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Mitchell Livestock Auction · Thu, Dec 21

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

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

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 14Dec 21Dec 28 →

Receipts

3,072 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 3,226▼ 3,885 vs year ago 6,957 · −55.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-750 lbs. slod 3.00-8.00 higher, 800 lbs. and up sold unevenly steady . Feeder heifers 550-650 lbs. sold 6.00 higher, 650-700 lbs. sold 1.00 lower, 900-950 lbs. sold 7.00 higher. Demand was good. Had one feature consignment of 600 head of feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be Dec. 28th, expecting 4000 head of feeders, starting at 9:30 am, with World Champion Livestock Auctioneer Jacob Massey auctioneering. "MERRY CHRISTMAS " From Mitchell Livestock Market

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 $249.01/cwt on 1,410 head.

Average price

$249.01

1,410 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$84.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.37

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	734	251.44	1,844	1,324
Medium and Large 1-2	692	235.50	1,630	56
Large 1-2	1,168	166.96	1,951	30

One grade step is worth $84.48/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale1,410 hd

249.01

—

SD average5 barns · 6,859 hd

242.64

+6.37

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,187	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	335.53/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,419	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,370	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	314.66/cwt	313.00–317.00	1,514	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	304.38/cwt	290.00–308.50	1,622	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	292.54/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,632	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	597	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	266.70/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,670	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	243.22/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,559	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	642	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,611	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	264.55/cwt	255.00–271.50	1,772	248
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,636	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	250.51/cwt	241.00–253.25	1,821	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	240.46/cwt	237.00–246.25	1,832	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	762	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,600	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,677	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	224.39/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,862	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,840	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	221.26/cwt	215.00–224.00	2,002	224
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	968	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,984	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,113	50
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,101	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,828	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,189	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,989	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	289.50/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,005	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	258.56/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,109	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	295.71/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,280	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	273.32/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,287	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,286	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	263.27/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,332	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	231.11/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,255	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	548	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,337	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	248.73/cwt	237.00–266.00	1,405	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	259.03
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,543	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,657	8

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 Dec 21, 2023

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

Receipts 3,072Last week 3,226Year ago 6,957

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	642	251.00	251.00
8	—	762	210.00	210.00
3	—	597	263.00	263.00
65	—	968	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	872	211.00	211.00
12	—	481	313.00–317.00	314.66
7	—	423	324.00–345.00	335.53
224	—	905	215.00–224.00	221.26

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

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

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 14Dec 21Dec 28 →

Receipts

3,072 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 3,226▼ 3,885 vs year ago 6,957 · −55.8%

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 $249.01/cwt on 1,410 head.

Average price

$249.01

1,410 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$84.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.37

vs SD average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	734	251.44	1,844	1,324
Medium and Large 1-2	692	235.50	1,630	56
Large 1-2	1,168	166.96	1,951	30

One grade step is worth $84.48/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale1,410 hd

249.01

—

SD average5 barns · 6,859 hd

242.64

+6.37

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

Every lot

54 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,187	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	335.53/cwt	324.00–345.00	1,419	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,370	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	314.66/cwt	313.00–317.00	1,514	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	304.38/cwt	290.00–308.50	1,622	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	292.54/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,632	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	597	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	266.70/cwt	259.00–276.00	1,670	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	243.22/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,559	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	642	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,611	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	264.55/cwt	255.00–271.50	1,772	248
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,636	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	250.51/cwt	241.00–253.25	1,821	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	240.46/cwt	237.00–246.25	1,832	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	762	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,600	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,677	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	224.39/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,862	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,840	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	221.26/cwt	215.00–224.00	2,002	224
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	968	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,984	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,113	50
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,101	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,828	7
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,189	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,989	23
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	289.50/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,005	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	258.56/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,109	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	295.71/cwt	295.00–296.00	1,280	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	273.32/cwt	272.00–274.00	1,287	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,286	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	263.27/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,332	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	231.11/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,255	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	548	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,337	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	248.73/cwt	237.00–266.00	1,405	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	259.03
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	559	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,543	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	671	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,657	8

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 Dec 21, 2023

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

Receipts 3,072Last week 3,226Year ago 6,957

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	642	251.00	251.00
8	—	762	210.00	210.00
3	—	597	263.00	263.00
65	—	968	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	872	211.00	211.00
12	—	481	313.00–317.00	314.66
7	—	423	324.00–345.00	335.53
224	—	905	215.00–224.00	221.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,189	167.25	167.25
7	—	1,101	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	791	212.00	212.00
14	—	724	226.00	226.00
11	—	641	240.00–245.00	243.22
5	—	455	301.00	301.00
3	—	368	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	543	227.50–250.00	231.11
5	—	665	220.50	220.50
5	—	489	263.00	263.00
3	—	838	180.00	180.00
92	—	565	237.00–266.00	248.73
48	—	635	211.00–219.50	215.93
11	—	717	196.00	196.00
10	—	429	249.00–265.00	258.56
6	—	347	289.00–290.00	289.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	802	199.50	199.50
7	—	756	199.50	199.50
6	—	548	244.00	244.00
23	—	748	191.00	191.00
20	—	676	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
153	—	914	196.10–198.00	196.86
77	—	973	186.10–196.00	187.45
42	—	506	261.00–277.00	263.27
34	—	802	217.00	217.00
33	—	721	211.50–217.00	213.00
197	—	622	242.75–259.50	253.32
192	—	759	212.00–221.50	216.18
23	—	471	272.00–274.00	273.32
17	—	433	295.00–296.00	295.71
141	—	673	233.50–238.00	234.77
128	—	581	250.00–274.00	259.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,005	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	753	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,097	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	671	247.00	247.00
9	—	559	276.00	276.00