Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; For todays auction we had a light run of steers and heifers. Comparison not applicable, a lower 2.00-3.00 undertone was noted. One consignment of light fleshed steers 900-950 lbs. sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower on light trade. Demand was moderate. The next special feeder cattle auction will be March 26th, expecting 4000 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 $122.83/cwt on 363 head.

Average price

$122.83

363 head · 846 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$398

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

$33.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.49

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	569	143.14	814	18thin
Medium and Large 1	852	122.20	1,041	333
Large 1	1,105	109.63	1,211	12thin

One grade step is worth $33.51/cwt here — about −$398 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 sale363 hd

122.83

—

SD average7 barns · 2,974 hd

131.31

−8.49

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

23 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	—	553	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	779	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,126	109.75/cwt	109.75–109.75	1,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	128.48/cwt	126.75–129.35	921	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	118.23/cwt	114.25–118.60	1,113	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	810	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,084	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	137.04/cwt	135.50–139.50	906	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	119.19/cwt	115.00–122.00	983	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	128.31/cwt	126.50–132.00	805	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	927	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	104.25/cwt	104.25–104.25	929	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,067	108.25/cwt	108.25–108.25	1,155	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	848	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	114.33/cwt	112.75–116.50	880	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,108	106.75/cwt	106.75–106.75	1,183	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	106.75/cwt	106.75–106.75	979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	867	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	110.15/cwt	109.00–111.25	966	132

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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