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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Nov 16

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 16

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 30 →

Receipts

2,578 head

▼ 318 vs last sale 2,896▼ 1,914 vs year ago 4,492 · −42.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers up to 650 lbs. sold on a sharply higher undertone , with high optimism on steers 550-600 lbs. Steers 600-1000 lbs. sold on a lower undertone. Heifers up to 700 lbs. sold on a steady to higher undertone. Heifers 850-1000 lbs. sold 2.00-8.00 lower. Demand was good. Many load lots in heavier feeders. NO AUCTION next week. The next feeder cattle auction will be Nov. 30th, expecting 3500 plus feeders, starting at 9:00 am. " Happy Thanksgiving " From Mitchell Livestock Market

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 $211.03/cwt on 1,515 head.

Average price

$211.03

1,515 head · 817 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$476

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

$37.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.04

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	614	216.27	1,328	214
Medium and Large 1	838	211.50	1,772	1,187
Large 1	1,029	200.87	2,066	90
Medium and Large 2	732	179.18	1,311	20
Large 1-2	1,008	179.00	1,804	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.27/cwt here — about −$476 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 sale1,515 hd

211.03

—

SD average9 barns · 16,659 hd

248.06

−37.04

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

Every lot

53 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	363	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,198	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	313.27/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,181	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,316	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,196	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,248	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	296.26/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,422	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	287.76/cwt	279.00–292.00	1,519	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	265.09/cwt	237.50–278.00	1,400	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	279.85/cwt	266.00–286.00	1,590	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	242.26/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,422	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	262.37/cwt	253.00–268.00	1,595	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,414	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	238.64/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,606	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,633	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,438	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,840	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,548	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	216.25/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,845	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,969	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	941	204.75/cwt	204.75–204.75	1,927	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	941	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,576	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	974	192.75/cwt	192.75–192.75	1,877	18
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,012	208.25/cwt	208.25–208.25	2,107	30
Steers	—	Large 1	1,079	218.40/cwt	217.00–218.60	2,357	170
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	819	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	918	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	947	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	899	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	268.67/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,158	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	258.95/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,222	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	223.08/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,062	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	930	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	223.94/cwt	219.00–226.50	1,176	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	246.58/cwt	240.00–252.00

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 Nov 16, 2023

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

Receipts 2,578Last week 2,896Year ago 4,492

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	757	190.00	190.00
7	—	941	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	853	212.50–218.00	216.25
29	—	701	233.00	233.00
135	—	673	233.00–241.00	238.64
50	—	528	279.00–292.00	287.76
44	—	480	292.00–310.00	296.26
70	—	608	253.00–268.00	262.37

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Nov 16

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Nov 9Nov 16Nov 30 →

Receipts

2,578 head

▼ 318 vs last sale 2,896▼ 1,914 vs year ago 4,492 · −42.6%

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 $211.03/cwt on 1,515 head.

Average price

$211.03

1,515 head · 817 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$476

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

$37.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.04

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	614	216.27	1,328	214
Medium and Large 1	838	211.50	1,772	1,187
Large 1	1,029	200.87	2,066	90
Medium and Large 2	732	179.18	1,311	20
Large 1-2	1,008	179.00	1,804	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.27/cwt here — about −$476 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 sale1,515 hd

211.03

—

SD average9 barns · 16,659 hd

248.06

−37.04

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

Every lot

53 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	363	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,198	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	313.27/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,181	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,316	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,196	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,248	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	296.26/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,422	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	287.76/cwt	279.00–292.00	1,519	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	265.09/cwt	237.50–278.00	1,400	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	279.85/cwt	266.00–286.00	1,590	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	242.26/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,422	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	262.37/cwt	253.00–268.00	1,595	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,414	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	238.64/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,606	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	701	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,633	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,438	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	229.75/cwt	229.75–229.75	1,840	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,548	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	216.25/cwt	212.50–218.00	1,845	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,969	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	941	204.75/cwt	204.75–204.75	1,927	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	941	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,576	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	974	192.75/cwt	192.75–192.75	1,877	18
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,012	208.25/cwt	208.25–208.25	2,107	30
Steers	—	Large 1	1,079	218.40/cwt	217.00–218.60	2,357	170
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	819	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	918	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	947	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	899	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	268.67/cwt	264.00–271.00	1,158	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	258.95/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,222	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	223.08/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,062	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	930	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	223.94/cwt	219.00–226.50	1,176	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	246.58/cwt	240.00–252.00

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 Nov 16, 2023

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

Receipts 2,578Last week 2,896Year ago 4,492

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	757	190.00	190.00
7	—	941	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	853	212.50–218.00	216.25
29	—	701	233.00	233.00
135	—	673	233.00–241.00	238.64
50	—	528	279.00–292.00	287.76
44	—	480	292.00–310.00	296.26
70	—	608	253.00–268.00	262.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	921	195.75–197.25	196.63
89	—	957	194.00–198.50	196.33
119	—	824	204.00–205.50	204.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	1,079	217.00–218.60	218.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	941	204.75	204.75
18	—	974	192.75	192.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	806	192.00	192.00
3	—	458	272.50	272.50
3	—	447	267.50	267.50
9	—	587	220.00–253.00	242.26
13	—	377	309.00–318.00	313.27
8	—	634	223.00	223.00
12	—	528	237.50–278.00	265.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,012	208.25	208.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	652	219.00–221.00	220.13
23	—	629	231.00–234.00	232.71
57	—	472	250.00–269.00	258.95
292	—	913	198.00–210.10	203.48
33	—	585	232.00–246.00	235.73
114	—	886	204.75–205.35	205.10
31	—	431	264.00–271.00	268.67
190	—	953	206.75–208.00	206.94
70	—	531	240.00–252.00	246.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,027	186.50–203.25	201.49
3	—	1,078	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	553	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	217.00–229.00	223.08
53	—	571	205.00–231.00	221.39
3	—	353	260.00	260.00
70	—	621	214.00–218.00	216.40
30	—	525	219.00–226.50	223.94
4	—	295	277.50	277.50
9	—	926	193.00	193.00
5	—	417	227.00	227.00
25	—	863	188.00–195.00	191.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,008	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	195.00	195.00
6	—	892	150.00	150.00
6	—	935	179.75	179.75
3	—	428	210.00	210.00