171	—	907	216.00–219.10

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Aug 3

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Receipts

1,995 head

▲ 730 vs last sale 1,265▼ 366 vs year ago 2,361 · −15.5%

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 $224.00/cwt on 966 head.

Average price

$224.00

966 head · 857 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$607

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

$30.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.56

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	685	236.71	1,621	42
Medium and Large 1	863	223.55	1,930	917
Large 1	1,079	206.50	2,228	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.21/cwt here — about −$607 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 sale966 hd

224.00

—

SD average5 barns · 3,539 hd

234.55

−10.56

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

Every lot

31 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,315	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,568	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,514	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,859	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	799	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,005	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	2,041	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,730	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	241.89/cwt	233.50–243.50	2,126	210
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	237.75/cwt	237.75–237.75	2,171	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	982	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,332	132
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,003	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	2,202	7
Steers	—	Large 2	1,007	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,095	57
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,019	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,135	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,079	236.39/cwt	235.00–237.10	2,551	324
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,183	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,425	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	531	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,428	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	548	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,337	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,321	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,467	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	245.53/cwt	243.50–247.50	1,635	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	236.66/cwt	234.00–240.75	1,739	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,864	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,900	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy

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 Aug 3, 2023

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

Receipts 1,995Last week 1,265Year ago 2,361

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	931	214.75–216.25	215.39
100	—	828	228.00	228.00
162	—	874	217.35–219.00	218.13
5	—	548	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	582	252.00	252.00
33	—	795	234.50	234.50
171	—	907	216.00–219.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	765	230.00	230.00
9	—	572	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,079	206.50	206.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	618	245.00	245.00
31	—	840	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,007	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	982	237.50	237.50
210	—	879	233.50–243.50	241.89
12	—	695	267.50	267.50
33	—	828	246.50	246.50
6	—	568	276.00	276.00
16	—	799	251.00	251.00
64	—	913	237.75	237.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,003	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,019	209.50	209.50
14	—	1,183	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
324	—	1,079	235.00–237.10	236.39