Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2021-03-04

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Mar 4
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
5,619 head
2,806 vs last sale 8,425 533 vs year ago 6,152 · 8.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 600-750 lbs. were unevenly steady, feeders steers 750-950 lbs. were 1.00-4.00 lower, steers 950 -1000 lbs. were 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550-650 lbs. were steady to 1.00 lower, heifers 650-900 lbs. were 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand was good, with many load lots in todays offering. The next feeder cattle auction will be March 11th, expecting 5000 head of feeders, starting at 8:30 am.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.54/cwt on 2,908 head.
Average price
$129.54
2,908 head · 749 lb average
Value per head Derived
$971
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$192
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$33.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.91
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1736131.029642,658
Medium and Large 1-2636128.31815134
Large 1-21,19197.071,156116
One grade step is worth $33.95/cwt here — about −$192 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 sale2,908 hd
129.54
SD average7 barns · 13,512 hd
135.44
−5.91
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

51 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 1914121.29/cwt117.75–122.351,10968
HeifersMedium and Large 1425171.53/cwt169.00–175.0072912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2526142.83/cwt142.50–143.007519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450159.00/cwt159.00–159.007165
HeifersMedium and Large 1715130.42/cwt127.50–136.25933340
SteersMedium and Large 1574163.43/cwt158.50–169.5093862
SteersMedium and Large 1519173.35/cwt162.00–175.0090048
BullsMedium and Large 1616127.50/cwt127.50–127.507858
SteersMedium and Large 1-2644149.25/cwt149.25–149.2596110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2494165.00/cwt165.00–165.008157
SteersMedium and Large 1868131.13/cwt129.50–135.001,138445
HeifersMedium and Large 1874122.92/cwt121.10–124.351,074495
SteersMedium and Large 1935128.06/cwt124.00–129.001,197197
SteersMedium and Large 1778138.71/cwt133.60–144.001,079376
SteersMedium and Large 1821132.23/cwt127.50–136.001,086208
HeifersMedium and Large 1559146.96/cwt143.00–149.10822286
HeifersMedium and Large 1677132.01/cwt128.25–136.00894417
BullsMedium and Large 1422177.00/cwt177.00–177.007473
SteersMedium and Large 1485181.39/cwt179.00–185.0088017
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy879124.25/cwt124.25–124.251,0924
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy741135.50/cwt135.50–135.501,00417
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy669135.00/cwt135.00–135.009038
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy849123.50/cwt123.50–123.501,0495
HeifersLarge 1-21,19197.07/cwt95.50–98.001,156116
SteersLarge 11,102121.25/cwt121.25–121.251,33622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2918109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0014
HeifersMedium and Large 1525147.78/cwt145.50–153.0077654
HeifersMedium and Large 1481156.43/cwt155.75–158.5075224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2384198.00/cwt198.00–198.007604
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2608124.60/cwt123.00–125.0075848
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2702121.00/cwt121.00–121.008494
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2361171.94/cwt171.00–174.0062110
SteersMedium and Large 1666147.39/cwt143.00–154.25982188
SteersMedium and Large 1963128.92/cwt127.85–130.251,241152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2827113.00/cwt113.00–113.009355
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy738126.25/cwt126.25–126.2593219
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy628131.00/cwt131.00–131.008239
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2691121.85/cwt121.00–128.0084241
HeifersMedium and Large 1821124.42/cwt120.75–126.251,021268
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement783135.75/cwt135.75–135.751,06316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2688141.75/cwt141.75–141.7597518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2779121.25/cwt121.25–121.259459
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522146.00/cwt146.00–146.007629
HeifersMedium and Large 1625139.44/cwt132.50–142.25872281
HeifersMedium and Large 1778125.38/cwt123.00–130.75975292
SteersMedium and Large 1625157.85/cwt152.25–163.75987254
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2891101.50/cwt101.50–101.509044
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571155.50/cwt155.50–155.508886
SteersMedium and Large 1-2988113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1165
SteersMedium and Large 1725146.12/cwt140.00–149.751,059524
HeifersMedium and Large 1978117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,14977

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.