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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 1

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Receipts

5,322 head

▲ 269 vs last sale 5,053▲ 1,008 vs year ago 4,314 · +23.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers up to 650 lbs. sold on a higher undertone. Steers 650-1000 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher, with instances 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-950 lbs. sold 1.00-6.00 higher with instances 8.00 higher. Demand was good,. We had 8 consignors with over 150 head of feeders. Featuring one of 700 head . The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 8th, 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.75/cwt on 2,885 head.

Average price

$224.75

2,885 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$190

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

$92.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.41

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	228.72	1,524	197
Medium and Large 1	788	224.99	1,773	2,663
Large 1	1,133	175.02	1,984	20
Large 1-2	1,260	136.00	1,714	5thin

One grade step is worth $92.72/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale2,885 hd

224.75

—

SD average7 barns · 12,296 hd

251.15

−26.41

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,643	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,601	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	335.98/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,757	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	311.37/cwt	300.50–320.50	1,769	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	286.50/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,673	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	619	279.28/cwt	279.00–279.50	1,729	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	282.21/cwt	279.50–284.50	1,781	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	272.31/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,718	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	657	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,958	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	270.81/cwt	267.00–282.50	1,809	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	259.78/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,777	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	257.24/cwt	248.00–275.50	1,880	250
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	735	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,742	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	253.66/cwt	245.50–264.50	1,946	241
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	768	241.96/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,858	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	226.68/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,802	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	799	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,526	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	232.03/cwt	226.00–233.50	1,907	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	240.68/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,993	293
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	861	222.20/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,913	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	238.70/cwt	230.00–244.50	2,058	498
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	226.32/cwt	210.00–233.00	2,125	242
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	223.71/cwt	223.00–226.50	2,188	49
Steers	—	Large 1	1,073	209.22/cwt	208.00–209.50	2,245	32
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,188	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,020	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,289	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	2,314	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,143	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,294	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	291.67/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,368	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	275.25/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,305	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	281.04/cwt	270.00–284.50	1,512	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	251.14/cwt	249.50–253.00	1,437	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	258.20/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,513	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	237.10/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,463	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	255.49/cwt	251.00–263.50	1,599	207
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	228.23/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,746	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	711	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,664	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 Feb 1, 2024

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

Receipts 5,322Last week 5,053Year ago 4,314

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
242	—	939	210.00–233.00	226.32
49	—	978	223.00–226.50	223.71
3	—	443	352.00	352.00
250	—	731	248.00–275.50	257.24
293	—	828	234.00–247.00	240.68
498	—	862	230.00–244.50	238.70
12	—	523	330.00–338.00	335.98
100	—	668	267.00–282.50	270.81
67	—	568	300.50–320.50	311.37
44	—	631	279.50–284.50	282.21
241	—	767	245.50–264.50	253.66

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 1

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Receipts

5,322 head

▲ 269 vs last sale 5,053▲ 1,008 vs year ago 4,314 · +23.4%

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 $224.75/cwt on 2,885 head.

Average price

$224.75

2,885 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$190

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

$92.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.41

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	228.72	1,524	197
Medium and Large 1	788	224.99	1,773	2,663
Large 1	1,133	175.02	1,984	20
Large 1-2	1,260	136.00	1,714	5thin

One grade step is worth $92.72/cwt here — about −$190 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 sale2,885 hd

224.75

—

SD average7 barns · 12,296 hd

251.15

−26.41

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

Every lot

61 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,559	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,643	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,601	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	335.98/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,757	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	311.37/cwt	300.50–320.50	1,769	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	286.50/cwt	286.00–287.00	1,673	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	619	279.28/cwt	279.00–279.50	1,729	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	282.21/cwt	279.50–284.50	1,781	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	272.31/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,718	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	657	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,958	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	270.81/cwt	267.00–282.50	1,809	100
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	259.78/cwt	256.00–267.00	1,777	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	257.24/cwt	248.00–275.50	1,880	250
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	735	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,742	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	253.66/cwt	245.50–264.50	1,946	241
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	768	241.96/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,858	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	226.68/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,802	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	799	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,526	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	232.03/cwt	226.00–233.50	1,907	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	240.68/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,993	293
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	861	222.20/cwt	211.00–227.00	1,913	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	238.70/cwt	230.00–244.50	2,058	498
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	226.32/cwt	210.00–233.00	2,125	242
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	223.71/cwt	223.00–226.50	2,188	49
Steers	—	Large 1	1,073	209.22/cwt	208.00–209.50	2,245	32
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,188	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,020	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,289	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	2,314	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,143	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,294	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	291.67/cwt	288.00–293.00	1,368	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	275.25/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,305	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	281.04/cwt	270.00–284.50	1,512	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	251.14/cwt	249.50–253.00	1,437	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	258.20/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,513	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	237.10/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,463	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	255.49/cwt	251.00–263.50	1,599	207
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	228.23/cwt
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,746	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	711	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,664	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 Feb 1, 2024

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

Receipts 5,322Last week 5,053Year ago 4,314

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
242	—	939	210.00–233.00	226.32
49	—	978	223.00–226.50	223.71
3	—	443	352.00	352.00
250	—	731	248.00–275.50	257.24
293	—	828	234.00–247.00	240.68
498	—	862	230.00–244.50	238.70
12	—	523	330.00–338.00	335.98
100	—	668	267.00–282.50	270.81
67	—	568	300.50–320.50	311.37
44	—	631	279.50–284.50	282.21
241	—	767	245.50–264.50	253.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,025	190.00	190.00
12	—	1,172	172.13–176.50	173.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,073	208.00–209.50	209.22
13	—	1,289	179.50	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	861	211.00–227.00	222.20
12	—	735	237.00	237.00
16	—	768	241.00–244.00	241.96
14	—	619	279.00–279.50	279.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	328.00	328.00
14	—	584	286.00–287.00	286.50
44	—	684	256.00–267.00	259.78
19	—	795	221.00–230.00	226.68
36	—	822	226.00–233.50	232.03
9	—	631	269.00–275.00	272.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	657	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,188	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	207.00	207.00
9	—	799	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	740	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	738	212.00	212.00
14	—	796	210.00	210.00
51	—	882	194.00–208.50	206.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	200.00	200.00
9	—	924	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	303.00	303.00
105	—	972	191.00–199.75	196.81
238	—	683	235.00–246.50	240.13
207	—	626	251.00–263.50	255.49
49	—	538	270.00–284.50	281.04
19	—	469	288.00–293.00	291.67
264	—	775	219.00–235.50	222.22
3	—	363	315.00	315.00
650	—	874	212.00–218.00	214.47
337	—	817	214.75–224.00	217.20
466	—	725	223.50–238.25	230.89
33	—	586	255.00–263.00	258.20
208	—	942	199.50–208.25	203.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	745	210.00	210.00
11	—	821	201.00–211.00	204.61
26	—	617	231.00–243.00	237.10
10	—	474	271.00–277.00	275.25
23	—	663	228.00–229.00	228.23
11	—	764	201.00–212.00	209.02
5	—	999	175.00	175.00
65	—	572	249.50–253.00	251.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,260	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	674	259.00	259.00
4	—	711	234.00	234.00