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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 11

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 18 →

Receipts

3,130 head

▼ 1,582 vs last sale 4,712▼ 5,304 vs year ago 8,434 · −62.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers up to 650 lbs. sold on a higher to steady undertone. Feeders 650-800 lbs. sold 8.00-10.00 lower, steers 800-1050 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers up to 700 lbs. sold on a lower undertone, heifers 700-950 lbs. sold 6.00-11. 00 lower. Demand was fair. We had one consignor of 450 head of yearlings and one with 265 of feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan.18th, expecting 5000 head of feeders, starting at 9:00 am.

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 $222.24/cwt on 1,988 head.

Average price

$222.24

1,988 head · 855 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$302

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

$49.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.50

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	707	235.76	1,668	220
Medium and Large 1	818	225.95	1,847	1,364
Large 1	1,061	202.51	2,148	400
Large 1-2	1,059	186.00	1,970	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.76/cwt here — about −$302 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 sale1,988 hd

222.24

—

SD average8 barns · 13,553 hd

254.74

−32.50

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

Every lot

56 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,235	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,554	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,559	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	278.35/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,562	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,784	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	603	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,770	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	277.41/cwt	270.50–282.00	1,720	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	258.01/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,615	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	254.35/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,671	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	237.84/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,610	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	233.14/cwt	218.00–237.50	1,679	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	239.28/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,725	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	229.01/cwt	223.00–233.50	1,766	225
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	227.77/cwt	222.50–230.50	1,849	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	821	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,825	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	821	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,757	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	203.38/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,682	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	856	195.07/cwt	194.50–197.00	1,670	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	224.37/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,959	283
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,794	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	902	198.68/cwt	193.50–209.00	1,792	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	219.00/cwt	216.00–222.50	2,004	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,072	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	977	193.35/cwt	186.50–205.50	1,889	22
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,004	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,727	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,025	209.49/cwt	189.50–210.10	2,147	170
Steers	—	Large 1	1,052	210.35/cwt	210.35–210.35	2,213	111
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,059	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,970	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,131	186.44/cwt	184.50–188.35	2,109	109
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	989	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	448	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	941	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,164	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	246.93/cwt	241.00–249.50	1,212	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,235	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	245.62/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,307	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	233.64/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,369	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	229.22/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,348	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	225.76

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 11, 2024

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

Receipts 3,130Last week 4,712Year ago 8,434

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	977	186.50–205.50	193.35
12	—	902	193.50–209.00	198.68
21	—	821	222.25	222.25
184	—	856	194.50–197.00	195.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	620	270.50–282.00	277.41
283	—	873	212.00–229.00	224.37
15	—	568	314.00	314.00
7	—	464	335.00	335.00

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 11

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 18 →

Receipts

3,130 head

▼ 1,582 vs last sale 4,712▼ 5,304 vs year ago 8,434 · −62.9%

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 $222.24/cwt on 1,988 head.

Average price

$222.24

1,988 head · 855 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$302

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

$49.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.50

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	707	235.76	1,668	220
Medium and Large 1	818	225.95	1,847	1,364
Large 1	1,061	202.51	2,148	400
Large 1-2	1,059	186.00	1,970	4thin

One grade step is worth $49.76/cwt here — about −$302 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 sale1,988 hd

222.24

—

SD average8 barns · 13,553 hd

254.74

−32.50

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

Every lot

56 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,235	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,554	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,559	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	278.35/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,562	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,784	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	603	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	1,770	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	277.41/cwt	270.50–282.00	1,720	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	258.01/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,615	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	254.35/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,671	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	237.84/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,610	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	233.14/cwt	218.00–237.50	1,679	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	239.28/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,725	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	229.01/cwt	223.00–233.50	1,766	225
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	227.77/cwt	222.50–230.50	1,849	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	821	222.25/cwt	222.25–222.25	1,825	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	821	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,757	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	203.38/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,682	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	856	195.07/cwt	194.50–197.00	1,670	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	224.37/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,959	283
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,794	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	902	198.68/cwt	193.50–209.00	1,792	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	219.00/cwt	216.00–222.50	2,004	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	968	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,072	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	977	193.35/cwt	186.50–205.50	1,889	22
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,004	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,727	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,025	209.49/cwt	189.50–210.10	2,147	170
Steers	—	Large 1	1,052	210.35/cwt	210.35–210.35	2,213	111
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,059	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,970	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,131	186.44/cwt	184.50–188.35	2,109	109
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	989	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	448	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	941	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,164	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	246.93/cwt	241.00–249.50	1,212	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,235	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	245.62/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,307	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	233.64/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,369	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	229.22/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,348	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	225.76

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 11, 2024

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

Receipts 3,130Last week 4,712Year ago 8,434

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	977	186.50–205.50	193.35
12	—	902	193.50–209.00	198.68
21	—	821	222.25	222.25
184	—	856	194.50–197.00	195.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	620	270.50–282.00	277.41
283	—	873	212.00–229.00	224.37
15	—	568	314.00	314.00
7	—	464	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	677	222.00–255.00	237.84
6	—	888	202.00	202.00
5	—	426	290.00	290.00
4	—	760	218.00	218.00
21	—	626	255.00–263.00	258.01
19	—	561	260.00–290.00	278.35
60	—	827	185.00–205.00	203.38
6	—	390	325.00	325.00
4	—	518	301.00	301.00
69	—	720	218.00–237.50	233.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,059	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	603	293.50	293.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
170	—	1,025	189.50–210.10	209.49
111	—	1,052	210.35	210.35
109	—	1,131	184.50–188.35	186.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,004	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	821	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	491	241.00–249.50	246.93
42	—	738	194.00–208.00	200.60
6	—	825	185.00	185.00
3	—	402	246.00	246.00
7	—	504	245.00	245.00
42	—	623	216.00–230.00	225.76
38	—	588	225.00–240.00	229.22
3	—	385	275.00	275.00
56	—	679	200.00–211.00	208.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	586	228.00–239.00	233.64
52	—	674	217.00–228.00	224.33
120	—	788	202.00–208.50	203.43
83	—	963	189.00–190.50	189.98
179	—	934	189.00–199.25	196.39
16	—	532	245.00–247.50	245.62
84	—	635	235.00–240.00	236.28
187	—	727	215.00–217.50	216.16
5	—	453	257.00	257.00
77	—	811	198.75–203.00	200.78
121	—	875	195.00–200.00	197.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	815	196.00–197.00	196.70
20	—	722	202.50–207.00	203.42
5	—	852	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	643	201.00	201.00
5	—	448	210.00	210.00