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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 21

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Receipts

2,217 head

▼ 1,221 vs last sale 3,438▲ 231 vs year ago 1,986 · +11.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trend not applicable today light numbers for comparison in steers. Heifers 900-1000 lbs. were 5.00 lower. Demand was very active. Had some new spring calves today, those with shots and light flesh were sought after most bringing top money. The next feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 28th, expecting 3000 head of yearlings and spring calves, starting at 8:30 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 $232.34/cwt on 1,436 head.

Average price

$232.34

1,436 head · 827 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$400

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

$63.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.08

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	542	253.34	1,374	180
Medium and Large 1	857	233.08	1,997	1,123
Large 1	1,036	217.55	2,253	37
Large 2	934	190.00	1,775	96

One grade step is worth $63.34/cwt here — about −$400 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 sale1,436 hd

232.34

—

SD average8 barns · 11,935 hd

241.41

−9.08

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

Every lot

52 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	237	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,201	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	334	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,202	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	366.61/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,375	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	349.56/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,440	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	331.63/cwt	315.00–339.00	1,419	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	328.31/cwt	301.00–343.00	1,546	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,392	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	311.99/cwt	302.50–316.00	1,601	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	247.11/cwt	225.00–296.00	1,278	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,734	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,389	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,810	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,724	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,210	148
Steers	—	Large 2	952	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,837	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	229.99/cwt	228.75–232.50	2,249	53
Steers	—	Large 1	1,016	225.13/cwt	215.00–226.75	2,287	124
Steers	—	Large 1	1,085	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,300	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,108	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,321	8
Steers	—	Large 2	1,111	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	2,005	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	282	327.38/cwt	317.50–337.50	923	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	972	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	336	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,092	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	327.09/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,253	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	275.56/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,138	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	308.98/cwt	295.00–337.50	1,307	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,427	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	295.79/cwt	288.00–302.50	1,526	58

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 Sep 21, 2023

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

Receipts 2,217Last week 3,438Year ago 1,986

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	336	325.00	325.00
8	—	282	317.50–337.50	327.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	250.00	250.00
12	—	707	257.00	257.00
282	—	917	221.50–230.00	226.79
145	—	981	219.00–225.50	219.44
72	—	858	229.60	229.60

Head	Wt range
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 21

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Receipts

2,217 head

▼ 1,221 vs last sale 3,438▲ 231 vs year ago 1,986 · +11.6%

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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 $232.34/cwt on 1,436 head.

Average price

$232.34

1,436 head · 827 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,922

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$400

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

$63.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.08

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	542	253.34	1,374	180
Medium and Large 1	857	233.08	1,997	1,123
Large 1	1,036	217.55	2,253	37
Large 2	934	190.00	1,775	96

One grade step is worth $63.34/cwt here — about −$400 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 sale1,436 hd

232.34

—

SD average8 barns · 11,935 hd

241.41

−9.08

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

Every lot

52 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	237	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,201	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	334	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,202	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	375	366.61/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,375	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	349.56/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,440	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	331.63/cwt	315.00–339.00	1,419	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	328.31/cwt	301.00–343.00	1,546	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,392	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	311.99/cwt	302.50–316.00	1,601	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	247.11/cwt	225.00–296.00	1,278	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,734	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,389	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,810	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,724	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,076	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,210	148
Steers	—	Large 2	952	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,837	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	229.99/cwt	228.75–232.50	2,249	53
Steers	—	Large 1	1,016	225.13/cwt	215.00–226.75	2,287	124
Steers	—	Large 1	1,085	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,300	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,108	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	2,321	8
Steers	—	Large 2	1,111	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	2,005	50
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	282	327.38/cwt	317.50–337.50	923	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	972	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	336	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,092	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	327.09/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,253	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	275.56/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,138	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	308.98/cwt	295.00–337.50	1,307	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,293	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,427	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	516	295.79/cwt	288.00–302.50	1,526	58

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 Sep 21, 2023

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

Receipts 2,217Last week 3,438Year ago 1,986

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	336	325.00	325.00
8	—	282	317.50–337.50	327.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	250.00	250.00
12	—	707	257.00	257.00
282	—	917	221.50–230.00	226.79
145	—	981	219.00–225.50	219.44
72	—	858	229.60	229.60

Head	Wt range
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt

3	—	1,097	201.00	201.00
6	—	1,111	206.00	206.00
28	—	1,013	221.00–222.50	221.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	910	216.00–219.35	218.84
86	—	818	230.50	230.50
26	—	859	221.00	221.00
182	—	981	211.00–216.50	212.74
54	—	703	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	423	295.00–337.50	308.98
3	—	625	257.00	257.00
58	—	516	288.00–302.50	295.79
5	—	474	301.00	301.00
14	—	383	325.00–329.00	327.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	806	225.00	225.00
17	—	900	217.50	217.50
20	—	605	231.00	231.00
9	—	311	312.50	312.50
90	—	517	245.50	245.50
7	—	470	275.00	275.00
12	—	413	260.00–305.00	275.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	934	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	676	255.00	255.00
10	—	517	225.00–296.00	247.11
24	—	865	240.00	240.00
9	—	497	280.00	280.00
4	—	415	320.00	320.00
9	—	585	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	582	298.00	298.00
9	—	375	365.00–370.00	366.61
50	—	513	302.50–316.00	311.99
24	—	471	301.00–343.00	328.31
3	—	658	275.00	275.00
51	—	428	315.00–339.00	331.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	952	193.00	193.00
50	—	1,111	180.50	180.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	978	228.75–232.50	229.99
26	—	412	345.00–355.00	349.56
7	—	329	365.00	365.00
148	—	884	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	320.00	320.00
5	—	334	360.00	360.00
3	—	528	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	212.00	212.00
8	—	1,108	209.50	209.50
124	—	1,016	215.00–226.75	225.13