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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 18

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25 →

Receipts

3,700 head

▲ 570 vs last sale 3,130▼ 554 vs year ago 4,254 · −13.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 750-850 lbs. sold 2.00-5.00 higher, steers850-1050 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 lower, feeder heifers 700-1000 lbs. sold 6.00-8.00 higher with instances 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Had six consignors with over 200 head of feeders. It was snowing and blowing most of the auction today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan.25th, expecting 5000 head of feeders, starting at 9:15 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 $227.88/cwt on 2,168 head.

Average price

$227.88

2,168 head · 862 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$508

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

$52.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.15

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	666	252.14	1,679	67
Medium and Large 1	823	232.64	1,914	1,747
Large 1	1,095	199.80	2,187	354

One grade step is worth $52.34/cwt here — about −$508 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 sale2,168 hd

227.88

—

SD average6 barns · 8,376 hd

244.04

−16.15

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,494	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	319.70/cwt	305.00–328.00	1,659	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,609	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,697	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	276.83/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,617	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	275.90/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,700	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,624	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	259.72/cwt	246.00–266.50	1,740	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,734	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	220.12/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,561	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	243.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,744	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	727	234.67/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,706	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	234.59/cwt	225.00–240.25	1,811	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,696	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	229.86/cwt	225.00–233.75	1,892	306
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,739	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	223.14/cwt	220.50–228.00	1,917	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,783	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	878	216.41/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,900	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	214.58/cwt	212.50–215.50	1,991	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	210.80/cwt	205.75–214.00	2,036	280
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	970	205.63/cwt	202.25–206.25	1,995	66
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,016	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,986	27
Steers	—	Large 1	1,033	202.75/cwt	198.50–205.00	2,094	97
Steers	—	Large 1	1,130	199.06/cwt	186.00–200.25	2,249	230
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	994	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,086	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	252.00/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,217	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,180	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	256.12/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,316	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	245.77/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,401	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	234.59/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,433	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,483	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	227.89/cwt	220.50–237.25	1,541	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	204.62/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,457	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	860	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,660	4

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 18, 2024

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

Receipts 3,700Last week 3,130Year ago 4,254

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	312.00	312.00
4	—	860	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	756	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,141	183.25	183.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Jan 18

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25 →

Receipts

3,700 head

▲ 570 vs last sale 3,130▼ 554 vs year ago 4,254 · −13.0%

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 $227.88/cwt on 2,168 head.

Average price

$227.88

2,168 head · 862 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$508

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

$52.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.15

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	666	252.14	1,679	67
Medium and Large 1	823	232.64	1,914	1,747
Large 1	1,095	199.80	2,187	354

One grade step is worth $52.34/cwt here — about −$508 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 sale2,168 hd

227.88

—

SD average6 barns · 8,376 hd

244.04

−16.15

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

Every lot

45 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,494	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	319.70/cwt	305.00–328.00	1,659	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,609	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,697	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	276.83/cwt	274.00–279.00	1,617	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	275.90/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,700	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,624	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	259.72/cwt	246.00–266.50	1,740	158
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	699	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,734	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	220.12/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,561	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	243.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,744	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	727	234.67/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,706	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	234.59/cwt	225.00–240.25	1,811	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,696	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	229.86/cwt	225.00–233.75	1,892	306
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	824	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,739	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	223.14/cwt	220.50–228.00	1,917	141
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,783	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	878	216.41/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,900	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	214.58/cwt	212.50–215.50	1,991	228
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	210.80/cwt	205.75–214.00	2,036	280
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	970	205.63/cwt	202.25–206.25	1,995	66
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,016	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,986	27
Steers	—	Large 1	1,033	202.75/cwt	198.50–205.00	2,094	97
Steers	—	Large 1	1,130	199.06/cwt	186.00–200.25	2,249	230
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	994	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,086	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	252.00/cwt	248.00–256.00	1,217	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,180	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	256.12/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,316	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	245.77/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,401	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	234.59/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,433	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,483	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	227.89/cwt	220.50–237.25	1,541	139
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	204.62/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,457	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	860	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,660	4

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 18, 2024

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

Receipts 3,700Last week 3,130Year ago 4,254

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	312.00	312.00
4	—	860	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	756	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,141	183.25	183.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

6	—	483	248.00–256.00	252.00
20	—	649	228.50	228.50
3	—	337	295.00	295.00
3	—	372	292.00	292.00
15	—	717	211.00	211.00
27	—	500	236.00	236.00
8	—	677	201.00–211.00	204.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	732	219.00–230.00	224.04
187	—	781	210.50–216.50	213.13
41	—	570	240.00–252.00	245.77
77	—	611	230.00–248.00	234.59
16	—	514	252.00–261.00	256.12
37	—	901	202.75	202.75
230	—	875	202.75–206.50	204.55
120	—	821	206.50–215.00	209.36
139	—	676	220.50–237.25	227.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	709	212.00–231.00	220.12
14	—	584	274.00–279.00	276.83
4	—	824	211.00	211.00
4	—	874	204.00	204.00
5	—	785	216.00	216.00
17	—	637	255.00	255.00
9	—	699	248.00	248.00
7	—	519	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	716	240.00–245.00	243.56
43	—	519	305.00–328.00	319.70
7	—	446	335.00	335.00
34	—	551	308.00	308.00
280	—	966	205.75–214.00	210.80
306	—	823	225.00–233.75	229.86
127	—	772	225.00–240.25	234.59
228	—	928	212.50–215.50	214.58
92	—	616	260.00–285.00	275.90
141	—	859	220.50–228.00	223.14
158	—	670	246.00–266.50	259.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,033	198.50–205.00	202.75
230	—	1,130	186.00–200.25	199.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,016	195.50	195.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	970	202.25–206.25	205.63
145	—	878	210.00–219.00	216.41
31	—	727	234.00–235.00	234.67