Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers up to 650 lbs. sold 1.00-4.00 lower,heifers from 650-700 lbs.sold 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lbs. and up sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good. Fair amount of load lots on heavier cattle. The next feeder cattle sale will be Feb. 20th, expecting 6000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am. Also on the 20th starting at 12:00 will be a special auction with Hereford and Hereford influenced cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.59/cwt on 2,038 head.

Average price

$144.59

2,038 head · 770 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$423

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

$30.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.17

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	586	159.91	937	116
Medium and Large 1	760	144.78	1,101	1,782
Large 1	1,050	129.50	1,360	140

One grade step is worth $30.41/cwt here — about −$423 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 sale2,038 hd

144.59

—

SD average7 barns · 10,916 hd

150.76

−6.17

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

42 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 1-2	—	1,153	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	928	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	127.93/cwt	126.00–128.25	889	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	149.41/cwt	146.00–151.00	802	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	123.85/cwt	123.85–123.85	1,045	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	138.48/cwt	135.50–140.00	917	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	132.38/cwt	127.00–135.00	846	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	845	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,033	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,127	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,086	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,270	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	172.38/cwt	167.00–182.00	927	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	154.07/cwt	148.00–159.50	1,049	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	158.94/cwt	158.50–163.00	949	93
Steers	Large 1	—	1,050	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,360	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	873	129.01/cwt	128.50–129.75	1,126	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	168.50/cwt	165.00–170.50	947	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	143.93/cwt	139.50–145.00	830	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	128.10/cwt	125.75–130.50	922	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	102.39/cwt	100.50–110.00	995	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	166.37/cwt	164.50–168.00	697	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	126.44/cwt	125.25–127.50	990	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	161.53/cwt	159.50–164.00	787	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	138.59/cwt	135.25–143.25	866	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	136.98/cwt	135.00–137.75	699	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	111.45/cwt	103.25–122.75	974	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	158.28/cwt	150.00–160.75	983	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	130.26/cwt	127.50–132.00	1,204	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	137.29/cwt	132.75–141.25	1,127	344
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	799	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,077	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	822	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	132.71/cwt	130.50–133.75	1,172	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	136.69/cwt	135.25–140.00	1,073	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	150.13/cwt	144.00–154.75	1,082	335
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	995	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	900	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	5

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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