Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light feeder steers sold unevenly steady on light trade, steers 850 -1000 lbs. sold 3.00 higher, steers over 1000 lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Oct. 31st, expecting 4500 head of yearlings and spring calves. Start time 8:30 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.07/cwt on 1,389 head.

Average price

$138.07

1,389 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$557

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

$25.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	502	141.08	709	224
Medium and Large 1	820	138.18	1,133	1,129
Large 1	1,093	115.77	1,265	36

One grade step is worth $25.31/cwt here — about −$557 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 sale1,389 hd

138.07

—

SD average12 barns · 15,314 hd

141.00

−2.93

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	Large 1	—	1,113	105.29/cwt	104.50–105.75	1,172	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	839	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	140.49/cwt	134.50–141.10	937	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	135.81/cwt	129.50–136.50	1,248	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.75/cwt	137.00–147.00	692	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	153.55/cwt	152.50–154.25	1,066	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	818	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	467	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	149.73/cwt	147.00–157.50	794	33
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,182	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	559	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	138.95/cwt	138.50–139.25	1,077	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.54/cwt	138.50–144.00	727	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	146.62/cwt	145.00–147.50	402	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.45/cwt	134.00–140.00	778	53
Steers	Large 1	—	1,031	132.10/cwt	132.10–132.10	1,362	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	794	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	146.61/cwt	142.85–149.50	1,289	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.38/cwt	140.00–149.00	824	28
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,027	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,067	121.34/cwt	118.00–122.50	1,295	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	671	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	137.70/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,133	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	135.52/cwt	134.00–138.75	1,193	331
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	996	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	151.37/cwt	151.00–152.00	493	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	154.01/cwt	151.00–156.00	558	23
Steers	Large 1	—	1,063	127.44/cwt	122.50–128.50	1,355	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,247	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	172.62/cwt	172.00–173.00	616	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,397	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	155.76/cwt	152.00–157.00	631	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	134.37/cwt	124.00–144.50	834	54

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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