Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2020-09-10

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Sep 10
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
1,955 head
55 vs last sale 2,010 1,955 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: A lower undertone was noted on steers up to 850 lbs. Steers 850-900 lbs. were 3.00 higher. A higher undertone was noted on steers 900 lbs. and up. A lower undertone was noted on heifers up to 800 lbs. Heifers 800-950 lbs. were steady to 3.00 lower. A higher undertone was noted on heifers over 950 lbs. Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be Sept.17th, expecting 2000 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 $126.56/cwt on 1,000 head.
Average price
$126.56
1,000 head · 883 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,118
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$294
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$31.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.96
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2598137.3082247
Medium and Large 1891126.621,128918
Large 11,069113.881,21720
Large 1-21,052106.001,11515thin
One grade step is worth $31.30/cwt here — about −$294 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 sale1,000 hd
126.56
SD average4 barns · 4,040 hd
129.52
−2.96
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

34 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 1737137.36/cwt135.00–138.251,01214
HeifersMedium and Large 1883126.20/cwt122.00–128.351,114291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2557141.64/cwt133.00–145.0078911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy908118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,07620
HeifersMedium and Large 1958123.97/cwt123.10–124.251,188261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2759121.00/cwt121.00–121.009187
HeifersLarge 1-21,052106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,11515
HeifersMedium and Large 1914125.13/cwt121.50–128.251,144143
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2835124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0355
HeifersLarge 11,102111.25/cwt111.25–111.251,22610
HeifersMedium and Large 1836130.56/cwt127.25–132.751,091133
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2459151.50/cwt151.50–151.506955
HeifersLarge 11,020117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1996
HeifersMedium and Large 1683136.50/cwt136.50–136.5093230
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2636133.00/cwt133.00–133.008464
HeifersLarge 11,058115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2174
HeifersMedium and Large 1768135.15/cwt135.00–136.001,03826
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2448151.00/cwt151.00–151.006763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527140.46/cwt133.00–145.0074012
SteersMedium and Large 1511172.00/cwt172.00–172.008797
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed862147.75/cwt147.75–147.751,274120
SteersMedium and Large 1646152.00/cwt152.00–152.009824
SteersMedium and Large 1875139.06/cwt132.00–140.101,217417
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy884130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,14910
SteersMedium and Large 1845138.85/cwt138.85–138.851,17346
SteersMedium and Large 1-2632135.00/cwt135.00–135.008537
SteersLarge 11,061128.49/cwt127.35–130.001,363111
SteersMedium and Large 1931132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,23431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2799135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,0836
SteersLarge 11,021128.82/cwt125.00–131.601,31599
SteersMedium and Large 1759146.25/cwt146.25–146.251,11031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2699136.50/cwt136.50–136.509544
SteersMedium and Large 1987125.31/cwt120.50–130.001,23716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2747141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0533

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.