Name: Mitchell Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 500-800 lbs. sold steady to 5.00 lower, steers 800 lbs. and up were 8.00-11.00 lower. Heifers 600-900 lbs. sold 2.00-5.00 lower, heifers 900-950 lbs. were 11.00 lower. With the mild winter so far the heavy feeders are caring some extra flesh. Demand was good. Some load lots in the heavy feeders. The next feeder cattle auction will be Jan. 21st, 6000 head expected, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.52/cwt on 3,242 head.

Average price

$135.52

3,242 head · 794 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$228

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$20.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.50

vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	752	138.48	1,041	2,693
Medium and Large 1-2	711	132.30	941	111
Large 1	1,074	118.12	1,269	438

One grade step is worth $20.36/cwt here — about −$228 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 sale3,242 hd

135.52

—

SD average9 barns · 24,105 hd

148.02

−12.50

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

62 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	—	282	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	527	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	156.13/cwt	150.00–158.00	746	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	665	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	143.35/cwt	135.50–145.50	747	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	120.52/cwt	119.35–121.50	1,052	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	131.74/cwt	125.75–133.50	881	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	121.15/cwt	118.00–121.85	1,002	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	128.05/cwt	121.25–132.85	1,063	375
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	127.09/cwt	124.35–128.85	1,103	348
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	135.31/cwt	130.50–138.25	850	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	121.66/cwt	118.00–124.75	1,141	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	117.45/cwt	114.50–119.60	1,137	118
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,044	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,216	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	161.34/cwt	155.00–166.00	661	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	135.26/cwt	125.00–137.25	1,037	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	156.80/cwt	153.50–164.50	898	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	142.06/cwt	138.75–149.00	818	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	121.91/cwt	120.50–123.85	1,189	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	174.74/cwt	172.50–181.00	844	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	185.66/cwt	176.00–188.25	815	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	148.57/cwt	145.50–153.75	929	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	153.91/cwt	150.25–159.00	799	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	143.24/cwt	137.25–148.00	968	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	168.59/cwt	160.00–173.00	875	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	136.51/cwt	132.00–141.25	984	315
Steers	Large 1	—	1,081	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,303	99
Steers	Large 1	—	1,156	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,254	21
Steers	Large 1	—	1,112	117.55/cwt	115.00–118.50	1,307	171
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,013	104.74/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,061	14
Steers	Large 1	—	1,011	118.73/cwt	118.10–121.25	1,200	136
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,081	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,103	104
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,214	104.75/cwt	104.75–104.75	1,272	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	148.21/cwt	147.50–149.25	879	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	127.95/cwt	125.50–133.00	852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	829	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	732	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	203.26/cwt	190.00–207.00	687	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	597	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	812	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	669	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	129.73/cwt	125.50–134.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	875	121.41/cwt	118.25–124.75	1,062	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	131.25/cwt	129.50–132.50	956	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	766	119.04/cwt	118.50–120.00	912	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	124.78/cwt	120.50–128.00	948	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	953	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,030	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	118.08/cwt	112.50–123.50	902	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	113.47/cwt	110.50–118.25	826	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	114.80/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,079	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	979	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	960	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,114	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	127.14/cwt	120.50–130.75	966	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	679	125.79/cwt	124.00–126.75	854	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	136.07/cwt	135.00–138.00	765	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	130.41/cwt	123.50–132.00	939	272

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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