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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 22

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Feb 15Feb 22Feb 29 →

Receipts

5,840 head

▲ 1,369 vs last sale 4,471▲ 785 vs year ago 5,055 · +15.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-850 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-900 lbs. sold 6.00-11.00 higher. On steers and heifers 900 lbs. and up were instances 10.00-15.00 higher. Demand was really good. Had many large strings of feeders today. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 29th, expecting 5000 head of feeders, starting at 9:30 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 $249.97/cwt on 3,508 head.

Average price

$249.97

3,508 head · 832 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$81.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.01

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	698	260.99	1,823	187
Medium and Large 1	813	253.97	2,064	2,958
Large 1	1,058	215.52	2,280	325
Large 1-2	1,033	179.50	1,854	38

One grade step is worth $81.49/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale3,508 hd

249.97

—

SD average7 barns · 20,912 hd

271.98

−22.01

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

Every lot

60 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	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	421	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,600	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	353.37/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,537	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,658	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,739	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	315.97/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,703	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	311.56/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,729	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	557	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	1,807	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	301.86/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,865	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	280.25/cwt	262.00–289.00	1,752	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	653	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,959	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	659	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,727	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	262.48/cwt	237.00–274.00	1,753	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	286.43/cwt	281.50–290.00	1,931	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	270.09/cwt	260.00–279.25	1,947	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	250.64/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,857	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	257.92/cwt	249.50–266.50	1,994	358
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,861	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	240.68/cwt	237.50–249.00	1,976	309
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	825	234.71/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,936	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,961	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	243.99/cwt	238.25–250.25	2,115	635
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	878	236.64/cwt	230.00–238.25	2,078	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,709	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	233.01/cwt	220.00–238.75	2,146	580
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	224.49/cwt	218.75–228.25	2,175	193
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,016	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,083	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,023	220.29/cwt	211.25–222.25	2,254	73
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,033	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,854	38
Steers	—	Large 1	1,069	214.32/cwt	208.25–220.10	2,291	247
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,315	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	297.63/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,381	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	283.99/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,380	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,527	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	276.59/cwt	266.50–282.00	1,424	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,202	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	275.91/cwt	268.00–282.00	1,556	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	258.04/cwt	253.00–263.50	1,499	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	629	261.82/cwt	260.75–263.50	1,647	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	220.69

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 22, 2024

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

Receipts 5,840Last week 4,471Year ago 5,055

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
635	—	867	238.25–250.25	243.99
580	—	921	220.00–238.75	233.01
358	—	773	249.50–266.50	257.92
162	—	674	281.50–290.00	286.43
162	—	618	290.00–307.00	301.86
13	—	435	352.00–355.00	353.37
40	—	555	308.00–315.00	311.56
309	—	821	237.50–249.00	240.68
193	—	969	218.75–228.25	224.49
190	—	721	260.00–279.25	270.09
5	—	385	370.00	370.00
19	—

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Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Feb 22

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022

← Feb 15Feb 22Feb 29 →

Receipts

5,840 head

▲ 1,369 vs last sale 4,471▲ 785 vs year ago 5,055 · +15.5%

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 $249.97/cwt on 3,508 head.

Average price

$249.97

3,508 head · 832 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$31

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

$81.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.01

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	698	260.99	1,823	187
Medium and Large 1	813	253.97	2,064	2,958
Large 1	1,058	215.52	2,280	325
Large 1-2	1,033	179.50	1,854	38

One grade step is worth $81.49/cwt here — about −$31 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 sale3,508 hd

249.97

—

SD average7 barns · 20,912 hd

271.98

−22.01

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

Every lot

60 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	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	421	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,600	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	353.37/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,537	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,658	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,739	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	315.97/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,703	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	311.56/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,729	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	557	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	1,807	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	301.86/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,865	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	280.25/cwt	262.00–289.00	1,752	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	653	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,959	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	659	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,727	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	262.48/cwt	237.00–274.00	1,753	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	286.43/cwt	281.50–290.00	1,931	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	270.09/cwt	260.00–279.25	1,947	190
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	250.64/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,857	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	257.92/cwt	249.50–266.50	1,994	358
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,861	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	240.68/cwt	237.50–249.00	1,976	309
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	825	234.71/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,936	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,961	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	243.99/cwt	238.25–250.25	2,115	635
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	878	236.64/cwt	230.00–238.25	2,078	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,709	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	233.01/cwt	220.00–238.75	2,146	580
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	224.49/cwt	218.75–228.25	2,175	193
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,016	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,083	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,023	220.29/cwt	211.25–222.25	2,254	73
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,033	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,854	38
Steers	—	Large 1	1,069	214.32/cwt	208.25–220.10	2,291	247
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,315	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	297.63/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,381	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	283.99/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,380	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,527	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	276.59/cwt	266.50–282.00	1,424	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,202	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	275.91/cwt	268.00–282.00	1,556	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	258.04/cwt	253.00–263.50	1,499	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	629	261.82/cwt	260.75–263.50	1,647	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	220.69

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 22, 2024

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

Receipts 5,840Last week 4,471Year ago 5,055

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
635	—	867	238.25–250.25	243.99
580	—	921	220.00–238.75	233.01
358	—	773	249.50–266.50	257.92
162	—	674	281.50–290.00	286.43
162	—	618	290.00–307.00	301.86
13	—	435	352.00–355.00	353.37
40	—	555	308.00–315.00	311.56
309	—	821	237.50–249.00	240.68
193	—	969	218.75–228.25	224.49
190	—	721	260.00–279.25	270.09
5	—	385	370.00	370.00
19	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
247	—	1,069	208.25–220.10	214.32
73	—	1,023	211.25–222.25	220.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	625	262.00–289.00	280.25
10	—	792	235.00	235.00
11	—	902	189.50	189.50
49	—	741	244.00–256.00	250.64
19	—	668	237.00–274.00	262.48
15	—	862	227.50	227.50
12	—	539	310.00–318.00	315.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,033	179.50	179.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	653	300.00	300.00
47	—	557	324.50	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	878	230.00–238.25	236.64
6	—	659	262.00	262.00
57	—	825	228.00–239.00	234.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	515	266.50–282.00	276.59
45	—	817	176.00–215.00	198.45
25	—	928	182.50	182.50
5	—	711	227.00	227.00
24	—	581	253.00–263.50	258.04
18	—	486	270.00–294.00	283.99
6	—	658	235.00	235.00
47	—	631	218.50–239.00	220.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,025	194.00	194.00
16	—	1,067	176.00–190.00	182.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	890	202.50	202.50
16	—	789	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	795	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	666	240.50–254.00	249.40
136	—	881	210.00–227.00	222.59
6	—	402	327.00	327.00
146	—	921	206.00–213.50	207.95
19	—	504	303.00	303.00
309	—	771	224.00–251.00	232.71
248	—	722	231.25–246.00	237.47
222	—	819	217.50–230.25	226.53
93	—	564	268.00–282.00	275.91
84	—	953	207.00–217.00	208.80
80	—	633	245.00–255.50	252.45
21	—	464	287.50–300.00	297.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	629	260.75–263.50	261.82
42	—	765	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	655	232.00	232.00
4	—	559	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,154	167.00	167.00