Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2020-05-14

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, May 14
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
3,417 head
152 vs last sale 3,569 409 vs year ago 3,008 · +13.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week a lower under tone was noted on a light steers up to 700 lbs. Steers 701-1000 lbs. sold steady, steers 1000 lbs. and over sold 2.00-4.00 lower. On a light test of heifer up to 650 lbs. a steady to higher market was noted. Heifers 650- 1000 lbs. sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good. Many load lots in todays offering. Many replacement quality heifers sold today. The next feeder cattle sale will be May 21st, expecting 2000-2500 head of cattle. Starting at 10:00 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.10/cwt on 1,978 head.
Average price
$120.10
1,978 head · 803 lb average
Value per head Derived
$964
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$0.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.49
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1807120.109691,902
Medium and Large 1-2703120.0684376
One grade step is worth $0.04/cwt here — about $126 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 sale1,978 hd
120.10
SD average8 barns · 8,634 hd
127.59
−7.49
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

45 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1916110.79/cwt108.25–117.501,015403
HeifersMedium and Large 1780120.52/cwt118.00–124.25940173
HeifersMedium and Large 1570145.54/cwt137.00–149.0083097
HeifersMedium and Large 1426158.33/cwt156.00–161.0067423
HeifersMedium and Large 1536146.00/cwt146.00–146.007834
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy835112.00/cwt112.00–112.009353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2923101.53/cwt101.00–103.0093711
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement988109.60/cwt109.60–109.601,08389
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement796126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,0079
HeifersMedium and Large 1816116.47/cwt114.50–118.25950275
HeifersMedium and Large 1670134.47/cwt120.75–138.00901104
HeifersMedium and Large 1463152.11/cwt150.50–154.5070428
HeifersMedium and Large 1375172.85/cwt167.00–180.0064817
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy980104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,01914
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2743110.00/cwt110.00–110.0081714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2498142.00/cwt142.00–142.007073
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement744131.96/cwt130.00–136.0098249
HeifersMedium and Large 1888111.39/cwt110.60–112.25989317
HeifersMedium and Large 1630138.25/cwt135.00–143.50871111
HeifersMedium and Large 1729121.06/cwt117.75–124.0088328
HeifersMedium and Large 1979108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,06218
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy746116.60/cwt116.60–116.6087077
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement879115.11/cwt113.25–119.501,01263
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558121.75/cwt121.75–121.756798
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672126.69/cwt123.50–128.0085140
SteersLarge 11,285100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,29179
SteersMedium and Large 1585157.00/cwt157.00–157.009187
SteersMedium and Large 1660152.25/cwt152.25–152.251,00540
SteersMedium and Large 1854127.18/cwt120.50–127.751,08680
SteersMedium and Large 1829129.23/cwt127.75–131.001,071187
SteersMedium and Large 1-2434171.02/cwt170.00–172.007426
SteersMedium and Large 1-2584150.98/cwt147.00–153.5088259
SteersLarge 11,129103.85/cwt103.85–103.851,17257
SteersLarge 11,040111.59/cwt111.10–111.851,161119
SteersMedium and Large 1464175.36/cwt173.00–181.0081414
SteersMedium and Large 1787131.38/cwt130.75–134.001,03480
SteersMedium and Large 1728138.66/cwt136.00–141.501,009117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2806123.50/cwt123.50–123.509955
SteersMedium and Large 1-2481162.00/cwt162.00–162.007798
SteersLarge 11,093106.41/cwt105.00–107.851,163113
SteersMedium and Large 1502169.00/cwt169.00–169.008489
SteersMedium and Large 1612156.98/cwt149.00–160.5096180
SteersMedium and Large 1938119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,11687
SteersMedium and Large 1978113.93/cwt110.50–117.501,114219
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613144.28/cwt144.00–145.008847

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.