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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 4

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 28Jan 4Jan 11 →

Receipts

4,712 head

▲ 3,269 vs last sale 1,443▼ 2,461 vs year ago 7,173 · −34.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-850 lbs. sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Trend not applicable in heifers due to light numbers to compare. A steady to higher undertone was noted on heifers. Demand was good. We had 5 consignors with over 1400 head of char. influenced feeder. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 11th, expecting 4000 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 $217.09/cwt on 2,483 head.

Average price

$217.09

2,483 head · 790 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$342

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

$64.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.62

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	626	231.53	1,450	175
Medium and Large 1	788	217.90	1,718	2,168
Large 1	1,042	188.35	1,962	123
Medium and Large 2	684	183.00	1,252	6thin
Large 1-2	1,073	167.00	1,792	11thin

One grade step is worth $64.53/cwt here — about −$342 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 sale2,483 hd

217.09

—

SD average4 barns · 5,921 hd

225.71

−8.62

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

Every lot

63 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,271	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	341.51/cwt	329.00–349.00	1,431	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	321.87/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,487	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,384	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	308.19/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,640	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	293.50/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,579	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	294.05/cwt	284.00–297.00	1,717	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,645	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	602	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,740	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,609	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	277.60/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,757	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	636	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,622	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	265.07/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,768	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	250.36/cwt	248.50–254.00	1,720	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	244.54/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,768	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	731	235.26/cwt	233.00–236.50	1,720	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	766	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,750	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	225.28/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,726	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	237.85/cwt	230.50–244.50	1,827	321
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	227.72/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,874	339
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	841	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,850	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	878	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,905	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	225.71/cwt	222.00–229.50	1,991	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	908	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,870	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	224.60/cwt	220.00–226.50	2,066	257
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	183.29/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,695	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	220.17/cwt	214.50–222.25	2,166	172
Steers	—	Large 1	1,031	210.73/cwt	203.25–212.50	2,173	148
Steers	—	Large 1	1,176	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,087	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	971	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	296.64/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,225	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	266.81/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,118	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	278.60/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,318	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,249	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	267.06/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,357	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,476	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	252.64/cwt	251.50–255.00	1,364	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	249.61/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,453	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600

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 Jan 4, 2024

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

Receipts 4,712Last week 1,443Year ago 7,173

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	882	222.00–229.50	225.71
339	—	823	222.00–232.50	227.72
61	—	532	305.00–309.00	308.19
14	—	419	329.00–349.00	341.51
6	—	391	325.00	325.00
117	—	667	260.00–272.00	265.07
257	—	920	220.00–226.50	224.60
172	—	984	214.50–222.25	220.17
13	—	462	312.50–330.00	321.87
57	—	723	235.00–255.00	244.54
155	—	633	275.00–281.00	277.60
321	—

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 4

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Dec 28Jan 4Jan 11 →

Receipts

4,712 head

▲ 3,269 vs last sale 1,443▼ 2,461 vs year ago 7,173 · −34.3%

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 $217.09/cwt on 2,483 head.

Average price

$217.09

2,483 head · 790 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$342

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

$64.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.62

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	626	231.53	1,450	175
Medium and Large 1	788	217.90	1,718	2,168
Large 1	1,042	188.35	1,962	123
Medium and Large 2	684	183.00	1,252	6thin
Large 1-2	1,073	167.00	1,792	11thin

One grade step is worth $64.53/cwt here — about −$342 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 sale2,483 hd

217.09

—

SD average4 barns · 5,921 hd

225.71

−8.62

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

Every lot

63 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,271	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	341.51/cwt	329.00–349.00	1,431	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	321.87/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,487	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,384	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	308.19/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,640	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	293.50/cwt	291.00–295.00	1,579	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	294.05/cwt	284.00–297.00	1,717	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,645	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	602	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,740	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,609	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	277.60/cwt	275.00–281.00	1,757	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	636	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,622	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	265.07/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,768	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	250.36/cwt	248.50–254.00	1,720	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	244.54/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,768	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	731	235.26/cwt	233.00–236.50	1,720	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	766	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,750	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	225.28/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,726	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	237.85/cwt	230.50–244.50	1,827	321
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	227.72/cwt	222.00–232.50	1,874	339
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	841	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,850	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	878	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,905	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	225.71/cwt	222.00–229.50	1,991	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	908	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,870	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	224.60/cwt	220.00–226.50	2,066	257
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	183.29/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,695	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	220.17/cwt	214.50–222.25	2,166	172
Steers	—	Large 1	1,031	210.73/cwt	203.25–212.50	2,173	148
Steers	—	Large 1	1,176	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,087	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	971	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	296.64/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,225	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	266.81/cwt	264.00–269.00	1,118	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	278.60/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,318	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,249	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	267.06/cwt	263.00–280.00	1,357	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,476	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	252.64/cwt	251.50–255.00	1,364	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	249.61/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,453	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600

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 Jan 4, 2024

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

Receipts 4,712Last week 1,443Year ago 7,173

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	882	222.00–229.50	225.71
339	—	823	222.00–232.50	227.72
61	—	532	305.00–309.00	308.19
14	—	419	329.00–349.00	341.51
6	—	391	325.00	325.00
117	—	667	260.00–272.00	265.07
257	—	920	220.00–226.50	224.60
172	—	984	214.50–222.25	220.17
13	—	462	312.50–330.00	321.87
57	—	723	235.00–255.00	244.54
155	—	633	275.00–281.00	277.60
321	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	734	213.00–213.50	213.13
80	—	790	201.00–208.50	207.84
108	—	826	196.00	196.00
7	—	666	227.00	227.00
50	—	871	194.00	194.00
60	—	913	189.50–192.50	191.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	687	248.50–254.00	250.36
5	—	479	289.00	289.00
3	—	738	227.00	227.00
28	—	766	215.00–229.00	225.28
19	—	925	181.00–185.00	183.29
16	—	538	291.00–295.00	293.50
7	—	619	260.00	260.00
5	—	596	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	255.00	255.00
8	—	841	220.00	220.00
9	—	878	217.00	217.00
13	—	766	228.50	228.50
41	—	731	233.00–236.50	235.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	602	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	908	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,176	177.50	177.50
148	—	1,031	203.25–212.50	210.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	582	242.00–261.00	249.61
189	—	782	211.25–218.50	215.17
450	—	927	194.85–214.50	204.25
87	—	959	190.00–193.50	192.75
182	—	724	217.75–232.50	222.51
231	—	634	232.00–247.50	242.98
11	—	413	290.00–302.50	296.64
17	—	473	274.00–280.00	278.60
26	—	508	263.00–280.00	267.06
61	—	890	199.25	199.25
41	—	658	226.50–245.00	239.07
304	—	833	204.50–217.00	213.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	510	289.50	289.50
25	—	600	250.25	250.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,032	189.25	189.25
63	—	1,051	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	302.50	302.50
3	—	488	256.00	256.00
15	—	671	225.50	225.50
45	—	718	211.00–217.75	215.63
19	—	419	264.00–269.00	266.81
4	—	764	193.00	193.00
66	—	632	221.00–231.50	229.09
6	—	823	193.00	193.00
12	—	540	251.50–255.00	252.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	684	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,073	167.00	167.00