Sale reports / South Dakota / Mitchell Livestock Auction / 2021-04-01

Mitchell Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Mitchell, South Dakota · Thu, Apr 1
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2022
Receipts
6,019 head
2,377 vs last sale 3,642 3,319 vs year ago 2,700 · +122.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers 650-700 lbs. were 4.00 lower, steers 750-800 lbs. were 1.00 lower, 800-850 lbs. were 1.00 higher, steers 900-1150 were steady to 2.00 lower. A higher undertone was noted on heifers up to 700 lbs. 700-750 lbs. were 3.00 higher, heifers 800-900 lbs. were steady, Many load lots in todays offering. Demand was good. The next feeder cattle auction will be April 8th, starting at 8:30 am, expecting 3500 head of feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.69/cwt on 3,105 head.
Average price
$143.69
3,105 head · 829 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,192
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$22
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2
$37.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.51
vs SD average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1798146.841,1712,514
Medium and Large 1-2694144.161,000153
Large 11,057125.781,330428
Large 1-21,095109.001,19410thin
One grade step is worth $37.84/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale3,105 hd
143.69
SD average7 barns · 13,364 hd
150.20
−6.51
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

64 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 1356185.00/cwt185.00–185.0065912
SteersMedium and Large 1890131.37/cwt129.50–138.001,16927
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725126.90/cwt125.50–128.5092013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485139.00/cwt139.00–139.0067439
SteersMedium and Large 1529182.07/cwt173.00–194.0096397
SteersMedium and Large 1433207.37/cwt206.00–210.0089829
HeifersMedium and Large 1716138.42/cwt130.75–141.25991359
HeifersMedium and Large 1836126.95/cwt124.00–130.251,061333
BullsMedium and Large 1811132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0756
BullsMedium and Large 1634161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0216
SteersMedium and Large 1486194.19/cwt191.00–200.0094461
SteersMedium and Large 1622164.99/cwt160.50–171.251,026218
HeifersMedium and Large 1475163.42/cwt155.00–168.0077650
SteersMedium and Large 1670156.85/cwt149.75–166.001,051167
HeifersMedium and Large 1967122.63/cwt119.50–123.751,18619
SteersMedium and Large 1971129.80/cwt122.50–133.501,260663
SteersMedium and Large 1726152.26/cwt145.00–157.751,105175
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed560160.91/cwt160.00–161.0090168
HeifersMedium and Large 1931121.34/cwt113.60–124.851,130306
SteersMedium and Large 1813141.66/cwt135.00–148.751,152308
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed708141.25/cwt141.25–141.251,00034
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed660155.25/cwt155.25–155.251,02584
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed602154.50/cwt154.50–154.5093029
SteersMedium and Large 1381213.10/cwt210.00–215.0081222
SteersMedium and Large 1784145.39/cwt138.00–148.101,140384
SteersMedium and Large 1578175.24/cwt171.00–180.001,01376
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy839131.74/cwt128.00–134.001,10543
SteersLarge 1-21,095109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,19410
SteersLarge 11,031127.73/cwt116.50–129.851,317227
SteersLarge 11,073123.58/cwt110.50–125.751,326110
SteersLarge 11,103123.59/cwt121.25–123.751,36391
HeifersLarge 11,048121.25/cwt121.25–121.251,27129
SteersMedium and Large 1-2804118.50/cwt118.50–118.509537
SteersMedium and Large 1-2591151.94/cwt141.00–156.0089840
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2389173.92/cwt168.00–177.0067712
BullsMedium and Large 1678139.50/cwt139.50–139.509464
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy690128.50/cwt128.50–128.5088715
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy747129.25/cwt129.25–129.2596512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2564138.84/cwt125.00–139.5078369
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661134.79/cwt128.50–135.5089131
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy642139.13/cwt139.00–139.5089339
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy900119.50/cwt119.50–119.501,07621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2626156.39/cwt156.00–158.0097930
SteersMedium and Large 1-2658156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0263
HeifersMedium and Large 1777129.74/cwt124.50–131.501,008293
BullsMedium and Large 1934105.00/cwt105.00–105.009814
SteersMedium and Large 1-2920123.94/cwt123.50–124.501,1409
SteersMedium and Large 1-2777131.98/cwt121.50–134.501,02551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483186.00/cwt186.00–186.008983
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530139.00/cwt139.00–139.0073725
HeifersMedium and Large 1627151.58/cwt147.00–154.75950135
HeifersMedium and Large 1585151.64/cwt148.50–158.0088771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2788113.01/cwt110.00–119.008919
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2421164.85/cwt163.00–168.006948
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613131.51/cwt130.00–132.2580614
BullsMedium and Large 1476179.00/cwt179.00–179.008525
HeifersMedium and Large 1417172.68/cwt171.00–174.007207
BullsMedium and Large 1519169.79/cwt168.00–172.0088111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2971115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1175
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380202.00/cwt202.00–202.007685
HeifersMedium and Large 1683137.92/cwt132.00–139.85942229
SteersMedium and Large 1941131.57/cwt127.00–134.101,238244
HeifersMedium and Large 1888123.40/cwt120.35–124.851,096241
HeifersMedium and Large 1535159.93/cwt151.00–164.2585648

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.