Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder cattle sold steady to $3.00 higher. Travel on many roads around Mitchell area is very difficult. Many roads and bridges are closed due to water over roads. Demand was good today. Next feeder cattle auction will be Sept. 26th, expecting 2000 head of feeder cattle, starting at 10: AM

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.16/cwt on 831 head.

Average price

$135.16

831 head · 875 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.78

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	844	139.89	1,180	581
Medium and Large 1-2	729	132.14	963	81
Large 1	1,052	120.32	1,266	169

One grade step is worth $19.57/cwt here — about −$86 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 sale831 hd

135.16

—

SD average5 barns · 2,455 hd

128.38

+6.78

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

31 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	—	819	130.81/cwt	129.50–131.75	1,071	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,028	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,113	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	783	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,155	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,043	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	783	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	122.62/cwt	120.75–127.75	1,132	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	139.40/cwt	134.50–140.00	1,167	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	869	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	997	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,239	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	138.06/cwt	135.00–138.35	990	84
Steers	Large 1	—	1,052	120.32/cwt	120.00–120.50	1,266	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	141.58/cwt	140.50–142.75	1,229	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	956	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	928	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	133.67/cwt	130.50–135.00	906	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	145.20/cwt	141.50–146.00	1,032	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	970	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	133.63/cwt	129.50–134.75	1,249	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,069	71
Bulls	Large 1	—	831	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	128.41/cwt	122.00–129.25	1,225	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	134.51/cwt	133.00–136.00	792	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	129.79/cwt	124.50–131.25	1,114	76
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,070	111.07/cwt	110.00–114.50	1,188	100

How this sale compares

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.

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