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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Aug 10

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Aug 10

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Receipts

1,497 head

▼ 498 vs last sale 1,995▼ 2,979 vs year ago 4,476 · −66.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Few comparable weights of steers and heifers. Steers 850 lbs. and up were steady to 3.00 higher, heifers 850 lbs. and up were 5.00-9.00 higher. Had some load lots of green off grass feeders bring top dollars, instances 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Demand was good . The next feeder cattle auction will be Aug. 17th, 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $240.19/cwt on 855 head.

Average price

$240.19

855 head · 929 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$35.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	921	243.96	2,246	722
Medium and Large 1-2	850	235.14	1,998	32
Large 1	1,070	232.00	2,482	21
Large 1-2	1,032	220.50	2,276	13thin
Large 2	994	208.39	2,072	67

One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $175 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 sale855 hd

240.19

—

SD average5 barns · 4,275 hd

242.93

−2.73

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

Every lot

26 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	248.49/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,933	22
Steers	—	Large 2	812	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,770	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	240.07/cwt	239.35–245.50	1,983	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	1,976	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	857	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	2,140	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	921	254.60/cwt	254.60–254.60	2,345	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,084	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	240.71/cwt	238.75–242.35	2,222	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	959	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,340	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	987	238.03/cwt	235.75–239.25	2,349	177
Steers	—	Large 2	1,030	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	2,127	56
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,032	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,276	13
Steers	—	Large 1	1,070	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,482	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,098	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	228.93/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,738	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,792	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	1,943	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	819	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,884	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	840	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,772	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	865	227.25/cwt	227.25–227.25	1,966	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	231.21/cwt	223.00–238.50	2,007	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 10, 2023

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

Receipts 1,497Last week 1,995Year ago 4,476

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	865	227.25	227.25
69	—	819	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,034	211.50–218.00	216.35
49	—	1,056	207.50	207.50

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Aug 10

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17 →

Receipts

1,497 head

▼ 498 vs last sale 1,995▼ 2,979 vs year ago 4,476 · −66.6%

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 $240.19/cwt on 855 head.

Average price

$240.19

855 head · 929 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,232

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$35.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	921	243.96	2,246	722
Medium and Large 1-2	850	235.14	1,998	32
Large 1	1,070	232.00	2,482	21
Large 1-2	1,032	220.50	2,276	13thin
Large 2	994	208.39	2,072	67

One grade step is worth $35.57/cwt here — about $175 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 sale855 hd

240.19

—

SD average5 barns · 4,275 hd

242.93

−2.73

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

Every lot

26 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	248.49/cwt	248.00–249.00	1,933	22
Steers	—	Large 2	812	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,770	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	240.07/cwt	239.35–245.50	1,983	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	1,976	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	857	249.75/cwt	249.75–249.75	2,140	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	921	254.60/cwt	254.60–254.60	2,345	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,084	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	240.71/cwt	238.75–242.35	2,222	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	959	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,340	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	987	238.03/cwt	235.75–239.25	2,349	177
Steers	—	Large 2	1,030	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	2,127	56
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,032	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	2,276	13
Steers	—	Large 1	1,070	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,482	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,098	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	228.93/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,738	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,792	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	1,943	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	819	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,884	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	840	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,772	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	865	227.25/cwt	227.25–227.25	1,966	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	231.21/cwt	223.00–238.50	2,007	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1

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 10, 2023

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

Receipts 1,497Last week 1,995Year ago 4,476

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	865	227.25	227.25
69	—	819	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,034	211.50–218.00	216.35
49	—	1,056	207.50	207.50

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	819	237.25	237.25
58	—	954	221.35	221.35
11	—	766	234.00	234.00
80	—	927	227.75–227.85	227.83
171	—	868	223.00–238.50	231.21
4	—	435	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,030	206.50	206.50
11	—	812	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	959	244.00	244.00
117	—	921	254.60	254.60
74	—	857	249.75	249.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	922	226.00	226.00
26	—	833	237.25	237.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	778	248.00–249.00	248.49
112	—	923	238.75–242.35	240.71
177	—	987	235.75–239.25	238.03
94	—	826	239.35–245.50	240.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,070	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,032	220.50	220.50