Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Light feeder steers sold higher on a lite test, steers 500-800 lbs. sold steady to 1.00 higher, steers over 800 -1000 lbs. sold steady to 3.00 lower, steers over 1000 lbs sold lower on a very light test. Feeder heifers up to 650 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 higher, heifers over 650 lbs. sold steady to 2.00 lower, a lower undertone was noted on heifers over 1000 lbs . on a lite test. Many load lots on the yearlings. Demand was good. Buyers paid top dollar for light fleshed calves with shots and weaned. The next feeder cattle sale will be Jan. 2nd, expecting 6500 head of cattle. The sale will start at 7:00 am with pound cows, at 8:30 we will start on the yearlings then spring calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.28/cwt on 2,573 head.

Average price

$150.28

2,573 head · 752 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$462

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.14

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	152.69	1,085	2,146
Medium and Large 1-2	581	151.13	878	158
Large 1	1,184	130.56	1,546	269

One grade step is worth $22.12/cwt here — about −$462 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 sale2,573 hd

150.28

—

SD average8 barns · 18,580 hd

155.42

−5.14

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

66 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 1Fleshy	—	965	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,197	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	143.74/cwt	141.25–146.50	888	76
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,188	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,319	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	789	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	581	151.28/cwt	151.00–151.50	879	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	739	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,053	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	932	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	692	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.88/cwt	137.00–139.50	874	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	148.31/cwt	141.00–151.50	614	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	130.21/cwt	121.00–134.50	990	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	144.10/cwt	142.00–145.00	772	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	137.42/cwt	135.50–138.00	763	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	145.93/cwt	140.00–150.75	899	232
Steers	Large 1	—	1,192	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,487	18
Steers	Large 1	—	1,220	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,485	24
Steers	Large 1	—	1,262	126.33/cwt	122.00–127.25	1,594	87
Steers	Large 1	—	1,131	135.29/cwt	133.60–136.10	1,530	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	140.67/cwt	138.75–141.85	1,363	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	143.13/cwt	142.00–145.25	1,314	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	147.58/cwt	143.00–148.85	1,120	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	185.57/cwt	177.00–191.00	807	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	180.85/cwt	173.00–183.00	837	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	159.92/cwt	155.00–167.00	921	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	156.29/cwt	150.00–159.00	974	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	150.49/cwt	146.50–152.00	1,102	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	145.73/cwt	142.50–146.75	1,249	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	167.18/cwt	161.00–177.50	898	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	146.73/cwt	141.50–149.00	1,199	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	149.56/cwt	143.50–155.75	1,008	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	137.64/cwt	136.00–140.60	1,127	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,041	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	149.35/cwt	146.00–154.00	793	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.09/cwt	136.50–142.25	1,016	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	147.00/cwt	142.00–151.00	839	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	161.38/cwt	152.50–177.00	700	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	138.82/cwt	135.50–139.25	1,258	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	140.53/cwt	137.50–148.75	951	231
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	137.22/cwt	135.75–138.10	1,194	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	134.92/cwt	134.00–135.00	1,340	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	162.23/cwt	155.00–167.00	607	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	564	9
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,093	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,115	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	154.78/cwt	150.00–159.50	740	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	138.16/cwt	136.75–139.25	1,078	140
Steers	Large 1	—	1,078	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,498	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,005	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,186	70
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	1,170	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	995	52
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,125	116.85/cwt	115.00–118.75	1,315	43
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,220	113.96/cwt	112.50–116.00	1,390	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,172	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,418	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	139.41/cwt	136.00–141.00	789	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	757	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	177.56/cwt	174.00–182.50	668	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	137.17/cwt	126.00–148.50	860	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	156.22/cwt	152.00–163.50	803	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	173.96/cwt	169.00–176.00	729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	125.95/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,243	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	983	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,205	8

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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