Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steers 600-700 lbs. sold 2.00-5.00 lower, feeder steers over 700 lbs. sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500-650 lbs. sold 2.00-4.00 lower, heifers 650 lbs. and up sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Demand was fair. Many load lots for todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 5th, 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 $139.96/cwt on 2,907 head.

Average price

$139.96

2,907 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$321

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

$30.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.25

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	616	146.66	903	185
Medium and Large 1	768	139.76	1,074	2,691
Large 1	1,050	116.63	1,225	31

One grade step is worth $30.03/cwt here — about −$321 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 sale2,907 hd

139.96

—

SD average7 barns · 15,266 hd

146.21

−6.25

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

53 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	—	376	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	771	131.15/cwt	125.75–132.50	1,011	61
Steers	Large 1	—	1,047	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,230	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	859	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	152.41/cwt	140.00–159.00	703	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	594	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	137.74/cwt	131.50–145.25	1,070	579
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	562	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	986	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	132.97/cwt	129.50–136.50	1,098	409
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	156.64/cwt	153.00–164.50	966	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	161.33/cwt	159.00–173.00	941	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	129.29/cwt	124.50–132.35	1,130	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	154.01/cwt	144.25–158.00	1,029	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	120.97/cwt	118.75–128.75	939	382
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	117.27/cwt	115.50–118.00	1,030	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	150.41/cwt	144.00–157.00	796	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	112.80/cwt	110.50–115.50	1,110	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	862	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	983	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	154.18/cwt	154.00–155.00	686	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	118.45/cwt	116.60–122.35	975	489
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	139.58/cwt	133.00–142.50	860	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.95/cwt	143.25–150.00	825	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,086	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	183.90/cwt	176.00–188.00	866	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	894	122.48/cwt	121.25–122.75	1,095	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	133.42/cwt	131.50–135.75	961	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	155.07/cwt	153.00–156.50	898	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	127.08/cwt	124.50–128.00	1,009	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.88/cwt	132.50–133.25	884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	703	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,102	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	143.19/cwt	141.00–144.00	739	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	142.04/cwt	141.00–143.00	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	129.29/cwt	126.50–133.00	875	357
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	126.09/cwt	123.60–128.25	910	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	155.13/cwt	150.00–161.00	729	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	165.38/cwt	165.00–167.50	549	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	845	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	139.17/cwt	138.75–139.50	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	143.76/cwt	138.75–148.25	1,031	394
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	125.51/cwt	123.75–126.85	1,155	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	174.97/cwt	167.50–179.00	938	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	119.40/cwt	115.00–120.50	1,157	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	954	45
Steers	Large 1	—	1,055	115.25/cwt	115.25–115.25	1,216	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	127.60/cwt	124.25–128.25	1,031	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	129.79/cwt	124.75–132.75	954	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	170.80/cwt	170.00–172.00	745	10

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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