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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 12

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Receipts

1,332 head

▲ 315 vs last sale 1,017▼ 1,740 vs year ago 3,072 · −56.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light feeder steers and heifers sold on a higher undertone. Heifers 900-950 lbs. sold steady. Majority of todays feeders were heifers. Demand was good. MLM is starting to get spring calves into the offering, next week 700 light calves on list for next week already. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 19th, expecting 3000 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 $216.70/cwt on 1,068 head.

Average price

$216.70

1,068 head · 913 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$47.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.98

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	864	226.22	1,955	639
Medium and Large 1-2	879	210.21	1,848	160
Large 1	1,044	203.25	2,123	201
Large 1-2	1,028	191.00	1,963	19thin
Large 2	1,072	179.00	1,919	49

One grade step is worth $47.22/cwt here — about $36 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 sale1,068 hd

216.70

—

SD average9 barns · 8,624 hd

254.68

−37.98

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,422	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,485	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,112	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	239.32/cwt	234.75–241.25	2,087	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,263	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,133	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	984	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,125	26
Steers	—	Large 1	1,022	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,085	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,000	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,171	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,365	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	680	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,340	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,601	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,796	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,861	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,740	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	219.21

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 Oct 12, 2023

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

Receipts 1,332Last week 1,017Year ago 3,072

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,068	184.50	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	201.00	201.00
27	—	950	210.50	210.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	680	197.00	197.00

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

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Oct 12

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Receipts

1,332 head

▲ 315 vs last sale 1,017▼ 1,740 vs year ago 3,072 · −56.6%

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 $216.70/cwt on 1,068 head.

Average price

$216.70

1,068 head · 913 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$47.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.98

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	864	226.22	1,955	639
Medium and Large 1-2	879	210.21	1,848	160
Large 1	1,044	203.25	2,123	201
Large 1-2	1,028	191.00	1,963	19thin
Large 2	1,072	179.00	1,919	49

One grade step is worth $47.22/cwt here — about $36 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 sale1,068 hd

216.70

—

SD average9 barns · 8,624 hd

254.68

−37.98

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

Every lot

29 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,422	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,485	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,112	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	239.32/cwt	234.75–241.25	2,087	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	935	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,263	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,133	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	984	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,125	26
Steers	—	Large 1	1,022	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,085	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,000	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,045	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,171	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,365	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	680	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,340	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,601	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,796	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,861	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,740	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	219.21

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 Oct 12, 2023

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

Receipts 1,332Last week 1,017Year ago 3,072

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,068	184.50	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	201.00	201.00
27	—	950	210.50	210.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	680	197.00	197.00

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

76	—	1,070	201.10–207.00	202.42
107	—	1,022	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	720	249.50	249.50
8	—	491	278.00	278.00
8	—	429	273.00	273.00
114	—	856	219.00–219.25	219.21
122	—	936	214.75–217.25	215.28
193	—	957	217.35–217.75	217.48
4	—	380	275.00	275.00
78	—	761	244.50	244.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	374	267.50	267.50
6	—	707	226.50	226.50
34	—	935	191.00	191.00
37	—	784	222.00	222.00
66	—	999	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,028	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,072	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	961	222.00	222.00
9	—	848	249.00	249.00
30	—	935	242.00	242.00
92	—	872	234.75–241.25	239.32
4	—	478	297.50	297.50
5	—	512	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	984	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,022	204.00	204.00