Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 2.00-5.00 higher, feeder heifers 500 -700 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 higher, heifers 700 lbs. and up sold steady to 2.00 higher. Many load lots in todays offering . Demand was good for light fleshed calves ,weaned with fall shots. Bitter cold temps. kept some cattle away for another week. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 23rd, expecting 6500 head of cattle, starting at 9:00 am

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.12/cwt on 2,474 head.

Average price

$154.12

2,474 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$312

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.24

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	725	156.59	1,136	2,040
Medium and Large 1-2	679	148.85	1,010	108
Large 1	1,031	140.37	1,448	326

One grade step is worth $16.22/cwt here — about −$312 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 sale2,474 hd

154.12

—

SD average9 barns · 16,014 hd

159.36

−5.24

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

46 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	—	378	169.90/cwt	165.00–177.00	642	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	137.68/cwt	132.75–140.00	1,055	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	142.71/cwt	139.50–147.50	892	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	140.23/cwt	136.00–142.35	1,014	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	798	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	148.83/cwt	145.50–155.50	1,017	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	482	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	870	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,216	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,011	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	151.26/cwt	145.50–153.50	1,095	199
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	144.70/cwt	140.25–148.00	1,257	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	192.57/cwt	188.00–197.00	803	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	187.01/cwt	175.00–189.50	883	70
Steers	Large 1	—	959	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,299	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,033	140.48/cwt	139.00–140.60	1,451	319
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	156.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,044	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	813	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	180.47/cwt	175.00–190.50	953	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	161.66/cwt	158.75–170.00	1,027	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	943	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	139.63/cwt	138.75–140.10	1,367	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	150.06/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,140	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	157.58/cwt	153.50–164.50	927	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	177.92/cwt	164.50–183.00	1,041	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	140.26/cwt	138.00–142.50	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,068	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	138.43/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,019	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	146.08/cwt	138.50–149.00	1,201	339
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,255	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	136.08/cwt	131.25–141.00	1,195	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	137.74/cwt	132.50–140.50	1,145	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	150.61/cwt	147.00–154.00	869	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	153.73/cwt	148.50–155.50	818	227
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	141.09/cwt	140.00–142.00	957	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	973	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	160.83/cwt	159.00–164.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	122.75/cwt	122.75–122.75	857	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	156.32/cwt	150.00–166.50	747	124

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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