Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers up to 750 lbs. sold 1.00-3.00 lower, heifers over 750 lbs. sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. New crop calves with out shots were discounted heavy in today market. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 24th, expecting 2000 head of feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.15/cwt on 1,561 head.

Average price

$139.15

1,561 head · 751 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$246

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	757	140.47	1,063	1,329
Medium and Large 1-2	628	134.91	848	190
Large 1	1,122	116.66	1,310	42

One grade step is worth $23.80/cwt here — about −$246 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 sale1,561 hd

139.15

—

SD average12 barns · 13,013 hd

139.08

+0.07

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

50 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 1-2	—	706	137.89/cwt	129.00–139.25	974	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,002	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	354	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	552	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	136.38/cwt	132.50–137.25	1,185	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	141.27/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,117	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	870	23
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,138	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,343	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	898	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	523	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	811	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	849	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,293	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	143.96/cwt	137.75–147.35	1,316	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	153.21/cwt	152.00–153.50	1,201	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	875	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	851	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,082	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,415	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	132.37/cwt	128.00–137.00	653	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	576	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	766	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	141.44/cwt	136.50–144.50	1,165	262
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	140.74/cwt	138.75–147.75	1,023	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	142.24/cwt	139.75–146.75	964	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,243	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,174	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,315	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,017	137.31/cwt	128.25–141.75	1,396	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	642	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	155.39/cwt	155.25–155.50	1,058	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	143.52/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,264	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	140.34/cwt	134.50–143.50	1,367	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	977	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,441	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	153.15/cwt	146.50–156.50	862	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	780	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,034	114.74/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	680	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	127.48/cwt	125.00–131.50	1,245	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	140.30/cwt	137.50–142.50	871	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	720	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,075	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	754	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	133.50/cwt	128.00–136.00	720	38
Steers	Large 1	—	1,126	126.75/cwt	126.75–126.75	1,427	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	768	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	148.56/cwt	143.50–150.50	1,209	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	155.59/cwt	150.50–157.00	1,130	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	909	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,375	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	625	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	903	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	146.77/cwt	140.00–153.50	722	28

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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