Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last two weeks numbers of cattle have been to low to make a fair trend. On the heavy steers and heifers a 1.00-2.00 higher undertone was noted. Demand was good. Next feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 5th 2019, expecting 4000-5000 head of cattle, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.29/cwt on 598 head.

Average price

$127.29

598 head · 875 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$14.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	860	129.26	1,111	485
Medium and Large 1-2	788	127.41	1,004	35
Large 1	1,006	115.00	1,156	78

One grade step is worth $14.25/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale598 hd

127.29

—

SD average5 barns · 2,630 hd

127.43

−0.14

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

30 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	—	743	139.95/cwt	137.00–141.25	1,040	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	118.89/cwt	114.50–121.50	1,093	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,046	122.03/cwt	115.50–123.00	1,276	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	132.75/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,305	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	126.01/cwt	123.00–127.50	1,169	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	135.39/cwt	130.75–139.50	1,026	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,067	129.36/cwt	127.00–133.75	1,380	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	151.95/cwt	149.00–152.10	1,135	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,077	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,182	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	916	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	131.38/cwt	130.75–133.50	1,343	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	142.35/cwt	142.25–142.50	1,196	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,091	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	125.49/cwt	124.50–126.00	1,152	189
Steers	Large 1	—	1,108	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,366	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,231	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	903	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	996	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,165	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	127.94/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,099	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	120.01/cwt	116.00–121.50	995	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	146.11/cwt	145.00–146.75	1,157	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,018	112.42/cwt	106.50–115.00	1,144	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	131.57/cwt	131.50–132.00	1,096	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.65/cwt	140.50–141.00	886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	136.82/cwt	133.50–138.50	1,178	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	828	4

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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