Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 750-1050 lbs. sold 2.00-5.00 lower, steers 1050 lbs. and up sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers up to 850 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 lower, heifers 851-1000 lbs. sold 3.00-6.00 higher, heifers over 1000 lbs sold 6.00 lower on a light test. Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 17th, expecting 2000 head of feeder cattle. Starting at 10:00 AM

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.16/cwt on 1,139 head.

Average price

$135.16

1,139 head · 818 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$35

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.44

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	832	136.21	1,133	968
Medium and Large 1-2	662	133.92	886	136
Large 1	1,052	111.07	1,168	35

One grade step is worth $25.14/cwt here — about −$35 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 sale1,139 hd

135.16

—

SD average8 barns · 8,188 hd

135.60

−0.44

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

25 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	—	771	140.74/cwt	140.25–141.25	1,085	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	139.83/cwt	136.00–141.25	877	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,234	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	955	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	762	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,191	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	837	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,314	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	136.16/cwt	133.00–137.25	1,099	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,023	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	135.59/cwt	131.85–139.00	1,318	450
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,057	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,179	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	133.77/cwt	131.00–135.50	1,170	341
Steers	Large 1	—	1,085	129.29/cwt	119.00–130.10	1,403	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	135.13/cwt	134.75–138.25	1,258	185
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,022	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,109	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	128.90/cwt	124.25–130.10	1,200	217
Steers	Large 1	—	1,016	128.90/cwt	127.25–132.75	1,310	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,158	75
Bulls	Large 1	—	986	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,094	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,076	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	130.60/cwt	125.00–134.75	935	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,143	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	136.18/cwt	131.00–139.25	1,074	16

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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