Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers sold 1.00-3.00 higher, steers 750-800 lbs. sold 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500-750 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 higher, heifers 750 lbs, and up sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good. House full of buyers for todays auction . Many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be Feb. 27th, expecting 6000 head of cattle, starting at 8:30 am

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.14/cwt on 3,494 head.

Average price

$151.14

3,494 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$196

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.24

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	718	151.73	1,089	3,251
Medium and Large 1-2	662	149.71	991	182
Large 1	1,037	123.99	1,286	61

One grade step is worth $27.74/cwt here — about −$196 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 sale3,494 hd

151.14

—

SD average8 barns · 17,655 hd

152.38

−1.24

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

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	133.08/cwt	128.00–134.25	1,130	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	178.42/cwt	176.00–184.00	865	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	165.65/cwt	164.00–169.00	838	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	154.60/cwt	154.00–156.00	963	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	151.06/cwt	144.25–155.85	1,101	688
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	186.70/cwt	180.00–188.00	767	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	133.20/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,221	346
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	145.85/cwt	140.50–150.00	1,110	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	167.84/cwt	163.00–176.00	973	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	161.90/cwt	157.00–165.25	1,026	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	140.97/cwt	134.50–144.00	1,162	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	128.33/cwt	125.75–131.25	1,232	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	189.37/cwt	186.00–195.00	670	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	134.13/cwt	129.50–139.00	1,171	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	173.44/cwt	167.00–176.50	907	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	140.04/cwt	137.00–143.00	720	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	154.20/cwt	154.00–155.00	557	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	838	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	539	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	830	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	711	143.77/cwt	142.00–144.75	1,022	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	646	152.53/cwt	145.25–155.00	985	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	885	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,133	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	786	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,081	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	822	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,069	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	718	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	880	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	899	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,038	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	615	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	962	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	692	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	592	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	915	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	139.80/cwt	131.00–144.00	818	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.61/cwt	142.00–157.00	723	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	148.79/cwt	146.00–157.00	620	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	149.24/cwt	141.00–152.00	872	315
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	134.88/cwt	130.00–139.25	971	288
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	137.71/cwt	134.00–142.50	935	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	127.45/cwt	126.50–130.00	994	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.06/cwt	139.50–148.00	900	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	127.60/cwt	123.50–131.00	1,065	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	121.99/cwt	115.50–122.25	1,149	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	152.72/cwt	147.50–156.50	819	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	124.56/cwt	119.25–127.50	1,090	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.49/cwt	156.00–167.50	767	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	166.11/cwt	164.00–166.50	708	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	174.04/cwt	168.00–177.00	639	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,007	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,011	125.63/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,270	44
Steers	Large 1	—	1,104	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,322	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	999	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,239	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,243	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,361	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,132	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,302	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	155.93/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,054	500
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	141.64/cwt	141.25–142.50	1,059	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	137.41/cwt	137.25–138.50	1,095	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	157.95/cwt	153.00–163.00	903	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	173.87/cwt	171.00–180.00	751	19

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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