Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 850-950 lbs. sold 5.00 - 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750-850 lbs 5.00 - 8.00 higher. Demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.16/cwt on 2,847 head.

Average price

$142.16

2,847 head · 937 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,333

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$32.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.95

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	859	150.55	1,294	1,503
Medium and Large 1-2	848	145.56	1,235	326
Large 1	1,081	128.95	1,394	993
Large 1-2	1,083	117.91	1,277	25

One grade step is worth $32.64/cwt here — about $17 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 sale2,847 hd

142.16

—

SD average4 barns · 4,103 hd

139.20

+2.95

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

Every lot, as filed

40 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	132.81/cwt	129.50–134.25	1,116	267
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	137.51/cwt	132.25–140.75	1,064	294
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	127.32/cwt	122.50–128.25	1,113	308
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	937	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	964	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	132.32/cwt	125.50–137.00	1,012	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	115.15/cwt	115.00–115.25	1,048	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	965	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	131.12/cwt	123.75–133.25	1,078	91
Steers	Large 1	—	1,175	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,436	45
Steers	Large 1	—	1,208	114.40/cwt	114.25–114.75	1,382	65
Steers	Large 1	—	1,131	124.70/cwt	122.75–129.00	1,410	217
Steers	Large 1	—	1,080	130.37/cwt	130.25–130.50	1,408	323
Steers	Large 1	—	1,015	133.95/cwt	126.00–136.75	1,360	343
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,083	117.91/cwt	114.50–118.75	1,277	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	919	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,227	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	995	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	162.23/cwt	159.00–163.50	1,115	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,423	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	994	131.20/cwt	129.00–131.60	1,304	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	144.24/cwt	140.50–146.00	1,337	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	150.96/cwt	148.85–152.00	1,298	359
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	153.65/cwt	152.00–155.75	1,281	800
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,071	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	978	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	159.55/cwt	158.50–160.00	1,211	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	142.22/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,176	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	144.09/cwt	139.00–144.75	1,262	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	137.78/cwt	131.00–141.25	1,283	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	147.51/cwt	147.10–152.50	947	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	144.53/cwt	143.50–145.75	990	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	123.11/cwt	120.75–126.75	1,133	232
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	979	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,295	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,034	115.90/cwt	113.75–116.00	1,198	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	151.25/cwt	144.50–154.00	845	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	155.29/cwt	155.00–156.00	806	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,187	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	141.40/cwt	141.00–141.50	1,004	100

How this sale compares

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