Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light feeder steers were dollars higher on a light test . Steers 650-900 lbs. were 4.00-10.00 higher. Light feeder heifers were unevenly steady at 1.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Heifers 800- 950 lbs. were 3.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good. A fair amount of load lots in todays offering. The next special feeder cattle sale will be April 16th, expecting 3000 head of cattle, starting at 9:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.43/cwt on 1,054 head.

Average price

$117.43

1,054 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$233

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

$33.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.33

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	423	149.38	632	40
Medium and Large 1	745	116.17	865	1,014

One grade step is worth $33.20/cwt here — about −$233 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 sale1,054 hd

117.43

—

SD average4 barns · 1,790 hd

122.76

−5.33

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

29 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	—	621	127.89/cwt	121.00–132.75	794	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.50/cwt	118.50–125.00	827	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	114.80/cwt	112.00–122.50	837	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	609	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	696	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	809	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	950	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	134.66/cwt	130.50–135.50	800	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	110.54/cwt	105.00–112.35	913	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	147.40/cwt	147.00–148.00	727	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	793	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	841	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	112.49/cwt	108.00–116.00	983	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	165.25/cwt	162.00–168.00	873	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	128.75/cwt	123.00–133.50	1,000	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	159.52/cwt	158.00–162.00	893	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	742	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	140.06/cwt	137.00–144.50	950	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	124.90/cwt	119.50–126.75	1,035	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	860	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,041	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,083	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	994	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	969	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	108.22/cwt	102.00–109.50	969	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	109.53/cwt	109.10–111.50	852	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	482	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	148.10/cwt	140.50–155.25	945	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	109.94/cwt	109.25–113.00	1,008	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	576	5

How this sale compares

South Dakota weighted averages

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